All posts tagged "Christmas markets"
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699Lifestyle & CultureDüsseldorf Christmas market is an über-urban experience in an über-wealthy town (updated)
Two Christmas markets in two weekends. Two German Christmas markets. Two markets that can’t be more different – Cologne and Düsseldorf. As...
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252TravelDispatches’ 2022 Christmas markets list, Pt. 1: Berlin, Strasbourg, Düsseldorf, Vienna and more
Dispatches has had Christmas markets roundups every year since 2017. Well, there were those COVID years when some of the markets were...
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694Lifestyle & CultureSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: My day trip to Óbidos Vila Natal, Portugal’s most popular Christmas market that expats overlook
From the beginning of December to 2 January, the beautiful medieval town Óbidos becomes covered in Christmas lights. The Christmas spirit is...
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684Lifestyle & CultureChristmas 2021: Setting, lights, music, food, handmade crafts and gemütlichkeit make Cologne Christmas Market a Perfect 10
(Editor’s note: Dispatches Co-CEO Cheryl Boyd contributed to this post on the Cologne Christmas Market.) Amid the lights and sounds and aromas...
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858Lifestyle & CultureNew for 2021: Dispatches’ curated list of the Netherlands’ best winter festivals and Christmas markets
(Editor’s note: As of late November, these winter festivals are a go, though COVID-19 infection rates are rising dramatically. But be sure...
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2.6KLifestyle & CultureLiina Edun in Lisbon: Christmas 2020 is on pause, so here are my 2021 must-visits in Portugal
“Home Alone” is on repeat, Mariah’s iconic song is blasting everywhere and lights are up in trees all over the city. It’s...
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6.1KLifestyle & CultureNew for 2019/2020 (updated): Dispatches’ expat-curated list of Europe’s best Christmas Markets
When we started working on our Dispatches’ Best Christmas Markets list for 2019/2020, pinging our expats, we realized we had way too...
