20 Christmas markets everyone should visit

Before Christmas, a lot of cities open holiday markets at which people can buy everything his or her heart desires — colorful decorations, traditional sweets, Christmas trees and so much more. But the most important thing at Christmas markets is the festive atmosphere!

Bright Side collected 20 photos of cities with the most impressive and colorful Christmas markets.

Sky lanterns

Zagreb, Croatia

Gingerbread houses

Aachen, Germany

Magic shop

Strasbourg, France

Dome of lights

Avignon, France

Christmas fun

Lille, France

Colors of the holiday

Barcelona, Spain

Santa Claus’s reindeer

Brussels, Belgium

Fireworks in the sky

Basel, Switzerland

Abundance of lights

Berlin, Germany

Fairground

Prague, Czech Republic

Holiday bustle

Leipzig, Germany

Bright splendor

Vienna, Austria

Snowy Fairy Tale

London, United Kingdom

At full throttle

Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark

Observing Traditions

Moscow, Russia

A wide selection

Galway, Ireland

Pre-holiday lull

Tallinn, Estonia

Waiting for festivity

Paris, France

Bright Beauty

Dusseldorf, Germany

On the old streets

Stuttgart, Germany