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If you count down the days until Santa rustles down your chimney in true Bavarian style then you’ll know that Christmas Advent is all about those precious four weekends leading up to Christmas Eve. Full of ‘should you go down to the lake today’ vibes, Rottach-Egern’s pastoral Christmas market lies on Lake Tegernsee’s southern shore, scented with roasted nuts and vanilla cookies as they waft from little wooden market huts. Alpenhorn songs from traditional choirs drift gently through the air and stars are reflected in the evening cool of beautiful Lake Tegernsee.
Rottach-Egern’s famed Christmas market, or Christkindlmarkt as it is also known, graces Lake Tegernsee’s southern shore flanked by soaring snow-peaked mountains and flowing pastures green – although at this time of year, the cows are probably down from the hills and fields will be dusted lightly with snow. Lit up with twinkling fairy lights and brimming with traditional Bavarian festivities, this lakeside wonderland is flanked in horn blowers, market stalls glittering in traditional Bavarian craftsmanship, and glühwein (mulled wine) a-flowing. Peer up at the highest free-grown Christmas tree in Upper Bavaria and catch a boat to one of the other two famed Christmas markets alongside Lake Tegernsee – Tegernsee and Bad Wiessee; where else can you hop on a boat between market stalls and indeed, ‘deck the decks’ with boughs of holly? Fa la la la la, la la la la…
This lakeside winter wonderland feeds the soul with all things pastoral and merry, and feeds your tummy pretty well too, with Bavarian delicacies pouring from each and every corner.
Whip out that tinsel and get your festive cheer on as Gothenburg’s epic Liseberg Park plays host to Sweden’s biggest Christmas Market. A land of mulled wine and carolling glory, five million twinkling lights, 700 Christmas trees and 70 rustic market stalls.
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A design and culture-led guide to Munich, exploring layered architecture, Bavarian craft, contemporary creativity and a refined approach to the good life.
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Austria's Vienna is an age-old hotspot for Christmas markets. A magical city of nostalgia, romance and old-time glamour, Advent glamour started here.
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Your top tips on how to have a truly Swedish kinda Christmas. From the Christmas tree to food + decorations, celebrate how the Scandi-cool style crowd do.
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The famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen stage a special winter theme of Winter wonderlands from fun rides, Christmas markets and festive biscuits.
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A Christmas trip to Belgium’s medieval city of beautiful Bruges has got to be up there on any cool cat traveller’s list of things to do come the winter season.
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Four cute bastions of style and snuggle up in the duvet sentiments for winter, none of which are in France.
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Bavaria's culture hotspot, the International Mountain Film Festival, is set to open its doors October 14 - 18, 2026 by beautiful Lake Tegernsee.
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Where Roman grit collides with Bavarian beats: Dinkelsbühl’s medieval walls, design dens and raw festival energy make this historic town a must for Germany’s travel radar.
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Beer belongs to Amberg. It has for centuries. Brewed slowly, shared locally and shaped by families who never chased scale, the town still drinks with purpose, patience and pride.
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Set on the River Vils in Amberg, Bavaria, the Bootshaus reunites five historic buildings dating to 1250 into a refined riverside hotel shaped by patience and architectural restraint.
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Alexander Hundt cooks at Toque level in a Bavarian town of twelve thousand. His tasting menus are a pleasure; his Chef's Table is a privilege.
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