European Christmas markets are a quintessential winter experience, but Austrian Christkindlmarkts are in a league of their own. With a mug of hot spiced glühwein in one hand and a piping hot kiachln in the other, visitors can stroll through hundreds of market stalls where vendors sell ornaments, handmade gifts, and other amazing products, all under the light of a massive Christmas tree lit with golden lights in the center of Innsbruck’s Old Town, with the glorious Alps rising high above the historic Golden Roof that is the iconic centerpiece of the square and of Innsbruck itself. The Christmas Market runs annually from mid November until just before Christmas.

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