beautiful christmas markets

Americans who would like to visit Christmas markets this year don t have to fly to Europe. There are some even in the U.S. Probably the largest and most famous one is held in Chicago. Known as the Christkindlmarket, the Chicago Christmas market is part of the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. Situated by a large Christmas tree at the Daley Plaza, the event attracts more than 1 million visitors each year.

The capital and the largest city of Colorado also has its own well-known Christmas markets. Located at the Skyline Park, right across from the Daniels & Fisher Clock Tower, the Denver Christmas markets bring the sights, sounds and flavors of the holiday season with its music, food, holiday lights and old-world vendors selling crafts, gifts and local as well traditional German goodies like schnitzel and strudel. The Christmas markets in Denver run from November 22nd to December 21st.

Officially known as the Christmas Village, the Philadelphia Christmas markets are an annual outdoor holiday market event held in the LOVE Park in the city center. Modeled on the style of traditional German Christmas Markets, the Christmas Village offers the unique European festive atmosphere with thousands of lights, the big Holiday Tree, and delicious smell of waffles, gingerbread, bratwurst, mulled wine and other delicious treats.

Canada can also boasts some nice Christmas markets worth visiting. Now in its fifth year, the Vancouver Christmas Markets light up the downtown Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza from November 22 to December 24. Like most of the North American Christmas markets, the Vancouver markets are also marked by a strong German emphasis. The vendors sell wooden toys, nutcrackers, Advent wreaths and traditional German specialties such as bratwurst, freshly-baked waffles, German noodles or hot punch.

Opened from November 29 to December 15, the Toronto Christmas markets are unique and popular thanks to their romantic setting in the Distillery Historic District, a pedestrian-only village of restored Victorian brick buildings. Apart from the charming atmosphere, the visitors can enjoy a variety of food, locally handcrafted products, carol-singing, multiple lounges for sampling traditional beverages, beer garden and many other attractions.

The Christmas market in Jena runs from 25 November to 22 December 2014, with a festive trumpet fanfare at 5pm each day.

You don t have to go all the way to Germany for a German Christmas Market Birmingham claims its Frankfurt Christmas Market as the largest in Britain, with a range of German delicacies and ice skating rink to boot. This year, the market runs from 13 November to 22 December.

Innsbruck in Christmastime is made all the more spectacular by the snow-capped Alps which loom above the town. Inssbruck s multiple Chirstmas markets run from 15 November to 6 January.

From 28 November 2014 to 4 January 2015, the Brussels Winter Wonders festival stretches throughout the city centre and includes 230 businesses, a ferris wheel, an ice rink, and more.

Glasgow s traditional Christmas market is held in the City Centre on Argyle Street, with traders from around the world, open this year from 14 November to 21 December.