02/09/2026
๐ STEAL OUR EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKET ITINERARY! โจ๐ช๐บ
If wandering through storybook villages covered in Christmas lights, drinking something warm beneath a castle, and hopping from one magical Christmas market to the next sounds like your kind of Decemberโฆ save this itinerary. ๐
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Weโre turning one Christmas market trip into an epic 9-day road trip through Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria & Liechtenstein - with some of Europeโs most beautiful Christmas towns along the way. ๐
Our route:
๐จ๐ญ DAY 1: Zurich โ Colmar, France
๐ซ๐ท DAY 2: Riquewihr โ Kaysersberg โ Strasbourg
๐ซ๐ท๐ฉ๐ช DAY 3: Eguisheim โ Freiburg โ Biberach โ Fรผssen
๐ฐ DAY 4: Fรผssen โ Neuschwanstein Castle โ Salzburg
๐ถ DAY 5: Salzburg + Sound of Music Tour + Christmas baking + Krampus Run ๐น
๐ฆ๐น DAY 6: Hallstatt โ Hellbrunn Christmas Market
๐ฑ๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ DAY 7: Salzburg โ Vaduz Christmas Market โ Zurich
๐๏ธ DAY 8: Lucerne + Mount Titlis day trip โ Zurich Christmas Markets
โ๏ธ DAY 9: Zurich โ home with approximately 47,000 Christmas photos ๐
Basically, we asked ourselves โHow much Christmas can we fit into one road trip?โ and apparently the answer was all of it. ๐๐
This route combines some of the best Christmas markets in Europe with tiny Alsatian villages, snowy Alpine scenery, Neuschwanstein Castle, Salzburg at Christmas, Hallstatt, Switzerland and even a little stop in Liechtenstein.
๐ SAVE this European Christmas market itinerary for your future holiday trip and send it to the person youโd convince to do this with you!
๐ Which stop would you be MOST excited for - Colmar, Strasbourg, Neuschwanstein, Salzburg, Hallstatt or one of the other stops?