Schönbrunn Palace Christmas markets, Vienna

#christmastrip #christmastrip #freehotelstay As you might expect from stately Vienna, its Christmas markets tend to err on the grandiose side. From the boutique jewellery and ceramics stalls that cluster in the Baroque shadow of Belvedere Palace, to the imperial pomp of the Schönbrunn Palace, which captures the senses with its jazz concerts, gallons of spiced weihnachtspunsch (a local take on glühwein) and some 80 stalls huddled under the auspices of the Habsburg’s former summer retreat - the city of Mozart hits all the right notes. Market dates: 17 November to 23 December 2023 at Belvedere Palace and 18 November 2023 to 4 January 2024 at Schönbrunn Palace.