Homemade sweets, palinka, strawberry wine and winter salami – all these you will be able to taste at the Christmas market in front of the St. Stephen’s Basilica. Then, you can send your children to the skating rink, and dance with your spouse under some folk music. In the evening, do not miss the spectacular light show. There are other smaller, but similarly marvelous, Christmas markets in Budapest. Explore them all!
Christmas lights at the St Steven Basilica in Budapest, Hungary. This traditional Christmas fair attracts abut 700,000 visitors each year. / Copyright GTS Productions / shutterstock