Basel’s Christmas Market is known as one of the largest and most beautiful Christmas markets in Switzerland. Throughout the festive season, you’ll find over 180 chalets from local artisans and traders in the city’s historic Old Town, alongside smaller markets and a diverse program of festive events and activities like a literary-musical Advent Calendar. We … Read more
Montreux’s Christmas Market is known for its stunning location, famous flying Santa and over 170 exhibitors who sell their wares at the market ever year. And, honestly, after seeing it for ourselves, we consider it one of the prettiest Christmas markets in Switzerland. We first visited in 2018 and fell in love with its scenic … Read more
For those craving a more alternative Christmas experience in Switzerland, we’d highly recommend a visit to Lausanne, where they do festive joy a little differently. Since 2015, Lausanne’s Christmas Market festivities have been part of the city’s overall Christmas program known as “Bô Noël”, a cool winter festival of sorts that incorporates light installations and … Read more
Zurich’s Christmas Markets are among the best-known in Switzerland for many reasons: from a giant 50ft Swarovski Christmas tree to a light installation so special, locals have a loving nickname for it, there’s plenty of amazing Christmas festivities to enjoy in Switzerland’s largest city. We first visited Zurich’s Christmas markets in 2018 and absolutely loved … Read more
When do Christmas markets open in Switzerland this year? If you’re trying to research the answer to this question, you may have run into some trouble… that’s because the opening dates for Christmas markets in Switzerland vary by town, city & region. That’s why we created this page for you, so you can peep the … Read more
