Although Nuremberg suffered extensive damage during WWII, much of it was restored to its original style. Marvel at this historic city with its fabulous gothic churches and elegant patrician houses. Nuremberg hosts Germany\u2019s most famous Christmas market, which dates back to 1628 and is opened each year by the Christkindl. The Old Town is illuminated with festive lights and decorations. The city\u2019s traditions include famous Lebkuchen, toy making, and metal working. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)<\/p>\n
A small Christmas Market in Vienna; one of 12 the city put on every year. Photo \u00a9 2012 Aaron Saunders<\/p><\/div>\n
So the next time you think of booking a river cruise, why not go during what is arguably one of the best times of the year and celebrate the holidays in Europe? For us here at River Cruise Advisor<\/em>, this remains our favorite time of year to travel to Europe.<\/p>\nRiver Cruise Advisor Posts Featuring Christmas Market Cruises:<\/h3>\n
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The Magical Christmas Markets Consider a winter river cruise for an unforgettable getaway Europe in the winter can be as exhilarating as it is cold (more on the weather in a moment). Squares are lit up with decorations, a light dusting of snow may cover the ground, and the Christmas markets are in full swing. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":931,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2871\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}