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Location: Stuttgart | Germany Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| Officially mentioned for the first time in 1962, the Christmas market in Stuttgart encapsulates 230 booths at the Schillerplatz and is not only one of the oldest and prettiest but the largest in Europ.....
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| Mercato dei Pupi | |
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Location: Lecce | Italy Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| The production of figures made of papier-mâché (Cartapesta) and stone (Pietra leccese) have a 300-year-old tradition in Lecce. Although one has the opportunity to look at the masterpieces of arts and .....
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| X-mas with Santa Claus | |
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Location: Turku/ Rovaniemi | Finland Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| Turku, the former capital, and the oldest city in Finland (800 years old), together with Rovaniemi, the home of Santa Clause on the Arctic circle, awaits you for the Christmas you have dreamed of sinc.....
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Location: Stockholm | Sweden Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| In Sweden the festivity of Santa Lucia is celebrated on 13th December every year. The holy Lucia comes to Sweden and with her candles brings light in the dark winter, which no kidding!, is actually da.....
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| Bozener Christkindlmarkt | |
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Location: Bolzano | Italy |
| When Christmas carols can be heard in the streets and alleys, the scent of Glühwein and gingerbread creeps up your nose, then Christmas time has returned to Bozen, the metropolis of South Tirol. The m.....
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| Natale a Roma | |
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Location: Rome/ Roma | Italy Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| Whoever is alone during Christmas or wants to flee the family celebrations of the northern countries for other reasons, should pass by Rome. Like everywhere else in the South, the festive atmosphere o.....
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| Presepi Napoletani | |
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Location: Naples/ Napoli | Italy Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| On 6th December in Naples’ old town the Christmas market surrounding the Via San Gregorio Armeno is officially opened. "It is worth mentioning another neapolitan hobby: the cribs (presepe) which you c.....
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| Dickens Festijn & Christmas Event | |
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Location: Deventer | the Netherlands Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| With original Christmas markets, candlelights and the scent of Christmas trees, pre-Christmas time in the Netherlands makes for a romantic trip. In the historic Hanseatic town of Deventer one can find.....
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| Märlistadt | |
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Location: Schaffhausen | Switzerland |
| One lies at the thundering Rheinfall, Europe’s largest waterfall; the other one watches the origin of the lake at the outlet of Bodensee. Schaffhausen, surrounded by the most powerful fortress Munot, .....
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Location: Vienna/ Wien | Austria Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| From the 15th of November on, Christmas returns to Vienna. The scent of candied fruits, candyfloss and other delicacies, which surrounds the small wooden booths, is magically enticing. While the littl.....
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"As a European I welcome the publication of this Top 500 Events guide. It's really much more. It's an encyclopaedia of regional traditions and customs in Europe , and a valuable journey planner for every European citizen. It will be my vademecum on trips throughout Europe in future.
I hope that you too will derive plenty of enjoyment from the guide, and that it will help to bring Europe still a little closer together."
Jacques Santer
Former Prime Minister of Luxemburg
Former President of the European Commission
