Skansen Christmas Market
Skansen Christmas Market. Courtesy of Stockholm Visitors Board
When:
27 Nov - 19 Dec 2010; Weekends only (annual)
Where:
Skansen
Opening Hours:
10am-4pm
The Skansen Christmas Market is one of the biggest in Sweden and dates back to 1903. Visitors can admire craft products in the Town Quarter, buy Christmas ornaments and sweets, and warm up with glögg wine, the traditional Swedish Christmas drink.
For many Stockholmers, Christmas begins with a visit to the event, and every Sunday the fair attracts around 25,000 visitors.
Christmas Fair in the Old Town
Christmas Fair in the Old Town of Stockholm
When:
20 Nov - 23 Dec 2010 (annual)
Where:
Stortorget
Cost:
Free
Opening Hours:
Daily 11am-6pm
1914, the main square in Stockholm's Gamla Stan has hosted a traditional Swedish Christmas fair. Stock up on presents and warm up with candy and glögg. Surrounded by snow and medieval architecture, you can't get more Christmassy than this.
The stunning surrounds of 800-year-old Gamla Stan make an appropriate setting for this festive event. As Stockholm's old town, its narrow laneways and cobbled streets add an authentic old-world atmosphere to Christmas festivities.
Avoiding much of the crass commercialism found during Christmas in other European capitals, Stockholm's Christmas Fair comprises a cluster of wooden stalls that sell traditional toys and local delicacies where both children and adults can while away happy hours exploring the curios and trinkets on offer. Pick up a handmade memento before making your way home by candlelight.
Avoiding much of the crass commercialism found during Christmas in other European capitals, Stockholm's Christmas Fair comprises a cluster of wooden stalls that sell traditional toys and local delicacies where both children and adults can while away happy hours exploring the curios and trinkets on offer. Pick up a handmade memento before making your way home by candlelight.
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