Nuremberg, Germany

 

Christmas market in Nuremberg [smh.com.au]

If department stores make you tense, you should experience the magical Christmas market in Nuremberg's Hauptmarkt. The dazzling Nuremberg Christmas market is a German institution, which attracts 180 stalls selling handmade nativity ornaments, and about two million visitors yearly crushing in. If your kids get bored shopping, just take them to the Toy Museum and the German Railway Museum, where the hours melt away as you get lost in the spectacular displays.