The Best European Christmas Destinations in Germany Germany ... which score points above all with an authentic atmosphere, a good mood and, on top of that, a fairytale-like backdrop.

Nowadays many places host Krampusnacht parades like the one pictured above, where young men dressed ... of the year ahead. Like many European Christmas traditions, the burning of the Yule Log ...

Across Europe, from mid-November through Christmas Eve, cities large and small are transformed from everyday life into enchanting, fairy tale-like villages. Locals and tourists pour into hundreds ...