Christmas & New Year Tours in Europe

Ring in Christmas Eve in a Swiss mountain village and spend Christmas Day at Jungfraujoch's Ice Palace. Paris dazzles with festive lights, while the Rhine Valley and Amsterdam's canals sparkle with winter charm. The tour features holiday-themed dinners and seasonal activities.

Europe's most charming Christmas markets await, from Munich's Kripperlmarkt to Budapest's Vorosmarty Square. Alpine concerts fill Munich's Town Hall, traditional treats tempt at Salzburg's Cathedral Square, while Vienna boasts 12 distinct festive markets.

Three Baltic capitals shine during Christmas, from Vilnius' Cathedral Square to Riga's original Christmas tree location. Boxing Day unfolds in medieval Tallinn with candlelit monastery tours and marzipan painting. This eight-day festive journey includes three traditional holiday dinners.

Tour Prague Castle and walk the medieval cobblestoned streets of Český Krumlov before having dinner at Vienna's Marchfelderhof Restaurant. Learn strudel-making techniques at a rustic Hungarian restaurant that's been celebrating cultural traditions for 200 years, then attend a candy-making demonstration at a family-owned Viennese confectionary workshop using recipes over 150 years old. Budapest's Christmas market at St. Stephen's Basilica features an ice rink, and you'll visit Bratislava's festive markets along the Danube.

This festive season trip takes place aboard the 5-star Scenic Pearl, Crystal, Jade, Amber, or Opal Space-Ships, cruising the Danube River through five European countries. Attend an exclusive private classical concert at Vienna's opulent Palais Liechtenstein with ballet dancers and orchestra. The 18th-century Melk Benedictine Abbey houses an 80,000-book library that you'll get to see during your stop. UNESCO-listed Regensburg's medieval town center contains over 900 Romanesque and Gothic buildings. Wander through sparkling Christmas markets in Budapest's Várkert Bazár, Bratislava's Hlavné Námestie, and Prague's Old Town Square beneath the city's tallest Christmas tree.

A-ROSA AQUA's 6-day holiday cruise visits Europe's festive markets. Antwerp's Grote Markt, Amsterdam's lit canals, and Düsseldorf's holiday boulevards showcase Christmas traditions with seasonal menus and entertainment onboard.