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Vienna Christmas Walk, Vienna

Christmas city tours

Self-guided Christmas walks in 102 cities: the markets, the lights and the stories, told as you walk.

See the Christmas walks

Cities are at their best at Christmas. The markets go up in the old squares, the streets are strung with lights, and the smell of mulled wine and roasting chestnuts drifts round every corner. Each city keeps Christmas its own way: a Christkindlmarkt under a palace in Vienna, a big wheel in the gardens below Edinburgh Castle, the Norwegian tree in Trafalgar Square, ice skating and shop windows in New York.

Each of these 102 self-guided walks takes you to a city's best-loved Christmas places: its Christmas markets, its lights, the streets for presents and the food you only find in December. Put your headphones in and the stories come as you walk, about the people, the history and the traditions behind Christmas in that city. Start whenever you like and go at your own pace.

Christmas walks102
Cities102
Countries24
On footAt your own pace

Christmas walks in the UK

London · Edinburgh · Birmingham · Cambridge · Canterbury · Glasgow · Norwich · Whitby · Winchester · Bristol · Cardiff · Durham · Inverness · Manchester · Newcastle upon Tyne · Stratford-upon-Avon · Windsor · York · Brighton · Exeter · Liverpool · St Andrews · Bath · Belfast · Keswick

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London

London Christmas Walk

2.5 km · ≈ 35 min · ↑ 13 m
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Christmas Walk

1.7 km · ≈ 26 min · ↑ 35 m
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Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham Christmas Walk

2.6 km · ≈ 36 min · ↑ 14 m
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Cambridge Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 3 m
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Canterbury, Kent

Canterbury Christmas Walk

2.1 km · ≈ 29 min · ↑ 10 m
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Glasgow, Glasgow City

Glasgow Christmas Walk

2.8 km · ≈ 38 min · ↑ 3 m
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Norwich, Norfolk

Norwich Christmas Walk

2.1 km · ≈ 30 min · ↑ 21 m
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Whitby, North Yorkshire

Whitby Christmas Walk

3.9 km · ≈ 57 min · ↑ 51 m
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Winchester, Hampshire

Winchester Christmas Walk

2.3 km · ≈ 31 min · ↑ 3 m
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Bristol, City of Bristol

Bristol Christmas Walk

2.9 km · ≈ 41 min · ↑ 20 m
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Cardiff

Cardiff Christmas Walk

1.5 km · ≈ 20 min · ↑ 0 m
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Durham, County Durham

Durham Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 13 m
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Inverness, Highland

Inverness Christmas Walk

3 km · ≈ 43 min · ↑ 26 m
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Manchester, Greater Manchester

Manchester Christmas Walk

1.9 km · ≈ 26 min · ↑ 10 m
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Newcastle upon Tyne Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 13 m
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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 3 m
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Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor Christmas Walk

3.1 km · ≈ 43 min · ↑ 20 m
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York, North Yorkshire

York Christmas Walk

1.5 km · ≈ 21 min · ↑ 10 m
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Brighton, East Sussex

Brighton Christmas Walk

1.9 km · ≈ 26 min · ↑ 9 m
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Exeter, Devon

Exeter Christmas Walk

2.6 km · ≈ 38 min · ↑ 33 m
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Liverpool, Merseyside

Liverpool Christmas Walk

2.9 km · ≈ 41 min · ↑ 20 m
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St Andrews, Fife

St Andrews Christmas Walk

2.5 km · ≈ 34 min · ↑ 11 m
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Bath, Somerset

Bath Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 9 m
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Belfast, County Antrim

Belfast Christmas Walk

2.8 km · ≈ 38 min · ↑ 3 m
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Keswick, Cumbria

Keswick Christmas Walk

2.3 km · ≈ 32 min · ↑ 9 m
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Christmas walks in the United States

New York · San Francisco · Chicago · New Orleans · Charleston · San Antonio · Seattle · Boulder · Denver · Minneapolis · San Diego · Santa Barbara · Washington DC · Atlanta · Baltimore · Boston · Los Angeles · Miami · Portland · Charlotte · Honolulu · Las Vegas · Philadelphia · Santa Fe · St. Augustine · Key West · Nashville · Pittsburgh · Salt Lake City · Asheville · Savannah

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New York

New York Christmas Walk

7.2 km · ≈ 1 h 38 · ↑ 19 m
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San Francisco, California

San Francisco Christmas Walk

4.7 km · ≈ 1 h 08 · ↑ 50 m
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Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Christmas Walk

2.1 km · ≈ 29 min · ↑ 13 m
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New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Christmas Walk

7.9 km · ≈ 1 h 46 · ↑ 3 m
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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Christmas Walk

2.5 km · ≈ 33 min · ↑ 0 m
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San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio Christmas Walk

3.9 km · ≈ 53 min · ↑ 6 m
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Christmas Walk

1.9 km · ≈ 29 min · ↑ 33 m
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Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Christmas Walk

1.7 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 3 m
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Denver, Colorado

Denver Christmas Walk

3.3 km · ≈ 45 min · ↑ 13 m
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Christmas Walk

4 km · ≈ 55 min · ↑ 21 m
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San Diego, California

San Diego Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 10 m
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Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Christmas Walk

2.9 km · ≈ 40 min · ↑ 12 m
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Washington DC

Washington DC Christmas Walk

12.5 km · ≈ 50 min · ↑ 46 m
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Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Christmas Walk

6.4 km · ≈ 1 h 33 · ↑ 78 m
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Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Christmas Walk

5.4 km · ≈ 1 h 12 · ↑ 3 m
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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Christmas Walk

3.8 km · ≈ 54 min · ↑ 31 m
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Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Christmas Walk

2.1 km · ≈ 29 min · ↑ 10 m
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Miami, Florida

Miami Christmas Walk

4.4 km · ≈ 59 min · ↑ 3 m
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Portland, Oregon

Portland Christmas Walk

3.3 km · ≈ 47 min · ↑ 30 m
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Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte Christmas Walk

3.2 km · ≈ 44 min · ↑ 17 m
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Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu Christmas Walk

3.1 km · ≈ 42 min · ↑ 3 m
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Christmas Walk

3 km · ≈ 41 min · ↑ 7 m
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Christmas Walk

3.1 km · ≈ 42 min · ↑ 6 m
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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Christmas Walk

3.7 km · ≈ 52 min · ↑ 30 m
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St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Christmas Walk

2.1 km · ≈ 28 min · ↑ 0 m
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Key West, Florida

Key West Christmas Walk

4.3 km · ≈ 57 min · ↑ 0 m
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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville Christmas Walk

3.3 km · ≈ 48 min · ↑ 37 m
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Christmas Walk

1.1 km · ≈ 15 min · ↑ 0 m
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Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City Christmas Walk

3.9 km · ≈ 53 min · ↑ 13 m
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Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Christmas Walk

2.8 km · ≈ 39 min · ↑ 21 m
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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah Christmas Walk

2.7 km · ≈ 36 min · ↑ 0 m
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Christmas walks in Italy

Rome · Venice · Florence · Bologna · Naples · Siena · Milan · Verona

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Rome, Rome & Lazio

Rome Christmas Walk

2.1 km · ≈ 28 min · ↑ 0 m
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Venice, Northern Italy

Venice Christmas Walk

3.7 km · ≈ 49 min · ↑ 0 m
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Florence, Tuscany

Florence Christmas Walk

2.7 km · ≈ 37 min · ↑ 6 m
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Bologna, Northern Italy

Bologna Christmas Walk

3.6 km · ≈ 51 min · ↑ 28 m
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Naples, Amalfi Coast & Campania

Naples Christmas Walk

2.3 km · ≈ 31 min · ↑ 4 m
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Siena, Tuscany

Siena Christmas Walk

1.5 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 20 m
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Milan, Northern Italy

Milan Christmas Walk

3.3 km · ≈ 44 min · ↑ 0 m
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Verona, Northern Italy

Verona Christmas Walk

2 km · ≈ 27 min · ↑ 6 m
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Christmas walks in France

Paris · Bordeaux · Lyon · Marseille · Nice

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Paris, Paris & Northern France

Paris Christmas Walk

3.3 km · ≈ 44 min · ↑ 0 m
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Bordeaux, Loire & Atlantic France

Bordeaux Christmas Walk

3.1 km · ≈ 42 min · ↑ 3 m
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Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lyon Christmas Walk

4.2 km · ≈ 57 min · ↑ 7 m
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Marseille, Provence & French Riviera

Marseille Christmas Walk

4 km · ≈ 56 min · ↑ 29 m
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Nice, Provence & French Riviera

Nice Christmas Walk

3.1 km · ≈ 42 min · ↑ 11 m
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Christmas walks in Spain

Barcelona · Madrid · Palma de Mallorca · Seville · Malaga · Granada

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Barcelona, Barcelona & Catalonia

Barcelona Christmas Walk

6.3 km · ≈ 1 h 28 · ↑ 36 m
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Madrid, Madrid & Central Spain

Madrid Christmas Walk

3.4 km · ≈ 48 min · ↑ 22 m
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Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca & Valencia

Palma de Mallorca Christmas Walk

2.6 km · ≈ 36 min · ↑ 15 m
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Seville, Andalusia

Seville Christmas Walk

3.2 km · ≈ 43 min · ↑ 6 m
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Malaga, Andalusia

Malaga Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 3 m
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Granada, Andalusia

Granada Christmas Walk

1.1 km · ≈ 15 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Portugal

Lisbon · Porto

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Lisbon, Lisbon & Sintra

Lisbon Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 22 min · ↑ 3 m
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Porto, Porto & the Douro

Porto Christmas Walk

3.9 km · ≈ 59 min · ↑ 72 m
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Christmas walks in Belgium

Bruges · Antwerp · Brussels · Ghent

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Bruges, West Flanders

Bruges Christmas Walk

1.7 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 0 m
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Antwerp

Antwerp Christmas Walk

2.8 km · ≈ 38 min · ↑ 3 m
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Brussels

Brussels Christmas Walk

2.6 km · ≈ 35 min · ↑ 3 m
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Ghent, East Flanders

Ghent Christmas Walk

2.3 km · ≈ 31 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Germany

Berlin · Hamburg · Munich

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Berlin

Berlin Christmas Walk

6.7 km · ≈ 1 h 30 · ↑ 3 m
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Hamburg

Hamburg Christmas Walk

2.8 km · ≈ 38 min · ↑ 6 m
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Munich, Bavaria

Munich Christmas Walk

2.4 km · ≈ 32 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Austria

Vienna · Salzburg

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Vienna

Vienna Christmas Walk

4.2 km · ≈ 58 min · ↑ 20 m
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Salzburg

Salzburg Christmas Walk

2.9 km · ≈ 42 min · ↑ 33 m
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Christmas walks in the Netherlands

Amsterdam · Rotterdam

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Amsterdam, North Holland

Amsterdam Christmas Walk

3.8 km · ≈ 51 min · ↑ 0 m
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Rotterdam, South Holland

Rotterdam Christmas Walk

3.2 km · ≈ 43 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Hungary

Budapest

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Budapest

Budapest Christmas Walk

2.6 km · ≈ 35 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Switzerland

Zurich

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Zurich

Zurich Christmas Walk

4.8 km · ≈ 1 h 05 · ↑ 7 m
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Christmas walks in Czechia

Prague

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Prague

Prague Christmas Walk

2.9 km · ≈ 40 min · ↑ 9 m
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Christmas walks in Denmark

Copenhagen

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Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark

Copenhagen Christmas Walk

3.8 km · ≈ 51 min · ↑ 6 m
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Christmas walks in Iceland

Reykjavik

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Reykjavik, Capital Region of Iceland

Reykjavik Christmas Walk

3.8 km · ≈ 53 min · ↑ 26 m
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Christmas walks in Norway

Oslo

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Oslo

Oslo Christmas Walk

1.4 km · ≈ 19 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Poland

Krakow

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Krakow, Lesser Poland

Krakow Christmas Walk

1.7 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 3 m
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Christmas walks in Estonia

Tallinn

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Tallinn, Harju County

Tallinn Christmas Walk

3.6 km · ≈ 53 min · ↑ 48 m
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Christmas walks in Greece

Athens

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Athens, Attica

Athens Christmas Walk

3.7 km · ≈ 53 min · ↑ 39 m
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Christmas walks in Turkey

Istanbul

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Istanbul

Istanbul Christmas Walk

2.8 km · ≈ 43 min · ↑ 60 m
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Christmas walks in Finland

Helsinki

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Helsinki, Uusimaa

Helsinki Christmas Walk

1.7 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 6 m
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Christmas walks in Ireland

Dublin

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Dublin, County Dublin

Dublin Christmas Walk

3.2 km · ≈ 44 min · ↑ 9 m
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Christmas walks in Slovenia

Ljubljana

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Ljubljana, Central Slovenia

Ljubljana Christmas Walk

1.6 km · ≈ 23 min · ↑ 18 m
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Christmas walks in Croatia

Dubrovnik

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Dubrovnik, Dalmatia

Dubrovnik Christmas Walk

1.2 km · ≈ 16 min · ↑ 4 m
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