Christmas Explorer
Discover Christmas Markets
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now 479 markets across 189 cities and 43 countries. Discover magical markets, collect your Christmas Passport and join a community of festive travelers—all free.
Discover Europe's most magical Christmas markets—all in one cozy app.
Christmas Explorer is your festive travel companion for discovering 479 Christmas markets across 189 cities in 43 European countries. Whether you're searching for mulled wine in Vienna or gingerbread in Nuremberg, you'll find everything you need in one place:
• Opening dates and hours
• Community ratings and reviews
• Photos from fellow travelers
• Interactive maps and directions
• Wishlist your favorite markets
• Track the markets you've visited
From the big classics in Vienna, Prague and Strasbourg to Santa's own village in Lapland, Advent on the Adriatic, the world's largest gingerbread city in Bergen, a Christmas village built among Icelandic lava fields, a living nativity staged inside a Slovenian cave, and a Gozo village that rebuilds Bethlehem across twenty thousand square metres with a hundred actors.
Find nearby Christmas markets with our interactive map, then get directions with a single tap using Apple Maps or Google Maps.
Read honest reviews from fellow Christmas lovers or share your own after visiting. Rate markets based on their atmosphere, decorations, food, shopping, and more to help other travelers discover the very best festive experiences.
Collect memories with your Christmas Passport, tracking every market and country you've explored throughout the years. Your journey becomes a personal keepsake of magical Christmas adventures.
Join a growing community of Christmas market enthusiasts, discover the highest-rated markets, and count down the days until Christmas with our festive countdown.
Completely free. No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.
Download Christmas Explorer today and start planning your next magical Christmas adventure.
A much bigger map this year.
• 231 new Christmas markets, taking the guide from 248 to 479
• 103 new cities across 20 new countries, including Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, the Baltics and the Balkans
• Browse the entire catalogue on one map, with markets grouped by country and city as you zoom
• Faster photo loading and smoother image browsing throughout the app
As always: completely free, no ads, no subscriptions.
The developer, Priscila Kesley Oliveira Santana, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Priscila Kesley Oliveira Santana
- Size
- 815.2 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
User-Generated Content
Social Media
- Copyright
- © 2026 Christmas Explorer