And also voted second best in Europe last week.
According to the website onthegotours.com, the hashtag #budapestchristmasmarket has been used 3,187 times at the time of writing their article, so Advent fair at the Basilica is among the most popular Christmas markets in Europe – it took the 12th place.
The popularity of the market is not surprising, because the location, the atmosphere and the whole event is something amazingly beautiful and extraordinary.
So it is not a wonder that it became one of the 20 most beautiful Christmas fairs in Europe, in a compilation created by European Best Destinations, and in their public voting – after more than 200 000 votes –, the Advent fair at the Basilica came in second, proceeded only by Tallinn’s Christmas market.
So if you visit Budapest nowadays, it’s high time to plan when to take a walk in this amazing Christmas market at St. Stephen’s Basilica. You can check it out until 1 January.