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Advent in Graz: Which weekend suits you?
An early browse around the markets or a weekend with the ice nativity scene? Advent in Graz unfolds in stages. A guide to choosing dates for a car-free city break.
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Salzburg · Graz · Vienna · Ötztal · Innsbruck
PREVIEW
Salzburg in Advent: a city break, not a market marathon
Salzburg's Christkindlmarkt opens on 19 November, as does the Hellbrunner Adventzauber. Visitors to the city during Advent need not tick off both markets in a single day: the city centre and Hellbrunn Palace can be planned as two distinct destinations.
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DESTINATIONS
ICE MAGIC brings ice trails to two Innsbruck squares
Two central squares, ice trails and the Old Town right next door: ICE MAGIC is set to add a new urban experience to winter in Innsbruck.
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Vienna's Advent markets: three districts, three plans
Arts and crafts on Karlsplatz, Advent lanes in Spittelberg or lights outside City Hall: three markets, three Vienna itineraries – complete with a gap in the underground network.
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Graz in Advent: markets, crafts and architecture
Hauptplatz and the Franziskanerviertel open first, followed a week later by Färberplatz. This makes it easy to combine Advent in Graz with the old town and a museum visit.
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TRAVEL ADVICE
Early ski holidays in Tyrol: Check season dates and what is open
Sölden plans to open for winter on 12 November 2026, and Obergurgl-Hochgurgl on 19 November. Anyone booking now should check the opening date, the lifts actually open and travel arrangements separately.
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Salzburg’s Christkindlmarkt opens on 19 November
The market opens on 19 November. Cultural events and free public transport on Saturdays during Advent set their own rhythm in the city.
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CULTURE
Salzburg: a winter of circus in the Volksgarten
Six weeks of contemporary circus in the Volksgarten: Salzburg opens its cultural winter with international companies and intimate tent shows.
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Vienna: Christmas weekends from mid-November
One market, one museum, time for the neighbourhood: how to combine Vienna’s early Christmas season, starting on 13 November, with a cultural weekend.
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