Christmas markets in 6 European cities, each with a Mappu walk that passes its markets or runs close to them. For every market, this season’s dates from the city’s official site; at every stop of the walk, a free audio guide.
Quick answer. The first market on this page opens in Vienna (November 6), and the last one closes in Prague (January 6). All the markets listed here are open at the same time on these dates: November 28 – December 20. Dates differ from square to square, so each city below lists its markets with the dates from its official tourism or market site.
St Stephen’s to the Hofburg, Vienna
6 stops · about 3.5 km · about 45 min on foot · about 39 min of audio
Official dates: wien.info · checked on October 19, 2026
Castle to Calton Hill, Edinburgh
3 stops · about 1.9 km · about 25 min on foot · about 20 min of audio
Official dates: edinburgh.org · checked on October 24, 2026
Old Town to Prague Castle
3 stops · about 2.0 km · about 25 min on foot · about 20 min of audio
Official dates: visitczechia.com · checked on October 24, 2026
Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island, Berlin
3 stops · about 2.7 km · about 35 min on foot · about 20 min of audio
Official dates: visitBerlin · checked on October 24, 2026
Parliament to the Opera House, Budapest
3 stops · about 2.0 km · about 25 min on foot · about 21 min of audio
Official dates: adventbazilika.hu · checked on October 24, 2026
Christiansborg, Nyhavn and Rosenborg, Copenhagen
3 stops · about 2.7 km · about 35 min on foot · about 20 min of audio
Official dates: VisitCopenhagen · checked on October 24, 2026
Empire State to Times Square, New York
3 stops · about 2.1 km · about 30 min on foot · about 20 min of audio
Official dates: Bryant Park · checked on October 24, 2026
Each walk links a city’s market squares in walking order, or passes a short walk from them, and every stop has a free audio guide to play in the browser: the story of the squares and the buildings around them, not of the stalls. In the Mappu app, Walk Mode tells you about the places as you walk: at the walk, your first two stories are free with a free Mappu account, and after that Walk Mode uses credits.
Every date comes from the city’s official tourism or market site, checked on the day shown under each city. Markets sometimes change their plans, so check the official site before you travel.
