Europe’s cheapest Christmas market has £1.80 mulled wine, no queues and British tourists are raving about it

THE cheapest Christmas marketplace successful Europe has been revealed - and you've astir apt ne'er adjacent heard of it.

In a fewer abbreviated weeks, Wroclaw successful Western Poland volition beryllium location to an intimate Christmas marketplace that's wide regarded arsenic 1 of the champion successful the country.

The atmospheric Christmas marketplace has been dubbed the cheapest in Europe by question wealth specialist, eurochange.

They researched the festive destinations that are the champion worth for money for Brit holidaymakers.

The travel money specialists based their findings connected factors similar the section speech rate, edifice and formation prices, and the outgo of food and drink.

Laura Evans-Fisk, caput of integer & engagement astatine eurochange comments: "Our probe shows the Christmas Market successful Wroclaw, Poland is 1 of the champion European Christmas markets to visit, if you’re looking for the champion worth for money and a genuinely authentic experience.

"A three-course repast for 2 volition besides lone outgo £39, truthful it’s a cleanable romanticist getaway oregon travel with friends."

Wroclaw Christmas market takes spot crossed 4 interlinked locations successful the city, including Rynek Marquet Square, Place Solny, Świdnicka Street and Oławska Street.

Visitors tin expect to find woody stalls selling handmade gifts and section delicacies similar Oscypek (a smoked cheese), sausages, a accepted Polish stew called Bigos and murphy pancakes.

Food and portion are reported to beryllium comparatively inexpensive too, with a solid of mulled wine (Grzane Wino) costing 15 PLN (£3.10) astatine the market.

Glasses of mulled vino that are purchased from surrounding restaurants outgo conscionable 9 PLN (£1.86).

According to Wroclaw Guide, a section website, the Christmas marketplace volition person a "fairytale" forest wherever visitors tin airs for photos next to elephantine woody mushrooms and wood trees.

One woody stall is acceptable to show a country from Pinocchio, with a fig of Geppetto bringing the woody puppet to life.

There are different attractions too, including a carousel and a rollercoaster.

A immense Christmas histrion volition besides beryllium connected show astatine this year's market, with its lights being turned connected December 6.

The Christmas marketplace volition beryllium unfastened from November 29, 2024, to January 7, 2025.

While the Christmas marketplace is escaped to enter, visitors volition request to wage for immoderate purchases they marque astatine marketplace stalls.

The Christmas marketplace has been praised by holidaymakers connected TripAdvisor too.

One idiosyncratic wrote: "This is the champion Christmas marketplace I person visited, it was precise impressive.

"There were galore antithetic sections, including attractions for kids, nutrient and portion stalls and stalls selling clothing.

"Everything was truly reasonably priced too, particularly compared to the UK."

Meanwhile, question blogger Just Us Two Travel, added: "The Wrocław Christmas marketplace is afloat of beauteous decorations, including twinkling lights, festive ornaments, and an astonishing towering Christmas tree.

"You volition find assorted performances and activities taking place, keeping you entertained portion you explore. There are carol singers and unrecorded music, theatrical performances and creation shows."

Specialist question website European Best Destinations described the Polish Christmas marketplace arsenic "one of the champion Christmas markets successful Poland and 1 of the astir beauteous successful Europe".

Direct flights run to Wroclaw from respective towns and cities successful the UK, including London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Bournemouth, Nottingham and Bristol.

The cheapest fares are from London Stansted wherever Ryanair operates nonstop flights to Wroclaw arsenic good arsenic a way from London Luton with Wizz Air.

Return fares outgo arsenic small arsenic £29 successful December.

Hotels in the metropolis are highly affordable successful November and December too, with eurochange uncovering rooms from £29 per night, based connected 2 radical sharing.

Sun Online Travel person recovered an overnight enactment astatine the Novotel Wrocław Centrum, a four-star hotel, costing £80 based connected 2 radical sharing a room.

There are besides cheaper deals to beryllium had too, with backstage rooms successful hostels starting from £17 per nighttime for 2 people.

While the authoritative connection successful Wroclaw is Polish, different languages similar English, German and Russian whitethorn beryllium spoken astatine hotels, restaurants, and different tourer attractions.

Poland is presently 1 hr up of the UK.

The section currency is the Polish złoty (PLN) with £10 getting astir 51 PLN.

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