The Christmas market transitions into the Sylvesterdorf Schloss Belvedere (New Year’s market) from December 27th. Check locally to see if and when it opens on Christmas Day. The Belvedere market opens in 2023 from November 17th to December 31st, though I’m unsure on details for December 25th the website had no times for that day at the time of writing. Steal a fleeting kiss before the lake, then share a steaming baked potato and a mug of punch in front of the palace before shopping for Christmas delights. But for me the market is, perhaps, best suited to couples looking to capture the romantic flair of times gone by. If you’ve little ones, I spotted a small carousel and a reindeer train (not using real reindeers). (Besides, The Kiss is far too big to easily gift wrap.) So you might prefer to pick up something a little more affordable at the market. Klimt’s most famous work, The Kiss, would set you back way in excess of €130 million (at the very least). The palace itself houses a prestigious art collection, including a globally-important selection of paintings by Gustav Klimt. (If you reach Upper Belvedere from the usual entrances below or to the side of the palace, then you need to walk out of the market and around to the south for the photo.) This is what Christmas in Vienna is all about. Just be sure to stand at the tip of the lake and photograph the palace, market and Christmas lights in their entirety. For a moment, the world seems a better place. Wait for the twilight blue sky to appear for the best background. I defy you to enter the Belvedere complex through the southern gate after sunset and not gasp in wonder at the beauty of the scene before you. As the name suggests, the Belvedere Christmas market is located right in front of Upper Belvedere palace, the former home to Prince Eugene of Savoy that dates back to around 1717.
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