Budapest has the best Christmas fair in Europe
Budapest’s Advent Basilica has won the online vote for Europe’s best Christmas fair with a record-breaking number of votes, the organisers told MTI on Thursday.
In the European Best Destination travel portal’s competition, the Advent Basilica in Budapest came out on top ahead of festive events in 21 major European cities, including Madrid, Vienna, Brussels, Salzburg and Prague, the report said.
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St. Stephen’s Square Advent Fair has bagged this title three times in a row since 2019. Besides, it also earned the title of the Standing Star of Christmas Fairs.
This year, a record turnout was recorded, with 179 travellers from 179 countries. 374,803 online voters favourited the Budapest Advent fair. The Basilica of the Advent was the European leader with 51,253 likes, the most votes ever.
Only the fairs in Zagreb and Strasbourg have managed to triple this so far, they added.
The online edition of Forbes also highlighted that only those Christmas fairs were eligible for votes that offered cultural and artistic events, including concerts, creative workshops, Christmas lights, fireworks and ice rinks while placing a strong focus on sustainability with local food and handcrafted products.
Gdansk in Poland came second in the poll, behind the St. Stephen’s Basilica Christmas market, with Craiova in Romania in third place.
Source: MTI
Too bad most Hungarians can’t afford it. The inflation here is disgusting! Over 4000huf for langos!!!
I am not sure where you buy your langos from but I just researched on google how much is langos in Hungary and price ranges between 600-1300 HUF , depends what kind of toppings you like.
Last night, plain langos at the Basilica came out at HUF 2’000 with a tap beer at HUF 1’500. Prices definitely up from last year.
Yes, Hungarians are still interested in this voting stuff, while at other countries people do not give a s… Beautiful Chtristmas market of course, but whether is is better than those ones I have visited, I doubt.
Hilarious. Kurtoskalacs is usually 600 HUF around the city, and they sell it for 2000+ HUF at the Christmas Market… its a joke
Price gouging usually takes place at special events or specific locations. Think about what rediculous people are willing to pay at sporting events or at the theater. The price of things are what the market will bear. Not that often related to the actual ingredient & labour value.
Since this is supposed to be a year of giving to charities rather than buying family gifts of stuff, the market is maybe more about tradition and special treats to self than celebrating Christmas in a Christian way of giving to the poor.