MORE THAN A MIRACLE: What’s special thing on Christmas Season in Switzerland?



Spring – summer – autumn – winter, in any season, Switzerland is always a favorite destination for many tourists from all over the world. Especially during the Christmas season, Switzerland changes its clothes to be the most sparkling. Today, VieTourist will share with you what’s interesting about the Christmas season in this country: 

Christmas is also the time when Switzerland enters winter. As a famous check-in destination in Europe, Switzerland in winter becomes even more charming with villages covered in white snow. and frozen lakes. At this time, the weather in Switzerland is very cold but the Swiss streets are bright and crowded with tourists coming to visit and have fun. 

Walking on the street, we will easily see images of children and their parents decorating the Christmas tree together, lighting the tree with sparkling strings of light, and many lovely gift boxes being placed on the street. Place it under the pine tree. The streets become more fun and bustling with Christmas songs resounding everywhere, as if mixed with the excitement of waiting for the coming holidays. In particular, you will also encounter “Santa Clauses” carrying huge bags of gifts to do the task of distributing gifts to everyone.

On Christmas day in Switzerland, families go to church together, children gather to show each other the special Christmas gifts they were given, and the voices and laughter resound extremely vibrantly. 

The Christmas market is usually open in the evening. If Zurich starts the Christmas season with a light show from November 17, then in Montreux and Lausanne, people will decorate and open the night markets on November 21. Normally, the festival season will last until the end of December. In Zurich, they will choose the Swiss National Museum as the place for the light show. Stories about Christmas Eve and cheerful music will be projected on the ancient wall outside the museum. In Montreux and Lausanne, people prepare the Christmas market more elaborately than Zurich with beautiful small wooden houses arranged neatly on a crowded street. If Montreux chose the shore of Lake Leman as the center of the market, Lausanne chose the campus around the city church to start the festival season.

On this big holiday, in Switzerland there are many fun activities for tourists to experience. You can visit beautiful Christmas villages in the high mountains of Switzerland, visit fun Christmas fairs, experience snow and ice sports during the Christmas season or simply go to church. on Christmas day.

With such wonderful experiences, what are you waiting for? Call VieTourist right away to book a tour for Christmas this year.