Every year, cities around the world are adorned with their finest finery. Giant fir trees shining with a thousand lights, Christmas markets with magical atmospheres, embark on a tour of the planet, from Strasbourg to London via Brussels, Tokyo and Prague.
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Dortmund’s traditional Christmas tree, one of the largest in the world at 45 meters high, dominates the Christmas market in this German city.
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Visitors to the Christmas market in Zagreb, Croatia
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A child takes a ride on a carousel horse at the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany.
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In Paris, pedestrians listen to a choir installed in a Christmas market near the emblematic Notre-Dame Cathedral, a few hours before the official reopening of its doors, last Saturday, December 7.
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Visitors flock to the Christmas market set up at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany.
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Inside Leadenhall Market in London, Britain, a giant Christmas tree and ornaments greet visitors.
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The Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, is lit up during a light show as part of the Winter Wonders Christmas festivities, which include a Christmas market and other events in the city center .
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Visitors look at Christmas decorations on display at the Christmas market in East Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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People walk under the lights overlooking the Christmas market in Mulhouse, eastern France.
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A Christmas tree lights up the traditional Christmas market on Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Visitors take selfies under zelkovas illuminated by blue LEDs during an illumination called “Ao no Dokutsu” (“Blue Cave”), to celebrate the Christmas season in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan.
