Visiting Munich in December? Here's our guide to the six best Christmas markets in the city – Marienplatz, Residenz, Medieval, Sendlinger Tor, Kripperlmarkt and Pink Christmas. Plus glühwein tips, the food tour we'd book again, and the practical things nobody tells you.

Munich has everything you want from a European city break: historic beer halls, world-class museums, and one of the best Christmas markets in Europe. After five nights there, here's where we stayed, what we ate, and the day trips worth the early start – including the fairy-tale castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof.

Explore Vienna's top Christmas markets, from Schönbrunn to Belvedere.