The mere mention of Budapest, Vienna and Strasbourg at this time of year conjures the warm glow of Christmas markets – fairy-lit chalets heaving with strudel and gluhwein and trinkets you’d never think twice about buying at any other time of year. And yet, when it comes to real festive magic – and a dose of the unexpected – none of these festive heavyweights can compete with Europe’s true Christmas capital: Lithuania’s baroque beauty, Vilnius.
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