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THE ULTIMATE CHRI STMAS MARKETS TO VISIT BY RAIL

COLOGNE, GERMANY

Set outside the gothic cathedral, Cologne’s biggest market is home to 150 stalls set beneath a canopy of fairy lights. Shop for snow globes and wooden toys, and observe artisans workingset around an outdoor ice rink. Eurostar trains from London St Pancras International to Cologne take from 4h10m, with a change in Brussels.

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