ChristmasClick uses selected photographs from Unsplash, Pexels and Wikimedia Commons, as well as original ChristmasClick illustrations. Images remain the property of their creators and are used subject to each source’s licence or permission. Some Creative Commons photographs require attribution, a licence link and disclosure of modifications. Credits and specific terms are listed below and, where applicable, alongside each image. We do not assume that a Google Images result or a tourism-media-bank image is free to reuse without checking its original licence or permission.
Image credits
- Christmas market in Berlin — Narbeh Arakil / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Vienna — Angelika Yakymenko / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Dresden — Natalia Marcelewicz / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Salzburg — Scorn Pion / Unsplash
- Hamburg Town Hall, Christmas season — Mobeen-Ahmed Zaffar / Unsplash
- Munich Marienplatz at Christmas — Dieter K / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Strasbourg — Filiz Elaerts / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Colmar — Jametlene Reskp / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Prague — Patrick von der Wehd / Unsplash
- Christmas market in Tallinn — Dmitry Sumin / Unsplash
- Christmas decoration at Tivoli, Copenhagen — Elliot PARIS / Unsplash
- Christmas lights at Basel market — manu schwendener / Unsplash
- Brussels Grand Place at Christmas — Tom Podmore / Unsplash
- Christmas market atmosphere in Berlin; illustrative photo — Birk Enwald / Unsplash
- Bryant Park holiday market kiosk at Bryant Park, New York — Whittington / Pexels
- Christmas market illuminations in Toronto — Wendy Wei / Pexels
- Festively decorated Christmas tree, illustrative photograph (not Sydney) — Liudmyla Shalimova / Pexels
- Christmas market lights in Tokyo — sugar jet / Pexels
- Orchard Road Christmas illuminations in Singapore (illustrative) — YIYANG LIU / Pexels
- Festive Christmas market lights, illustrative photograph (not Gramado) — Anh Nguyen / Pexels
- Real Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland at twilight — doctor on travel / Pexels
- Reindeer outside a snow-covered red cabin in Rovaniemi, illustrative — Katja Rutsch / Pexels
- Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, illustrative view of the village — doctor on travel / Pexels
- Winter landscape in Levi, Finland, illustrative Lapland scenery — Daniel Shipilov / Pexels
- Lapland reindeer in a snowy forest — Elles Bielitschi / Pexels
- Snowy winter forests in Finnish Lapland, illustrative Levi landscape — Fanny Hagan-Södervall / Pexels
See the Unsplash licence and Pexels licence for terms. Rights relating to identifiable people, logos and certain privately owned properties may require separate consideration. The images are illustrative and do not imply endorsements by depicted people or venues.
Verified Pexels photo selection — November 2026
Each photograph links to the creator on Pexels. Where a photo illustrates the city or landmark rather than the specific Christmas event, the event page says so explicitly. Pexels licence.
WeihnachtsZauber at GendarmenmarktΘSWΛLD / Pexels ↗Berlin Christmas market at night, photographed at the Gendarmenmarkt area
Historic Town Hall Christmas MarketFrank Rietsch / Pexels ↗Hamburg Town Hall Christmas market in the evening
Nuremberg ChristkindlesmarktArlind D / Pexels ↗Christmas market scene in Nuremberg; precise stall location is not independently verified
Munich ChristkindlmarktMâide Arslan / Pexels ↗Christmas market at Munich Marienplatz
Kripperlmarkt at Alter PeterAleksandra S / Pexels ↗Christmas craft ornaments at a market in Munich, not confirmed as Kripperlmarkt
Traditional Krampus RunBastian Riccardi / Pexels ↗Traditional Krampus parade in Munich
Dresden StriezelmarktDaniel / Pexels ↗Evening at the Dresdner Striezelmarkt Christmas market
Viennese Christmas MarketSimófi István / Pexels ↗Entrance to a Christmas market in Vienna; exact square not independently confirmed
Schönbrunn Palace Christmas MarketIan Ramírez / Pexels ↗Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Belvedere Palace Christmas MarketJyothish Atheendran / Pexels ↗Belvedere Palace at dusk, outside the Christmas market season
Strasbourg Christmas MarketsAlisa Skripina / Pexels ↗Strasbourg Christmas market and city lights at night
Christmas Market at Ancienne DouaneÇağlar Aslan / Pexels ↗Christmas market in Colmar, specific square not independently confirmed
Christmas Market at Place des Dominicainsesrageziyor / Pexels ↗Christmas-decorated house in Colmar, not the named market
Christmas Market at Place Jeanne d’ArcNemanja Ciric / Pexels ↗Christmas-decorated building in Colmar, exact square unverified
Eguisheim Authentic Christmas MarketGüliz Güzelgün / Pexels ↗Festive window decorations in Eguisheim; the market stalls are not shown
Old Town Square Christmas MarketElijah Cobb / Pexels ↗Christmas market at Prague Old Town Square
Winter Wonders Christmas MarketJean-Paul Colemonts / Pexels ↗Christmas tree at Brussels Grand-Place, part of Winter Wonders
Tallinn Town Hall Christmas MarketAnton Massalov / Pexels ↗Snowy Tallinn Town Hall Christmas market from above
Christmas in Tivoli GardensEva Kristiansson / Pexels ↗Christmas lights and decorations at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
Distillery Winter VillageMohammed Abubakr / Pexels ↗Festive lights at Toronto Distillery District at night
Additional authentic city photograph
Leandro Bezerra / Pexels — illuminated church in Gramado. This photograph depicts the city, not Natal Luz performances.
Wikimedia Commons photographs — verified 1 November 2026
These photographs depict real Christmas markets or clearly identified locations. Each image has a documented reuse licence and author. Thumbnail images are displayed cropped to fit the layout; originals remain unchanged.
- Santa Pauli Christmas Market — Z thomas / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, photo taken 2014. Santa Pauli market on the Reeperbahn, Hamburg; archival photograph from 2014. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Christmas Village Maria-Theresien-Platz — Marek Ślusarczyk / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, photo taken 2007. Christmas market at Maria-Theresien-Platz in Vienna, photographed in 2007. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Riquewihr Traditional Christmas Market — Flocci Nivis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, photo taken 2019. Christmas market in Riquewihr looking towards the Dolder tower, 2019. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Wenceslas Square Christmas Market — Anaj7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, photo taken 2023. Christmas market at Wenceslas Square in Prague in 2023. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Republic Square Christmas Market — Anaj7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, photo taken 2023. Christmas market at Republic Square in Prague in 2023. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Peace Square Christmas Market — Helena Melezínková / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, photo taken 2023. Evening Christmas market at Náměstí Míru (Peace Square), Prague, 2023. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Münsterplatz Christmas Market — Valo139 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, photo taken 2023. Decorated Christmas tree at Münsterplatz in Basel; not a photograph of market stalls. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Martin Place Christmas Tree & Light Show — Aksu0129 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0, photo taken 2024. Christmas tree at Martin Place in Sydney, photographed December 2024. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Tivoli Magical Christmas Animation — Karl.Vienna / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, photo taken 2019. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, illuminated in winter; not the specific fountain animation. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
- Santa Claus’ Main Post Office — Jeanie Mackinder / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, photo taken 2006. Archival 2006 photograph of elves working inside the Santa Claus Village Post Office, Rovaniemi. Display cropped in thumbnail cards, original not otherwise altered.
Christmas Wonderland, Singapore — authentic image
Photo by Jurvis Tan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken 27 December 2015 at Gardens by the Bay. The image may be cropped for card layout; the 2026 installation may be different.