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OLD STORYBOOK VILLAGES THAT BRING BACK THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS

Where childhood wonder still feels real enough to touch.

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MarChel
Dec 05, 2025
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The magic of Christmas is in your child’s eyes. Travelling to Santa Christmas towns where the storybook comes to life would make any child’s eyes glow with wonder and imagination. And while we all hear the stories that Santa is from the North Pole, his actual home town is closer than you think.

There are actual European villages that feel like Santa works with his elves just around the corner. Old-school shops and pubs loaded with old fashioned decorations that get kids off their devices and into the next Christmas discovery.


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Here are a few towns to choose from that don’t have near the crowds and chaos, but make you feel like you’ve transported time and lands.

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