In Rome, our precruise hotel was an easy 10-minute walk from the Christmas market on Piazza Navona. In Livorno, a free shuttle bus from the ship to the town center dropped us a five-minute walk away ...

If you're ready to explore 10 vibrant port cities along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers, use this guide to memorable Christmas market river cruise itineraries to start planning your holiday.

At least five people – including a child – were killed and more than 200 injured after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market ... by Reuters news agency, US-based activist group ...