Edinburgh named 2024's Ultimate Christmas Market Destination, featuring festive attractions, food, and a giant Ferris wheel for kids.

Hailing from the Southern Hemisphere - specifically New Zealand - where Christmas is a summer event, I've never experienced the winter festivities. However, having relocated to London, I'm gearing up for my inaugural winter Christmas.

We visited Edinburgh Christmas Market with £20 to see what we could afford and were surprised by the food, drink and souvenirs on offer.

Perhaps it's because winter doesn't feel like Christmas to me - but I didn't enjoy the festive offerings at the market.

Edinburgh's Christmas Market is open for another year, and so Scotland Now's Alexander Smail headed down to check it out — here is his verdict.

As the Edinburgh Christmas Market flourishes, we took £10 to see how expensive the drink, food and souvenirs they have on offer.

"If you didn't know, what city would you guess you were in?" I asked my mum as we enjoyed the festive buzz of a bar at the Christmas Market, surprisingly bustling for a relatively small city. She took a moment to soak up the vibrant scene at The Cathedral Tavern and replied: "Honestly,

You know that moment has arrived when the smell of chestnuts envelops you, panettones greet you from afar, lights illuminate the most unsuspected corners, and a sleigh rides the horizon, although not everyone can see it.