FILE PHOTO: People visit a Christmas market amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in downtown Budapest, Hungary, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Traditional Christmas markets have opened in Budapest's main squares only for people vaccinated against COVID-19, but have drawn many tourists and locals alike even as central Europe battles a renewed surge of the coronavirus.
There were no festive outdoor markets in Budapest a year ago as Hungary was in complete lockdown against the virus, before any vaccines were available.
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