Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt – Our Frankfurt Christmas Market Visit: Once again, we start our series of German Christmas Market visits at the Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt. Naturally we’re excited to see what Germany’s financial powerhouse has in store for Christmas this year. The extensive Frankfurt Christmas Market stretches from the Roßmarkt to Friedrich-Stoltze-Platz, Paulsplatz, Römerberg and then to […]
Dresden Medieval Christmas Market
STEPPING BACK INTO THE MIDDLE AGES AT THE DRESDEN MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS MARKET: The Dresden Striezelmarkt is the largest and most famous of the Dresden Christmas markets, but a Christmas market with a difference and one which we like a lot is the Dresden Medieval Christmas Market, also known as the Stallhof Advent Festival. The Dresden Medieval […]
German Christmas Markets Cancelled
Highly Popular German Christmas Markets Cancelled due to Coronavirus: As Germany is facing its fourth wave of the Coronavirus, many of the popular Christmas markets have just been cancelled and there’s a possibility that others could also be affected. Bavaria: Due to the soaring Covid infections, the State of Bavaria has already decided on a […]
A Shivering Start to our Munich Christmas Market Visit
Munich Christmas Market is the Start of our German Christmas Market Tour: Munich is the start of our eight city German Christmas market tour and this year the Bavarian capital failed to put on a warm welcome for us – in fact it was freezing! A Freezing start to our Munich Visit A cold snap […]
Fighting a Pirate at the Cologne Harbour Christmas Market
The Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Harbour Christmas Market) has a maritime theme: The Cologne Harbour Christmas Market (Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt) is one of the many Christmas markets in this historic Rhine River town. As the name implies, this Christmas market is set on the banks of the Rhine and has a maritime theme. Maritime Christmas Market The […]
Feuerzangenbowle or Glühwein with a Kick
Feuerzangenbowle is a Traditional Drink during the German Christmas Season: Like glühwein, Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional alcoholic drink, often consumed as part of the German Christmas or New Year’s Eve tradition. We are very familiar with glühwein, and have had our share of it over the years. However, Feuerzangenbowle (pronounced: foyer-zangen-bowler) is a more recent experience. Literally translated […]
A Munich Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower
CHINESISCHER TURM WEIHNACHTSMARKT – A CHRISTMAS MARKET AT MUNICH’S CHINESE TOWER: The Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt (Chinese Tower Christmas Market) is an unusual name for a German Christmas Market and it is so called because in the middle of the market grounds stands a giant Chinese pagoda. The 25-metre high wooden Chinese Tower is one of […]
Christmas Markets in Cologne, the Cathedral City – 2017
Cologne – a Popular Destination at Christmas Time: With no fewer than seven Christmas markets, the cathedral city of Cologne is a popular destination at Christmas time. Christmas Market at Cologne Cathedral (24 Nov 2017 – 23 Dec 2017) Cologne’s main Christmas market, the Weihnachtsmarkt am Kolner Dom, is set against the magnificent backdrop of […]
Heidelberg’s Atmospheric Christmas Market
Heidelberg’s Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) is spread over five city squares in the Old Town. There are 140 booths throughout the picturesque, winding lanes of the Old Town, bound to set visitors in the mood for the Yuletide season.
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