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Every Christmas, Germany’s market squares are transformed into traditional winter wonderlands. Wooden stalls dressed in lights are set up by locals selling homemade arts and crafts. There’s no shortage of traditional foods like sausages and mulled cider. Some even feature roaming carol singers and nativity plays.
There’s a certain magic about them that can’t be denied, and if you’re thinking of immersing yourself in a traditional and authentic European Christmas market experience, Germany won’t disappoint.
While each German market has its own unique qualities and charming characteristics, in our humble opinions these are the standouts.
In Berlin, you’ll be spoiled for choice with more than 60 traditional and cosmopolitan Christmas markets.
Being such an international city, you’ll find everything from traditional Christmas markets to Nordic markets and markets for dogs during yuletide in Berlin. The most resplendent is at Charlottenburg Palace. It features an elaborate light installation and marquees decorated with natural materials.
With a market history that dates back to the 14th century, Munich has one of the oldest and most traditional Christmas markets.
Nearly every suburb in Munich has a market. The most famous and longstanding, however, is in the city's main square, Marienplatz. With more than 100 stalls, it features a 30-metre high Christmas tree lit by 2,500 candles.
With the scent of mulled wine and baked apples in the air and the sights and sounds of jugglers and glassblowers on the streets, Cologne’s Christmas market is a feast for the senses.
It’s little wonder then that millions of visitors come to experience Christmas here. Being a smaller city, it’s possible to visit all seven of its markets during your stay. With magical names such as Fairytale Christmas Market and Angels Christmas Market, how could you resist?
Surrounded by traditional German houses in historic St Paul’s Square, Frankfurt’s main Christmas market is the picture of perfection.
Similar to Munich, Frankfurt’s Christmas market history dates back to the 14th century and is renowned for being one of the largest in the country. In St Paul’s Square, elaborately decorated stands accompany a beautifully lit Christmas tree that’s bound to take your breath away.
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