The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which in the past was the most important port in the country, is nestled along the river Weser. The historic center of Bremen (Altstadt) is really impressive, and has its most beautiful building in the town hall (Bremer Rathaus) richly decorated. This building along with the statue of Roland on […]
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main) is one of the most important German cities, German road center and first-class financial center of Europe, full of museums and attractions. The city was founded in the Middle Ages and in the thirteenth century it became a Free Imperial City. Frankfurt from the sixteenth century was the place of election of the […]
Situated between Munich and Nuremberg, the historical city of Regensburg in Bavaria is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Regensburg for the advent period welcomes its visitors with three important Christmas markets. The most traditional of Regensburg Christmas Market is that of the Infant Jesus, which takes place in the historic center of this beautiful Bavarian town, […]
The oldest Christmas market in Europe is taking place in Dresden, it is the famous Dresdner Striezelmarkt. The first document in the world that attests to a Christmas Market is dated 1434 and mentions a Striezelmarkt (market of the ‘Striezel’, a German sweet) that was held in Dresden. The Christmas market in Dresden includes a path, […]
In the magnificent atmosphere of the ancient historic city of Lübeck takes place an exciting advent, with numerous Christmas markets, shows, songs and other Christmas events. Lübeck was an important city of the famous Hanseatic League and today retains evidence of its glorious past which have earned it a place among the world heritage sites of […]
The town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a renowned ski resort in the German Alps, is famous for the facades of the houses decorated with characteristic paintings. The town is located about 700 meters above sea level. In this wonderful alpine atmosphere, a nice Christmas market is organized during the Advent period. Originally they were two distinct cities, Partenkirchen […]
In the Christmas season, Berlin is full of Christmas markets (Berliner Weihnachtsmärkte), with more than 60 markets, the city offers everything for Christmas shopping. In addition to complete the Berlin Christmas there are numerous organized events, concerts, cultural events, lights and Christmas trees, the winter landscape of Potsdamer Platz, carriage rides through the streets of […]
The city of Nuremberg is famous for its Christmas market, the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt. Alongside the traditional Christmas Market, Nuremberg offers one of the largest pedestrian zones in Europe, with the streets lit for the celebration and the Christmas Market of the Child. The wonderful “Nativity trail” linking the two markets. The Town Hall Square (Rathausplatz), nearby […]
Cologne (Köln), is a historic city in Germany, an ancient Roman colony known since 50 AD with the name of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, from which it derives its current name. The city developed in the Middle Ages when it became one of the most important cities in the Holy Roman Empire. Due to its strategic […]
The main Christmas market in the city of Munich is the “Market of the Child Jesus” (Christkindlmarkt) held in Marienplatz, the central square in Munich. It has a very old tradition, its origins date back to the Markets of St. Nicholas of the fourteenth century, even though the first written evidence of the 1642. Daily […]
Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau) is a beautiful historic town in southwest Germany, located near the French border and not far from the Swiss one, almost halfway between Strasbourg and Basel. Freiburg is close to the Black Forest and in the middle of one of the most important wine areas of Germany. The city is full […]
Stuttgart is the largest city and the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, the city now has a modern look because of the destruction during the Second World War, but in its historic center, several buildings were rebuilt after the war as such as they were. The center of Stuttgart is famous for its […]
Nuremberg has a type of continental climate of transition with the maritime one, for which the region where the city is located suffers the typical influences of continentality sometimes mitigated by currents from the ocean. The winters are still cold with temperatures below zero between December and February, the winter months are also the driest […]
Nuremberg (Nürnberg) (500,000 inhabitants) is an important city in Bavaria located north-west of Munich along the banks of the Pegnitz river. Nuremberg is the most important city in Franconia and the second largest after Munich in all of Bavaria. The city of Nuremberg was founded in the 11th century as an imperial castle. In the […]
The mountain town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located in southern Germany close to the Bavarian Alps, its climate is influenced by the presence of the mountains and is alpine. This type of climate causes Garmisch-Partenkirchen to have cold winters and mild summers with large differences in seasonal temperatures. Temperatures are cold in winter, when average minimum […]