Düsseldorf Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Düsseldorf, capital of the land of North Rhine-Westphalia, is an important city in Germany, located along the Rhine River, 30 km north of Cologne, renowned for its trade and fashion fairs. The city was for centuries the seat of the Dukes of Berg, who controlled it since the 12th century, making it the capital of the duchy at the end ...

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Bonn Christmas Markets

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Bonn, the birthplace of Ludwig van Beehthoven and the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, is an interesting city to visit, conveniently located along the Rhine on one of the most beautiful stretches of its course. The historic center is very beautiful with a remarkable rococo-style town hall (Rathaus), the beautiful Castle of the Prince Elector (Kurfürstliches Schloss), ...

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Reims Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Reims is the largest city in the Champagne-Ardenne region, located in northern France, in a flat area along the two banks of the Vesle, a tributary of the Aisne. The city, rich in art and history, has three buildings declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: the marvelous Gothic Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame), the ancient archbishop’s palace (Palais du Tau) and the ...

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Hradec Králové Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Hradec Králové is a historic Bohemian city located east of Prague towards the Polish border and along the Elbe River. The city is made up of two interesting architectural sections, the old city (Staré Město) and the new city (Nové Město), the old city is characterized by medieval and Renaissance palaces while the new city is a collection of art ...

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Children’s Christmas in Austria

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CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRIA In Vienna, in the town hall and precisely in the Volkshalle room, the laboratory of baby Jesus is set up, where children can free their imagination by making gifts in terracotta, glass and paper with their own hands, and also try their hand at expert cooks by making themselves typical sweets of the place. There are ...

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Limburg Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Limburg (Limburg an der Lahn), located along the Lahn River valley, north of Wiesbaden and northwest of Frankfurt am Main, Limburg is another beautiful historic town in Hesse. Founded in the Middle Ages, it was the site of a castle guarding the strategic ford on the river Lahn, it developed rapidly between the 13th and 16th centuries. The historic center ...

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Sankt Wendel Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Sankt Wendel is a pretty little town in the Saarland located on the river Blies not far from the borders with France and Luxembourg. The town has medieval origins, was the site of a castle and a market, was often destroyed and devastated during the wars that fought in the area between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Among the most ...

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Montbéliard Christmas Market

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Montbéliard is a town located in the Franche-Comté near the border with Switzerland and not far from southern Alsace. Built in the Middle Ages as a small fortified village, it was for many centuries first a county and then an independent principality. The town maintains interesting old buildings such as the castle of the Dukes of Wurtemberg (Château de Montbéliard), ...

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Besançon Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Besançon, the ancient Vesontium of the Romans, capital of Franche-Comté, located a short distance from the border with Switzerland, is a city with a rich historical and cultural heritage, notable for its system of fortifications (fortifications Vauban) dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries century and which has earned it inclusion in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. ...

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Ribeauvillé Christmas Market

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The village of Ribeauvillé is located on the Alsace wine route (Route des vins d’Alsace), between the towns of Sélestat and Colmar at the foot of the Vosges mountains, in the most renowned wine area of the region. Founded in the Middle Ages, the town has a rich medieval architecture, with narrow stone-paved streets, wooden half-timbered houses, and castle ruins. ...

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ATTENTION: We recommend that you check the opening of the Christmas markets with the organizers.