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Fulda Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

A town in central-eastern Hesse near the border with Bavaria and Thuringia, Fulda had its origins in the 8th century with the founding of a monastery. The city is famous for its Baroque style buildings, built in the 18th century by the Prince-Bishops. The city of Fulda is a popular tourist destination, the most interesting buildings in Fulda are the ...

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Grenoble Christmas Market

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Grenoble, the ancient capital of the Dauphiné, a city with over two thousand years of history, is the second most important city in the Rhône-Alpes region, located between Lyon and Turin, not far from the border with Italy and the Alps. The city is located in a valley along the Isère and Drac rivers at about 200 meters above sea ...

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Reutlingen Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Reutlingen is a German town which is located about 40 km south of Stuttgart. The history of Reutlingen begins in the Middle Ages, to be precise in the 11th century, when a  medieval castle was built on the site of the current town. Later, in the 12th century, a small hamlet of houses arose around the castle which became a ...

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Dornbirn Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Dornbirn, is the most populous city in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, is located just south of Lake Constance (Bodensee), a few kilometers from Bregenz and close to the border with Switzerland. This modern town developed from the 19th century thanks to the development of the textile industry. The Dornbirn Christmas Market  (Dornbirner Christkindlemarkt) is the city’s most important Christmas event. DORNBIRN ...

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Mariazell Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Mariazell is a small Austrian town in the Styria region, located north of Graz and southwest of Vienna, in an idyllic landscape at about 870 meters above sea level. The place is the most important pilgrimage center in Austria, in fact here an image of the Madonna carved in wood has been venerated since the Middle Ages. The main attraction ...

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Oberndorf Bei Salzburg Christmas Market

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The small town of Oberndorf Bei Salzburg is located about 15 km north of Salzburg, along the Salzach river valley and on the border with Germany. The small town is known throughout the world for being the place, in the church of San Nicola in Oberndorf, where the famous Christmas song “Silent Night” (in German “Stille Nacht”), the original church ...

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Leoben Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

A town of medieval origins, it was of great importance in the past for its iron mines, Leoben is today the second largest city in Styria. Leoben is located north of Graz along the Mur River at an altitude of about 540 metres. Among the prestigious buildings are the theatre, one of the oldest in Austria, the access tower to ...

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Sankt Pölten Christmas Market

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Sankt Pölten is the largest city in Lower Austria, it is located along the valley of the river Traisen, a tributary of the Danube, about 60 km west of Vienna. Founded by the Romans with the name of Aelium Cetium, and was one of the most important cities in the province of Noricum. In the Middle Ages a monastery was ...

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Imst Christmas Market

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Imst is a small town in Tyrol located along the valley of the river Inn at about 830 meters above sea level and only 50 km west of Innsbruck. The town was founded in the Middle Ages as a market place, then between the 15th and 18th centuries the area became important for its mines. Today the town is part ...

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Rattenberg Christmas Market

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Rattenberg is a very small town of medieval origin in the Austrian Tyrol, located between Kitzbühel and Innsbruck, the town rises along the banks of the river Inn at about 520 meters above sea level. The village is dominated by a castle and consists of narrow streets lined with houses with colorful facades in the Inn-Salzach style, which give an ...

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