Denmark Christmas Markets

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Christmas is one of the most heartfelt and loved holidays by the Danes, families love to decorate their homes with Christmas lights and decorations. In recent years, the Christmas markets of Denmark, especially those in the capital Copenhagen, have become an attraction for tourists who visit the country during the Christmas period. Towns across the country are lit up with ...

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Konstanz Christmas Market

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In the southern part of Germany, in Baden-Württemberg, near the border with Switzerland, in the beautiful town of Constance (Konstanz) along the shores of the lake of the same name, a beautiful Christmas market is held. Founded by the Romans under the name of Drusomagus in the 1st century AD, the city received the name of Constantia in the 4th century. The ...

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Mannheim Christmas Market

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Mannheim, after Stuttgart, is the second largest city in Baden-Württemberg, home to a famous university. The city is located in a flat area at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar. A small village until the beginning of the 17th century, Mannheim began to develop after the construction of the Friedrichsburg fortress (1606). In the 18th century it became ...

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Arras Christmas Market

Christmas balls. Author and copyright M. R.

Town of Artois, historical region of northern France, Arras is located just south-west of Lille and the border with Belgium. The city was famous, since the Middle Ages, for the production of fabrics, in fact the name of “tapestry” derives from the name of Arras, which were one of the main products of the city until the fifteenth century. The ...

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Wiesbaden Christmas Market

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Wiesbaden is an important German city capital of the state of Hesse, known for its thermal springs since Roman times, the city was one of the few German cities to suffer minor damage from bombing in World War II, its historic center retains still numerous buildings in the classic nineteenth-century style. WIESBADEN CHRISTMAS MARKET The Wiesbaden Christmas Market usually has ...

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Linz Christmas Markets

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Linz is called the City of Cribs, in fact in the weeks leading up to Christmas, cribs from all over the world are usually displayed in the streets of the cities. There are many Christmas events in Linz (Linzer Weihnachtsmärkte), the central square of Linz hosts the Christmas Market, with stands dedicated to local artistic craftsmanship. Near the market square ...

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Roros Christmas Market

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Roros (Røros) is a small Norwegian mining town located about 400 km north of Oslo, and 150 km southeast of Trondheim, near the Swedish border. Made up mostly of old wooden houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, Røros has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1980. The village has a long tradition of trade, arts and crafts ...

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Ostend Christmas Market

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Located in the center of the Belgian coast, Ostend is a very popular seaside resort for Belgians. The ancient city was destroyed during the Second World War and later rebuilt with anonymous buildings. For those who are fond of military architecture of the Second World War, the so-called Atlantic Wall (Atlantikwall) is interesting, a system of fortifications, bunkers and tunnels, ...

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Villach Christmas Market

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Villach (Villaco) is located in southern Austria near the border with Slovenia and Italy, the city rises along the Drava river at about 500 meters above sea level. An important mercantile center in the Middle Ages, it lost its importance in the 17th century with the forced emigration of its Protestant population. Villach still has a beautiful old town today ...

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Halbturn Castle Christmas Market

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Halbturn Castle (Schloss Halbturn) is a beautiful Baroque residence located near Lake Neusiedlersee, very close to the border with Hungary. The building was built in the early 18th century and used by the Habsburgs as a summer residence and hunting lodge. The Halbturn Castle Christmas Market is an important event which is called the Pannonischer Weihnachtsmarkt. HALBTURN CASTLE CHRISTMAS MARKET ...

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