Tag Archives: Christmas Markets 2023

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gothenburg (Göteborg) is, in size and importance, after Stockholm, the second largest city in Sweden, Gothenburg is also the most important port in Sweden. The city is located in southern Sweden, along the banks of the Kattagat. During the Christmas season the city is a show of lights and illuminations. In particular, the period around the feast of Saint Lucia ...

Brno, located in Moravia, north of Vienna and Bratislava, in the south-central part of the Czech Republic, is the country’s second largest city. Founded in the Middle Ages as an important fortress, the city today has a beautiful historic center with interesting buildings such as the Spielberg Castle (Hrad Špilberk), the old town hall (Stará radnice) and the more recent ...

Heidelberg is an important city in Baden-Württemberg, located in the hills along the Neckar River near Mannheim, home to Germany’s oldest university. The Romans had a fortified camp here, but the birth of the city is traced back to the Middle Ages, when, in the 12th century, a monastery was founded there, later a castle also developed and in 1386 ...