Posted on November 27, 2010.
Visit Germany at Christmas time and enjoy the Christmas Markets in Germany Do you intend to go to Germany before Christmas? Winter is beautiful in Germany: all cities, towns and villages across the country to become a magical wonderland of traditional German Christmas markets .
Christmas fairs and markets have a unique atmosphere. It's like a fifth season in Germany. It is fun for everyone and a shopper's paradise: you can buy all kinds of Christmas goods as gifts, toys, wood carvings, marionettes, candles and lambskin shoes.
He is the best place to spend long winter evenings, meet friends, family and colleagues with a glass of delicious mulled wine, baked potatoes, hot chestnuts, grilled sausages and other snacks. Most Christmas markets in Germany beginning in late November and is open until December 23.
The hardest thing is deciding which Christmas market in Germany is the best! Usually the big cities in Germany have more than a Christmas market visit.
HostelsClub has the TOP 10 list of Christmas Markets in Germany:
1. Dresden
The Dresden Christmas Market is the oldest and a very popular event in East Germany. Visitors to Berlin, Leipzig and Frankfurt / Oder go every weekend in Dresden to enjoy this fantastic place on Altplatz Dresden. Dresden is also known as the Florence of the North with an incredible late Baroque architecture and other very important sites such as the Frauenkirche (Church of women). This seam city to be a city of fables.
2. Cologne
Cologne is the city's famous festival in Germany: it known as the city with the friendliest and the citizens of Cologne Christmas market is probably the most popular Christmas market in Germany (voted by aliens). In the city, there are 6 Christmas Markets on which a steam Rhine Cruise and a medieval market before Christmas Cologne Chocolate Museum. Here you can enjoy Ka¶lsch beer and wine with a bang "Schuss", which means hot wine with rum or liqueur.
3. Regensburg
Regensburg is a beautiful medieval town of Bavaria, famous for the cathedral, the stone bridge and the houses of Italian style medieval merchant and towers. The Christmas Market in Regensburg is very popular with tourists from Austria, Italy and Slovenia, which like the original Regensburg sausages with sweet mustard and a variety of 40 different kinds of Gla¼hwein (hot red wine), that you find only in Regensburg! Visit Bavaria!
4. Bremen
Bremen city known as the Town Musicians of Bremen and has a beautiful old center. Most sites, including the Christmas market in Bremen are located around the Altstadt. The oldest part of Bremen starts from the beautiful City Hall and Market Square and ends at the "Schnoor". Bremen visit at Christmas time and discover the special atmosphere of this fantastic city and sunny in the north of Germany.
5. Leipzig
Leipzig is the city's classical music. Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner lived there for long. And so far, Leipzig has a rich musical tradition: the modern and dynamic city is open to new ideas and is known as "Little Berlin". The Leipzig Christmas market is held on the spacious market square and beautiful, with rows of booths illuminated statements cont.