Germany 101: The German Christmas Markets


It’s that time of the year when Christmas cheer comes to Germany. German Christmas Markets are known far and wide in the world. They have gathered a reputation for bringing traditional German cheer to a place near you. Due to their popularity, traditional German Christmas Markets now also take place outside of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Turns out, German holiday cheer is somewhat contagious. But before you attend your first Christmas Market – known as a Weihnachtsmarkt in German – you need to know what you’re going to face over there. For your first time, I recommend going to the biggest Christmas Market near you.

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The Christmas Market in Frankfurt

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