Germany Christmas Markets

Merode Castle is one of the most impressive Renaissance water castles in the Rhineland and is, along with its park, open to visitors during Advent season. Over the past 15 years, the “Romantic Christmas Market”, which is based on the roots of the traditional, contempla-tive Christmas, has gained an international reputation. With its successful mix of traditional handicrafts and selected ...

Hanover is the capital city of Lower Saxony, this German city was also completely destroyed during the Second World War, so its historic center has only been partially preserved, the city was rebuilt after the war in a modern key. Hanover is famous for its Baroque Royal Gardens (Herrenhausen). HANOVER CHRISTMAS MARKET As for Christmas, Hanover hosts several Christmas markets ...

Speyer is a town in the Rhineland-Palatinate, located along the Rhine river, founded by the Romans with the name of Noviomagus, it became very important in the Middle Ages. Speyer is home to one of the most important Romanesque cathedrals of the Holy Roman Empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating back to the 11th century, the cathedral was for ...

Small historic town in Rhineland-Palatinate, located in a bend along the course of the Moselle, in a beautiful landscape of vineyards and woods, the town is dominated by the historic fortress of the Reichsburg, a spectacular imperial castle dating back to the 12th century. The historic center of Cochem is a succession of suggestive alleys, streets and small squares overlooked ...

Mainz, located along the Rhine River, south of Wiesbaden and southwest of Frankfurt am Main, is an ancient city founded by the Romans with the name of Mogontiacum, initially a fortified place then became the capital city of the province of Upper Germany . In the 13th century Mainz became a Free Imperial City reaching the apex of power and ...

A city in Lower Saxony, located along the Weser River, an important artistic and cultural center, Hamelin is known for being the most famous center of the Weser Renaissance art movement, an artistic form that arose in the 16th and 17th centuries that resumed the Italian Renaissance. The historic center of Hamelin contains beautiful examples of this particular artistic style, ...

City of medieval origin located east of Dortmund, it was founded in the 9th century, and in the following centuries it became one of the most important in the region, it also became part of the Hanseatic League, but starting from the 15th century, it underwent a slow but constant decline . Today Soest has a characteristic historical center formed ...

Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia has kept a practically intact medieval old town, the two most famous buildings of the city are the Cathedral (Mariendom) and the church of St. Severus (Severikirche), which are located next to each other. Other interesting buildings include the citadel of Petersberg, a fortress from the Baroque era, the old medieval bridge of Krämerbrücke, with ...

This beautiful German town in Lower Saxony, located a few km southeast of Hanover, is home to interesting and valuable historic buildings, including the cathedral and the ancient Benedictine abbey (Kirche St. Michael), buildings built in the Middle Ages, during the sacred Roman Empire, both declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Another notable place of interest is the historic Marktplatz ...

Saarbrücken is the capital of Saarland, and is located close to the border with France, it is a city that originated as a small town during the late Roman Empire, then developed as a castle during the Middle Ages. Today the city is famous for its Baroque palaces, the work of the famous architect Friedrich Joachim Stengel, they overlook the ...