Bilbao, the largest and most important city in the Basque Country, an important industrial and commercial city. The city is famous for the presence of the futuristic Guggenheim Museum, a museum of contemporary art, designed by Canadian architect Frank Gehry and inaugurated in 1997. But Bilbao also has an interesting historic center (Casco Viejo) that is completely pedestrianized, with a ...
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Ghent Christmas Market
Ghent (Gent) is a beautiful historic city in Belgium that lies between Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels. Ghent was the ancient capital of the County of Flanders, and, in the Middle Ages, between the 11th and 13th centuries, it was one of the largest and richest cities in northern Europe, Ghent’s fortune was the processing of wool and fabrics. The medieval ...
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The Graz Christmas Market (Adventmärkte) is held in the largest pedestrianized historic center of Austria, not one but five are the markets located in the most beautiful squares of the historic center of this Austrian city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also worth seeing is the ice nativity scene and the largest advent calendar in Europe projected onto the historic ...
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Nantes is an important French city located near the sea along the Loire valley. Nantes is the capital of the Loire region. In the Middle Ages the city was part of the Duchy of Britain, before passing under the kingdom of France in the 16th century. In the 18th century, Nantes became the most important port in France, thanks to ...
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Rouen, the historic capital of Normandy, is a city with a rich and long history, in Roman times it was known under the name of Rotomagus, and became the second city of Gaul. Even in the Middle Ages, Rouen was one of the most important cities of France, becoming the capital of the Duchy of Normandy. At the beginning of ...
Read More »Christmas markets on Lake Wolfgang (Wolfgangsee): St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang
Along the shores of Lake Wolfgang, which is located just 40 km from Salzburg, three charming holiday resorts overlook: St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang set in a beautiful mountain landscape. CHRISTMAS MARKETS AT LAKE WOLFGANG (Wolfgangsee): St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang 1) During Christmas, the three centers offer interesting appointments for lovers of the Christmas markets (Weihnachts- und Silvestermärkte), ...
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The city of Montpellier is located in the south of France a short distance from the Mediterranean coast, the city rises in a hilly area along the river Lez. The center of the city is the place de la Comédie, the place where the Christmas market usually takes place. Montpellier originated in the Middle Ages as a merchant city, in ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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