Dresden Christmas Market - In Photos

Posted on 17. Dec, 2012 by Marie-Eve Vallieres in Destinations, Europe Travel, Germany, Press Trips

You know the feeling you have when you feel like you’ve entered Christmas heaven, and suddenly everything in the world is a little better?

This is exactly what the Dresden Christmas market feels like. Christmassy goodness, delicious smells assaulting your nose from every direction, the warmth of a glüwhein cup in your hands, and a giddy smile on your face as your brain slowly morphs into your 7 year-old self while you hop from one market to another.

My two favorite markets were the traditional Striezelmarkt, and the medieval display at Neumarkt - both fascinating in their own way, for my inner child and my grown-up self.

Did you know that the Dresden Christmas market is the oldest and largest ones in Germany, with more than 230 stands whose tradition go all the way back to 1434?

This is perhaps what makes the city so interesting - such an old and festive tradition, in a city that’s been completely rebuilt from ashes not even 60 years ago. A blink, by historic standards. And yet, even the most experienced eye could be fooled into thinking that the markets in Dresden were always that way, free of warfare tragedy, in a continuous Christmas spirit, year after year.

And for once, I thought it was okay to give in, simply enjoy my surroundings, eat my weight in Kräppelchen and let myself my inner 7 year-old shine.

Have you been to the Dresden Christmas market, or another one in Germany? What’s your favorite thing about the Christmas markets?

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