Malta INDEPENDENT online: Germany’s Christmas markets mix tradition, hot wine, pastries and gifts - by Matt Moore
INDEPENDENT onlineGermany’s Christmas markets mix tradition, hot wine, pastries and gifts - by Matt Moore
KOBLENZ, Germany: You know it’s Christmas time in Germany when the main squares of many cities and towns are transformed overnight into glittering shopping bazaars offering everything from hand-carved Christmas ornaments to Bob Marley T-shirts. The markets have been part of the country’s Yuletide celebration for hundreds of years and remain a tourist favorite.
One of the biggest and best-known is the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, where some 2 million people are expected to visit the market square in the heart of the city’s old quarter from 1-23 December.
