Christmas markets

2 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin, London, New York City, Paris / Île-de-France, Shopping Reading Time:  8 minutes

Frankfurt, Germany © Suburbi

Frankfurt, Germany © Suburbi

The history of Christmas markets goes back to the Late Middle Ages in the German speaking part of Europe. The Dresden Christmas market, first held in 1434, is one of the oldest Christmas markets. It attracts between 1.5 and 2 million visitors a year and has over 250 stalls. The Bautzen Christmas market was even older, first being mentioned in records in 1384. The Vienna December market was a kind of forerunner of the Christmas market and dates back to 1294.   read more…

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