Stumbling Upon Works of Art at the Berliner Kunstmarkt CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER LIDOWSKI Sometimes, the most special places to visit are discovered by accident. This has happened a few times to me during my travels so far. I came across a section of the original city wall in Brussels after a glance down an alley … Continue reading Berliner Kunstmarkt
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Strasbourg Christmas Market
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Note this article was previously published, but has been updated for the 2015 season. Enjoy! Strasbourg, France is known as the Noel Capital and has held a Christmas Market since 1570. I’ll take those as two good signs that it is a market worth seeing! And the experience did not disappoint! … Continue reading Strasbourg Christmas Market
Nuremberg Christmas Market
CONTRIBUTED BY AMY BERMUDEZ Note: This article was published in 2013, but has been updated for the 2015 season. Enjoy! Christmas markets are the thing this time of year in Germany. Every town and their brother hosts one. Vendors fill stalls selling their trinkets, snacks, beverages (mulled wine, anyone?), and other holiday goodies. People come … Continue reading Nuremberg Christmas Market
Bayreuth Christmas Market
CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI Note: This article was published in 2013, but the information at the bottom has been updated for the 2015 Christmas market season! Enjoy! This weekend our family decided to visit Bayreuth Christmas Market. Bayreuth and the drive there never fail to impress me, plus it’s only a 25 minute ride away … Continue reading Bayreuth Christmas Market
Stuttgart Christmas Market
CONTRIBUTED BY CASEY COTE Note: This article was originally published in 2014, but has been updated for the 2015 season. Enjoy! Ladies and gents, it's Christmas Market season in Germany and the entire country basically threw up Christmas last weekend! It's truly a magical sight to see. Hundreds of towns across Germany have completely decked … Continue reading Stuttgart Christmas Market
Ludwigsburg Christmas Market
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Note: This article was originally published in 2013, but has been updated for the 2015 season. Enjoy! Do you know the Glühwein drill? First of all, Glühwein is a warm mulled wine. Traditionally it’s a red wine, but sometimes you can find weiss (white) Glühwein as well. It’s a staple of … Continue reading Ludwigsburg Christmas Market