The Nuremberg Christmas market in Germany, the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt, will run from November 29 to December 24, 2024.
At Nuremberg’s main Christmas market in the heart of the city, Germany’s most famous Christmas market, the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt, delights visitors of all ages. As always, on the Friday before the first Advent, the Nuremberg Christkind will open “its” market on Friday, November 26, 2021 in the gallery of the Frauenkirche with the solemn prologue.
Many guests from all over the world are expected to visit again in the run-up to Christmas Eve. In previous years, the Christkindlesmarkt attracted around 2.3 million visitors – proof of the continued appeal of the travel destination. For the people of Nuremberg, a stroll through its stalls is also part of the Advent experience, especially on weekday evenings and Christmas Eve mornings.
We, of course, then went to see the Nuremberg Christmas Market, or Nürnberg in German, which is one of the largest in Germany.
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Located in the Bavarian region, Nuremberg is an hour’s drive from Munich, making it a great day trip for those who want to visit another city in the region.
We spent a weekend in Nuremberg to make the most of it, because since it was practically winter, the amount of daylight was not that great, so the best thing to do is to plan more calmly. But if you visit the city during the summer, you can visit the main points of the city on a well-paced day.
We started our tour with lunch. In a region a little far from the center, 10 minutes by car, precisely at Nimrodstrasse number 10, is Boogie’s BBQ, a diner with an American style. The little one and I loved the Outback-style ribs, it was enough to satisfy our Genoveva. My husband had a mega roast beef sandwich. Look at his happy face after lunch.
From there we went to the Hauptbahnhof where we parked the car and went for a walk through the old town of Nuremberg and visited the Christmas market. Leaving the Hauptbahnhof we came face to face with the Königstor, one of the towers that are part of the city wall. From there we entered the Handwerkerhof, all decorated for Christmas.
At the Handwerkerhof there are several shops with typical regional crafts and restaurants.
In one of the little shops, namely Der Kunstgewerbeladen, where I was served by a friendly and patient landlady, I bought a very pretty copper pendant from an old kitchen. I had already found my souvenir from Nuremberg.
From the Handwerkerhof we went down Königstrasse towards the Christmas market, which is concentrated in the Hauptmarkt area, the square where the Frauenkirche is located. However, before getting there we stopped at Lorenzer Platz to visit the Saint Lorenz Kirche.
The Saint Lorenz Church is beautiful and even at Christmas with all the decorations it looked amazing. The highlight is a huge medallion near the main altar.
While walking around the square, we were surprised by the mascot of the city hockey team, the IceTigers, who was handing out gifts (oranges and nuts) to the children in celebration of Nikolaus. The little girl loved it and didn’t want to leave the poor guy alone.
We ran away and managed to get to the bridge over the Pegnitz River. As the market stalls started popping up on the bridge, we almost missed one of Nuremberg’s postcards, which is this one:
From there we really arrived at the hustle and bustle of the Christmas market, or rather, the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt. There begin the endless stalls selling Glühwein, Lebkuchen, which is the city’s famous gingerbread and many, many sweet treats to replenish the calories lost in the cold.
At Hauptmarkt, we took a stroll around the market, admiring the decorated stalls and the pleasant festive atmosphere in the air.
In addition to the traditional German stalls, in Nuremberg there is an area reserved for products from other countries, as well as a small market for children.
Almost at the exit of Hauptmarkt we saw a fountain, the Schonner Brunner, from 1385, which is one of the city’s landmarks.
As it started to rain, we went into the town hall, Rathaus, to escape the rain and, as a bonus, we saw a beautiful Christmas tree with decorations made by the city’s children.
Opposite the town hall is the St. Sebald Kirche, which was closed. From there we headed towards the Kaiserburg, the city castle. We passed by Tiergärtnerplatz, which had a huge, fully lit tree. It was so beautiful! The little girl was enchanted by what she saw.
We took a quick stroll around Tiergärtnertor and went up the hill to finally arrive at the Kaiserburg.
As it was already very dark, this was at 5:00 pm, and the cold started to set in. We just took a walk around the outside area of the castle and enjoyed the view of the city, which is beautiful even on a foggy night.
From there to the hotel to rest for the next day. 😀
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