Aachen
How to get there:
Next nearest
Christmas Markets:
Monschau
Cologne
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19.11. –
23.12.2010
11am-9pm daily
Sunday 21.11.: 6pm-9pm
Thursday 23.12.: 11am-8pm
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Aachen Christmas Market
The Aachen Christmas Market is Germany's nearest Christmas
Market to the UK and can easily be reached from London in
less than 4 hours by train.
Aachen's brightly lit Christmas market is set around the
cathedral and town hall. This lovingly decorated
"Christmas village" on the market square has everything your
heart could desire. One local speciality you really must try
is the Aachen Printen, a kind of gingerbread.
Every year
before Christmas the squares and streets round the Aachen
Town Hall are transformed into a paradise of lights and
colours, festive sounds and seductive smells.
The glorious
fair in the Christmas City, which has been erected with
great care and sentiment, fascinates both the young and the
old. The enormous choice between original, stylish and
precious goods makes small and big dreams come true. It is
really no wonder why the Aachen Christmas Market has become
an absolute "must" for all people of Aachen and Aachen fans
as well.
The Aachen Christmas Market has become famous far beyond the
boundaries of the Aachen region, this is due to its pleasant
and familiar atmosphere. People come to the Christmas Market
in order to meet their families, friends, acquaintances and
colleagues. This happens during the lunch break or after
work, during the week or at the weekend.
The carousel is a
must for the children as is the mulled wine for adults.
Potato fritters are eaten at all times of the day. Naturally
you will find a large variety of Printen and other Christmas
cakes and biscuits, "Domino Stones", gingerbread, "Spekulatius"
and marzipan bread. These are distributed all over the world
by Aachen bakeries. However in the Aachen Christmas Market
they come oven fresh and taste much more delicious.
The
tradition of the Christmas Market goes back to the
seventies. Originally when it was held around the Elisa
Fountain the "Printen Market" was rather small. A huge
change took place when it was moved to the Market Place and
the Katschhof as well as the adjoining small streets.
Not
only have visitor numbers rocketed but also the number of
exhibitors has continuously risen over the last few years.
This way the choices of culinary delicacies as well as that
of beautiful works of art and crafts have increased every
year ever since.
Visitors to the Aachen Christmas Market are faced with a great
deal of choice and this is why they come back year after
year to see the colourful stands and stalls. The Aachen
Christmas Market closes its gates on the day before
Christmas Eve in the afternoon. |
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Favourite Hotels in Aachen*
 Art Hotel Superior
 Pullman Aachen Quellenhof
 Hotel Rosenpark Laurensberg
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