Saarbrücken’s historical St. Johanner Markt square and the region’s most popular shopping street, the Bahnhofstrasse, provide the ideal backdrop for the Saarbruecken Christmas Market and the 80 or so festively decorated huts.

The fantastic attractions include a traditional alpine hut, a huge Advent wreath, the bell tower and life-sized Christmas characters.

Every day at 7pm Father Christmas and his reindeer sleigh hover over the market on a high wire and tell the story of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.