There are many Münchner Weihnachtsmärkte, which begin on the first weekend of Advent and attract many tourists and Munich residents until Christmas eve. One of the main draws is drinking Glühwein (hot mulled wine) and of course there are many options for food: sausages on a bun, pretzels, stollen, lebkucken and many other types of sweets. Besides food, there are many hand-made crafts, especially beautiful ornaments.
We visited maybe five or six of the twenty-some outdoor markets in the city. Here are pictures of a few of them:
The Chriskind'lmarkt in the heart of downtown (Marientplatz) is probably the most famous, and most busy!
Many stands sell chocolate covered fruit on a stick!
Benjamin especially liked the Medieval market ("with real swords!"):
[This chain mail shirt weighs 13 kg (it had a sign on it...) but the helmet was more fun to try on.]
I made a quick visit to our old neighborhood in Haidhausen, to see the market there too. Quite a different view of Weisenburgerplatz ("pretty platz") which has the beautiful fountain and flowers in the summer.
In the Englischer Garten, not a far walk from our apartment, the Chinesischer Turm Christmas Market has the most "outdoorsy" feel...
... quite the opposite of the Chirstkind'lmarkt in the pedestrian zone downtown.
We visited several others, including the market in the courtyard of the Munich Residenz (palace) and a very quaint one in the northeast suburbs Munich in the grounds of a small medieval castle. Night lighting however (and drinking Glühwein) doesn't allow for such great picture taking, but in a couple cases we kept the mugs as souvenirs!
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| Our little collection of memorabilia from the Weihnachtsmarkt's: A candle holder with thin wooden cut-out of the Munich skyline, a traditional metal ornament of the city, and of course two Glühwein mugs. |
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