Hamburg Christmas markets

Though Christmas lasts several days at the end of December, the Christmas markets for more than one month will bring warm to the cold winter through the bustling festive atmosphere in advance. Hamburg has many Christmas markets, and every district has an exclusive market, which is usually located at large squares. The bustling and famous ones include Spital Pedestrian Street in the downtown, the coast of Alster Lake, and Reeperbahn Square.

The stands in Christmas markets mainly display and sell handicrafts, such as Christmas ornaments for house decoration, e.g., wooden ornaments, iron articles and colorful glass products. With the progress of internationalization, the stands also sell the jewelries of Bohemia style, chinaware from China and ornaments of Indian style. Such markets are good places for shopping souvenirs, which are a little expensive. In addiction, there are many delicious foods in Christmas markets, including the above mentioned red wine, the fragrant fried onion mushrooms and roasted sausage , and the lovely Lebkuchen, which are too delighted to leave.