Christmas Markets

German Christmas are known worldwide for their charming atmosphere and handmade gifts, ranging from toys and candles to lambskin shoes and tree decorations. The fairs are filled with aromas of traditional festive delicacies and sounds of carols setting the mood for Christmas celebrations. Travellers are invited to choose from the following destinations: Cologne, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Hannover, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich.

The Hotels

• Berlin: Hotel Lichtenberg or Hotel Berlin Messe
• Cologne: Centro Hotel Conti or Holiday Inn Express - Muelheim
• Frankfurt: Metro Hotel Frankfurt City
• Munich: Holiday Inn Express Munich - Messe or NH Muenchen City Sud
• Dusseldorf: Mercure Hotel Dusseldorf Zentrum or Best Western Ambassador Hotel
• Hamburg: Hotel Hamburg MItte or Centro Hotel North name
• Nuremberg: Acomhotel Nuernberg
• Stuttgart: Best Western Hotel Stuttgart Zuffenhausen or Attimo Hotel
• Hannover: Best Western Hotel Hannover City or Wyndham Hannover Atrium
• Dortmund: Mercure Hotel Dortmund City

Groupon’s Guide To German Christmas Markets

Indulging in a seasonal escape, visitors will get wrapped in the nationwide market tradition with candles, Christmas trees, and a friendly atmosphere.

Cologne offers festivities by its immense cathedral as well as at the large Rudolfplatz, while the 600-year-old Frankfurt market features live music and fanfares. In Berlin, travellers may take a city tour of up to 60 different fairs, while the Hamburg markets are filled with handcrafted decorations from the Erzgebirge region.

Düsseldorf offers visitors mulled wine and hot chocolate at Marktplatz and a 450-square-metre ice rink at Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz, while one of the world’s tallest Christmas trees may be admired at Dortmund’s Hansaplatz. 

Tourists may savour baked goods in the 600-year-old Frankfurt market while spending delightful moments listening to live music and trumpet fanfare at the pleasant market of Römerberg.

In Berlin, travellers may choose from up to 60 different Christmas markets, the most famous being Charlottenburg Castle Christmas Market.

In Munich, the 20,000sqm Munich Christmas Market on Marienplatz boasts a Christmas tree with 3,000 lights, and stretches from Marienplatz to the old town hall tower, Altes Rathaus.

An array of Christmas markets can be explored in Hamburg, transforming the city into a beautiful spectacle every winter season. Thousands of lights reflect in the Alster and Elbe rivers, while the scent of roasted almonds and fir fills the air.

Options

Option 1: stay in Berlin

• £89-£119 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £119-£149 with Manchester flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £119-£149 with Edinburgh flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £119-£189 with Bristol flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £139-£199 with Glasgow flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 2: stay in Hamburg

• £99-£139 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £109-£149 with Manchester flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £109-£159 with Edinburgh flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 3: stay in Cologne

• £109-£149 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £109-£159 with Manchester flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 4: stay in Nuremberg

• £149-£189 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 5: stay in Franfurkt

• £109-£139 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £119-£149 with Manchester flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 6: stay in Dortmund

• £149-£189 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 7: stay in Stuttgart

• £149-£219 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £229-£259 with Glasgow Flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 8: stay in Munich

• £149-£179 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £159-£189 with Manchester flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £149-£199 with Edinburgh flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £269-£299 with Glasgow flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 9: stay in Dusseldorf

• £129-£149 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £149-£239 with Manchester flights, depending on dates and number of nights
• £169-£219 with Glasgow flights, depending on dates and number of nights

Option 10: stay in Hannover

• £169-£199 with London Flights, depending on dates and number of nights