Xmas markets in Germany

One of the most memorable experiences for anyone living in Germany is
savoring the winter holiday season at one of the country's myriad
Christmas markets. The colorful fairs are held in most towns and
cities during the four-week Advent season leading up to Christmas.

The scent of roasted almonds, gingerbread cookies and savory snacks
like fried bratwursts and potato pancakes intermingles with the steam
rising from mugs of hot spiced mulled wine as people stroll through
the cozy markets choc-a-bloc with cute wooden booths and stalls.
Locals and tourists alike shop in these "cities of cloth and wood"
for Christmas ornaments and traditional handicrafts - from
nutcrackers, wooden figurines, straw stars and smokers, to textiles,
cards, cookie tins, glass balls, toys, and tin tree ornaments.
Christmas in Germany still retains a traditional touch.
In this vein, virtually every German city or town has a Christmas
market.