Munich Christmas Market

Hello everyone,

Munich is well known as the home of the Oktoberfest and beer, but you also need to check it out this time of the year and have a mulled wine (Glühwein) in a cold day at the traditional Christmas Market. The biggest Christmas Market in Munich is at Marienplatz, the city's main square, and dates back to 1310.

Let me share you my pictures from the Christmas Market, showing you German decorations and food:

Entrance sign of the Munich Christmas Market (Münchner Christlkindlmarkt)

There is a big Christmas tree at the Marienplatz:

You can find a lot of handcrafted Christmas decorations on the market.
Figures from the Christmas nativity scene (Krippenfiguren) which represent the birth of Jesus are typically found in a German Christmas Market.

Here are handcrafted Christmas balls:

Some Nutcracker dolls (Nussknacker):

Santa Claus:

More Christmas decorations:

Let me show you some food on the Christmas Market:

Try out German gingerbread (Lebkuchen):

or heart-shaped gingerbread:

You also have to try some German Christmas cookies (Plätzchen) besides gingerbread:

This the Stollen, German fruit cake with sugar coating eaten during Christmas season:

Here are some chocolate coated fruit:

These are Mohrenköpfe, chocolate filled with whipped cream:

Crepe with Nutella:

Sugar coated almonds and other nuts:

When you are hungry, you have to try the famous German sausages:

also try some Sauerkraut

and of course pretzels:

This is one of many stalls selling mulled wine (Glühwein). Germans usually have a mulled wine together at the Christmas Market. It is especially nice to have mulled wine when it is cold outside.

I hope you enjoyed the impressions from the Munich Christmas Market. If you like them, then you should definitely pay Munich or other German cities a visit during the Christmas season and check out their Christmas Markets.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!