Striezelmarkt Christmas market
Guide
Photo: LH DD/Dittrich · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeMarketAllow 45–90 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The Altmarkt square filled with wooden stalls of carved Ore Mountains toys, gingerbread, mulled wine and Stollen, around a towering Christmas pyramid that turns.
A brief history
First held in 1434, it is one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets; 'Striezel' is the old name for the Stollen fruit loaf Dresden is famous for.
Tips
- Best time
- A weekday evening, when it's lit up
- Cost
- Free to wander
- Allow
- 45–90 min
- Free days
- Always free; crowded at weekends
- Hours
- Usually from late November to 24 December, daily about 10:00–21:00 (check dates)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
