Right in front of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), the Advent at Neumarkt beams you back 100 years. Tradition, charm and the romanticism of the location are unique, the faithfully recreated market booths offer only high-quality, handmade products – from aromatic soaps to chocolate specialities and glass art all the way to puppets and cheese. Of course, we tried...

The Striezelmarkt claims to be the oldest Christmas market in Germany (others do so, as well. But they aren’t, of course!).  It started as a one-day market in 1434 to provide the citizens of Dresden with the meat for the Christmas meal after the pre-Christmas period of fasting – and is now not only one of the oldest Christmas markets,...

The Christmas market in Loschwitz near the Blaues Wunder (blue wonder bridge) is my favourite in Dresden. The cosy, bright booths are of the highest quality. You can buy handicrafts, not always (actually: almost never) cheap, but mostly worth the price. And of course, those who believe that they are starving and dying of thirst for the rest of the year...

The Christmas market Altkötzschenbroda is very comfortable, compared to the tourist-flooded Striezelmarkt in nearby Dresden. But the offers are nonetheless unbeatably good – both for those who want to buy wool hats against the sudden cold air and for those who expect something different in music and entertainment (and, of course, especially for those who like to drink good mulled...