A medieval Christmas market in Siegburg, Germany
During the cold wintry holiday season, there is one country in Europe tourists flock to: Germany. This fairy tale land, home to the world renowned linguistic and story tellers, the Grimm brothers, the rowdy Oktoberfest, its giant-serving sausages, and the autobahns without speed limit, is known for its magical and traditional Christmas markets. They are everywhere in Deutschland. Nuremberg is the most popular of them all and is said to draw yearly more than 2 million eager tourists. That said, it was very tempting to go to Cologne and Dusseldorf, the cities comparable to Nuremberg in size and revelry and nearer to Holland too but I wanted something smaller and less touristy... something different. The enchanting medieval Christmas market in Siegburg is said to be the first, and the most authentic of all period markets in Germany. Siegburg, a small cosy town between Cologne and Bonn (about 27 KM south of Cologne) was just the right choice. Before the trip I read about Siegburg being ...