Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – The Freiburg Christmas market opened its doors to visitors this year. The event in the Black Forest metropolis with up to 132 sales stands will run until December 23, as the Freiburg tourism and trade fair company FWTM announced on Thursday.
Due to the energy crisis, the lighting in the market area is limited to eight hours a day – it used to be twelve hours. With its Christmas market, the southern city of Baden is a pioneer in the southwest.
Last year, many municipalities had canceled their Christmas markets as a precautionary measure due to the strict corona test rules or had to close them after a few days of opening on instructions from the state. The year before, the pandemic had hampered showmen and booth operators.
Ulm is now starting its Christmas market this Monday. In the state capital of Stuttgart, stalls decorated for Christmas will open this Wednesday, the city has announced.
The Karlsruhe Christkindlesmarkt will then start on November 24th. About 90 decorated gabled houses are set up. There is also a 40m high Ferris wheel.
The Constance Christmas Market opens on the same date and offers something special: It is picturesquely located directly on Lake Constance. Strasbourg in eastern France, which immodestly calls itself the “Capital of Christmas,” kicks off its traditional Christmas market on November 25.
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