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 Posted by Iberostar Hotels & Resorts in CURIOSIDADES
Christmas is closer every day, so it's already time to start thinking about Christmas decorations, on the eve of the evening menu and gifts that Santa Claus or the Three Kings will bring us. And for those purchases nothing better than Christmas feirinhas extending the towns and cities around the world.
The holiday shopping are a great excuse to travel. The tradition of fairs was born in Europe, particularly in Germany, by the fourteenth century. They say that the best fair in Germany is the Cologne actually are 4 feirinhas throughout the city, but the most spectacular is the Am Dom, the square that is in front of the Cologne Cathedral. Although the oldest is that of Dresden, located in the Striezelmarkt, which has about 250 tents.
Impressive is also the Christmas crafts fair in Berlin, around the Kaiser Wilhelm church.
In Copenhagen, the crafts fair is set in beautiful gardens, by itself, Tivoli Park, the oldest of mundo.Viena with its famous coffee shops and delicious sweets, typical throughout the year, also features three Christmas feirinhas all with a special attraction involving tourists in an irresistible feeling of Christmas. If Santa Claus would be guided by taste, no doubt Brussels would be among the first stations of his Christmas route. The two most famous Prague Christmas feirinhas are around a giant Christmas tree in the square of the Old Town. Beautifully decorated, have stalls where they sell everything from crystal of Bohemia and puppets to sweet and braided bread. Occupying the most desirable part of town, in front of the imposing cathedral of Strasbourg, is the oldest and largest Christmas Fair of France, Christkindelsmarik.Londres is a city rich in fairs in all periods of the year, of course, at Christmas, not lack the traditional Christmas markets, the most popular are the Southbank and Hyde Park.
Christmas in Hungary is the most important festival of the year, thanks to the fact that the Christmas holidays coincide with afestividade of St. Stephen, founder of the Hungarian state. The most famous Christmas market is Budapest, although of Győr, Pécs and Sopron also worth a visit.
In Croatia the Christmas atmosphere is lived on the streets with numerous feirinhas in Zagreb the most typical is the Ban Jelacic Square. In them we find the typical Christmas decorations, mulled wine, local crafts and a variety of typical snacks.
Thanks to old ties with Austria and Germany, the Italian region where the Christmas fairs, no doubt, are the most authentic are the Trentino-Alto Adige, here can find some great fairs in the historic centers of Bressanone (Brixen), Brunico , Merano, Vipiteno, Trento, Arco, etc. However, there are also beautiful Christmas fairs in other Italian cities such as Rome, Florence, Bologna, Naples, Verona ...
Christmas in Spain is a traditional festival deeply felt by the population, the houses are built elaborate sets of the Nativity as the Crib of Bethlehem and the Christmas tree. The main Spanish Christmas fair takes place in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. The fair Christmas in Barcelona, linked to the feast of Santa Luzia, is also very beautiful. But in any Spanish city you can find the typical feirinhas full of Christmas decorations, nativity figurines, candy and Christmas trees.
Although the Christmas feirinhas are not as typical as in Europe, across the Atlantic Santa Claus will also find a crafts fair which should include as fixed station in the preparatory route Christmas, Chicago. The crafts fair center, right in the neighborhood of Chicagoland is truly a wonder.
In short, there are many and very varied the Christmas feirinhas what's around the world, but it is also true that Europe takes the Palme d'Or. Where do we start?

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