Discover Germany | Special Theme | Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt & Thuringia
Dresden makes winter sparkle Winter brings out its best side on the river Elbe, and never more so than at the 581st Striezelmarkt and traditional festivals. But that’s not all – Dresden has a legion of spectacular, shimmering opportunities in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year. TEXT & PHOTOS: DRESDEN MARKETING GMBH | TRANSLATION: EMMIE COLLINGE
The traditional Striezelmarkt, Germany’s oldest Christmas market, promises an inimitable atmosphere in the heart of Dresden’s baroque Altstadt, where Christmas cheer is celebrated from 26 November until 24 December 2015, promising local artisan crafts, tasty treats, irresistible gifts – and the many festivals at the Striezelmarkt. The 22nd Stollenfest on 5 December is an irrefutable highlight, as the giant Stollen cake, more than four metres in length and weighing several tons, will be cut! With 2016 marking the 800th birthday of the Dresdner Kreuzchor, this year’s impressive Advent choir concert in Dresden stadium will shine in preparation for the
great anniversary with thousands of locals singing in harmony. There will also be the remarkableVesper services, where the Frauenkirche welcomes thousands of visitors each year for their annual ChristmasVesper service. Be part of it, rejoicing in the holiday spirit on Christmas Eve with soloists, the Dresdner Motettenchor and the Ludwig Güttler brass ensemble. The best way to end the year is surely at Dresden’s Theaterplatz for the SilvesterOpen Air, where around 20,000 visitors greet the New Year in front of the spectacular backdrop of Dresden’s Cathedral, Semper Opera House and Zwinger. Will you and your friends be there too?
Top: Striezelmarkt. Photo: Sylvio Dittrich Above: Kreuzchor. Photo: Matthias Kruger
www.dresden.de/striezelmarkt www.dresden.de/weihnachtshauptstadt www.kreuzchor.com www.frauenkirche-dresden.de www.silvesterstadt.de
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