Christmas Markets




At Christmas Berlin puts on a festive dress. Christmas Markets attract people from near and far. Berlin offers you a wide variety of them. From romantic and festive Christmas Markets up to loud and noisy ones with the latest rides. Don’t forget to try mulled wine, roasted almonds, German sausages, grünkohl and other traditional specialties. You will find the most popular Christmas Markets at:

Breidscheidplatz, near Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, where you can buy handmade gifts for your loved ones and warm up with mulled wine and sausage.
Bus: 100, 200 (Breitscheidplatz); Underground: Kurfürstendamm (U2, U9);
S -Bahn: Zoologischer Garten (U2, U9)


Christmas Market at Breitscheidplatz

Alexanderplatz
 Apart from the traditional German Christmas stalls, a huge funfair invites you at Alexanderplatz with a lot of exciting rides.
Bus: 100, 200; Underground: U8, U5,U2; S-Bahn: S5, S7, S75; Tram: M2, M4, M5, M6

The Christmas Market at Schloss Charlottenburg is very noble and romantic.
Bus: 309, M45 (Schloss Charlottenburg)

At Spandau is a large Christmas Market with lots of entertainment. During the week there is not so much going on, but on weekends it is very crowded and there is even a small medieval fair.
Underground: U7 (Rathaus Spandau)


Christmas Market at Spandau
























At the Gendarmenmarkt, you will find a festive atmosphere with lots of beautiful handicraft, culture and no trash!
entry fee
Underground: U2 (Hausvogteiplatz); Bus:M6 (Stadtmitte)

At Potsdamer Platz, you can enjoy a winter world with toboggan rides, ice skating rink and of course all the other typical things that belong to a typical German Christmas Market!
Bus: 200; Underground: U2; S-Bahn: S1, S2, S25

 There is a Nostalgic Christmas Market near the boulevard Unter Den Linden.
Bus: 100, 200; Underground:U2 (Hausvogteiplatz)

The Lucia Market at the Kulturbrauerei Prenzlauer Berg has got a Swedish touch!
Underground: U2, (Eberswalder Str.); Tram: M1, M10 (Eberswalder Str.)

Lovely are the small Christmas Markets.They usually take place at weekends.
I recommend you the following:
a typical scene of a Berlin Christmas Market

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