{"id":17467,"date":"2016-12-30T11:22:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T11:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17467"},"modified":"2016-12-30T11:23:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T11:23:24","slug":"a-mighty-big-bavarian-christmas-market-december-in-aschaffenburg-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-mighty-big-bavarian-christmas-market-december-in-aschaffenburg-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-01.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying\u00a0visit to the\u00a0Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern Germany.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-02.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located in north west Bavaria,\u00a0Aschaffenburg has a long history with the\u00a0earliest remains of settlements in the area dating from the Stone Age.<\/p>\n<p>Roman legions were once stationed here, as were the US Army who occupied several facilities after WW2. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aschaffenburg\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-04.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the whiff of mulled wine, roasted almonds, potato pancakes and grilled sausages filling the air, I took a quick spin around the market and grabbed these photos:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-03.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A local choir get in a last minute practice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-05.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-06.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Franconian nativity scene with life-size wooden figures forms the centrepiece of the Christmas market.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-07.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-08.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-09.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-10.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mulled wine cottage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-11.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buying Christmas gifts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-12.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-13.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-14.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_pyramid\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas pyramids<\/a> are hugely popular across Germany. The top part rotates.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-15.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-16.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-17.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-18.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-19.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Built in 1605, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schloss_Johannisburg\" target=\"_blank\">Schloss Johannisburg<\/a> castle dominates the background.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-20.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Amaretto Mulled Wine for sale.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-21.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-22.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-23.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-24.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-25.jpg\" alt=\"A Big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany, December 2016\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?s=christmas\">See more Christmas scenes here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They don&#8217;t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying\u00a0visit to the\u00a0Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern &hellip; 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