Augsburg: Angelic City

Augsburg, a medium-sized Bavarian city to the west of Munich, is home to a life-sized advents calander and the famous "Angel Play"

The location of the Christmas market in the Bavarian city Augsburg mirrored the wanderings of local tradesman throughout the town and its suburbs but for several decades, it has made its home on the marketplace in front of the city hall.

While it features many of the specialties found at other Bavarian market, Augsburg is especially known for its “Angel Play,” which is performed several times a week during advent.

In Augsburg, playing one of the city’s angels has become something of a beauty pageant. Young women wanting to play the angel must be graceful, have musicality, and—naturally—be able to avoid dizziness at great heights.

Once a week during advent, they are lowered from the top of the city hall. All 24 angels appear illuminated in front of the hall, becoming a huge Advents calendar symbolizing the days left until Christmas.

Augsburg also boasts its own Christmas pyramid, which although not the largest at around 25 feet, is the only one to feature a barrel for pouring Glühwein, the mulled hot spice wine that is a staple at Christmas markets throughout Germany.

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	Augsburg: Angelic City
	Berlin: Metropolis Flair
	Dresden: Germany’s oldest Christmas market
	Frankfurt am Main: Christmas at the Crossroads of Commerce
	Lübeck: Marzipan mecca
	Munich: Christmas in the heart of Bavaria
	Nürnberg: Market with Tradition
	Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Medieval Christmas Magic

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