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The most beau­tiful Christ­mas mar­kets around the Alps

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Roman­ti­cal­ly illu­mi­na­ted woo­den huts, steam­ing punch in your hands and the smell of brat­wurst, chest­nuts and roas­ted almonds in the air. When the first snow­flakes swirl through the air and the moun­tain peaks light up, the Christ­mas sea­son is defi­ni­te­ly enchan­ting. Whe­ther it’s a spe­cial Advent mar­ket hop by boat on Lake Tegern­see, the tra­di­tio­nal Christ­mas mar­ket in Bad Tölz or the South Tyro­lean Bell Christ­mas in the his­to­ric old town of Ster­zing — the­se Feu­er & Eis Tou­ris­tik trips swee­ten the pre-Christ­mas and win­ter season. 

Tra­di­tio­nal charm at the Christ­mas mar­ket in Bad Tölz

Along the his­to­ric mar­ket street and the typi­cal Lüftl pain­tings on the hou­ses, 40 lovin­g­ly deco­ra­ted woo­den huts await with culina­ry deli­ca­ci­es and artis­tic, regio­nal crafts such as car­ved figu­res and jewel­ry. A child­ren’s mer­ry-go-round turns in front of the foun­tain, sin­gers and music groups from the Isar­win­kel play fes­ti­ve Christ­mas carols — just like in the old days, only today. The Tölz Christ­mas mar­ket is the lar­gest and pro­ba­b­ly best-known Christ­mas mar­ket in the regi­on and is popu­lar with both young and old. 

Feu­er und Eis Tou­ris­tik has a spe­cial Advent offer that includes a gui­ded tour of the spa town and, as a high­light, a Christ­mas per­for­mance in the 110-year-old Tölz Mario­net­te Thea­ter. To ensu­re that the natu­re and hiking expe­ri­ence is not negle­c­ted on this Advent excur­si­on, excur­si­ons into the Bava­ri­an win­ter para­di­se around Bad Tölz invi­te you. Whe­ther it’s a walk along the Wild Isar or a climb up one of the sur­roun­ding moun­ta­ins? Ever­yo­ne will find the right sup­port­ing pro­gram for them­sel­ves here. 

Click here for the hiking tour in Bad Tölz: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/toelzer-christkindlmarktfreuden

Three times as much Advent at Lake Tegernsee 

Three Christ­mas mar­kets in one go — this spe­cial oppor­tu­ni­ty is offe­red on Lake Tegern­see. The boat takes you effort­less­ly bet­ween the Advent mar­kets in Bad Wies­see, Tegern­see and Rot­tach-Egern, always with a won­derful view of the illu­mi­na­ted lake­si­de pro­me­na­des. Each of the­se three mar­kets has its own uni­que charm and spe­cial flair: in Bad Wies­see, around 20 exhi­bi­tors offer hand­ma­de pro­ducts made of wood, cera­mics or wool as well as regio­nal spe­cial­ties such as Bava­ri­an whis­key punch. 

Around the pavi­li­on in the spa gar­dens of Rot­tach-Egern on the shores of Lake Tegern­see, the Rot­ta­cher Wei­sen­blä­ser and the Oim­dud­ler pro­vi­de musi­cal enter­tain­ment. And in front of the Tegern­see cast­le church, a who­le vil­la­ge of Christ­mas huts is wai­ting to be discovered. 

Exclu­si­ve­ly with Feu­er & Eis Tou­ris­tik, the Advent Magic Tegern­see offer also includes the com­pa­ny of a local gui­de in the town of Tegern­see, who will pro­vi­de inte­res­t­ing infor­ma­ti­on about the regi­on, its peo­p­le, cus­toms and tra­di­ti­ons. But the­re is also ple­nty of time for a detour to the Wall­berg, a hike along the Tegern­see High Trail or a rela­xing spa ses­si­on in the iod­i­ne sulp­hur bath in Bad Wies­see. Guests are spoi­led for choice — whe­ther to stay in a hotel, a vaca­ti­on apart­ment or a guest house… and in which of the three towns? 

Click here for the various Advent Magic Tegern­see offers:

Win­ter and Christ­mas fri­ends in Sterzing 

The Ster­zing Bell Christ­mas and the accom­pany­ing Christ­mas mar­ket are uni­que. First­ly, the char­ming, late medieval mining town is situa­ted at an alti­tu­de of almost 1000 meters — spec­ta­cu­lar views included. Second­ly, very spe­cial tra­di­ti­ons and cus­toms are wai­ting to be expe­ri­en­ced here. During Advent, the­re is a sweet smell of fresh­ly baked Spitz­buam, gin­ger­b­read tents and stol­len. Wat­ching over all this is the cha­rac­te­ristic Zwöl­fer­turm tower from 1470 with a caril­lon of 25 bells. 

They sound dai­ly at 17:00. The musi­ci­an and com­po­ser Josef Hal­ler has com­po­sed his own pie­ce with ensem­ble accom­p­animent for the caril­lon in his home town (pre­mie­re in 2020). Josef Hal­ler and Ster­zing musi­ci­ans will per­form it tog­e­ther on various days during Advent. You have until Janu­ary 6 to visit the Alpi­ne town of Ster­zing and the Glockenweihnacht.

If you would like to visit this Advent mar­ket, sim­ply plan a detour to the Glo­cken­weih­nacht as part of the Fire and Ice Tou­rism Win­ter Acti­vi­ty Week in South Tyrol. Tour starts are pos­si­ble on Janu­ary 4 and 5, 2025 — so make the most of this last chan­ce befo­re the Glo­cken­weih­nacht ends on Janu­ary 6. Cross-coun­try ski­ing, night tobog­ga­ning and snow­s­ho­e­ing are alre­a­dy on the pro­gram — what bet­ter way to expe­ri­ence winter? 

Click here for the hiking tour:

https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/winter-aktiv-woche-suedtirol

Book your next hiking trip during the Advent sea­son here: