🇩🇪 German Christmas markets: Düsseldorf + small town day trips

🇩🇪 German Christmas markets: Düsseldorf + small town day trips

🎄 UPDATED FOR 2024 🎄 If you're dreaming of a European Christmas market trip, this guide has exactly what you need! The perk of Düsseldorf's area is that they're less crowded than some of the more internationally-known areas, but still have magical markets! In this guide, you'll get: - dates & locations for the markets - details on which are the more major ones and which are smaller/more niche - themes, or what distinguishes each from the others - specialty foods to try - how to get between towns without a car - hotel suggestions for Dusseldorf
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Düsseldorf makes for an easy Christmas market destination! It's easy to get around by train and close to several other great Christmas market towns. 

Foods to Try

Because the Düsseldorf markets put such an emphasis on having a variety of cuisines, there aren't a ton of that unique to the city. But here are a few local bites you might try: 

🥩 sauerbraten - roasted meat with just a slightly sour marinade. Sounds weird, but it's delicious! It's less common at the markets, but if you stop for a meal at a brewery, definitely try it! 

🥖Westphalian pumpernickel - the local brown bread is so good! 

🍺 Altbier - the local beer is more full bodied than your average German bier.

🥃 Killepitsch - a local liqueur used as a digestive after a meal! The flavor is herbal, made of 98 different herbs, berries, and fruit. 

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