Rothenburg embodies almost everybody’s vision of Christmas. Its picturesque, atmospheric cobbled stone streets, half-timbered centuries’ old houses, ornate Romanesque-Gothic-Renaissance churches, museums and public buildings, broad plazas, narrow alleys and mysterious paths all come to life during winter.
The ornately-decorated façades and bright lights convey an unmistakable Christmas aura alongside flavours and aromas of delicious traditional treats like hot-mulled Glühwein, spicy warm punch, gingerbread Lebkuchen, glazed cookies and powdered-sugar Stollen cakes.
Beside of the main Christmas Market on the market square, there are several small markets with mulled wine and food all over the old town.
The Christmas Spirit reigns 365 days a year in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany’s iconic, medieval city, high on the hill above the Tauber River in Bavaria. This is because the Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas store company whose unparalleled, global reputation as “The Mother of all Christmas Stores,” is headquartered here. It is directly adjacent to the Market Place in the Herrengasse, in the heart of Rothenburg. Additionally, Käthe Wohlfahrt’s German Christmas Museum, an outgrowth of the main store, traces the history of Christmas from its earliest beginnings as Christianity emerged and spread slowly throughout Europe until modern times. Artifacts – both actual and replicas --illustrations, and remembrances of Christmases of centuries past.
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