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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Basel‘s Weihnachtsmarkt: enchanting December festivities
When winter begins to settle on charming rustic chalets of craftsmen and artisans, when aromas of Raclette and Glühwein drift tantalisingly around Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, then you can travel back in time at Basel’s Weihnachtsmarkt. By Ella Revitt On Münsterplatz – overlooking the Rhine and near Basel’s renowned minster – the chestnut trees are decorated with snowflake-esque lights and the 80-foot Christmas tree is illuminated with ornaments designed by Johann Wanner (whose famous Christmas Shop in Basel has attracted the likes of Queen Elizabeth II for ornaments). Down the hill at Barfüsserplatz, just in front of the Barfüsserkirche housing the