As of writing this, there are 79 days and 7 hours to go until the opening of Dresden’s Christmas Market and I can hardly contain my excitement than Christmas is just around the corner! To say that Christmas in Germany is anything less than magical would be a complete understatement! So, when you’re looking for the best Christmas Markets in Germany, Dresden’s Striezelmarkt is right up at the top of the list! Why, well for one, it’s the oldest Christmas Market in Germany and two, because its über pretty!

Dresden is the capital of the state of Saxony, just north of Bavaria. Saxony borders the Czech Republic and Dresden is not that far from the border. Just a mere 30 years ago, it would have been unimaginable to visit the city as it was pretty much closed off from the rest of the world.