Hello. Will be staying in GP from 12/26-1/1. I know there are a few Christmas markets still open in Munich, but wondering if markets in Salzburg, Innsbruck or near GP are open after Christmas. Thank you.
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
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Ok, I give up. What’s GP?
Posted by
Paradise
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen most likely.
Can't provide you any links in English but this piece in German names Berchtesgaden (#6) as a post-Christmas market as well as 9 additional options withing Bavaria's borders for Christmas activities (not all are full-fledged markets.) Ingolstadt's market (#7) might be an option within reasonable distance of Munich as well.
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Southeast US
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Salzburg's market is open through Dec 26.
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
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We spent Christmas in Munich a couple of years ago and all of the Christmas markets were gone by Christmas eve. I was surprised how quickly they disappeared. They started closing down mid-afternoon on Christmas eve and total gone by 7,8 pm. Our experience with other German markets was the same. The markets in Prague were open through New Years.
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Narberth, PA
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From the dates posted, it looks like one of the markets in Innsbruck is open: https://www.tyrol.com/things-to-do/events/all-events/e-christmas-market-innsbruck. Read closely down the page for details.
Bolzano is also open: https://www.christmas-markets.it/en/christmas-market-bolzano-south-tyrol.aspx.
Innsbruck and Bolzano can be reached on a southbound train from GP. I recommend looking at other locations and markets in the Südtirol.
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Stuttgart, Germany
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Almost all markets in German shut down between 22nd and 23rd, with a few cities going through the 24th afternoon. Exceptions are a few markets in Berlin and the others already named.
Prague would be a good place to go from Munich for open markets post-Christmas, as they are open normally from the 25th through the New Year. If that's not appealing, Alsace in France also has quite a few markets open through the same time period.