Christmas in Salzburg

With its traditional flair and ambiance the Salzburg Christmas Market is the perfect setting to get in the mood for Christmas.Beautiful Cathedral Square, the traditional stalls, the stars overhead and the quality of the products sold charm visitors year after year. You will be enchanted too: by traditional craftsmanship, delicious Christmas cookies, aromatic tree ornaments and many arts and crafts of the season. The Salzburg Christmas Market is an experience for all of the senses: the delicate scent of mulled wine envelops the stalls, which offer fine and fanciful, old and new items. Performances by traditional Salzburg choirs and children's groups from Salzburg schools are a magnet for visitors year after year. "Turmblasen", the unparalleled Advent brass concerts, can be heard on Residence Square every Saturday at 6:30 p.m.I will pick you up in a lobby of the hotel you are staying in with a driver and his minivan at 8am. It takes 4 hours drive from Prague to Salzburg.