Germany is considered the birthplace of the traditional Christmas market, with some dating back to the Middle Ages. While not ...

However, there are a few exceptions: Oktoberfest and Christmas, when visitors from all over travel to Hamburg for its charming Christmas markets. Key Events: ...

At least five people are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

In Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne ... In general, snowfall during the Christmas season has become increasingly rare in Germany since the 1980s. A report by Tagesspiegel found that the probability ...

Security was stepped up Saturday at Christmas markets elsewhere in Germany with more police seen in Hamburg, Leipzig and other cities. Church bells rang in Magdeburg and across the region at 7:03 ...

A car ploughed into a crowd at a German Christmas market on Friday, killing at least two people, including a small child, and leaving almost 70 wounded in a lone wolf terror attack. The dark-coloured ...

MAGDEBURG, Germany: German Chancellor Olaf ... Security was stepped up on Saturday at other Christmas markets with more police seen in Hamburg, Leipzig and other cities.

Winter in Hamburg comes alive with a stay at The Fontenay. You can stay in a new, seasonal suite in collaboration with Montblanc and use it as a base to visit the city’s famous Christmas markets.

By Lynsey Chutel and Jenny Gross For years, Germany has been strengthening security measures around Christmas markets in reaction to an attack in 2016 in which a man killed 12 people by driving a ...