In keeping with tradition there will be a lot of Christmas markets in Berlin again this year. The city and all its districts will be nicely decorated with a lot of fairy lights which will illuminate the whole city.

Every single market is very nice and it’s well worth going there together to have some of the nice food you can find there.
Here are the most important and the most beautiful Christmas markets in Berlin which you should really see:

Christmas market at Alexanderplatz
At the “Alex” there will be a lot of carrousels, big wheels and lotteries. Your children will especially love it here. There is also a train which goes through a magic forest with your children. The older visitors can have some fun at the ice rink.
The market starts on the 24th November until the 28th December. It’s open everyday from 10am until 10pm (On Christmas Eve it is open until 2pm).

Christmas market in the Sony Centre
In the Sony Centre the so-called “Christmas village” will be there again this year. Here you will not only find a lot for decoration, craftworks and presents but there will also be sports and musical events.
The market starts on the 24th November and will end on 9th January 2009.

Winter world at Potsdamer Platz
Probably the most beautiful and most famous market is the Winter World at the Potsdamer Platz. Here, 22,5km of fairy lights with 2,4 million lights will illuminate the city!
Last year there were a staggering 2,5 million visitors to see the amazing winter world.

It has been open since the 1st of November and you can come and see it until the 4th of January 2009. It’s opening hours are Sunday to Friday from 10am until 10pm and Saturday even until midnight.

Christmas market on the Gendarmenmarkt
If you like handcrafts you will definitely like it here! People that make combs, wood carvers, dressmakers…You can find all forms of handcrafts here and of course you can also buy all these things. And if you are hungry there are Rostbratw?rste (special German sausage), Lebkuchen (German biscuits) and Feuerzangenbowle(German wine).
It costs 1 Euro to enter the market but kids under the age of 12 go free if charge. It starts on 24th of November and ends on the 31st of December. The opening hours are as follows:
Sunday – Thursday 11:00am – 10pm
Friday – Saturday 11:00am – 11:00pm
Christmas Eve 11:00am – 6pm
New Years Eve 11:00am – 01:00am
You can find more information here: www.gendarmenmarktberlin.de

Berlin is worth a visit anyway. So take your chance and have a look on the city at the most beautiful time of the year.
Have a look for a berlin ferienwohnung or for a Hotel Berlin. The city offers you a lot of Unterkünfte Berlin and most of them are right in the city centre.