Dresden, Germany CNN — Flanked along ... densest Christstollen fruit bread and finest crafts money can buy. It was Christmas Eve 1434 when Germany’s first Christmas market, Dresdner ...

The city of Dresden claims Germany’s oldest Christmas market ... There’s also Weinachtsdorf (Christmas Village) at the Residenz. This is a smaller Christmas market, but equally festive.

THERE'S a Christmas market in Germany that's nearly 600 years old - and it boasts some big attractions. Dresden Christmas Market, also known as Dresdner Striezelmarkt, is said to be the oldest ...