I don’t remember how Dinkelsbuehl made it onto our list of markets to visit. Perhaps it was the slightly funny name of the town or maybe it was just one of those random choices you make when planning a trip. Whatever the reason, I am glad that the little town of Dinkelsbuehl didn’t get pushed to the side of the shortlist.
The white, foggy landscape that we drove through to reach the town was the perfect start of our day. There is nothing quite like feeling that your are safely encased inside a gigantic marshmallow or low-floating cloud to put a smile on your face.
The next plus was the free parking we easily found just outside the city gate. The extra bonus was the winter-clad man with an upbeat spirit who was walking his dog near where we had just placed the car. He welcomed us, pointed us in the right direction and then wished us an enjoyable day.
Dinkelsbuehl does not have a large Christmas market. You can easily walk around the whole Christmas market in about five minutes flat, perhaps even two times. But what the market does have is character. These people aren’t at their stalls hawking food and goods because they want money from the tourists and that’s what they do every year. They’re there because they enjoy it or at least they seem to! They rig up a system that plays Christmas music into the courtyard, they shout hello to each other as they arrive in the morning and they regularly step away from their stands to catch up on the town news. And when you are standing at their stall, they chat to you and make you feel like the most important person there, even if you don’t decide to purchase something. It is a comforting, homely feeling.
And as if that feeling wasn’t enough, the town of Dinkelsbuehl is well worth the journey alone. Multi-coloured buildings with crow-stepped gables line the snow covered streets; the names of shops and services lettered on the front while historical buildings and cobblestone alleyways entice you to explore the town further.
Christmas market or not, this was by far one of our favourite places to visit and I hope to get the chance to see the town one day during the warmer months when I can only imagine how serene and enchanting it is.
Dinkelsbuehl Christmas market: http://www.germany-christmas-market.org.uk/dinkelsbuehl_christmas_market.php
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what a funny name indeed, I have to say I have never heart it before and I did think I know Germany not that bad:-) but hey, never to late to learn stg new:-)))
I love the way you described this place and I am laready in love with it! thank for this helpful info, the pictures and the virtual glühwein-smell:-)
Thanks for the feedback Jana. It really is such a lovely little town. I could have stayed there all day. :)