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Augsburger Strasse 130, (formerly Achat Hotel), Augsburg, Bavaria, 86368, Germany

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Augsburg Christmas Market

by kathyandrick2

We are touring the Christmas markets this December. Along with stopping at the major markets we would like to spend 2 nights in Augsburg. Does anyone have comments on the Augsburg market and whether we should spend 2 nights here?

Re: Augsburg Christmas Market

by bonio

Spent two nights there ourselves last year and found plenty to do. City centre markets and also another at the Schloss Thurm und Taxis, both enjoyable.
Have fun.

Re: Augsburg Christmas Market

by King_Golo

Was there last year as well and found the Christmas market rather boring. It's just some stalls in front of the town hall. In my opinion, 2 nights are too much. Augsburg itself is quite nice, but of course better visited in summer.
In case you want to see some really typical Christmas markets you might want to check the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) in Eastern Germany. It's the area where most of the German Christmas decorations are produced and you can find handicraft shops and stalls everywhere.

Re: Augsburg Christmas Market

by ricky52

If you are going just for the Christmas Markets, may I suggest Cologne?
Here they have 6 Markets plus plenty of other things to do and see.

Re: Augsburg Christmas Market

by Kakapo2

Two nights means just to spend one full day in a town. That is not too much for Augsburg. I think it is a wonderful little town with great history, especially the Fuggerei.

If you think it is too much time for a small place I suggest you take the train to the city of Ulm. The trip just takes 45 minutes. Ulm not only has a beautiful Christmas market, it also has the highest church spire of the world (Ulmer Münster) - the market is around the cathedral. And the old city (Altstadt) is fantastic. Albert Einstein was born there, the forerunner of paragliding was invented there (Schneider von Ulm), and it is just wonderful :-)

Another option would be a trip to Landsberg am Lech, south of Augsburg. It is about 50 minutes by snail train... Another really old and fabulous place.

Re: Augsburg Christmas Market

by MicheleS

We were there in Dec 2007 and whilst the market itself wasn't that big, we were lucky enough to unexpectedly experience the most beautiful Christmas musical show, with dressed up angels playing Christmas carols on harps, flutes & various other instruments. I still get goose-bumps remembering it! Well worth the visit.

Travel Tips for Augsburg

You must not go on Sunday. As...

by richiecdisc

You must not go on Sunday. As with the rest of Germany, most things are closed! I was in Munich for a month and had planned a day trip to Augsburg since I arrived there but things always seemed to push it off, whether it was the weather or lack of someone to go with. It sounded a bit lackluster to me but there were some interesting beers to be hunted and that would only be fun if I had a partner in crime. When push came to shove, only Hanna was really willing to take the time to accompany me, and glad she did. The weather was dreary and once we arrived on a Sunday morning, it was soon apparent that most things were closed. It was bad planning on my part but we made the best of it and went on a small photo shoot despite the gloomy skies. I’m sure under better conditions, the town would hold its own but it was not so spectacular to override the bad weather. I soon was consulting my beer guide for places to drink/eat and we made our way to my first choice, only to find a dilapidated and obviously out of business Mexican restaurant. I had to admit my 1994 guide was a bit out of date though it had served me well in other cities around Germany. Another place was close by and this one looked more promising but on arrival it was obvious it was closed as well. It still existed but it was closed on Sunday! Having a look around at it, I noticed a sign for Hasenbrau on a small pub up the street and though it was lunch time and we looked for a nice place to have one, I had to at least see if they had the beer in question as it was the main reason for my coming to Augsburg in the first place. We ventured into the small one room dive much to Hanna’s dismay and sat at a table as three locals filled the small bar. I was ecstatic once I saw the menu, as they appeared to have the full lineup of Hasenbrau products. There was weisswurst on the menu as well so I was quite satisfied with my choice and Hanna was good-natured if not enthralled with the place. It was awful out and they had five beers I had never tried so we spent a couple hours there and soon the locals became bemused with my trying every beer on the menu and asked where we were from. Hanna spoke with them in German at first, but once they knew I was American, they answered in English. I found this very polite and funny but Hanna kept speaking in German, and was a bit annoyed at their answering her in English. They got a kick out of my beer guide and the outlandish number of beers I had sampled over the years on my travels around Germany. Eventually, I had tried them all and we decided it was time to move on. We bid farewell to our new friends who gave us directions to a cemetery, as this was Hanna’s favorite thing to see. It was a bit out of the way, but it was my turn to be a good buddy and accompany her there. I still had two more beer places to visit and couldn’t count on such an easy time as in this one. I just might need some help later, and Hanna was not only a good drinking buddy that spoke the local language, she had a good sense of direction too.

The Fuggerei Museum

by aliante1981

The Fugger Foundation - another charitable institution glorifying the Fugger family by its existence - now owns the Fuggerei house. A house at Mittlere Gasse 13, next to the one once occupied by Mozart's ancestor - remember I wrote about Franz Mozart living here, in Augsburg?? - nowadays houses the Fuggerei's museum. The rough 16th- and 17th-century furniture, wood-paneled ceilings and walls, and cast-iron stove, as well as other objects of everyday life, show what it was like to live several centuries ago. Actually, not that bad. I expected it to be worse:)) Though had I lived then I would have missed my computers:))) The Museum is open daily from March till December during the 9am-6pm time span. Museum’s admission fee is 1 Euro for adults, .50€ for students and children. Pretty cheap by European museum standards. But do bring some proof of the student status or age - if you have it!!

Rathaus Reconstruction

by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Rathaus was severely damaged in 1944 in an air raid. Reconstruction of the facade after WWII and of the interior was finished only in 1962.
In 1982 on the occasion of Augsburg's 2000-year jubilee, the Golden Hall, with its imposing portals, gold-leaf coffered ceilings and murals, was extensively restored.

Unfortunately we came to the Town Hall in the evening and it was alredy closed for tourists. Two-headed eagle is a symbol of Bavaria and Russia. It makes our people close as however bulbs of the Rathaus which are so similar to bulbs of Russian orthodox churches...

The Perlachturm

by Kuznetsov_Sergey

The most known view of Augsburg which always you can see in guidebooks is the view at the Hall Town square (Rathausplatz), the Town hall (Rathaus) and the Perlachturm tower.

There is a viewing platform under the dome of 70-th the meter tower - Perlahturm, whence since May till the middle of October it is possible to watch the Old city from above.
The building of Perlachturm is magnificent.

Rathaus

by aliante1981

Or, the City Hall. In 1805 and 1809, Napoléon visited the Rathaus, built by Elias Holl in 1620. Unfortunately, this historic building was badly damaged during the Allies’ air raid in year 1944, so that only a sad shell of a palatial eight-story monument to the glory of the Renaissance remained in its place. “The Golden Chamber”, a symbol of Augsburg’s power and wealth suffered extensive damage. But now, after restoration works have been completed, the public can again visit the Rathaus on walking tours that offer a view of the "golden chamber" as well as other rooms. Tours take place May to October 18 daily at 10am and 2pm, costing 6.50€ for adults and 4.60€ for children. No student discounts have been observed, but ask at the ticket office – this things change quickly. Admission costs without the tours: Admission 1.55€ for adults, .75€ for children aged from 7 to 14, free for children 6 and under.

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