Salzburg

The market

Salzburg's Christkindlmarkt has records going back to the late fifteenth century, and the setting does most of the work: baroque squares, the cathedral, the fortress lit above the roofs. It is a compact market, which makes it ideal for a walk that mixes the stalls with the Old Town and the story of Silent Night, written a few kilometres from here.

Also in Salzburg

• Christmas market at Hohensalzburg fortress (Advent weekends)
• Hellbrunn Advent market

What to eat and drink

• Bosna, the Salzburg spiced sausage in a bun
• Bauernkrapfen with cranberry jam
• Gebrannte Mandeln, sugar roasted almonds

The local specialty: Mozartkugeln from the original confectioner and Glühwein under the cathedral.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you on Residenzplatz, walks you through the market on both squares, then into the Old Town: Getreidegasse, the courtyards, St Peter's and the cemetery, with the story of Silent Night and a Bosna on the way. On a clear evening the walk ends at a viewpoint over the lit city.

• Domplatz and Residenzplatz market with its choir evenings
• Getreidegasse, Mozart's birthplace and the hidden courtyards
• The Silent Night story told where it happened
• A viewpoint over the Old Town and the fortress at night

Your host is a Salzburg local from the LocalBini network who knows the Old Town squares and the Advent traditions of the city.