I would not go out of my way to make it to this Christmas market. The old town is cute but the…read moreChristmas market is nothing out of the ordinary. There is an excellent crape stand however a couple blocks south of the main square and the Finnish stand has a decent salmon sandwich.

My partner and I visited the museum during the annual Pottery Festival…read more Entrance admission was free. The museum provides a concise overview of the development of the area's pottery industry. Was very helpful. A single room has pottery from the last 5 centuries, including much uncovered during excavations. The explanations are in Polish, German, and English. There is also a short video that provides further historic and technical information, and it is also in several languages. The staff were wonderful, directing us on where to go, and even changed to looped Polish language video to English without us even asking. There is a nice little gift shop in the store with samples of top-rate ceramics. As we was during the pottery festival, the museum also provided an area for visitors (children and adults) to paint and spin pottery.

Visited during the 2023 Christmas market and enjoyed walking around all the stalls to find good…read morefood and try my first gluhwein. Met some lovely locals and enjoyed the most delicious stollen (German fruit cake) too. This Christmas market is the oldest in Dresden and is just a few blocks away from the train station and bus terminal. It's also located in a shopping center so plenty of shopping options.

In A Nutshell: -If…read moreyou are looking for special place to spend Christmas, Germany's small town of Dresden offers up one special Christmas Market. -In a country full of bright Christmas Market's, going to Germany's oldest one in Dresden is worth it. -Here you'll find a ton of yummy comfort foods, brushes that are designed to clean any crevice on anything, delish hot wines & just an overall festive atmosphere. Overall, you'll really enjoy the Striezelmarkt Dresden. It has everything you need to celebrate Christmas in fairy tale fashion!