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The German Christmas market is officially opened by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh on Thursday, November 26th 2009 at 5.15pm and is open until December 24th. The event also sees the launch of other Christmas attractions in Edinburgh: the Ferris Wheel and Winter Wonderland, as well as all of the city's holiday lights switch-on.

 

The German Christmas market in Edinburgh was located for years in East Princes Street Gardens by the Scott Monument. In 2009, however, the German Christmas market can be found on the Mound precinct, next to the National Gallery of Scotland.

 

When night falls on Edinburgh and everything is festively lit, the entire panorama -- Winter Wonderland down in the Gardens and the Christmas Market on the Mound -- is simply magical.

 

The German Christmas market in Edinburgh consists of 25 little wooden cabins, like smurfs homes, each brightly lit with all of the usual seasonal trimmings. The aim of the market is not to rival the original ones in Germany but to bring an authentic continental experience that locals and tourists alike can enjoy.

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