Police forces are deployed at the Christmas market in Cologne's city center, after it has been evacuated due to an unattended suitcase. Sascha Thelen/dpa A Christmas market in the German city of ...

For years, mum and I had always fancied visiting Germany to experience its famous Christmas markets. We had been to the likes of Winchester and Bath here in England, but never felt we were getting the ...

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For over 200 years Cologne has hosted a hive of festive cheer and spirit in its vast expanse of Christmas markets that in the winter season coat the city. Christmas food, Christmas decorations, ...