Evening all,

Zurich area, xmas markets, if you had time to visit just one , which one would it be ?
...and why ?

Thanks in advance...

Adrian

The Einseideln market is lovely. Loads of food stalls - we had meat on a stick and we saw them selling hot dough nuts, crepes, waffles and apples in dough. The church is open in the evenings too. We were there this afternoon.

The Einseideln market finishes tomorrow night. http://www.einsiedler-weihnacht.ch/

Evening Adrian, welcome back. Nice thread.

Is Basel too far away? (About an hour by train.) The Weihnachtsmarkt here is really lovely -- I've just returned from an outing there with my family, to see the Santas on Harleys and to visit the extensive market. I don't know how big/spectacular the Zurich markets are, but the Basel market is very impressive, stretching from Freiestrasse, through Barfuesserplatz to Theaterplatz.

The best thing about it is that it's postcard-pretty; very well worth a visit.

On till 23 December; open 11:00-2000, Monday to Sunday.

Have to agree based on visits to several markets last year. The market in HB doesn't have the same atmosphere being under cover.

Basel is prolly the best bet from Zurich. Go with a few hours to kill and get some alpaca hats from Peru (what's with those guys?), dodgy silver from Mexico and kilos of sugery delights in a pink bag.

Once you've taken a few snaps, head to a Glüwie stall and set yourself up with Würst and one of those CHF5 charity mugs with daft seasonal graphics.

Really, it sounds awful, but it's delightful how everyone's in a good mood and you end up wellied, talking to the people next to you as the crowd surges around you all. Has to be done at least once. Wrap up, though, it can be bitter...

Rapperswil, for two reasons: Hot and Toddies.