The Winter Village: The One with a Bag
This year, Düsseldorf’s Königsallee enters with a Christmas market of its own: the Winter Village. It promises a pleasant atmosphere influenced by the city’s high class shopping street.
The Königsallee street remains open to traffic, the new markt resides on one side of the Kö-Graben, which divides the Königsallee in two halves. The area already serves as a venue for various events, such as the Gourmet Festival.
It therefore seems fitting that this festival-proven location is used for another Christmas market, organised by the Königsallee Interest Group.
Winter Village
Winter Village joins six other markets in the city center. Düsseldorf’s city center is small enough that you could easily do all of them in one day. What does Königsallee’s market offer?
A giant bag at the entrance – this was quite amusing. It doesn’t even look seasonal, so may make an appearance at any festival in the future. White is the main “color” at this market, with all huts decked in white. The trees meanwhile are illuminated in blue.
There is an emphasis on regional food here, but it’s not that different from the gourmet choices of the other markets. The same is true for the prices, which are comparable to the six other markets.
Specialities
A fashion showcase stood out, as did a shop selling local shirts. More Nutrition was also present, selling the More Protein Iced Matcha.
But that’s it – Winter Village doesn’t tap much into all those high-class brands that call Königsallee their home in Düsseldorf. It’s also rather short and it could easily be double the size. Future iterations of Winter Village will hopefully work on the markets selling pointts.
Opening hours
The markets are open daily until December 30, except Christmas Day (December 25). Special opening hours apply on December 24, when the markets close at 3pm.
