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Visiting Christkindlmarkets of Italy

by Maria Liberati on 07/01/10 at 7:30 am

Join Celebrity Chef Maria Liberati as she visits the Christkindlmarkets of five cities of Norhtern Italy and experiences a tradition begun in Germany in the 14th century.

Visiting Christkindlmarkts in Northern Italy

Being in Italy for Christmas Holidays is filled with many overwhelming sights, tastes and sounds and visiting the many Christkindlmarkets is guaranteed to put you in that Holiday spirit. This year a trip to the Alto Adige region of Italy for a visit to Christkindlmarkets of 5 Northern cities was filled with many sights and flavors to behold!

Bolzano, Merano, Bressanone, Brunico, Vipiteno are 5 cities in Italy with 5 different styles of expressing the emotions of the Christmas Season. This typical Nordic tradition in Middle Europe of the Christkindlmarkt (that began in Germany in the 14th century) continues till January 6th in the Alto Adige regions of Italy and are filled with Christmas decorations and gifts. The main scents are of cinnamon and spices, of the wood burning in the mountains and sweet gingerbread, of vin brule (hot spiced wine). And the tastes? Many sweet gifts for the palate, the typical ‘zelten’ with candied fruits, apple strudel, homemade cookies known as ‘Lebkuchen’ and a type of sugar cake soaked in rum known as ‘Feuerzangbowle’. These sweets represent the classic and genuine recipes from Christmas markets of the past but updated for modern tastes. This year these sweets were made in 5 different shapes each one representing something special from each of the 5 cities:

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