Christmas in Salzburg
Christmas in Salzburg
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- TommoMelbourne, Australia57,099 contributionsExcellent Christmas MarketWe were on our way from Prague to Milan by train and had a one night stopover in Salzburg just to see their Christmas Market. We were previously in Salzburg last year and really loved the city. The market did not disappoint as it was exception. The location wasnt just in the main squre but in various locations around the old town. This is an exceptional market with great atmosphere with lots of food drink and gift options.Visited October 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten February 11, 2024
- Sandee H1 contributionWonderful place for ornamentsWe had a wonderful experience at Christmas in Salzburg! So many beautiful ornaments! We purchased the beautiful hand painted Christmas eggs! We are having them shipped. The man in the store was very helpful and we even got to meet his sweet dog! Definitely a must go to for eggs and ornaments!Visited December 2024Traveled with familyWritten December 3, 2024
- SafirAlbastruIasi, Romania1,104 contributionsWonderful placeIt was an interesting trip in Salzburg and also to visit this market. We enjoyed everything around here with so many things to see it, and a open place to eat and drink something specific of this city. Worth to see it!Visited December 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten January 11, 2025
- Richm0ndmanRichmond, Virginia7 contributionsMagical Christmas in SalzburgSalzburg is such a beautiful city and at Christmas, it is truly magical. The markets were filled with beautiful ornaments and handmade items. The food and mulled wine was delicious. Just walking through this city was a feast for the eyes. It would put Scrooge in the Christmas spirit!Visited December 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten January 31, 2025
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Daja Na
Switzerland183 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
The city of Salzburg is generally very beautifully decorated. Everything is in a beautiful Christmas mood. The Christmas market was very nice, but it wasn't the prettiest I've seen so far. During the week it was very pleasant, there weren't that many people there, and at the weekend there were far too many. We were in Salzburg for seven days and I can recommend staying for 4-5 days so that you can really see everything in peace.

Written December 3, 2023
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Ann C
Nashville, TN3,374 contributions
Dec 2022
Christmas in Salzburg doesn't disappoint, its magical, like a large fairy-tale village. You can find a variety of unique Christmas decorations for sale, delicious food and warm beverages. The Christmas markets in Salzburg rival those in Germany.
During our visit in December snowed blanketed the city which heightened the atmosphere.
During our visit in December snowed blanketed the city which heightened the atmosphere.
Written February 8, 2023
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PaulB
Maastricht, The Netherlands3,124 contributions
Aug 2020
Whenenever I am in Salzburg, I always hop in here to buy a decorated Eester egg for my Easter tree.
It has become quite a collection over the years.
Not the cheapest decoration eggs (average price around 10 euros), but a fair price for hand painted items.
It has become quite a collection over the years.
Not the cheapest decoration eggs (average price around 10 euros), but a fair price for hand painted items.
Written December 17, 2020
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Dee S
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Sep 2024 • Friends
Nice selection of holiday items, rude employees and awful customer service. I was charged 10 euros for an item I didn’t even touch or handle that accidentally broke, even after I purchased two items to make up for this. I reached for an item to look at price and my jacket knocked one of the thousands of eggs off the shelf. After explaining the accident they still charged me. Very rude employees.
Written September 23, 2024
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Sara
Dallas, TX614 contributions
Dec 2020
We were feeling quite disappointed that we would miss a trip to Salzburg in December 2020, so I was very excited when I saw that Christmas in Salzburg started putting their inventory online. I purchased a number of ornaments for shipping to the United States. When they arrived, carefully packaged, I was stunned at how much more beautiful they were in person. (I was also surprised at how large they were!) These ornaments are absolutely stunning and were the perfect thing to hold us over until we can travel again. It is easy to see that these are not mass produced ornaments and were created individually and with care. The photos on the website do not do them justice.
Looking forward to visiting the store (and probably bringing more home). These ornaments are unique. I did not see anything similar online as I spent hours perusing various sites. If you're looking for unique Christmas decor, make sure to stop it - but also check their website when we can't travel, so that this business will be there when we can.
Looking forward to visiting the store (and probably bringing more home). These ornaments are unique. I did not see anything similar online as I spent hours perusing various sites. If you're looking for unique Christmas decor, make sure to stop it - but also check their website when we can't travel, so that this business will be there when we can.
Written January 23, 2021
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Dougmc65
Moray, UK60 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
I write this from my own views to try and help. Salzburg is a lively safe and busy city. Its easy to get around as has a easy to walk center. It has a great bus service and well signposted attractions. TIP1 get the 48 hour pass if there for 2/3 days as it will save you money. TIP2k the cable car is open at Untrtsberg bus 25 takes 30 mins with Salzburg pass its all included, brilliant few hours out. A must for all. TIP3 get a map and tick off where you have been TIP4 going to castle with waiting in Que for cable car you will need 3 hours, but walk back down. I know they say oh no not ABC another bloody church but go and see them. The card means all museums are free to get into and you go front que. There is so much about, Mozart but go to his birthplace that gives you all you need you don't need to go to other museums on him. Take a walk up to museum modern art and follow the path over Seigmunds gate to the viewpoint. If you get a clear cold day , views mountains are why you go. I would say Austria and the city are expensive, dont go to shop unless you have a good bank balance. All in all i enjoyed my time here, going for a meal and an hour of Mozart was amazing and really worth it, i am by no way a classical music fan but did feel best way to take away a memory.
Written January 4, 2020
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Fabio D
Asti, Italy7,887 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
This wonderful market is located in front of Hellbrunn Castle, with its decorated trees and its lights that decorate the entire historic center, giving the place a unique atmosphere. Furthermore, you will also find an adjacent ice rink and a refreshment area. The market is truly fantastic, you will find various products out of pocket. You will be captivated by the Christmas atmosphere. I certainly advise you to start your tour at dusk so as to enjoy the festively lit place.

Written January 15, 2024
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TaurusMom
Iowa718 contributions
Apr 2023
This shop was absolutely amazing. The eggs are stunning. Impossible to choose a favorite. I could spend a fortune here, but I settled on 2 wooden Easter eggs.
I know you're not supposed to take photos.....but then how will people know how FANTASTIC this shop is?!!
I know you're not supposed to take photos.....but then how will people know how FANTASTIC this shop is?!!
Written July 26, 2023
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Jennica W
Los Angeles, CA11 contributions
Aug 2019
First of all I would like to preface this review with the fact that I have never given a “1” star Trip Advisor rating to any hotel, shop, or tourist attraction before, thus I do not take this low rating lightly.
Our experience with this shop was particularly negative and I cannot in good faith recommend that people visit or purchase from this shop.
Our negative experience at this store was centered around two major issues: (1) poor customer service; and (2) seemingly poorly made items.
As one enters this store they are surrounded by thousands of fragile eggs shells. After looking at a number of products our eyes caught one particular napkin holder; however, there were multiple price tags on it. Thus, in order to attempt to figure out the actual cost we attempted to locate another item that was the same to resolve the discrepancy. Unfortunately in the process even in the midst of being extremely careful one small item (less than 5 Euro broke). As others have discussed in Trip Advisor reviews about this place, the store clerk immediately came over. We apologized for the accident we explained that we were being very careful and had only needed to locate that item due to the pricing error. She then tried to charge us for the item citing that the store couldn’t resell it (again keep in mind she is trying to charge us for an item worth less than 5 Euro). We were able to negotiate a deal that we would instead buy an alternative product. However, I was particularly appalled by the customer service for the following reasons:
(1) There are no signs posted anywhere in the store reflecting a “you break it you buy it” policy
(2) There are tens of thousands of fragile items everywhere (literally the store sells eggs shells) yet no items are carefully placed behind glass or protected by “please do not touch signs” as seen in other stores
(3) There was no acceptance by the store for having improperly marked the item which required us to locate the other one in the first place.
I was quite horrified they were trying to charge us for the item as I can speak both from being in a number stores or working as an employee in retail/restaurants as a teen and young adult and have seen glasses, eggs you name it get broken in accidents similar to ours, yet I never have I once seen a store clerk attempt to charge a customer for that product. In fact, in almost every occasion the response is, “no problem it happens,” and the situation is resolved. The only few times I have been in stores in which people are expected to pay for items is generally when the items are protected by a conspicuous “you break it you buy it” sign and usually the products are worth large sums of money such that it is not a place open to general tourists and the public. The fact that a large store was trying to nickel and dime us for 5 Euro in a place where hundreds of tourists frequent and a shop that only sells highly breakable items, I personally found appalling. Accidents occur and unless people are being overly careless or showing deliberate disregard to a company’s products I would expect a store such as this one to have the appropriate insurance and absorb into their overhead costs the occasional break to items here and there.
As several other people have too indicated about this store, the lack of notice about this harsh policy coupled with the store’s unwillingness to reduce the likelihood of breakage such as by placing items behind glass or implementing other similar precautionary measures as seen by other local stores selling similar products only contributed to my belief that they are deliberately deciding not to utilize measures to reduce the chances of breakage, perhaps because it generates a significant amount of income for them. Of course we will never know the truth of that theory but the optics certainly do not look good for the store and certainly do not leave tourists with a good taste in their mouth. In fact, I believe with this business model they end up losing money as if they dealt with this situation differently I likely would have been inclined to provide a “5” star rating as opposed to a “1” but instead I feel obligated to warn others about my negative experience and suggest others do not visit items from this store.
Secondly, when we did purchase an item we arrived home to find the item shattered. Keep in mind that we asked the clerk if it was properly packed as it would be going in checked luggage. She assured us that indeed it was packed properly and that they ship items and send them on planes all the time. The item was made of ceramic so obviously not as breakable as the egg shells, for example. However, not only upon arrival home did we notice the packaging seemed meager at best but the fact it had broken into so many pieces indicated a lack of quality as we also bought home several other more fragile items from other stores that were packaged properly and not a single design or piece was broken for these others. Thus, this lead us to not only question the genuineness of what we were told about the packing but also the quality of the products overall. Instead, I recommend if you are looking for some great products you visit Candela’s we bought several lovely Christmas items from there and they all came home in one piece, the staff was also most pleasant!
I wish I did not have to write such a negative review about this store but I feel it is only fair to warn others about this shop and explain my reasons why we have such a negative experience so as to warn others prior to entering the store and purchasing any items.
Our experience with this shop was particularly negative and I cannot in good faith recommend that people visit or purchase from this shop.
Our negative experience at this store was centered around two major issues: (1) poor customer service; and (2) seemingly poorly made items.
As one enters this store they are surrounded by thousands of fragile eggs shells. After looking at a number of products our eyes caught one particular napkin holder; however, there were multiple price tags on it. Thus, in order to attempt to figure out the actual cost we attempted to locate another item that was the same to resolve the discrepancy. Unfortunately in the process even in the midst of being extremely careful one small item (less than 5 Euro broke). As others have discussed in Trip Advisor reviews about this place, the store clerk immediately came over. We apologized for the accident we explained that we were being very careful and had only needed to locate that item due to the pricing error. She then tried to charge us for the item citing that the store couldn’t resell it (again keep in mind she is trying to charge us for an item worth less than 5 Euro). We were able to negotiate a deal that we would instead buy an alternative product. However, I was particularly appalled by the customer service for the following reasons:
(1) There are no signs posted anywhere in the store reflecting a “you break it you buy it” policy
(2) There are tens of thousands of fragile items everywhere (literally the store sells eggs shells) yet no items are carefully placed behind glass or protected by “please do not touch signs” as seen in other stores
(3) There was no acceptance by the store for having improperly marked the item which required us to locate the other one in the first place.
I was quite horrified they were trying to charge us for the item as I can speak both from being in a number stores or working as an employee in retail/restaurants as a teen and young adult and have seen glasses, eggs you name it get broken in accidents similar to ours, yet I never have I once seen a store clerk attempt to charge a customer for that product. In fact, in almost every occasion the response is, “no problem it happens,” and the situation is resolved. The only few times I have been in stores in which people are expected to pay for items is generally when the items are protected by a conspicuous “you break it you buy it” sign and usually the products are worth large sums of money such that it is not a place open to general tourists and the public. The fact that a large store was trying to nickel and dime us for 5 Euro in a place where hundreds of tourists frequent and a shop that only sells highly breakable items, I personally found appalling. Accidents occur and unless people are being overly careless or showing deliberate disregard to a company’s products I would expect a store such as this one to have the appropriate insurance and absorb into their overhead costs the occasional break to items here and there.
As several other people have too indicated about this store, the lack of notice about this harsh policy coupled with the store’s unwillingness to reduce the likelihood of breakage such as by placing items behind glass or implementing other similar precautionary measures as seen by other local stores selling similar products only contributed to my belief that they are deliberately deciding not to utilize measures to reduce the chances of breakage, perhaps because it generates a significant amount of income for them. Of course we will never know the truth of that theory but the optics certainly do not look good for the store and certainly do not leave tourists with a good taste in their mouth. In fact, I believe with this business model they end up losing money as if they dealt with this situation differently I likely would have been inclined to provide a “5” star rating as opposed to a “1” but instead I feel obligated to warn others about my negative experience and suggest others do not visit items from this store.
Secondly, when we did purchase an item we arrived home to find the item shattered. Keep in mind that we asked the clerk if it was properly packed as it would be going in checked luggage. She assured us that indeed it was packed properly and that they ship items and send them on planes all the time. The item was made of ceramic so obviously not as breakable as the egg shells, for example. However, not only upon arrival home did we notice the packaging seemed meager at best but the fact it had broken into so many pieces indicated a lack of quality as we also bought home several other more fragile items from other stores that were packaged properly and not a single design or piece was broken for these others. Thus, this lead us to not only question the genuineness of what we were told about the packing but also the quality of the products overall. Instead, I recommend if you are looking for some great products you visit Candela’s we bought several lovely Christmas items from there and they all came home in one piece, the staff was also most pleasant!
I wish I did not have to write such a negative review about this store but I feel it is only fair to warn others about this shop and explain my reasons why we have such a negative experience so as to warn others prior to entering the store and purchasing any items.
Written August 24, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Bill P
Granbury, TX14 contributions
Dec 2015 • Couples
Salzburg, especially old town, is one of the great European cities for a visit. During the 4 weeks before Christmas the annual markets open for one of the most fascinating, fun and beautiful special events I have ever attended. Booth after booth of handmade Christmas decorations and ornaments, hot spiced wine, sausages every way imaginable and everything else "Christmas" can be found. Christmas lights, decoration and trees adorn all of the streets and buildings and it such a merry time. Families with children from al around Austria are checking out the shops and have the best time of their lives. Christmas markets all around this part of the world are fantastic and worth the trip for the experience. We had such a fantastic time we are going again in early December, 2016, to do lots of markets in Germany. Don't miss this if you love the Christmas season.
Written January 13, 2016
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Hi! is Salsburg worth seing with cristmas atmosphere after 24 ofDecember?
Written September 14, 2019
Hi can someone help us we are spending Christmas in Salzburg old town. Can anyone suggest where we can book a wonderful Christmas lunch dinner
Thanks
Lynne
Written July 15, 2019
Hiya, sorry this isn’t an answer but we too are spending Christmas in Salzburg and would like to find somewhere to eat on Christmas Day. There must be someone out there who can help us with a recommendation or at least a mention of a place that will be open. If we get any information from another source we will share it with you.
Happy Christmas...
Written September 5, 2019
what is their website?
Written October 30, 2018
I had my Christmas eggs shipped to my home rather than trying to keep them safe in my luggage. When they arrived, the postal form had this information: Peter's Seasons GmbH - Rudolf Havalag 3, A-2326 Maria Lanzendorf, Tel: +43 664 53 57 111
Email: office@peters-seasons.at
This is a different address from the shop, but may be someplace to start.
Written October 31, 2018
Posso trovare uova decorate anche durante il periodo natalizio?grazie
Written October 16, 2018
Hello, is possible to have an email adress, i need to communicate with someone. Thank you for yr attention.
Regards
Written August 8, 2016
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