In a children’s book I have yet to write, Father Christmas flies his drone over Germany’s Christmas markets, hell-bent on finding the most magical for a romantic weekend break with Mrs Christmas.
Yet the country still maintains some festive hidden gems when it comes to winter fairs. Esslingen is a town in south-west Germany and every year it hosts not one but two Christmas markets ...
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