HANDCRAFTED TREASURES – TRADITIONAL, UNIQUE GIFTS FROM THE HEART

Olive wood is particularly popular for its warm colour and durability, making it the ideal material for building this stylish and elegant Christmas centrepiece. All nativity scenes, furniture and figurines are lovingly handcrafted from high-quality olive wood. In addition to traditional Bethlehem nativity scenes made of olive wood, you’ll also find individual parts of the nativity scene at the Freiburg Christmas market, including stables and figurines for you to complete or expand your own set.

Only one thing could be more fun than decorating your house or apartment for the festive season: browsing the Freiburg Christmas market for the perfect decorations, of course! Unique pieces made from a wide range of materials and in all manner of shapes and sizes are just waiting for you to find them. These include Christmas decorations made from paper, poinsettias in every colour and pattern imaginable, Christmas cards, hand-folded stars and much more.

Christmas decorations made of acrylic glass are a particular highlight, but light-up stars and all kinds of other Christmas lights are also very popular. To complete the festive ambience with Christmas scents, we recommend getting handmade porcelain houses for tea lights, scented oils, incense cones, ceramics, fragrance stones, scented lamps or candles.

Immerse yourself in a world of exquisite Christmas decorations and make decorating your home into something very special!

People have known the value of wood for thousands of years and it’s been used in a variety of ways since time immemorial. The wide range of wooden items at the Freiburg Christmas market is a testament to this, with decorative products, utensils and toys made from a variety of local or Mediterranean woods. Salad servers, bowls, cups and other objects make beautiful and useful Christmas gifts.

And don’t forget that, as a renewable resource, wood from sustainable forestry is completely environmentally friendly.

Have your children ever played with typical Freiburg toys? No? Then it’s high time they enjoyed a Freiburg ‘Bächleboot’ boat, a cute hand puppet, a mobile made of wool or wood, a cuddly teddy bear or another stuffed animal. You’ll also find a large selection of wooden and metal puzzles and games at the Christmas market – ideal gifts for little tinkerers. And for animal lovers of all ages: How about a feeding house for birds or local wildlife?

Winter’s a time where you want to keep toasty warm. What better on a cold, winter’s day than soft, snuggly clothing and textiles? Particularly popular are handmade items crafted from felt, wool or leather. Discover, among other things, lovingly designed and cheerfully patterned Nepalese knitwear such as hats, sweaters, headbands or scarves. Also available at the Freiburg Christmas market are practical hot water bottle covers, purses, bags, wrist warmers or gloves – in children’s sizes, too, of course. The perfect Christmas present. And with traditional Black Forest straw slippers, you’ll never have cold feet again!

For those with sensitive skin or allergies, handcrafted leather goods made from (chrome-free) vegetable-tanned leather are also available.

If custom-designed jewellery is your thing, you’ve come to the right place! Unique pieces made of silver, stainless steel, amber and more are perfect Christmas gifts. Our market stalls have everything from necklaces, bracelets and earrings to lamps and window decorations.  

A particular highlight is that the bespoke jewellery can be made and altered in front of your very eyes at the stall. You can also watch interesting demonstrations of how to make your own gemstone and costume jewellery.