5 Christmas types and matching Christmas tips

Everyone knows them, the different Christmas types from the total refuser to the enthusiastic Christmas freak. Here in Hamburg you can meet them all and here everyone will be happy in his own special way!

The Fairy – Ho Ho Holy handmade!

Do you also love to craft, bake and decorate in the run-up to Christmas? Then Hamburg is the right place for you. Because here handmade and authentic is still capitalized. Countless boutiques and craft stores offer inspiration and many a handmade bargain. But also the Christmas markets make the hearts of hobbyists and Do-It-Yourself friends beat faster.

Unsere Tipps für alle »Fairys«

• "Every year again" Christmas market at Gänsemarkt: A portion of all sales is donated to the "Spendenparlament Hamburg" for charitable projects
• Hamburg Fairy Tale Ships: Fairy-tale entertainment from Christmas cookie baking to cooking, crafts, games and puppet shows.
• Altona/Ottensen Christmas Market: Colorful mix of culinary highlights and offerings from artisans.
• Frohstoff Wexstraße: Hanseatic motifs and maritime patterns as screen prints on pillows, shirts and much more. Guaranteed handmade and 100% genuine Hamburg.
• Holy Shit Shopping: Hand-picked products, personally hawked by their young designers. Fashion, jewelry, furniture and product design, art, photography, literature and fine delicacies.

The Grinch – Ho Ho Ho? No No No!

St. Pauli, the harbor, the Schanze, the nightlife and of course the coarsest fish rolls - you don't really need a Christmas market to come to Hamburg. But with Santa Pauli on the Kiez, there is probably the most unusual and spicy Christmas market in the world. Perfect for those who find normal Christmas markets too ordinary.

Our tips for all »Grinchs«

• Santa Pauli: Stripping Santas, scantily clad Christmas angels and lots of hot gift ideas guaranteed to melt the snow.
• Winter Pride: Tolerant and largest gay and lesbian Christmas market in northern Germany.
• Schanzenviertel: Christmas markets or not. In the Schanzenviertel you can find lots of hip clothes and cool interior design stores.
• Holy Shit Shopping: For every taste and certainly the perfect gift. Guaranteed without Christmas stress.

The Luxurist – Why just Ho Ho Ho, when you can show show show

Christmas time is luxury time. Nowhere can you spoil yourself and your loved ones more sophisticated than in the Hanseatic city. Whether it's lobster with champagne, high-end shopping in the Levante House or strolling in the festive glow of the Binnenalster - let yourself be inspired by the exclusive flair of Hamburg and enjoy a completely extraordinary pre-Christmas season.

Our tips for all »Luxurists«

• Überseequartier Christmas Market: Exclusive "Christmas Lounge" where Hamburg's business world comes together for an after-work event. The highlight is the 240 m2 ice rink.
• Christmas market on Jungfernstieg: pagoda tents on the banks of the sparkling Binnenalster lake, the upscale Alsterhaus department store and Hamburg's very first shopping addresses on Neuer Wall right next door.
• Christmas markets on Neuer Wall: Champagne in a Christmas ambience at the Noël mini Christmas market (Neuer Wall 42-44).
• Neuer Wall: Hamburg's most exposed shopping address, for all those who love luxury.
• Levante House: Unique charm combines zeitgeist with nostalgia and offers elegance and exclusivity in fashion, gastronomy, manufacture and service.
• Eppendorf: exquisite stores, restaurants and designers around the address Eppendorfer Baum. Here bohemians and people with style get their money's worth.

The Performer – Ho Ho Ho? Let’s go go go!

You think that no two Christmas markets are the same and don't want to miss anything? Then let's go Christmas market hopping in the Hanseatic city! Because in Hamburg, the distances are short, the gift ideas endless and the Christmas markets as varied as the fish sandwiches. So open your rucksack, put on your hiking boots and head for Hamburg's Christmas variety.

Our tips for all »Performer«

• Historic Christmas Market at the Rathausmarkt: In the heart of the city and thus the perfect starting point for your Christmas tour through Hamburg: the Christmas Market in front of the City Hall.
• Christmas market on the Fleetinsel: Here, maritime flair meets Christmas atmosphere, because between wooden stalls, mulled wine and Christmas trees, two original sailing old-timers from the museum harbor Övelgönne are anchored.
• Christmas Market Jungfernstieg: Stylish pagoda tents, a historic Ferris wheel and Hamburg's premium shopping mall "Alsterhaus" next door.
• Christmas City Lüneburg: Unique look back to the Renaissance with farmers, craftsmen and merchants waiting for visitors in the historic setting.
• Europapassage: More than 100 stores and plenty of inspiration and variety for every budget and taste on several floors.
• Mönckebergstraße: Countless stores with countless gift ideas. The perfect all-in-one Christmas tour.

Traditionalist – Ho Ho Holy Hamburg!

Have you been counting the days until Christmas since January? Then the best place to experience the highlight of the year is Hamburg. Alone, as a couple or with the whole family! Whether authentic, traditional or completely Nordic - in Hamburg you can enjoy your favorite holiday in the perfect ambience. And also for Christmas presents there is something for everyone in the shopping metropolis of Hamburg.

Our tips for all »Traditionalists«

• Winter Forest Hamburg: A huge, festively decorated tree surrounded by forest floor and fir trees, cozy wooden huts with treats and handicrafts.
• Bergedorfer Wichtelmarkt: Tasty mulled wine from copper kettles, original Feuerzangenbowle, lots of Christmas gnomes.
• Insider tip Gut Basthorst: Elaborate Christmas show with real camels and other animals as well as wintry carriage rides and culinary festive delights - here parents and children really get into the spirit.
• Mönckebergstraße and Hanseviertel: From upscale boutiques to Lego stores, lots of stores and genuine Hamburg gift ideas in the well-heated arcade of the Hanseviertel, Große Bleichen.
• Alstertal Shopping Center: The surprise on Christmas Eve may be a little bigger for the kids if they weren't there when they went shopping for presents.