There are many, very many Christmas markets in and around Hamburg. As a sometimes already makes the decision difficult, what Christmas market you want to visit.
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About 45 km east of Hamburg, about 40 minutes away, lies the castle Wotersen.
![Castle Wotersen](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=378x1024:format=jpg/path/se3b373ba026b40ea/image/i624476b8bf3a73fc/version/1387177750/image.jpg)
![Farm Stable](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=326x1024:format=jpg/path/se3b373ba026b40ea/image/ibea10486510fd8e8/version/1387177896/image.jpg)
Many Christmas stalls in old historical farm stables.
![A wind concert cares for festive atmosphere.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=595x10000:format=jpg/path/se3b373ba026b40ea/image/i9f9232f7906fcd1a/version/1387177973/image.jpg)
![Old stable from outside](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x1024:format=jpg/path/se3b373ba026b40ea/image/i19f7c0f19eec56ed/version/1387178118/image.jpg)
Old stables with many special features.
![The German Red Cross collects donations.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=595x10000:format=jpg/path/se3b373ba026b40ea/image/i0813f2d82df55a7f/version/1387178179/image.jpg)
A Christmas market the way you want it. What you can find there everything you can read here: http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-deutschland.de/weihnachtsmarkt-schloss-wotersen.html
Have fun!
We will definitely be back no later than at Christmas time next year.