SeiffenerWeihnachtsmarkt_CreditNicoSchimmelpfennig_Heimelig – The snow-covered village at night
Wander Wonders · Issue 04 · Germany

Seiffen: The Village Where Your
Childhood Dreams of Christmas
Come True

Kurort Seiffen, Ore Mountains — the toy village in Advent

© Nico Schimmelpfennig

You walk down into the village on foot. It is quiet, soft snowflakes falling from the sky as if out of an old dream. You pass small shops, and for the first time you notice it: something here is different. The façades are brightly decorated, not just for Christmas, with large carved wooden figures standing at the doorways. As if the people of this village had stayed behind somewhere in their childhood — and decided to remain there forever.