Salzburg Christmas Market

This guide to the Salzburg Christmas Market follows two traditions sharing one square: the roughly hundred wooden stalls of the Christkindlmarkt on Domplatz and Residenzplatz, and Eiszauber, the ice rink that has flooded neighboring Mozartplatz every winter since 2000. It traces the swap from day to night beneath the Mozart monument, and the market's roots in the historic Nikolaimarkt, centuries before anyone thought to bring skates. Look for the dark green refreshment stand at the rink's edge, painted to match the market huts nearby.