‘Tis the season to visit a Christmas market – although trips to the festive fairs can get quite expensive, especially if you’re paying for food and drink on top of entry.

If the idea of ​​buying food in a Christmas the market is already hurting your wallet, so you might want to visit an all-inclusive one in Germany.

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Located in Berlin in the Spreespeicher, a flat place along the Spree River, is Weihnachten an der Spree – an all-inclusive, all-you-can-eat Christmas market.

Entrance tickets to German Christmas Market include all food, some drinks and activities like curling, log nailing and giant Jenga.

There’s also plenty of food like flame-grilled salmon baguettes, pulled pork burgers, and chili con carne.

Other dishes include pumpkin soup, potato pancakes, käsespätzle (a cheesy pasta dish), sautéed mushrooms, Leberkäse (a German meatloaf), vegan Leberkäse, and pretzels.

For something sweeter, there are also pancakes, waffles, toasted almonds, sweet ravioli and dough balls.

Beverages such as tea, hot chocolate, hot winesoft drinks, beer and sparkling wine are included in the ticket price.

Additional drinks like fruit brandy and mulled wine with a shot of liqueur cost extra.

TikTok user erictriesit posted a video on the social media platform detailing everything he ate during his visit to Weihnachten an der spree.

The vacationer ate käsespätzle, a pulled pork burger with red cabbage, goulash, flammlach, bratwurst, vegan meatballs and vegan käsespätzle.

He also had other items like cotton candy, a pancake, a waffle, kartoffelpuffer, a bag of sweets and two glasses of mulled wine.

At the end of the video, he said: “Overall I feel like it was definitely worth it. I would have spent more at a regular market.”

Festive activities like curling, giant jenga, log nailing and connect four are also included in the ticket price.

Weihnachten an der Spree opened on November 18, 2024 and will run until December 30, 2024 – although the market is closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Outside of these two days, the Christmas market will be open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

All-inclusive tickets start from €29.90 (£24.78) and prices rise to €45.90 (£38.04) at weekends.

VIP tickets are also available from €65.00 (£53.87) per person.

They include a separate entrance, exclusive access to a heated tent and a private mulled wine and drinks point.

Direct flights to the UK operate from London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow And Leedswith return fares starting from £56 per person in December.

Meanwhile, this travel writer thinks their hometown has the best Christmas attraction in the UK.

A town in Germany was nicknamed “Christmas Town”” because it is home to one of the oldest and most famous Christmas markets in the world.

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