What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than with a leisurely stroll through a Christmas market. We also enjoy welcoming you every year to our Val Gardena wood carving stand at Spittelberg. In addition to a city-famous baroque ambience, artistic nativity scenes, loving, wooden carved animals, crucifixes, figures of saints and all kinds of Val Gardena Christmas decorations await you at our stand!
Christmas market on Spittelberg – a rustic Christmas market in baroque streets
It's not without reason that the Christmas market on Spittelberg has been voted the most popular Christmas market in Vienna in recent years! Stretching across small alleys in the 7th district, visitors from all over the world can admire the art-focused stands from the second Thursday of November to December 23rd. Paired with classic Viennese architecture, the Christmas market offers a cozy atmosphere and a unique experience.
Our range of selected Val Gardena handicrafts
The main focus at our Val Gardena wood carving stand is on traditional nativity scene art. To put your crib together for the first time or to make it even more lively, we offer:
- a variety of farmer's crèche stables and oriental stables
- the Holy Family consisting of Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus
- different shepherds with special postures and animals
- the three kings
- Ox and donkey
- various sheep and goats
- Elephant and camel
- numerous other domestic and farm animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, pigs, foxes, mice, pigeons, owls and many more
- loving nativity scene accessories, such as lit campfires, tools, fountains, mangers and stacks of wood
The majority of the nativity figures mentioned are not only available in different sizes, but also in stylized, simple and baroque designs!
However, in order to do justice to Val Gardena's craftsmanship in every aspect, we also offer the following sacred motifs:
- Crucifixes and simple crosses without a body
- Saint figures
- Depiction of Mary with and without baby Jesus
- Travel Madonnas in wooden niches
- Marian reliefs
Also in numerous sizes and designs!
We also offer you various Val Gardena Christmas decorations that will get you into the Christmas spirit at home! Among other things:
- modern and classic baroque angels with instruments (some with thread for your Christmas tree)
- Angel putti and angel heads
- Nativity groups in one piece
- Nativity scenes in a tree trunk
- classic Christmas tree decorations for hanging
The individual composition of your Val Gardena Christmas nativity scene
At our Christmas market stand on Spittelberg you have the opportunity to set up your Christmas nativity scene individually and create your own nativity scene. Here you can combine any type of figure in any size with any stable and see which variant suits you best! Apart from that, you can clearly see the details and the artistic painting of the nativity figures.
Other special carvings
You will also find many carvings at our stand, such as corks made of pine wood, or special Christmas tree decorations or hand-carved individual pieces that we do not have in our shop.