Lienz Advent Market

Berno Mühlburger is well known beyond the borders for his delicacies around game. Whether it"s deer chili, hot Tauern flatbread, or gift boxes with homemade game products to take away - Berno has a wide range of game specialties in jars. Also for vegetarians, as a warming soup is always simmering in his soup pot.

Purchase thousands of gift ideas in over 130 specialty stores in the city center of Lienz with the City Ring voucher, East Tyrol"s most popular voucher. Available with a nominal value of € 5 and € 10 at the Lienz Sparkasse, at Textil Geiger, and during the Christmas season at the City Ring office in the city laboratory at the main square. The merchandise vouchers, which are particularly in demand this year, can also be ordered online (see email)!

At the Lienz Advent Market, they have lovingly called them the "Potato Manda" for 24 years. This is for a reason, as the highly coveted oven potatoes with bacon and sour cream sauce are legendary. Also very popular is the Zwoschpa blueberry mulled wine, even if it is almost unpronounceable for non-Deferegger. At the "Potato Manda" stand, you can also buy the popular Deferegger mustard in various flavors and this year exclusively even in five organic varieties produced in East Tyrol.

The stand of Diogenes is unique. The selection ranges from warming and cuddly products from head to toe such as felt slippers, wool socks and lambskin gloves to stone pine scented candles and plush toys. If you are looking for creative Christmas decorations made from natural materials, you are in the right place.

An indispensable culinary part of the Lienz Advent market - the grill stand of the Family Mair, whether Rippelen, grilled sausages, cheese krainer or the popular Nuremberg sausages for children fresh from the charcoal grill. Always follow your nose at the Lienz Advent market - the smell of freshly grilled food will lead you directly to the Family Mair stand. A cup of homemade mulled wine warms body and soul.

Children"s eyes start to sparkle - at Werner Brunner "s chestnut and sweets stand, right next to the children"s area. The scent of roasted almonds, nuts, hand-spun cotton candy and hot chestnuts lures you from afar. The special market stand with homemade chocolate fruits, gingerbread hearts, marshmallows and giant colorful lollipops is hard to miss.

The Advent season in Lienz is unimaginable without the traditional barley stew, a typical regional dish. The Kirchenwirt serves it fresh at the Advent market and accompanies it with a warming mulled wine. Vouchers from the Kirchenwirt are a popular Christmas gift this year.

The Kuenz family from the Naturbrennerei Kuenz is an institution at the Lienz Advent market. With a lot of love and handcraft, the best aromas for the award-winning brandies and liqueurs are extracted from the fruits from their own gardens. Connoisseurs appreciate the popular Wilhelm Tell, the hot Rote Turm-Gin, Rauchkofel-Whisky, and many other creative, high-spirited drinks and gift ideas. Children especially love the aromatic naturally cloudy apple juice.

Throughout the year, Johann Niederegger produces high-quality ceramic treasures in his "Tonlodn" in Matrei. In the spirit of the manufacturing idea, they are all handmade. As gift items, they are a special accessory to decorate your own home.

The nativity scene workshop of Kurt Zwischenberger is one of the particularly attractive stands at the Lienz Advent market. Countless nativity figures in various sizes, colors, and shapes shine from the fully stocked Advent stand. The scent of the finest incense prepares visitors for Christmas. As a passionate nativity scene builder, Kurt leaves no question unanswered when it comes to designing nativity scenes. The best from the local fruit kitchen Unterweger and a wide selection of natural products from the company Unterweger Naturkosmetik complement and enchant the market stand, turning it into a special showcase of the region. From this variety arise the most beautiful gift ideas for Christmas.

At winter temperatures you need comfortably warm. The East Tyrolean Manufactory "Villgrater Natural Products" brings a rich and unique selection to the Lienz Advent market. Regardless of whether a cuddly ceiling made of sheep"s wool, fine stone pine cushions, lambskins or wool for felting and knitting. A special shopping experience with unique gift ideas is created here.

Baking your own bread is very trendy. For this purpose, Waldner Biotech exhibits mills made of stone pine and baking accessories such as stone pine grain vessels, stone shoes and bread forms on the peddig tube. Organic bakery ingredients such as organic sauerteig, organic backmalz, spicy cigaine herb or typical bread spice from the finest guarantee the best baking result and fragrant, fresh bread. Advice and sales take place in the shop at Kärntner Straße 62.

Z.art manufacture for beautiful things - a small family business from East Tyrol, individual, stylish, loving. Lienz in East Tyrol, the home of Z.art ... Handmade unique pieces for unique customers are created here: personalized, individual gifts of all kinds and for every occasion, candles, natural products as well as a wide variety of decorations and much more.

The Nativity Scene Association Lienz, founded in 1923, has been delighting young and old at the Lienz Advent Market for years, showcasing Christmas in romantic miniature scale. The pavilion with the Nativity Scene exhibition is an attractive focal point for strollers through the Lienz Advent. Chairman Heinrich Sorko and his association members craft Nativity Scenes throughout the year with loving attention to detail and in all styles, the possibilities for depicting the birth of Christ are virtually inexhaustible. In various courses, the association offers everyone the opportunity,with expert guidance, to realize their own personal dream Nativity Scene and to delight in a handmade, traditional piece of Christmas from the heart.