Overview
- More than 100 vendors are trading through Sunday, with a large handcraft market around St. Nicolai featuring ceramics, woodwork and metalwork.
- Saxony culture and tourism minister Barbara Klepsch attended the opening and called the event a showcase of tradition, craftsmanship and a tourism magnet.
- Access is limited to six controlled entrances with truck blockades and large water-container barriers, using a concept tested at a recent town celebration.
- Public transport has been reinforced, with S-Bahn line 8 running extra carriages hourly and shuttle buses operating between Großröhrsdorf and Pulsnitz for €3.50 round trip.
- Pulsnitz’s Pfefferküchlereien and a Lebkuchen factory sustain a 450-year baking tradition, with producers preparing year-round and filled Pulsnitzer Spitzen cited as top sellers.