As the winter chill sets in, the city of Sibiu transforms into a dazzling holiday wonderland as it hosts one of Romania"s most popular Christmas markets. The Sibiu Christmas Market, known in Romanian as Târgul de Crăciun din Sibiu, is held in the central square from the end of November until early January. Sparkling strings of lights drape across the square, seen in today"s image, creating a canopy that bathes the cobblestone streets in a warm, festive glow. There also stands a beautifully lit Christmas tree, surrounded by charming wooden huts selling everything from handcrafted ornaments to locally made treats like cozonac, a traditional Romanian sweet bread; vin fiert, an aromatic mulled wine; and covrigi, a type of pretzel served warm and sprinkled with salt.
Sibiu Christmas Market, Romania
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
-
Banff National Park, Alberta
-
Waitangi Day in New Zealand
-
Golden cliffs of deep space
-
Pink dahlia flower
-
Rufous hummingbird
-
Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
-
Happy Fathers Day!
-
Masterpiece of acoustic science
-
Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
-
Shark Awareness Day
-
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
-
Chinese New Year
-
Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
-
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
-
Pushkar Camel Fair
-
Finding beauty in ruins
-
A warm hug in the icy north
-
National Indigenous Peoples Day
-
Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
-
Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
-
Bright blue lakes and rugged mountains
-
Look up, incoming…
-
Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
-
Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest
-
San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
-
Verdon Gorge, France
-
Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
-
Glastonbury Festival begins
-
Happy Thanksgiving!
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

