Aachen or Aix-La-Chapelle for the French
was once the capital of Charlemagne and boasts a magnificent cathedral
and a charming old centre - the venue for the annual Christmas market.
Charlemagne came to spend his first Christmas in Aachen in the year of his coronation
(768 AD) and liked it so much that he based himself there. When he died, he was
buried in the Palatine chapel he built, which is now incorporated in the
Imperial cathedral, the oldest cathedral in Northern Europe, where the Kings
of Germany were once consecrated.
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| Charlemagne, looking a bit bewildered amidst the Christmas partying |
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