Department 56 Snow Village, Christmas Miniature Villages, and Halloween Village Displays
Alpine Village Series—Create a European Christmas Village
The Alpine Village series from Department 56 appeals to those who want to create a Christmas village with European style.
The buildings are carefully designed to represent the snow-loving towns and hamlets found in Bavaria, Switzerland and Austria.
Welcome to Old World Bavaria
This is old world Europe, where you’ll find charming gingerbread style cottages and inns, beer houses, and brightly colored chalets. Gentlemen in lederhosen and ladies in dirndl skirts strolling through town.
Here’s some examples of the fun you can have with alpine snow villages:
- A German beer house “Alstadter Bierstube” is a fun gift for any beer loving friend or family member. What alpine village would be complete without one.
- Rustic farmhouses, “Bauernhof” evoke the charming old farms of Bavaria.
- A magistrates house is the best house in town. Charming old-world styling and architecture.
- A hunting lodge “Jagerhutte” is a typical Bavarian hunting cabin.
- The “Nikolausfiguren” shop or St. Nikolaus shop sells colorful carvings and figurines of St. Nikolaus.
