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The queen of mining, the mining town of Annaberg-Buchholz, set up her residence amidst the mountains - named after St. Anna, the patron saint of the miners. It was over 500 years ago, that silver was discovered at the foot of the Schreckenberg in the upper Erzgebirge Mountains. "Forward with tradition" is the motto of the town. Experience mining and the customs of the mining communities - and take your senses on an excursion through the gentle valleys and to the hills and summits of the Erzgebirge natural park. Endless trails lead cross-country skiers from this mining town over the crest of the mountains.

The miners' inherent longing for light sits very deep. This is one reason, why these mining towns are immersed in a sea of lights throughout the Christmas festivities. Everywhere you discover sounds and aromas of Christmas. Nutcrackers, window-arches, pyramids, smoking figures, angels and miners - the originals come from Erzgebirge Mountains. Evening for evening, the figures are carved and turned with loving devotion and a steady hand, each one telling a story of the dark mountains and the festival of light.