
The small town of Hallstatt is a unique place of beauty and utility. It is on the shore of the Lake Hallstatt in Austria, ringed by the Dachstein mountains. In Hallstatt you find a wonderful tradition of hand carved Christmas Nativity scenes and figurines that will utterly...

Saint Francis of Assisi is often credited with being the first to create a live nativity scene, in 1223. He did it to promote the worship of Christ. The small town of Hallstatt is a unique place of beauty and utility. It is on the shore of the Lake Hallstatt, ringed by the Dachstein...