France Christmas Markets

Nantes is an important French city located near the sea along the Loire valley. Nantes is the capital of the Loire region. In the Middle Ages the city was part of the Duchy of Britain, before passing under the kingdom of France in the 16th century. In the 18th century, Nantes became the most important port in France, thanks to ...

Rouen, the historic capital of Normandy, is a city with a rich and long history, in Roman times it was known under the name of Rotomagus, and became the second city of Gaul. Even in the Middle Ages, Rouen was one of the most important cities of France, becoming the capital of the Duchy of Normandy. At the beginning of ...

The city of Montpellier is located in the south of France a short distance from the Mediterranean coast, the city rises in a hilly area along the river Lez. The center of the city is the place de la Comédie, the place where the Christmas market usually takes place. Montpellier originated in the Middle Ages as a merchant city, in ...

Perpignan is an important city in southern France, located a few kilometers from the sea, a short distance from the Pyrenees and near the border with Spain, of which it belonged until the seventeenth century. Even today the links of this city with Catalonia are strong, the Catalan language is spoken by about a quarter of the population, the cuisine is ...

Le Havre, a UNESCO World Heritage City is an important port in northern France, located at the mouth of the Seine. The city was founded in the early 16th century with the name of Franciscopolis, soon becoming a busy port for trade with the French colonies in America. The city was almost completely destroyed during the Second World War, rebuilt ...

The city of Lille – after Paris, Lyon and Marseille – forms the fourth largest metropolitan area in France. The city is located in the extreme north of France near the border with Belgium, just 35 minutes from Brussels, 1 hour from Paris and 2 hours from London. Lille is the largest city and the capital of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, ...

Angers, is the main center of the Anjou (Anjou) region, a historical region of northern France, which today is part of the Maine et Loire (Maine-et-Loire) department of the Pays de la Loire (Pays de la Loire) region ). Angers is famous for possessing some masterpieces of the “tapisserie” art. The city was founded in Roman times, and in the ...

Plombières-les-Bains, is a famous spa resort located in the southern part of Lorraine, on the border with Franche-Comté, 30 km south of Épinal. The city due to its appearance and the beautiful flowered balconies that characterize it has been nicknamed the city of a thousand balconies (Ville aux mille balcons). The thermal properties of its waters were already known to ...

Christmas markets are a very old tradition that developed in central Europe several centuries ago, during the Middle Ages. Their origins are connected to German culture and traditions, in fact the first written documents attesting the existence of Christmas markets are documents concerning some German cities. The oldest document found so far which speaks of the ancestors of today’s Christmas ...

Many French cities organize the traditional Christmas markets (Marché de Noël), Alsace is the region where the Christmas markets are more authentic, thanks to its proximity and its historical links with Germany. Among the Christmas markets in Alsace, one of the oldest is the market in Strasbourg, but the one in Colmar is also very beautiful, with a great atmosphere, ...