WINTER 2022/23 THE GUIDE


“FOR A GUARANTEED INJECTION OF YULETIDE CHEER, HEAD FOR ONE OF THE MANY CHRISTMAS MARKETS”


Montbéliard Every year, Les Lumières de Noël festival lights up


Montbéliard, in Franche-Comté. Its traditional market in the historic heart of the city features around 135 artisans and producers from the surrounding region, as well as a children’s concert and appearances from Santa Claus and la Tante Arie. The latter is a sort of fairy godmother – local to the Franche-Comté region – who offers gifts to the best-behaved children. Every day, starting at 5.30pm, the city puts on an impressive light show. This year, it runs from November 26 until Christmas Eve. www.lumieres-de-noel.fr


Paris


In a typical winter, Paris will host up to 20 official Christmas markets across the city, as well as many other pop-up markets. Some start in mid-November, most stay open until Christmas Eve, and a few carry on into early January. One of the biggest is La Magie de Noël, in Tuileries Garden, close to the Louvre, with a Ferris wheel, carnival rides, an ice rink and a champagne bar. One market which receives a lot of local support is the Marché de Noël Paris Notre-Dame, across the Seine from the cathedral which caught fire in 2019. Here you can warm up with a vin chaud while watching the ongoing


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