Strasbourg, France
Not one, however, numerous Marchés de Noël fill the big and small plazas of this Alsatian metropolis at the Rhine. Strasbourg has the oldest and highest-quality Christmas marketplace in France, and in an unbeatable setting. Half-timbered homes shape the backdrop, and garlands of lighting grasp among them. Elaborate mild shows remove darkness from the squares. In Strasbourg's cute Petite France neighborhood, the marketplace is alongside the river, sponsored with the aid of medieval buildings.
The biggest of the markets is below the brilliant Gothic Notre-Dame Cathedral, where wood cabins promote Christmas ornaments, handicrafts, and food.
Look particularly for bridal cookies and the conventional Alsatian honey gingerbread, a dense loaf that is regularly full of the dried end result and bits of candied ginger. Snack on heat flammkuchen (tarte flambée in French), a skinny flatbread crowned with cheese and onions cooked over an open flame. Cabins in Place du Marché-aux-Poissons concentrate on Alsatian meals products.
Located: Strasbourg, France
