Get The Most Out Of Christmas Shopping On A French Holiday
Nothing can be a better reason to plan a vacation to France in winter than December 25th Christmas holidays. There are several advantages of travelling during Christmas period like you will be having a very long holiday period to enjoy yourself and get relief from daily routine tasks by doing Christmas shopping. As this festival is celebrated differently in different countries you will get a good chance to get different enriching cultural experience. Many visitors prefer to take their special cars round the Channel with Channel ferries.
Strasbourg, the capital city of Alsace located in the eastern part of the country, which is noted for Christmas festivities. The 450 years old market attracts thousands of tourists even for today. They mostly come to flick through the narrow roads, get bargain and purchase from the numerous stalls offering traditional art, Christmas wares, craft items, and gifts of all kinds and sizes. Here, at this place, the annual Christ-child-market, also known as Christkindelsmärik is normally held close to the ancient cathedral. It is in the centre of the historic quarter and is by far the most famous Christmas niche in France.
Those interested can go to the market at this time between November 26 and December 31 even though some parts like Craftsmen's village end on Christmas Eve. You'll most certainly reach the place by train or by road. Apart from the hot lights of Christmas in Paris, shopping and great holiday offers plenty of interesting Christmas decorations and Xmas windows. Most department stores sell French quality newest and tallest luxury goods, including designer clothing, French perfumes and cosmetics that are placed in the luxurious and impressive windows. It will not be a perfect time to negotiate and so do not expect to find many good buys, as the winter sales in France did not begin until the second week of January.
The bigger Christmas markets situated in Bordeaux, Clermont Ferrand and Lille remains open for a minimum period of 3 to 4 weeks till Christmas. Major French cities, especially in Eastern France seems to have been implementing the myth of Christmas Markets, amongst which towns like Colmar, Besançon and Nancy organise several festival events for a few days between late November and during early December periods. To completely enjoy a deserved vacation and much needed break then head towards France to spend your Christmas holidays. Planning your vacation by booking ferries to France well in advance will allow you to in many ways and saves a great deal of time.
