In this article, the team from My weekend in Alsace decided to help those wanting to enjoy Christmas markets in Alsace as a family. We know that those of you with children often ask if this market...
Christmas markets
Christmas markets in Alsace – The most beautiful ones (or at least our favourites!)
There is a reason why Alsace is famous for its Christmas markets. During the holiday season, the whole region plays along and uses its imagination to best decorate houses and towns. It's a real...
Christmas at the Pays des Lumières
During Christmas time, Alsace is divided into 7 "countries", a way to group regions together according to their Christmas traditions. The Pays des Lumières (The Country of Lights) is located...
Strasbourg Christmas Market – My short guide
Strasbourg Christmas Market is probably, with Colmar Christmas Market, the most famous market in Alsace. It should be said that this tradition is not new: far from being an event created for...
Christmas Market OFF in Strasbourg – A social and solidarity Christmas Market
Have you ever heard about the OFF Market in Strasbourg? It's an event held simultaneously to the traditional Strasbourg Christmas market, inviting visitors to think Christmas differently, by...
Neuf Brisach Christmas Market: back to 1700!
10 It's quite hard to choose among all these Christmas markets in December in Alsace. Highly recommended by many of my friends, I decided to visit that of our Vauban town... Neuf-Brisach Christmas...
Thann Christmas Market: for a touch of authenticity
There are a lot of Christmas markets around Colmar: Eguisheim, Kaysersberg... but as soon as you go in the south of the region, there are fewer and fewer of them. It's a shame, because some of them...
Haguenau Christmas Market
Alsace is certainly beautiful from South to North, but I still get the overall impression that a lot of people don't always think of going north of Strasbourg. To convince you to go and have a look...
Sélestat Christmas Market
Sélestat Christmas market is not strictly speaking a Christmas market. There is indeed a small Christmas village with a few chalets, but it's not the main attraction in town during the holidays....
Obernai Christmas Market
Obernai Christmas market is one of my favourites in Alsace. As I've already written, Obernai is a pretty little town that is quite nice to visit yearlong. With its belfry, its beautiful buildings...
Basel Christmas Market (Switzerland)
Basel is located in Switzerland, at the border with Alsace. Spending a weekend in Alsace can thus be an opportunity to visit our Switz neighbors. Over Christmas, it is very nice to go to Basel, as...
Ribeauvillé Medieval Christmas market
Ribeauvillé Christmas market is a unique Christmas market in Alsace, as it has a medieval theme. Ribeauvillé does things very well: you really dive into a medieval atmosphere throughout the market...
Ottmarsheim Christmas market
Ottmarsheim is a small Alsatian town close to the German border, not far from Mulhouse. Ottmarsheim Christmas market is an original christmas market because it is called the"Christmas market of...
Blue Christmas, Guebwiller Christmas market
Guebwiller Christmas market is called "Blue Christmas". Why this name? First of all, for the blue line of the Vosges, at the foot of which is located the town. Then, for "Bleu de Deck", a turquoise...
Kaysersberg Christmas Market
Kaysersberg Christmas market is one of my favorite Christmas market in Alsace. I am already completely in love with this adorable village of the Alsace Wine Route on a normal day, but Christmas...