{"id":1559,"date":"2014-10-27T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2014-10-27T11:12:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T11:12:11","slug":"an-overview-of-christmas-markets-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/1559\/an-overview-of-christmas-markets-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"An overview of Christmas markets in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2010\/11\/marche_noel1.jpg.webp\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/marche_noel1.jpg&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-390 lazyload\" title=\"Christmas market\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2010\/11\/marche_noel1-300x207.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2010\/11\/marche_noel1-300x207.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2010\/11\/marche_noel1.jpg.webp 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/207;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/marche_noel1-300x207.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/marche_noel1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/marche_noel1.jpg 400w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, dans la m\u00eame p\u00e9riode, nous avons publi\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie d\u2019articles portant sur les diff\u00e9rents march\u00e9s de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/\">Christmas<\/a> que l\u2019on peut visiter en Europe. Voici quelques notes sur certains d\u2019entre eux, si vous comptez inclure dans votre programme des festivit\u00e9s une visite dans l\u2019une ou l\u2019autre de ces villes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zurich Market (Switzerland)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nestled comfortably in the city&#039;s vast train station, Zurich&#039;s Christmas Market is the largest of its kind in Europe, featuring 150 stalls selling local produce, crafts, gifts, and other delicacies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basel Market (Switzerland)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Christmas market is undoubtedly the oldest in the country. Every year, the entire city participates in the dynamic and joyful activities that take place there. This year, M\u00fcnsterplatz will host attractions and kiosks for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strasbourg Market (France)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since 1590, this French Christmas market has been held at the foot of Strasbourg&#039;s magnificent Notre-Dame Cathedral. In recent years, it has expanded to include certain areas of the city, particularly with regard to craft activities and children&#039;s entertainment. Each year, this market chooses to honor a country; this time, Switzerland will be in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Vienna Market (Austria)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/christmas-songs\/\">son<\/a> histoire remonte \u00e0 plus de 700 ans, il s\u2019agit d\u2019un des plus anciens march\u00e9s de No\u00ebl d\u2019Europe et aussi l\u2019un des plus r\u00e9put\u00e9s. \u00c0 chaque ann\u00e9e, il dispose ses \u00e9talages et ses kiosques en face de l\u2019h\u00f4tel de ville et du Burgtheater. Beaucoup d\u2019ambiance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cologne Market (Germany)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, we should talk about &quot;Cologne&#039;s seven Christmas markets.&quot; Attracting over four million visitors each year, each of these markets specializes in a specific area. For example, the one at the foot of the Berliner Dom cathedral brings together stalls selling crafts and art objects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nuremberg Market (Germany)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Picturesque and traditional, this Christmas Market is renowned for its shows, including choirs, children&#039;s entertainment, and other festivities. More than 180 stalls offer unique gifts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Christmas markets worth exploring include those in Gothenburg, Sweden, D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany, and Birmingham, UK.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, around this time, we published a series of articles on the various Christmas markets you can visit in Europe. Here are some notes on some of them, if you plan to include a visit to one of these cities in your holiday itinerary. 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