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\u00c0 la diff\u00e9rence de l\u2019Allemagne et de l\u2019Alsace, le march\u00e9 de Christmas<\/a> de Bruxelles est une tradition relativement r\u00e9cente. En 2003 il a n\u00e9anmoins \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu par les tours operators britanniques \u00ab march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl le plus original d\u2019Europe \u00bb.<\/p>\n

The Brussels Christmas Market (called "Winter Pleasures") is made up of some 240 chalets spread from Place Saint Jean to the Fish Market, passing through the illuminated Grand Place, the Stock Exchange district, and Place Sainte-Catherine. As for gourmet delicacies, the few Belgian specialties are unmissable: for example, "caricoles," whelks or periwinkles cooked in a spicy court-bouillon, or "croustillons," small bites of crunchy fried dough finely dusted with icing sugar. The stalls display typical artisanal products from several European countries, ranging from santons from Provence to Advent wreaths from Austria, Switzerland, and Ireland. Not to mention delicacies from elsewhere: Scandinavian gl\u00f6gg (mulled wine), Italian panettone, and English Christmas pudding. Entertainment, shows and choirs enliven Place Sainte-Catherine and concerts are offered on Place du March\u00e9 aux poissons.<\/p>\n

For its sixth edition of "Winter Wonders," the city is offering an illuminated walking tour through the historic center and the market. If you're lucky enough to be in Brussels during the festivities, the famous illuminated ice rink on the Quai aux Brigues is worth a visit in itself; not to mention the immense Christmas tree and the Ferris Wheel.
\n\u201cWinter Pleasures\u201d from November 26, 2010 to January 2, 2011.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike in Germany and Alsace, the Brussels Christmas market is a relatively recent tradition. In 2003, however, it was voted "Europe's most original Christmas market" by British tour operators. The Brussels Christmas Market (known as "Winter Wonders") consists of some 240 chalets...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[111,83,124],"class_list":["post-399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fete-de-noel","category-traditions","tag-marches-de-noel","tag-noel-dans-le-monde","tag-plaisirs-dhiver-a-bruxelles"],"views":524,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":14,"label":"F\u00eate de No\u00ebl"},{"value":13,"label":"Traditions"}],"post_tag":[{"value":111,"label":"march\u00e9s de No\u00ebl"},{"value":83,"label":"No\u00ebl dans le monde"},{"value":124,"label":"Plaisirs d'Hiver \u00e0 Bruxelles"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"plumelle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/author\/plumelle\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":14,"name":"F\u00eate de No\u00ebl","slug":"fete-de-noel","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":14,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":194,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":14,"category_count":194,"category_description":"","cat_name":"F\u00eate de No\u00ebl","category_nicename":"fete-de-noel","category_parent":0},{"term_id":13,"name":"Traditions","slug":"traditions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":14,"count":87,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":13,"category_count":87,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Traditions","category_nicename":"traditions","category_parent":14}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":111,"name":"march\u00e9s de No\u00ebl","slug":"marches-de-noel","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":111,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":83,"name":"No\u00ebl dans le monde","slug":"noel-dans-le-monde","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":83,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":42,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":124,"name":"Plaisirs d'Hiver \u00e0 Bruxelles","slug":"plaisirs-dhiver-a-bruxelles","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":124,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406,"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}