The Capital of Christmas
Strasbourg's Christkindelsmärik has been running since 1570 — making it one of the oldest Christmas markets in the world, and many say the most beautiful.
Set in the heart of a city that blends French elegance with German tradition, Strasbourg's market sprawls across Place Broglie, Place de la Cathédrale, and more than a dozen other squares throughout Grande Ile, the UNESCO-listed historic island center. The effect is a city entirely transformed into a Christmas wonderland.
Beyond the markets themselves, Strasbourg enchants with its soaring Gothic cathedral (the tallest in the world when built), the colourful canals of Petite France, and a string of cozy winstubs serving steaming mugs of vin chaud and flammekueche. The city earns its self-proclaimed title — Capital of Christmas — every single year.
The Christkindelsmärik on Place Broglie — the original Christmas market dating to 1570, with the most traditional Alsatian crafts and decorations