A day trip from Paris to Strasbourg — and one of Europe’s oldest Christmas markets.
,” and the market morphed into its current incarnation: a citywide extravaganza with about 300 chalets spilling across squares and streets in the UNESCO-listed city center. A major boost for tourism, the event’s runaway success has led to concerted efforts to champion authenticity, with vendors carefully vetted and some products banned.
Beyond baking, the city’s decor also requires months of work. The Place Kléber shows off Europe’s tallest decorated Christmas tree, at more than 100 feet. The national forestry office scouts the neighboring forests of Alsace, Moselle and the Vosges to find the perfect tree, which is then hoisted on a truck, erected in the square, filled out with additional greenery, and decorated with more than four miles of string lights and hundreds of ornaments over a three-week period.
The city where Johannes Gutenberg invented the moveable-type printing press also promotes humanist values and a sense of community at the Christmas market. In the Village du Partage adjacent to the giant tree, some 90 nonprofits and organizations explain their missions and accept donations. Here you can warm up with the soupe étoilée , concocted from the recipes of four Michelin-starred chefs, which raises money forThere’s a joy in the anticipation of Christmas.
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