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Alsace at Christmas feels like walking through a real-life fairy tale. 🌟

#hellochristmas Alsace Region, France – Strasbourg & Colmar Between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine, Strasbourg and Colmar mix French romance with German Christmas traditions. Half-timbered houses lean over cobbled streets, garlands cross above your head, and the smell of vin chaud, cinnamon and fresh pretzels follows you everywhere.  Strasbourg – “Christmas Capital of the World” Strasbourg’s historic island, Grande Île, turns into a gigantic Christmas village. The legendary Christkindelsmärik (since 1570!) spreads across several squares, with more than 300 wooden stalls selling ornaments, candles, gingerbread and local crafts.  Don’t miss: • The huge Christmas tree at Place Kléber lighting up the night.  • Wandering through Petite France, where canals, bridges and decorated façades look straight out of a storybook.  • Grabbing a warm bretzel or tarte flambée from a market stall between squares.  Colmar – A Living Christmas Card Just under an hour from Strasbourg, Colmar is smaller and even more “fairy-tale”: pastel houses, flower-decked (in winter: light-decked) balconies and little canals in the area known as Petite Venise.  In Advent, the old town hosts six different Christmas markets, each with its own mood, plus illuminated canals and medieval buildings that many say inspired Beauty and the Beast.  Look out for: • White mulled wine made from local Alsace whites – a regional speciality.  • Night walks along the canals for reflections of lights and half-timbered houses on the water. Trip Tips • Best time: late November to late December for full Christmas-market vibes.  • Base yourself in either Strasbourg or Colmar and day-trip by train along the Alsace Wine Route to storybook villages like Riquewihr, Eguisheim or Kaysersberg.  • Evenings can be crowded: go early to enjoy the markets, then stay late to shoot photos once the rush thins out.  Hashtags for your Trip.com Moment #alsace #strasbourg #colmar #christmasmarkets #francetravel #petitefrance #petitevenise #alsacewineroute #wintergetaway #tripcommoments
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