Image via WikipediaChristmas markets in France have grown to be popular with many shoppers from the UK because they offer a wide range of unusual Christmas gift ideas and they are great fun to attend too.
At French Christmas markets you can often find numerous stalls selling everything from delicious cakes, pastries, chocolates, sweets, cheese, patés, meats and other produce, to traditional Christmas decorations, arts and crafts and Christmas gifts.
With Christmas music playing in the background, twinkling Christmas lights, the delicious aroma of roasting chestnuts filling the air and the welcome offer of glass of vin chaud (hot wine) to keep out the cold, Christmas markets in France contain a truly magical Christmas atmosphere all of their own.
As Christmas markets and events in France can vary from town to town, check with the local French tourist office for details.
Lille Christmas Market
Held in the centre of town in Place Rihour, Lille's month long Christmas market is a colourful Christmas scene full of lights and wooden chalets selling everything from French Christmas delicacies, local arts and crafts, jewellery, toys and Christmas gifts.
Amiens Christmas Market
Said to be the biggest and greatest Christmas market in Northern France, Amiens town centre transforms into a beautiful festive scene of Christmas Alpine splendour complete with chalets and stalls selling produce and goods from the Picardy region.
Entertainment is also provided in the form of shows, carol singing and activities for children.
Listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1981, the cathedral of Notre-Dame d'Amiens is the centrepiece of the "Cathedral in Colours" light display, which is held during Christmas as well as at other times of the year.
With its cobbled streets and picturesque charm, Boulogne's Christmas market features stalls selling all sorts of arts and crafts, Christmas gifts, regional delicacies and local specialties such as smoked herring and Craquelin pastries.
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