Paris Christmas Market 2011

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For anyone looking for a good reason to travel to France, a Christmas shopping trip can provide the ideal excuse. Paris and other French cities are places that go to great lengths to make sure that the Christmas shopping experience is something to be remembered - a gala of lights, sounds and old seasonal traditions. And with the Euro currently weaker against other currencies including the dollar, the pound and the Swiss franc, there are plenty of bargains to be had.

The French capital offers a number of "traditional" Christmas markets - Les Marchés de Noël - offering a wide array of art and craft products, as well as local specialities and special gastronomic delights for the Christmas dinner table. The main Christmas markets in Paris are located on the Champs Elysées (9th November - 24th December 2010), in the 6th arondissement at Saint Germain des Prés (Santa's village, from 5th December), and at St. Sulpice (from 10th December - crafts and traditions). Others can be found at in the Trocadero Gardens (9th - 29th December 2010) Montparnasse, the Gare de l'Est and the Place de la Nation (from Dec. 1st).

There is a Christmas Market specialising in arts and crafts from Thursday 16th to Monday 20th December 2010 on the square opposite Notre Dame cathedral. Wrap up warm and visit Paris' Christmas Markets at the Boulevard Saint Germain and Place Saint-Sulpice. Sip a vin chaud as you browse for stocking fillers. Little ones can meet the man himself, Père Noël, and reveal their wish lists.

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