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Christmas
Markets 2010 |
  The North's Chrstmas markets include fairs, entertainments, and market stalls with regional produce and other unusual and different present ideas...(pictured: Lille, Rinxent) |
Christmas
Markets Today, Christmas markets and fairs are enjoying a rennaissance! Bigger and better than ever, they give an opportunity to buy unusual and different foodstuffs, local produce, regional specialities, rich cakes, beautifully packaged sweets and chocolates, traditional decorations, local crafts and other present ideas - and often to save money, compared with UK High Street prices! |
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...[Christmas
markets in Lille]... really are wonderful. There are so
many Christmas present ideas and something for everyone.
It's the only time of the year when Lille actually feels
culturally together. The atmosphere is great and this is the
only reason I would return!
...
 Locations of some of the bigger Christmas markets: towns in red are in the Nord; blue in Pas-de-Calais  Characterful Christmas market close by the Belfry in Bethune (11) - easy to find just off the A26 motorway. |
Events
in Xmas 2010 - Places to visit, 2. Calais: Dec 3-5, 10-12 and 17-19 (each Fri to Sunday) Christmas market in Place d'Armes: for details, see www.pas-de-calais.com. 7. Lille: 24 Nov - 30 Dec - Handy, for Eurostar, the month-long Christmas Funfair in the Place Rihour; concerts, exhibitions, entertainment, and more than 50 stalls selling original gifts. Details www.lilletourism.com 9. Licques: Dec 11-13 - traditional turkey parade and market (high quality traditionally-reared organic poultry). Details: www.tourisme-3pays.fr 10. Arras: Nov 26-Dec 14 Christmas Market with 40+ craft stalls and giant tree also in Grand Place, plus ice-skating, cookery and entertainments - details: www.ot-arras.fr. 11. Bethune: Nov 27-Dec31 - Christmas market held every day with around 40 Flemish-style chalets selling decorations, regional produce and other gifts by the Belfry in the town square. - details: www.ville-bethune.fr Boulogne: Christmas market Dec 11-12, for details, see www.pas-de-calais.com. Children in the North traditionally
look out for visits from Saint
Nicholas rather than Father
Christmas - look out for him in processions around 6th
December! |
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