The Sundgau offers many small authentic Christmas markets and will amaze you with its Enchanted Forest but it is also an ideal place to enjoy the large local Christmas markets. A few steps away, you can discover these renowned, well-known and recognized markets, each with their own specificities and particularities. From Basel to Montbéliard, via Colmar and Mulhouse, all these markets are less than an hour from Sundgau or many accommodations waiting for you.
Find all the Christmas festivities in southern Alsace on www.noel-sud-alsace.com/
Basel Christmas Market
Presentation: The Basel Christmas market takes place on Barfüsserplatz, in the heart of the old town. In a warm and magical atmosphere, traders and craftsmen from the region and all over Switzerland offer their products and demonstrate their know-how at around 130 stands and illuminated wooden chalets. Finally, on Messeplatz, the "Winter Wonderland" takes you into a real Christmas fairy tale, with a Ferris wheel, ice rink and a multitude of attractions.
Renseignements: https://www.basel.com/fr/Noel-a-Bale/Le-marche-de-Noel-de-Bale
access:
– by car: 35 min from Ferrette or Altkirch
– by tram via Leymen (recommended): 30 mins from Leymen to the centre of Basel.
– by train from Altkirch station: allow 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes
Colmar Christmas Market
Presentation: In Colmar, “art and tradition” are the key words. The selection of objects therefore favors local and regional crafts, local products as well as traditional Christmas cakes, pastries and sweets. The objects offered on the Colmar Christmas markets have thus been carefully selected for the happiness of all and for all budgets.
In total, five traditional Christmas markets are located in the heart of Old Colmar. Indeed, the site itself gives each one its own connotation, a different tone that allows each market to identify itself. The small houses were designed by architects and interior designers with a view to perfect integration into the various squares while respecting and highlighting the heritage that surrounds them. They give each small market the image of a mini village where it is pleasant to take the time to stroll.
information: www.noel-colmar.com
access:
– by car: 1 hour from Ferrette or 45 minutes from Altkirch
– by train from Altkirch station: 45 min journey time
Mulhouse Christmas Market
Presentation: Mulled wine, Christmas beer, small cakes including the new bredala from Mulhouse “Croquant de Noël”, foie gras, flammekueche (traditional tartes flambées) will spread their aromas around the 80 wooden chalets of the market where strollers will find many objects from local crafts. The city center of Mulhouse is wrapped up in the magic of Christmas and comes alive with sparkling lights and shimmering fabrics…
Renseignements: https://www.noel-mulhouse.fr/
access:
– by car: 45 mins from Ferrette and 20 mins from Altkirch
– by train from Altkirch station: allow 15 mins
Montbéliard Christmas Market
Presentation: A typical, authentic and resolutely artisanal market! The Christmas Lights have managed to keep their soul and originality. Christmas in Montbéliard "is the Christmas of all traditions" ... The Christmas Market is set up at the foot of the oldest Lutheran church in France, the Temple Saint Martin, dating from 1601. More than 140 artisans from Franche-Comté but also from all the regions of France and abroad meet there. In the Gourmet and Sweet Flavors aisles, you can eat while tasting a glass of mulled wine or "crack" for some Christmas cookies and other treats. The market is typical of the Germanic tradition to which the Pays de Montbéliard is very attached. Authentic, it offers products marked with the spirit of Christmas and celebration! It is of course artisanal. Each year the selection is strict so that the merchants' stalls are full of traditional products. Christmas Lights bring back memories of the wonderful Christmases of yesteryear!
information: www.lights-of-noel.fr
access:
– by car: 1 hour from Ferrette or 50 minutes from Altkirch
– by train from Altkirch station: allow 1 hour journey