When you hear the word “Christmas”, you probably think of markets! Whether they’re big or small, in the heart of a big city or in a remote village, people love to come together to spend a good time, find unique gifts and indulge in winter treats. After the European markets, discover the most beautiful Christmas markets in France, close to Paris: all great addresses!
Metz Christmas market
Head to Moselle for one of France’s most beautiful Christmas markets! Voted the country’s second most beautiful Christmas market in 2024, the Metz market has just reopened its doors on November 21. It takes just 1 h 30 by train from the capital! You’ll be able to sample some of the region’s specialities, as well as admire the beautiful Christmas lights.
📍Metz Christmas Market – Several locations in the city center
📆 November 21 to December 30, 2025
Provins medieval market
The Provins Christmas market opens its doors on December 13, with the promise of a great time, as it does every year. Over the weekend, you’ll be able to enjoy mulled wine, chocolate waffles and a whole host of winter treats in an absolutely magical setting, surrounded by a magnificent castle and ramparts. Plunge into the heart of the festive season in advance!
📍Location: Place du Châtel 77160 Provins
📆 Date: December 13-14
🎟️ Admission: free
Janvry Christmas market
Tucked away in the Vallée de Chevreuse, Essonne, this tiny village of 600 inhabitants transforms itself every year into a formidable Christmas market. From November 28 to 30 and December 5 to 7, you can visit this village like no other, enjoy the ice rink and the little train, and slip gifts made in France under the tree!
📍 Location: 91640 Janvry
📅 Dates: November 28 to 30 and December 5 to 7
💸 Price: free
Montreux Christmas Market
Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, this magnificent Christmas market enchants young and old alike. Beyond its magnificent cabanons and artisans, every day you can admire Santa Claus, who seems to float through the air aboard his illuminated sleigh. Every day, at 5, 6 and 7 p.m., a magical spectacle unfolds before the amazed gaze of visitors. A place not to be missed!
📍 Location: Montreux
💸 Price: free
Eguisheim market
The village of Eguisheim, voted one of the world’s most beautiful villages, transforms itself every year in the run-up to Christmas into a veritable open-air Santa’s workshop. From November 28 to December 30, stroll through the medieval streets of the village and discover the various authentic châlets surrounded by light.
📍Location: Eguisheim Christmas Market
📆 Dates: November 28 to December 30, 2025
💸 Price: free
Evian-les-bains Christmas market
festival Noël féérique
But if you really want a change of scene, we’ve found a market/festival that really dusts off the codes of the genre. Le Fabuleux Village, or the legend of the Flottins d’Évian, is a wonderful eco-responsible market. Halfway between a theater troupe and a traveling Christmas market, you won’t find any elves or traditional decorations here. Instead, elves, imps and driftwood sculptures inhabit the premises from mid-December!
📅 Dates: December 12 to January 3
📍 Location: Évian-les-Bains – downtown
💸 F ree admission
Strasbourg Christmas Market
How can we talk about France’s Christmas markets without mentioning this one? Here, you can stroll past more than 300 artisan chalets, sample piping-hot pretzels and, of course, photograph its huge 30-meter Christmas tree from every angle… It’s quite simply a must-see for Christmas fans.
📍Strasbourg Christmas Markets – Place Kléber – And 7 other markets throughout the city
📆 Dates: November 26 to December 24, 2025