There are Christmas markets, and then there's Strasbourg. I had booked a last-minute trip to this city in eastern France for my Christmas-obsessed 11-year-old daughter, Jane.

There are Christmas markets, and then there’s Strasbourg. I had booked a last-minute trip to this city in eastern France for my Christmas-obsessed 11-year-old daughter, Jane.

Literally just a few kilometers from Germany, and situated in the heart of France’s Alsace region, is the stunningly ...

The Strasbourg Christmas Market (Marché de Nöel de Strasbourg-Alsace), the oldest one in France, was established in 1570. Its Alsatian roots run deep, entwining both French and German culture ...

Nicknamed “The Capital of Christmas,” the Strasbourg Christmas Market is one of the oldest and best Christmas markets in Europe. Originating in 1570, the event features over 300 wooden chalets ...

The capital of Christmas “If you stay a week in Strasbourg, you will gain three kilos,” said Pierre Feisthauer, a tour guide who runs Discover Strasbourg, during a two-hour market tour that I ...

A EUROPEAN city most people associate with Christmas is getting new UK flights this year. Strasbourg is the capital city of ...

Some of the ports along the way included the German towns of Breisach, Mannheim, Rüdesheim, Koblenz and Düsseldorf. We also visited Dordrecht, The Netherlands, and Strasbourg, France.

European Waterways’ new “Christmas Markets Cruise” sails across France’s Alsace-Lorraine region, with 20 Christmas markets in its seven-day itinerary.