The market
Colmar at Christmas looks like the postcard, and the six markets are spread through the Old Town so a walk between them is the point. Place des Dominicains is the main one, the Koïfhus holds the artisans, Place Jeanne d'Arc is where the Alsatian producers sell bredele, foie gras and wine, and Petite Venise is for families.
Also in Colmar
- Place de l'Ancienne Douane, around the Schwendi fountain
- Place Jeanne d'Arc, Alsatian produce
- Petite Venise, the children's market
What to eat and drink
- Vin chaud, the Alsatian way, with cinnamon and orange
- Pain d'épices from the Place Jeanne d'Arc producers
- Foie gras and Alsatian charcuterie
The local specialty: Bredele, the small Alsatian Christmas biscuits, and Kougelhopf.
The walk
One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works
Your host walks you from the Dominicains market through the Old Town to the Koïfhus and the Ancienne Douane, with a vin chaud and a bredele tasting from a producer, then along the canals to Petite Venise as the lights come on. The walk includes the stories of the houses, the wine trade and the Alsatian Christmas table.
- Place des Dominicains and the Koïfhus artisan market
- A bredele tasting with an Alsatian producer
- Petite Venise and the canals at dusk
- The half-timbered Old Town and its Christmas traditions
Your host is a local from Colmar or the surrounding Alsace, from the LocalBini network, who knows the six markets and the Alsatian Christmas table.
