Strasbourg

The market

Strasbourg calls itself the Capitale de Noël and has the history to back it: the Christkindelsmärik on Place Broglie dates from 1570. The markets spread across the whole Grande Île, from the cathedral square to the Petite France canals, with the great tree on Place Kléber. The city is also where the decorated Christmas tree tradition was first recorded.

Also in Strasbourg

• Place de la Cathédrale and Place du Château
• Place Kléber and the Grand Sapin
• Quai des Délices gourmet market and the OFF market

What to eat and drink

• Vin chaud with Alsatian spices
• Pain d'épices and Mannele, the brioche figures
• Flammekueche and Alsace wines at the gourmet market

The local specialty: Bredele from the bakers' corporation stand, the biscuits every Alsatian family bakes in Advent.

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 starts at Place Broglie, walks you to the cathedral and its market, then through the Carré d'Or and across to Petite France, with the story of the Christmas tree, a bredele tasting and vin chaud on the way. The walk ends under the Grand Sapin on Place Kléber.

• Christkindelsmärik on Place Broglie, since 1570
• The cathedral square and the origin of the Christmas tree
• Petite France canals and the small squares' markets
• Bredele, pain d'épices and vin chaud with a local

Your host is a Strasbourg local from the LocalBini network who knows the markets of the Grande Île and the Alsatian Christmas traditions.