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For
anyone looking for a good reason to
travel to France, a Christmas
shopping trip can provide the ideal
excuse. Paris and other French
cities are places that go to great
lengths to make sure that the
Christmas shopping experience is
something to be remembered - a gala
of lights, sounds and old seasonal
traditions. And with the Euro
currently weaker against other
currencies including the dollar, the
pound and the Swiss franc, there are
plenty of bargains to be had.
The
French capital offers a number of
"traditional" Christmas markets -
Les Marchés de Noël - offering a
wide array of art and craft
products, as well as local
specialities and special gastronomic
delights for the Christmas dinner
table. The main Christmas markets in
Paris are located on the Champs
Elysées (9th November - 24th
December 2010), in the 6th
arondissement at Saint Germain des
Prés (Santa's village, from 5th
December), and at St. Sulpice (from
10th December - crafts and
traditions). Others can be found at
in the Trocadero Gardens (9th - 29th
December 2010) Montparnasse, the
Gare de l'Est and the Place de la
Nation (from Dec. 1st).
There
is a Christmas Market specialising
in arts and crafts from Thursday
16th to Monday 20th December 2010 on
the square opposite Notre Dame
cathedral. Wrap up warm and visit
Paris' Christmas Markets at the
Boulevard Saint Germain and Place
Saint-Sulpice. Sip a vin chaud as
you browse for stocking fillers.
Little ones can meet the man
himself, Père Noël, and reveal their
wish lists.
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