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Amiens & Paris Christmas Market

Enter an enchanted realm at one of the biggest festive markets in Northern France. Amiens Christmas market with its magical seasonal scents, sights and sounds. Plus the beautiful and romantic City of Paris

Amiens Christmas Market

Amiens hosts the largest Christmas market in the region, with mini-chalets and traditional stalls selling a delicious array of food and unique gifts. Amien's impressive cathedral offers the most incredible backdrop for the scenic markets, that are beautifully lit by a glittering array of Christmas lights.

The market’s 130-or-so charming chalet-style stalls give you the perfect opportunity to stock up on unique Christmas presents and festive decorations, as well as local crafts and regional food, whether to take home with you or to eat while you browse – think the likes of roasted chestnuts still warm and fragrant in their paper cones and waffles with chocolate sauce. And as well as sweet treats, you’ll get the chance to savour dishes by French chefs.

Paris Christmas Market

A visit to a Paris Christmas Market is the fastest way to get into the holiday spirit when visiting the City of Light during the shortest days of the year. With sparkling lights, Christmas trees full of bright decorations, and even occasional visits from Saint Nicholas - or Père Noël, as Parisian children call him - these festive street markets filled with Swiss-style wooden chalets transport a tradition begun in the Middle Ages in Alsace and Germany to the French capital.

Copy the Parisians - sip hot mulled wine, munch on roasted chestnuts, and sample delicious sausages, cheese and chocolates while shopping for arts and crafts, festive Christmas decorations, regional food specialties, candies, and other gifts until well into the night.

The largest of the Parisian Christmas Markets is hosted in the Tuileries Garden next to the Louvre Museum stretching along the garden's entire north edge from Rue des Pyramides to Place de la Concorde. Its half Christmas Market, half Carnival themed, boasting a ferries wheel, fairground rides, an ice-skating rink, champagne Bar, steaming copper vats of traditional onion soup and hot mulled wine, 100+ Swiss-style chalets offering French-produced specialty food products, artisan crafts and gifts from around the world, glittering lights, numerous Santa and reindeer - and much more!

Your Holiday Includes:

Channel Crossing

3 Nights - Mercure Amiens Cathédrale

Breakfast - 3 Mornings

Dinner - 1 Evening

Included Highlights:

Amiens Christmas Market
Paris Christmas Market
Le Touquet

Notification of Boarding Times:

Departure Times/Itinerary/Luggage Labels will be forwarded approximately 10 days prior to departure.

Day 1

We make our way south to join our crossing to France, arriving in our centrally situated hotel mid-afternoon. The Mercure Amiens Cathedral, is located in the heart of Amiens, just 50 m from the cathedral, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site. The historic Saint Leu district, the floating gardens and Jules Verne's house are all just a stone's throw from the hotel. Time to unpack and settle in before enjoying dinner in the hotel Restaurant this evening.

Day 2

The capital of Picardy, Amiens, is well known for its Gothic cathedral but also for one of the largest and greatest Christmas Markets in Northern France. The quaint streets in the town centre display over 120 chalets and stalls transforming the area into a beautiful Christmas Alpine festive scene.

The market is the best place to stock up on your Christmas drinks, look out for Marne Valley Champagne and homemade ciders. Your choice of gift can vary from Picardy's Le Creuset kitchenware, fine crystal and hand-made glass and Angora sweaters straight from the farm.

Entertainment is provided in the form of carol singing. an ice-skating rink, merry-go-rounds and plenty of vin chaud - the perfect warm drink in winter. Wander through the pedestrianised streets with ease and be enthralled with Christmas trees, decorations and the festive atmosphere.

Day 3

Today we visit the French Capital. There is something magical about walking down one of the most famous avenues in the world on a crisp December day. At this time of the year the avenue gets flooded with lights all the way from the Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.

The city is decked out in lights as the festive season approaches. Streets sparkle, major department stores come alive and the magic of Christmas weaves its spell! Enjoy a tour of the City and time to immerse yourself in the spirit of Christmas!

Day 4

We sadly bid farewell, making our way to Le Touquet to continue in the festive atmosphere, before heading to Calais and our afternoon crossing home.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

Mercure Amiens Cathédrale

Situated in the heart of Amiens in a perfect position, just 50m from the mighty Cathedral, one of the finest in Europe, and the World UNESCO Heritage Site. Our neighbourhood is the Saint Leu District, a great place for a stroll, drink or meal, with the majority of restaurants located in and around the canal area. The Floating Gardens and Jules Verne's house are just a stone's throw from the hotel.

The 4* Hotel houses a Bar, Lounge and Restaurant. The 102 soundproofed, air-conditioned rooms enjoy satellite TV, Hairdryer and Tea/Coffee Facilities with some enjoying views over the Cathedral.

Visit Mercure Amiens Cathédrale website > Click here

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Contact Details	Distance
Burntwood	The Wych Elm Pub Bridge Cross Road Burntwood
Cannock	The Bus Station Cannock
Hednesford	The Bus Stop Outside Tesco Victoria Street Hednesford
Lichfield	The Bus Station Lichfield
Rugeley	The Bus Station Rugeley
Stafford	Outside the Police Station Eastgate Street Stafford
Sutton Coldfield	McDonalds Lower Parade Sutton Coldfield
Tamworth	Assembly Rooms Corporation Street Tamworth