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With November almost ended, lots of us have started thinking about the upcoming Christmas holidays. Every year the same question: who are you going to spend Christmas with? And where do you want to spend Christmas?We cannot help you figure out who to spend Christmas with, although we advise to always stay with the ones you love the most: your family, your friends or your partner.
As for where to spend Christmas, if you are thinking of going somewhere special this year, we have a variety of ideas on possible destinations you would like.
Christmas in Paris
Known as the “city of lights” or the “city of love” Paris is a very magical and romantic destination. A trip to Paris for spending Christmas holidays in Paris can be a very special event for you and your loved ones. Would you like to give it a try?
Christmas in Paris means a time to enjoy tourism in Paris. Of course, Christmas and Paris are a popular combination, but since many spend Christmas at their place, it is a time of the year when museums and landmarks are less crowded, you do not have to wait in long lines and can have a good time sight-seeing and enjoying tours in Paris. Check availability, prices and BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS TOUR IN PARIS.
Also at this time of the year, hotels in Paris and flights to Paris offer special prices and budget-friendly packages. That is the case especially if you book in advance, but last minute specials should be around soon.
Christmas in Paris offers a combination of sightseeing, a romantic environment, cold but pleasant weather, specially incorporated Christmas lights all over the city, shopping and holiday markets.
The lights of Paris – PARIS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TOUR
From this Wednesday, December 1st, and until mid-January, the city of Paris will enjoy lots of Christmas lights illuminating all over 125+ of its districts, located in squares and roads.
Paris Illumine Paris –in English: Paris lights up Paris- is the project behind all this lights. Organized by the Mairie de Paris (town hall) and the Chamber of Trade and Industry of Paris, it involved many Traders Associations, 200 tree technicians, 200.000 meters of illuminated garlands and 200 kilometers of illuminated streets and pathways.Here is a list of some of the illuminated areas for Christmas in Paris:
• Rue de Richelieu, Paris 1st
• Rue Montorgueil, passage des Panoramas, Paris 2nd
• Rues Vieille du Temple and Bretagne, Paris 3th
• Rue de Saint-Paul and Rambuteau, Paris 4th
• Rue Mouffetard, place de l’Eglise Saint-Médard and place de la Contrescarpe, Paris 5th
• Boulevard and place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris 6th
• Rue de Grenelle and boulevard Raspail, Paris 7th
• Rues Caumartin and Vignon, Paris 9th
• Marché Saint-Quentin and rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, Paris 10th
• Rue Oberkampf, Paris 11th
• Rue de Charenton and Viaduc des Arts, Paris 12th
• Avenues des Gobelins and d’Italie, Paris 13th
• Rues d’Alesia and Daguerre, Paris 14th
• Rues Lecourbe and Cambronne, Paris 15th
• Rues Duret, Pergolèse, des Belles Feuilles and de Passy, Paris 16th
• Rue de Courcelles, de Levis, Poncelet and avenue des Ternes, Paris 17th
• Place and rue des Abbesses, rue Lepic and Haut Montmartre, Paris 18th
• Rue Secretan, Paris 19th
• Rue de Belleville, du Jourdain and des Pyrénées, Paris 20th
• Rue Montorgueil, passage des Panoramas, Paris 2nd
• Rues Vieille du Temple and Bretagne, Paris 3th
• Rue de Saint-Paul and Rambuteau, Paris 4th
• Rue Mouffetard, place de l’Eglise Saint-Médard and place de la Contrescarpe, Paris 5th
• Boulevard and place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris 6th
• Rue de Grenelle and boulevard Raspail, Paris 7th
• Rues Caumartin and Vignon, Paris 9th
• Marché Saint-Quentin and rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, Paris 10th
• Rue Oberkampf, Paris 11th
• Rue de Charenton and Viaduc des Arts, Paris 12th
• Avenues des Gobelins and d’Italie, Paris 13th
• Rues d’Alesia and Daguerre, Paris 14th
• Rues Lecourbe and Cambronne, Paris 15th
• Rues Duret, Pergolèse, des Belles Feuilles and de Passy, Paris 16th
• Rue de Courcelles, de Levis, Poncelet and avenue des Ternes, Paris 17th
• Place and rue des Abbesses, rue Lepic and Haut Montmartre, Paris 18th
• Rue Secretan, Paris 19th
• Rue de Belleville, du Jourdain and des Pyrénées, Paris 20th
Also since November 15th, the Bercy Village in the district of Tolbiac / Bois de Vincennes / Bercy has the “Constellation” Christmas lights, for which the Cour Saint-Emilion, has been decorated inspired in Miro’s creations, with luminous globes and layered structures to project a magical starry sky with all the planets.
In the Forum des Halles, in the Marais district, Christmas lights were installed on November 22nd and will remain until the 7th of January. This year they chose to use pop colors in acid tones: fluorescent green, electric blue, bright orange and flashy pink; together with a six meters tall rainbow Christmas tree.
The renowned Avenue des Champs Elysees, also decorated since November 22nd will keep its lights until January 10th, from place de la Concorde to place de l’Etoile. The 400 trees on these two kilometers of the avenue have over a million lights on. They used energy efficient lighting to make this event more sustainable.
Christmas lights are also present in Avenue Montaigne (Paris 8th) since November 23rd, in place Vendôme (Paris 1st), rues de la Paix (Paris 2nd), Castiglione and Saint-Honoré (Paris 1st) from November 25th to January 14th, 2011 and also since today, November 30th, there will be lighting in the Belleville-Pyrénées-Jourdain district (Paris 20th).
Led lights were used in all the mentioned locations in order to reduce the energy consumption up to 50%, but without changing the visual effect of the lights.
Christmas at the department stores of Paris
Not only the streets, roads and trees have been illuminated, also the big department stores that offer the best shopping in Paris are incorporating special displays in their windows for this holiday season in Paris. They have also planned a great variety of events to make their clients’ Christmas shopping much more enjoyable.
The Galeries Lafayette has chosen musicals as their main theme for this year’s celebrations, changing their windows already on November 4th. From the 50s until nowadays, they go through musicals like “Hairspray”, “The Rockettes”, “Mamma Mia” and “The Pink Soldier”. There will be free small concerts by musical groups, “Mamma Mia” taking place 5.30pm on December 3rd, and “Footloose” performing December 3 and 4 at 1, 4 and 7pm, and December 5 at 12, 2 and 6pm.Not satisfied with that, Lafayette will also have a 20-meters-high Christmas tree in violet, turquoise and gold colors, and will give free workshops on Christmas tree decorations the 4, 11 and 18 of December at 2, 3.30 and 5pm, and on December 16th at 4, 5.30 and 7pm
In Printemps, a “Chateau Christmas” or Christmas in a castle is the main theme of the windows since November 10th. They revisit all traditions and customs of the past, with the huge banquet table, enormous fireplace and never ending portrait gallery, all specially designed for the occasion.
In the Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville (BHV), Christmas window decorations are displayed since November 17th and only until December 31st. This time they chose the Universe of the Circus. Sponsored by singer Olivia Ruiz, they display a 30-meter circus ring full of tightrope walkers and acrobats.
Ruiz’s exhibition on “Tightrope walker dreams” will be on until Christmas Eve in BHV, presenting young artists, photo sessions and circus entertainment. There will be special opening days the first three Sundays of December, in order to give those who work a lot during the week plenty of time to do their Christmas shopping in a convenient day.
Enjoy the decorated windows, stores, roads, streets and trees of Christmas in Paris. Hope to see you there soon! For further travel news of other tourist destinations, check our Tourism Blog.
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