Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar

Weekday Wanderlust

Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Strausbourg in the springtime, St. Paul's Church by @claudiumaxim

Back when I was home in Brasov, December used to always be magical: long walks in the freezing snowy white forest, skating with friends and weekends at the cabin. I miss quite a bit, that Christmasy-Winter feeling.

This year, the streets around Paris have been getting festive since mid-November and I was pretty excited about it, but unfortunately Paris’s famous Marché de Noël it won’t be held this year.

Still, I wanted to do something special for this Christmas. Visiting the capitale of Noël, the city of Strasbourg, was exactly the place that’s filled with Christmas magic.

I was so fond of all the Marchés de Noël, the Christmas decorations, the artisanal artwork and of course, the alsacienne food.

Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Strasbourg, France by @juilefrenchly

Every single corner is filled with fairy lights and holiday-perfect adornments — strands of lights, green boughs decorated with milles couleurs garlands.

At the end of the day, it’s hard to tell if it was real or I was in some fairytale but I know for sure, more than the Christmas decorations, I really enjoyed all the colourful buildings, quaint canals, and medieval architecture. —Dana


TRAVEL TIPS:

Colmar, a fairytale town, is only 30 minutes away from Strasbourg. It’s so worth the visit.

Chez Yvonne, a 142-year-old winstub has worn wooden tables, Kelsch d’Alsace fabric and a super delicious traditional menu.

10 Rue de Sanglier
67000
Strasbourg
France

Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
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Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Colmar, Alsace by @juliefrenchly
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Colmar by @beautilicieuse
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Café Bretelles by @juliefrenchly
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Strasbourg by @katie.one
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Strasbourg by @juliefrenchly
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Strasbourg by @dana_chels
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Strasbourg by @juilefrenchly
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
À La Petite France by @juliefrenchly
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Strasbourg by @mary_quincy
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Colmar by @nastasia.life
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Strasbourg by @elle_croft
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Strasbourg by @alaa_oth
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Strasbourg by @juilefrenchly
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Chez Yvonne by @trvlphotography
Weekday Wanderlust | Holiday Inspiration: The Charming City of Strasbourg & the Village of Colmar
Colmar by @dana_chels

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