Christmas in Nice France: Traditions, Food & Markets on the French Riviera

It’s Christmas time in Nice, France! ! What’s the holiday vibe like on the French Riviera? It’s actually pretty much like everywhere else in Europe – full of Christmas markets and twinkling lights – but with a few Mediterranean and Provençal twists, including glittering palm trees… In this video, we’re taking you to the Christmas markets in Nice and Cannes, but we’ll also let you in on some very French Christmas traditions – such as their “little saints”, delicious logs and germinated lentils.

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Hey there it’s Christmas time on the French Riviera so what’s the holiday Vibe like down here it’s actually pretty much like everywhere else in Europe with lots of Christmas markets and twinkling lights but with a few Mediterranean and provel Twists and hey while we’re at it we’ll also let you in on some French Christmas traditions and now that we’ve finished our mild wine let’s go even after all these years on the K desur to us it’s still the weirdest combination to see Christmas lights and palm trees in one

Place but we’re not complaining the promad is on in with around 300 twinkling Palms as a side to die for so yeah we’re in knes today the Christmas lights are switched on every year with quite a spectacle Oh they could have just as well asked Ana to do it and when the lights are on the Christmas Market at plasma below the giant Ferris wheel opens its doors with dozens of wooden Chalet where you can find all kinds of sweet and savory Delight hot chocolate mold wine

And even Christmas beer but of course there are also gifts in every shape and size how about one of those fun bags a slice of nuga that very sweet but extremely tasty provinal treat or one of these little figurines that are so typical of the southeast of France the small hand painted figurines

Are called s little saints and have been used for centuries to build nativity scenes both in public places like churches but also at home one of the biggest santon fairs that you can find all over provance takes place in MO close to can every

Year so if you want to gear up with a few typical figurines that go far beyond baby Jesus and his parents this is your place there are countless sonon depicting traditional characters from proval Village Life including many that were created with a twinkle in the eye

Such as the sleeping old folks or this girl and her behind lavender pears look amazing we went this summer and it was just great and you know what if you don’t find them here on the French Riviera you have to go to the provance if you like to know more about

It just click on this Video We are at the stand of nurg and this is this gingerbread we like to eat in Germany and it’s really yummy now you are getting not from nerb but you are get you get this in the supermarket as well gingerbread from Germany before that our family our

Friends used to pack parel and send it over for Christmas and this is really really good but I have to say too that the friends now to do some really yummy looking Christmas Delights right here at the market you can actually find what the French call Panda piece in many

Variations not only at the nurur Chalet to discover the other delightful Christmas treats Ana mentioned simply stroll through any City or Village down here and peek to the shop Windows there are chaes everywhere who really go all out in the run up to Christmas which leads us to the next

French tradition the so-called Bush Noel it’s a Christmas cake or ice cream in the shape of a log which was lit in pre-christian times to ask the gods for a good harvest in the coming year patier is also let lose every year to come up with the most sophisticated creations of

Aou and even supermarkets offer tons of Frozen or fresh logs at this time of year another tradition from provance are the 13 desserts T Des the big supper on the Night Before Christmas ends with the ritual of 13 desserts the 13 items vary according to local or family tradition

From nougat and almonds to Apples raisins and oranges And here’s another French or rather provos Christmas tradition we weren’t familiar with at first on St Barbara’s day you sew some grains of wheat or lentils from the previous harvest in order to germinate them if they sprout well it means prosperity for the next year lucky us I guess meanwhile back at

The Christmas Market this is our place let’s go Isa I convinced Ana to not have a champagne but a mold wine and said it’s so cold and we just couldn’t do the Champagne Bar of course in France families also put up their own Christmas trees at home many buy and decorate them

Quite early some even doing so at the beginning of December creating a cozy atmosphere in the lead up to the big day you should know in the house of France Christmas trees are also sold in the streets not only in garden center and I remember the year when we arrived here

In N that we discovered here on the promade there was a stand selling Christmas trees and I found it really so funny because it didn’t get together for me in my head Christmas tree sun and the Sea and I for forgot to mention that they are not selling them here anymore

Because of course there are no parking places anymore on the much anticipated 25th of December the gifts neatly arranged beneath the Christmas tree will be unwrapped in the morning check out the mailbox for Father Christmas per Noel you can find them all over the place you drop your letter to Father

Christmas and if you’re lucky you get a reply and we have one in our post office in by one so don’t forget to mail your wish list if you’re still looking for an original gift we have a cool suggestion for you are you into French films series or

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To support our work time to move on and just so you know don’t be surprised when you are thoroughly checked at the entrance to the Christmas Market in KN since the terrorist attack on the promad several years ago this has become our new normal at major events by the way Christmas markets in

The bigger cities of the French Riviera stay open into January in can this year’s Market takes place in the brand new Al with an area for food mild wine and other good stuff as well as an area for gifts of all kinds and there’s even an ice skating rink I’m getting really cold

Now and IA maybe too I don’t know but hey so we at Thea it’s supposed to be warm I don’t know but we are going to leave you here right now um We Wish You a lovely December and if you like our videos hey please are kind and subscribe because

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