Alsace at Christmas in 4 days: Strasbourg, Colmar and the villages that close on 20 December

Alsace at Christmas. Pick your dates before your hotel 🎄 Base yourself in Colmar, not Strasbourg. It's the prettier town and the villages are on its doorstep. 📍 Strasbourg, 1 night. The markets open on Friday 27 November, chalets 11:30 to 21:00 🚆 Strasbourg to Colmar: about 30 minutes by regional train 📍 Colmar, 2 nights. Six markets, 23 November to 29 December, and open on Christmas Day 10:00 to 20:00 🏘️ The villages as day trips: Eguisheim, Riquewihr and Kaysersberg The trap is the villages. Riquewihr's market closes on 20 December, and Kaysersberg only opens Friday to Sunday, 27 November to 20 December. Eguisheim runs to 30 December, so after the 20th it's the one village still on (check its Christmas days). Do Riquewihr and Kaysersberg before the 20th, ideally on a weekend. Driving into Strasbourg? The old town island is closed to cars during market hours, with checks on the bridges. Park and ride is €4.20 a day with a tram return for everyone in the car. 👉 Swipe for the route and the dates that decide it. Save this for your trip and send it to who you'd go with. Colmar or Strasbourg as your base? 👇 📷 Jorge Franganillo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · Pug Girl / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0