A little piece of holiday heaven is Colmar at Christmastime! Le March de NoÃ?s five main venues spread merriment throughout this beautifully preserved medieval city on the Alsatian Wine Route, its 14th- and 15th century fades draped in greenery and twinkling lights. Tiny faces beam with delight amid the toys, gingerbread, merry-go-round and animated Nativity scene of the Children's Market in Petite Venise. Crapes, sausages, baguettes, chocolates, and other local favorites- and of course Alsatian wine- make the mouth water at Place Jeanne d'Arc.

Master glaziers, sculptors, jewelers and other artisans display their work in the Covered Market in the historic Ko�?�¯fhus (customs house)... and you'll find everything from candles to roast chestnuts at Place de l'Ancienne Douane and Place des Dominicains, warmed by the stained glass windows of the Gothic Dominican church.

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