Christmas events

Remember the magic of Christmas and revisit the emotions of your childhood... in the Ribeauvillé-Riquewihr region

The Ribeauvillé-Riquewihr region which conceals some of the most beautiful fortified villages in Alsace, is adorned every year at Christmas time with glittering decorations, fairy-tale Christmas trees, magical illuminations...

From the end of November to the Epiphany (6th of January), come here to share the enchanting Christmas ambiance !

84 original animations will enjoy your senses and enable you to live unforgettable moments :

• amaze your taste buds and let yourself be carried away by the fragances of gingerbread, of « Bredalas » (traditional Christmas pastries), of cinnamon, of orange, of spices and mulled wine that fill the air with a nice smell…in the streets of our villages,
• discover the Christmas Alsatian crafts’ traditions : candles, garlands, decorative objects, lanterns that illuminate the Christmas or St. Nicholas markets,
• meet the wine growers who originally liven up the wine cellars of our territory through the operation "Christmas wine cellars*" ,
• attend a musical moment...

Let yourself be carried away by this irresistible atmosphere and remember the wonder of your childhood in the Ribeauvillé-Riquewihr region!

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All these events are free of charge and accessible without appointment, unless otherwise indicated.

*Christmas Wine Cellars

Beyond the traditional Christmas events organized in the Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr region, the wine growers of our territory invite you to share, the love of their craft and the Alsatian Christmas tradition.

In the intimist atmosphere of the Christmas decorated wine cellars, take part in the original events linked with themes such as: Christmas, regional handcraft, discovery of the gastronomy or of Alsatian wines.

Tasting of Alsace wines accompanied with Christmas sweets, chocolate workshop, gourmet trail to discover the Alsace region and its gastronomy, wine tasting with music by candlelight... a large choice of events to delight you!

Visit of the wine cellar, followed by a wine tasting, and sometimes even by a commented visit on the vineyard, will complete those privileged moments.

Thanks to the search engine below, have a look on the "Christmas Wine Cellars" events and compose your program!

Take the "Christmas Shuttles" of the Pays des Etoiles !

The "Christmas Shuttles" is a mean of transport, which works during Christmas time.
It consists of:
- bus and trains lines, existing all year round, and serving most of the cities of the Pays des Etoiles (regular TER lines (Regional Express Trains) or lines assured by other companies),
- shuttles-bus lines, specially organized for the Christmas time, to discover the Christmas market of the Pays des Etoiles.

4 bus lines of the "Shuttles of Christmas" are concerning the Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr region:
- the bus line TER Sélestat-Ribeauvillé (Regional Express Train), which serves Ribeauvillé all year long, from Monday to Saturday, and which will specially circulate on some Sundays, for the medieval Christmas market of Ribeauvillé,
- the regular bus line Colmar-Wine Route-Riquewihr-Ribeauvillé (line 106), which serves Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr all year long from Monday to Saturday,
- the regular bus line Colmar-Wine Route-Ribeauvillé (line 109), which serves Ribeauvillé all year long from Monday to Saturday,
- a shuttle-bus, specially for the Christmas time, connecting the Christmas markets of Colmar-Kaysersberg-Riquewihr.
 

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