Erasmus Weekend at the Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse Christmas Markets
Includes :
- Return transport by private bus
- Inn in Mulhouse city center (2 nights)
- Breakfast
- Bilingual tour leader (French/English)
- Tourist taxes
- Strasbourg Christmas Market
- Colmar Christmas Market
- Mulhouse Christmas Market
- Photos & videos
Not included:
- Personal expenses
- Meals
Travel program
Check-in during the night
Mulhouse Christmas market in the morning
Stroll through the historic center
Colmar Christmas market in the afternoon
Discover the illuminated streets
Traditional Christmas market
Visit the cathedral
Place Kleber and the big Christmas tree
Decorated streets in the center
Free time to enjoy the atmosphere
Departure from Paris at the end of the day, heading for Alsace. The bus journey is an opportunity to rest, chat with the others, and start to feel the festive atmosphere of the weekend. Arrive in Mulhouse during the night, settle into your hostel, and enjoy a quiet night's sleep before two busy days.
The morning is free in Mulhouse. Its Christmas market is well worth the detour: the town is decked out in colorful fabrics specially created for the occasion each year, giving the event a real visual identity. You can stroll through the decorated streets, sample the local specialties or do your first Christmas shopping.
In the afternoon, we head off together to Colmar. This Alsatian village, ranked among the most beautiful in France, becomes a veritable fairytale setting at Christmas. Wooden chalets, garlands, sweet scents, lights everywhere... the atmosphere is magical and warm. The Colmar Christmas Market is renowned the world over. You'll soon see why. You take your time to stroll, to enjoy and to marvel.
Return to Mulhouse in the evening, and overnight at the inn.
Sunday morning, departure for Strasbourg, the capital of Christmas. It's the biggest Christmas market in France, and one of the oldest in Europe. The whole city lives to the rhythm of the festive season: decorations in every alley, little chalets in the squares, soft music in the air. You can explore the different districts, take a tour of the markets, taste the bredeles or mulled wine, and above all visit Strasbourg's Notre-Dame Cathedral - an impressive architectural jewel.
Late afternoon, return to Paris.
Itinerary
Check-in during the night
Mulhouse Christmas market in the morning
Stroll through the historic center
Colmar Christmas market in the afternoon
Discover the illuminated streets
Traditional Christmas market
Visit the cathedral
Place Kleber and the big Christmas tree
Decorated streets in the center
Free time to enjoy the atmosphere
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- Reduced prices on all our trips from all our cities!
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- Some free or reduced-price events just for you all year round!
Unforgettable destinations!
With its lights, canals and decorated half-timbered houses, Colmar becomes a real postcard at Christmas. Every alleyway seems like something out of a fairytale. Between the illuminated facades, the wooden chalets and the warm atmosphere, everything invites you to stroll and take photos around every corner.
Did you know?
Colmar doesn't just have one Christmas market: there are five, all different, spread around the historic center, each with its own atmosphere.
At Christmas, Strasbourg changes scale. The entire city is decorated, from alleyways to squares. Around the cathedral, markets come to life, and the smells of mulled wine, cinnamon and gingerbread waft through the air. It's a total immersion in the festive spirit.
Did you know?
Strasbourg's Christmas market, the "Christkindelsmärik", has been held since 1570 and is one of the oldest in Europe, welcoming several million visitors every year.
Often off the beaten tourist track, Mulhouse is transformed into a charming town at Christmas. Its lively alleyways, small boutiques and local atmosphere make it the perfect starting point for exploring Alsace. The atmosphere is friendly, less touristy, but just as festive.
Did you know?
Every year, Mulhouse creates a unique Christmas fabric, used to decorate facades, chalets and market streets. A textile tradition that gives the city a real visual identity during the festive season.
Unforgettable destinations!
With its lights, canals and decorated half-timbered houses, Colmar becomes a real postcard at Christmas. Every alleyway seems like something out of a fairytale. Between the illuminated facades, the wooden chalets and the warm atmosphere, everything invites you to stroll and take photos around every corner.
Did you know?
Colmar doesn't just have one Christmas market: there are five, all different, spread around the historic center, each with its own atmosphere.
At Christmas, Strasbourg changes scale. The entire city is decorated, from alleyways to squares. Around the cathedral, markets come to life, and the smells of mulled wine, cinnamon and gingerbread waft through the air. It's a total immersion in the festive spirit.
Did you know?
Strasbourg's Christmas market, the "Christkindelsmärik", has been held since 1570 and is one of the oldest in Europe, welcoming several million visitors every year.
Often off the beaten tourist track, Mulhouse is transformed into a charming town at Christmas. Its lively alleyways, small boutiques and local atmosphere make it the perfect starting point for exploring Alsace. The atmosphere is friendly, less touristy, but just as festive.
Did you know?
Every year, Mulhouse creates a unique Christmas fabric, used to decorate facades, chalets and market streets. A textile tradition that gives the city a real visual identity during the festive season.
Our charters
At Erasmus Place, the journey begins as soon as you get on the bus. It's a friendly atmosphere, where people get to know each other, have a laugh and share music and tips.
Our buses are comfortable, air-conditioned and equipped with toilets, barring major exceptions. We want you to feel at ease, even during several hours of driving. To make sure everything goes smoothly, we also have a few simple rules: respect for everyone, no inappropriate behavior, no consumption of alcohol or banned substances on the bus.
For each trip, we select quality establishments, always with a minimum 2-star rating for hotels. Whether it's a hotel or a hostel, you can count on comfortable, clean and conveniently located accommodation.
Our hotels and hostels are always located in the city center, close to places of interest and local entertainment, so you can make the most of your stay without wasting time in transport. With a few exceptions.
Rooms are shared among friends, in a relaxed atmosphere, but we respect a simple rule: men stay with men, women with women. Rooms are divided into groups of 2, 3 or 4 people, depending on the configuration of the site. If you're traveling as a couple, it's possible to have a room for two, but only by prior arrangement.
We want you to feel comfortable, surrounded and safe throughout your stay.
Each Erasmus Place trip is supervised by one or more trained Tour Leaders, who are friendly and always available. Their role is to ensure that your stay is well organized, that the group is safe and that a friendly atmosphere prevails from departure to return. They welcome you, inform you, lead the trips, coordinate the different stages of the program and listen to you throughout the trip.
Our Tour Leaders are fluent in between two and five languages, including English, making it easy to communicate with all participants, whatever their nationality. They are not certified guides like those you find in museums, but they know perfectly well the destinations they visit, the instructions for the trip, and the good tips to share. They're there to accompany you, reassure you, answer your questions, deal with the unexpected and make sure you get the most out of your Erasmus experience.
Their aim is simple: to make sure you return home with your head full of memories... and the desire to go back (alone or with us!).