{"id":6941,"date":"2010-11-19T16:51:11","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T20:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=6941"},"modified":"2012-12-27T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T15:50:38","slug":"avignon-market-treats-culture-merriment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/19\/avignon-market-treats-culture-merriment\/","title":{"rendered":"December in Avignon: Go to the market for treats, culture and merriment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\"Avignon,\n\t
Avignon, France<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a fun way to explore the South of France<\/a> at this time of year, touring the area\u2019s famed Christmas markets<\/strong> might just be the thing for you. Not only will you enjoy some crystal clear weather, but you will also get to experience one of France\u2019s more beloved traditions. Starting at the end of November<\/strong>, those much-awaited seasonal gatherings start popping up all over the region and display all kinds of local fares until early January<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Avignon<\/a>, already a prime travel destination thanks to, among other things, its glorious Palace of the Popes, is even more so during the entire month of December, when about sixty chalets take over the gorgeously lit up Place de l\u2019Horloge to offer a wide range of time-tested goodies<\/strong>. There, you\u2019ll find everything you need to celebrate the holidays with a proven\u00e7al twist, from colorful fabrics and hand-made jewelry to local produce and traditional santons, the small terra cotta figurines depicting the people native of the area.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re done shopping, you can move on to the live festivities<\/strong> which include the \u201cchemin des cr\u00e8ches\u201d a delightful path where you\u2019ll be able to admire numerous animated nativity scenes, various parades, featuring Santa, of course, but also clowns and cartoons characters, and many organized and spontaneous performances of folk dances and Christmas carols.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re lucky enough to be there on Christmas\u2019 Eve, you can even partake in the \u201cGros souper<\/strong>\u201d (Big Dinner) which never fails to end with the 13 traditional desserts (Don\u2019t get too excited. Those are composed of mostly fruit), and then attend the Midnight Mass.<\/p>\n

To help you take full advantage of all that Avignon has to offer during the holidays, or any other time for that matter, New York Habitat has some accommodations right in downtown Avignon.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a fairly large group, you will like our fully furnished 3 bedroom Duplex apartment in the \u00a0Historic Center of Avignon PR-858<\/a> right in the historic center. Totally renovated in 2007, it has all the modern amenities topped by a sweeping view over the neighborhood from its inconspicuous balcony.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a smaller place, you cannot go wrong with our light-drenched, fully furnished Studio in Downtown Avignon\u00a0 PR-996<\/a>, right near Pont B\u00e9n\u00e9zet, the bridge that was immortalized in the famous children\u2019s song.<\/p>\n

Enjoying the holiday season in Avignon only duplicates the pleasure that wonderful town brings to people at any other time of the year. Have you ever been there? What was your most lasting impression?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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