3 Best Places to Shop in Alsace-Lorraine, France

Strasbourg's fabled Christmas market is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 300 chalets installed throughout the city center starting from late November to Christmas Eve. Dating back to 1570, it is the oldest Christmas market in France. The largest number of stands are on Place Broglie as well as around the cathedral. Wander among the wooden chalets peddling pretty local crafts and holiday baubles until you arrive at the Place Kléber, where you'll be dazzled by the giant Christmas tree.

This boutique sells deluxe crystal and examples of the city's traditional Art Nouveau pâte de verre, in which crushed glass is mixed with a binding material to form a decorative surface.

Head to Dietrich for a varied selection of Beauvillé linens, locally handblown Alsatian wineglasses, and pattern china.