Montélimar Christmas Market (Drome, Rhone-Alps) runs from 19 to 24 Dec 2008. Most of us zoom past on the Autoroute south to Provence, but it could provide a welcome break in the journey,
Montélimar, the capital of nougat and gateway to Provence, celebrates Christmas with a Christmas village and market in the St Martin quarter – with tourist train, christmas lights, christmas carols – and stalls to entice you with tastings of soup, tartiflette (a warming alpine dish of cheese, potatoes and bacon), French toasts or eggy bread (pains perdus), oysters, local wines from the Coteaux du Tricastin, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and, of course,nougat…
For more info see www.montelimar-tourisme.com/
