Riviera Pebbles Blog: Christmas Markets on the Riviera

Posted on 15th Dec 2015 in What's On

It’s time to celebrate and we’d like to thank you all for choosing to spend your treasured Christmas holiday in one of our rental apartments here on the French Riviera.

We’re here to make this Christmas your best one yet and it all starts here with our guide to the best of the Riviera's Christmas markets.

NICE

6^th December 2015 – 4^th January 2016

Monday – Thursday 11am-8pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11am-9pm

Jardin Albert I^er, La Coulée Verte

Sixty wooden chalets with artisanal gifts and regional produce make up the Nice Christmas Village. There will be many concerts and performances, as well as a large skating rink and children’s play area and Ferris wheel!

MONACO

4^th December 2015 – 3^rd January 2016

Sunday to Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday to Saturday 11am-10pm

Quai Albert I^er   

With chalets filled with regional gourmet specialities and wondrous arts and crafts, the delightful decorations of Monaco’s Christmas Village will take both young and old on a journey to an exciting enchanted world.

CANNES

28^th November 2015 – 3^rd January 2016

Sunday to Thursday 10.30am-8pm, Friday to Saturday 10.30am-9.30pm

Allées de la Liberté

Traditional wooden cabins crammed with gift ideas, gourmet tastings and all the usual decorations. The Cannes market is a real Christmas treat. While the little ones enjoy a pony ride and a bouncy castle, the big ones will surely appreciate the ‘gastronomic corner’.

ANTIBES

12^th December 2015 – 3^rd January 2016

Place de Gaulle

In the centre of Antibes the Christmas celebrations start with the traditional ‘Parade aux Lampions’, leaving at 4pm from Place de Gaulle. So grab your lantern and join in! There will also be carriage rides through the streets of the town, plus competitions for children and a brand new video show for kids and adults alike, which will take place on Pré des Pécheurs.