Christmas and Holidays Lights Displays in Paris for 2009-2010
Note: The following list is not exhaustive. Check back for updates later in the year.
- Christmas/holiday lights displays on the Champs Elysées
The majestic Avenue des Champs-Elysées is flooded with lights every winter, with light-drenched trees stretching all the way from the Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde. Don't forget to visit the Christmas market in the area while you're at it.
Location: Avenue des Champs Elysées, metro Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Champs-Elysées Clémenceau, or Concorde
When: Generally late November to early January-- precise dates coming soon
- Christmas Light Displays at Paris Department Stores
The classic Paris department stores district near the Opera Garnier is awash with lights and elaborate window decorations every holiday season, generally starting at the end of November and throughout the January sales season in Paris.
Location: Galeries Lafayette, Printemps and surrounding stores on Boulevard Haussmann, 9th arrondissement
Metro: Havre-Caumartin
RER: Auber
More: Pictures of Holiday Lights and Window Displays at Paris Department Stores
- Christmas Decor at Notre Dame Cathedral
As if Notre Dame Cathedral weren't stunning enough on its own, each Christmas season the gothic cathedral hosts an enormous, lavishly decorated tree on its main plaza.
