{"id":1273,"date":"2010-09-27T07:36:11","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T07:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/france\/2010\/09\/lille-christmas-market.html"},"modified":"2016-05-18T08:23:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T08:23:53","slug":"lille-christmas-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/france\/2010\/09\/lille-christmas-market.html","title":{"rendered":"Lille Christmas Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a title=\"photo sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/giasadhwani\/79796838\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: solid 2px #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/39\/79796838_2ac979d1c4_m.jpg\" rel=\"colorbox\" class=\"colorbox\" alt=\"Lille Christmas Market\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/giasadhwani\/79796838\/\">Lille Christmas Market<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Lille Christmas Market dates: late November to late December <\/p>\n<p>The annual Lille Christmas Market is one of the biggest and most popular winter celebrations in northern France.<\/p>\n<p>Lille\u2019s market is home to numerous Christmas market stalls and traditional chalets selling various crafts like ornaments and toys that Christmas markets are known for.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to shopping, the Lille Christmas Market offers stalls selling food, hot wine, and other holiday drinks.<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas market in Lille takes place in Place Rihour, a large market square in the city center.<\/p>\n<p>Lille is easily reached by train from Paris, London, Brussels, Cologne and other major European cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lille Christmas Market Lille Christmas Market dates: late November to late December The annual Lille Christmas Market is one of the biggest and most popular winter celebrations in northern France. 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