France finds itself in a nuanced debate over the environmental impact of Christmas trees, especially in the Morvan Natural Park, the nation's leading producer of festive firs. While these ...

making the region France's top producer. But for every local who is happy about the money and jobs created by Christmas trees, there is another who bemoans their impact on the natural environment.

With Christmas definitely over now, here's how to get rid of your Christmas tree in France - in the right way. If you had an artificial tree then the answer to this question is easy - stuff it ...

While the UK has its fair share of festive fayres, there’s one place in France that has been dubbed the ‘capital of Christmas ...

The Christmas tree, whether artificial or real ... a German territory in France sold trees in a marketplace, German people began to decorate trees with apples and Evergreen tips were hung upside ...

which is the oldest in France (dating from 1570) and one of the oldest in Europe. Every year, a 30-metre-tall Christmas tree is brought to Place Kléber and decorated with ornaments and lights ...

Riquewihr is a town on the Alsace Wine Route in eastern France. It is home to cobbled ... It is home to a Christmas tree tradition that dates back to 1521 - over 500 years old.

Here’s why—and the history of its iconic symbols from Christmas trees to Santa Claus ... that was carved in the 12th century in Souvigny, France. A Dagli Orti / NPL - DeA Picture Library ...

As if on cue, a kingfisher darted across the water, adding a flash of blue to the grey November sky and golden leaves that were still clinging to the trees. We were in the Hortillonnages ...