Best Hotels in Aix-en-Provence for Christmas

Christmas in Aix is Provençal. About fifty wooden chalets line the Cours Mirabeau, there is a fair selling santons (clay nativity figurines) and a market for the thirteen desserts eaten after the Christmas Eve supper. December is mild and often bright, though the mistral wind can make it feel colder.

What's on

• Marché de Noël (Christmas chalets) — Cours Mirabeau. 2026: 13 November to 31 December, about 49 chalets. Open 10:00 to 20:00 (to 21:30 Friday and Saturday), until 19:00 on 24 and 31 December, closed 25 December.
• Foire aux santons — Central Aix (listed at the Allées Provençales; some listings say Esplanade Cézanne). 2025: 14 November to 31 December, daily 10:00 to 19:00. 2026 dates usually the same pattern.
• Marché des treize desserts et produits du terroir — Central Aix. 2025: 13 to 24 December. Usually the two weeks before Christmas Eve.
• Christmas lights switch-on — Place de l'Hôtel de Ville (17:30) and Cours Mirabeau (18:00). 2025: 29 November, with lights continuing to 4 January. Usually the last weekend of November.

Dates and times change from year to year, so check the organiser's listing before you travel.

Where to stay

• Centre-ville and Cours Mirabeau: The Christmas chalets, the lights and most restaurants are within a few minutes' walk.
• Quartier Mazarin: Quiet 17th-century grid of streets and the Granet Museum, about ten minutes on foot from the Cours Mirabeau.

December weather

December highs are around 11°C (52°F) and lows around 4 to 5°C (about 40°F), mostly dry with some rain, and snow is rare in the town itself.

How we picked: the 7 hotels in this guide are 4- and 5-star hotels and resorts in Aix-en-Provence with the strongest Booking.com guest scores, weighted by how many reviews they have. Scores and review counts were checked in October 2026.