Village near Nice turns into festive Christmas attraction
The medieval village of Lucéram has once again transformed into a festive wonderland this December, drawing tens of thousands of visitors with hundreds of nativity scenes, Christmas markets and candlelit trails.
The medieval village of Lucéram, less than an hour from Nice, has once again transformed itself into a magical Christmas destination for the festive season.
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Throughout December, the village of around 1,300 residents becomes an open-air Christmas scene, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors each year.
Streets, squares and alleyways are filled with decorations, creating a fairytale atmosphere in the hills of the Alpes-Maritimes.
A central feature of the celebrations is the traditional nativity trail, which has been running for nearly two decades.
Around 500 nativity scenes are displayed across the village and in nearby Peïra-Cava, the result of months of preparation by local residents.
The trail is open daily from 10am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5.30pm, with afternoon-only opening on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
This year’s programme also includes a candlelit night-time trail on Friday 19 December, as well as two Christmas markets on Sundays 14 and 21 December.
Festivities will conclude with the arrival of the Three Kings on 4 January.
Lucéram’s Christmas celebrations have become a longstanding tradition, attracting more than 50,000 visitors annually and making the village one of the Riviera’s most popular festive getaways.