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33 Sensational French Christmas Gifts I Found For You Online
Updated 28 November 2024 by Leyla Alyanak
Do you know someone who loves France? Are you searching for a great gift for the francophile in your life? I've made a selection of things I either already have and love, or would love to have for myself. I hope you find that special something here!
If you have a francophile in your life, you may be looking for the perfect gift for Christmas.
In my case, that would be something foodie-related...
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Like this book: I would choose this as the one perfect French gift for the foodie in your life.
Not a foodie? Then keep reading for more French-themed Christmas gifts!
My #1 Foodie Pick
Let's Eat France!
✔ Perfect for foodies
✔ Unputdownable!
✔ By a top food critic
✔ Plenty of visuals
✔ My own favorite French foodie book!
It's fun, it's filled with illustrations, it's all about French food and the art of French cooking, and it's written by a brilliant food critic. If you have a francophile foodie in your life, THIS is the gift.
A ticket to Paris would be a dream gift, but if you love French culture but are looking for something more modest, I've curated a list of the best French-themed Christmas gifts available online for the beloved francophiles in your life.
Gorgeous coffee table books
We all have our favorite Christmas gifts, and for me, a coffee table book (frankly, any book!) is always a perfect choice. France provides endless inspiration for these, and I can only hope the Père Noël sees fit to leave one under my own Christmas tree this year.
For your French Christmas kitchen
French people do love their food, especially during the Christmas season, from foie gras to our customary bûche de Noël, and I'm no different from my compatriots.
My favorite French gifts will usually revolve around books or food, or something for the kitchen (the room in which I spend a lot of my time!)
Let's not forget the foodie books!
Pampering "à la française"
Perhaps your favorite francophile would like some French creams and potions to soothe the cold wind blowing in from the North Pole? These gift ideas could be just the thing.
Francophile fun!
What else might we find under our Christmas trees this festive season?
Joyeux Noël, everyone – I hope you've found the perfect present for your francophile friend or family member! The Christmas holidays are around the corner, and I hope this little bit of France will be the next best thing to being here.
Christmas is very much a French tradition and is celebrated with major meals around the table by French families across the country. A big meal takes place on Christmas Eve, often followed by Midnight Mass. Homes usually have a nativity scene, and some people open their gifts, while others open them on December 25th.
But we always get our presents in the end!
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Bonjour - je m'appelle Leyla! But don't be fooled by my name...
My Turkish father may have won the naming battle but my mother, with 10 centuries of Frenchness behind her, won the education war.
Born in Paris and brought up in Spain and Canada, I now live in the bucolic Alpine foothills of Eastern France, close to the Swiss border.
Offbeat France goes beyond the baguette – together, we'll explore curiosities, oddities and mysteries, with a healthy dose of legends and backstories. (Along with plenty of food stops and many castles – I am French, after all.)
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Bonjour! I’m Leyla! I was born in Paris and now live in the bucolic mountain foothills of Eastern France between Lyon and Annecy.
I'm rediscovering my own back yard after years of living abroad in Canada, Spain and Switzerland as a journalist and a diplomat － and I'm loving every minute.
Passionate about history and culture, I’ve created Offbeat France to seek out my country’s mysteries and legends, less-traveled destinations, along with plenty of food stops and many castles － I am French, after all!
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