IN PICTURES. The madness of the last Saturday before Christmas in the center of Caen

Saturday 21st December 2024 01:30 PM

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Dec 21 2024 at 7:14 p.m.

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Only three days left, and it will be time for Christmas Eve. So on this Saturday, December 21, 2024, in addition to the attraction for the decorations and illuminations of the end-of-year holidays, thousands of visitors went to the city center in search of one or more gifts for their loved ones. Necessarily, the heart of Caen (Calvados) was teeming with people. The opportunity to take a few photos to illustrate one of the biggest crowds of the year in the city center.

Shops, family walks, traffic jams…

Unsurprisingly, the small streets full of shops were stormed in the afternoon, as could be the case on Rue Froide or Rue de Bras.

In Cold Street. ©Maxence GORREGUES

Rue de Bras, always busy on Saturday afternoons. ©Maxence GORREGUES

In some shops, the reward for success, it was very difficult to enter at times.

There was a crowd at the entrance to Pion Magique, a store on rue de Bras specializing in board games. ©Maxence GORREGUES

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Aux Petits Bonheurs, rue de Strasbourg. ©Maxence GORREGUES

The decoration of the Comptoir des étoles, rue du Moulin, has won over more than one passer-by. ©Maxence GORREGUES

Assault on video games at Micromania, rue Paul Doumer. ©Maxence GORREGUES

A must for many people, Central Caen was a goal to achieve. If the ground floor of the former Paul Doumer center has many empty spaces, upstairs, the FNAC benefits from its still impressive power of attraction during the holidays.

Central Caen is home to FNAC, in particular. ©Maxence GORREGUES

Some dared to venture into the city center with their car. It took many minutes to cross the hyper-center.

Traffic blocked around 5:15 p.m. in the city center. Here rue Paul Doumer before reaching Place de la République. ©Maxence GORREGUES

The afternoons before Christmas are also an opportunity to beautiful family walks. Many took advantage of the merry-go-round at Place Bouchard, the Christmas market and the lights at Place Saint-Sauveur.

At around 5:45 p.m., many people headed towards the town hall esplanade. Surprise n°21 of giant advent calendaron the facade of the town hall, was waiting for them. Just to immerse yourself a little further into the end-of-year holiday atmosphere.

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