Christmas markets are an old holiday tradition in Belgium where locals and visitors alike have the chance to shop for decorations and other Christmas goodies at open-air stalls in the heart of the city while noshing on holiday treats such as marzipan, flat hard cakes known as klaasjes and speculoos, a hard gingerbread molded in the form of St. Nicholas. Many towns and villages throughout Belgium hold Christmas markets. Most will be aglow with colorful illuminations around their main streets and shopping centers.