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THE CHIARA! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

What a lovely Christmas!

Markets, little towns and lovely discoveries

An afternoon under the lights. Hot chocolate to share. A gift chosen with love. Your next Christmas memory starts here.

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Christmas market in Strasbourg’s old town in 2018. Archive photograph, not the 2026 edition.
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Asti

Province of Asti · Piedmont · Italy

Admission and costs
The Piazza Alfieri market is free and needs no reservation. Your spending depends on shopping and refreshments; Palazzo Mazzetti and the other city museums have separate ticketing from the Christmas market.
Getting there
Arrive at Asti railway station in Piazza Marconi and continue on foot towards central Piazza Alfieri. Drivers can use free parking in Piazza Cosma Manera, with a free weekend shuttle to Piazza Alfieri.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Palazzo Mazzetti, Corso Vittorio Alfieri 357, offers indoor museum rooms. Its ticket office handles the city Smarticket and exhibitions with their own admission terms; entry is separate from the free market walk.
Where to park
Free parking in Piazza Cosma Manera, with a free weekend shuttle to Piazza Alfieri.
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Stockholm

Stockholm County · Sweden

Admission and costs
The street and square market is free to enter. Food, drinks and purchases are paid for at individual stalls; the museum suggested for rainy weather has its own admission.
Getting there
From Stockholm Central, walk through the centre and across Riksbron into Gamla stan, then follow the old-town streets to Stortorget. The route stays between the market square, cathedral and Västerlånggatan, with no additional transfers.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Nobel Prize Museum is at Stortorget 2, on the market square itself. It is an indoor museum visit with separate tickets and hours, exploring Nobel Prizes and their laureates.
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Christmas in everyday life

The Singing Christmas Tree in Werdmühleplatz, Zurich, in an archive press photograph. This is not a performance from the 2026 edition.
TO DISCOVER

In Zurich the Christmas tree really sings. And you want to leave!

Red capes, green branches and dozens of voices: the Singing Christmas Tree is also a tree made of people. From 19 November to 23 December 2026 a square in the heart of Zurich is once again filled with music. And the concerts are free.

A nativity scene with the infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
TO DISCOVER

CHRISTMAS: THERE IS MORE THAN ONE STORY IN THE NATIVITY SCENE!

Shepherds and Magi meet in our cribs. In the Gospels, they come from two different stories waiting to be discovered.

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