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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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Bormio

Province of Sondrio · Lombardy · Italy

Admission and costs
Admission is free with no booking for the market in Giardini di Piazza V Alpini. Shopping and refreshments cost extra; Bormio Terme and the Civic Museum are separate experiences with their own admission and calendars.
Getting there
Arrive by train at Tirano and reach the FS/RhB bus station in Via Calcagno: Perego line A070 runs to “Bormio, Autostazione, Milano”. From the Via Milano terminal continue on foot to the Giardini di Piazza V Alpini and the nearby historic centre.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Bormio Terme, Via Stelvio 14, offers a thermal route with indoor areas. It is a paid alternative with day or two-and-a-half-hour admission, without reservations and subject to capacity, separate from the market.
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Vipiteno

Autonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy

Admission and costs
Allow separately for food and craft purchases. The Civic and Multscher Museum has its own admission, included for eligible activeCards; any ascent of the Torre delle Dodici depends on specifically scheduled openings.
Getting there
Arrive at Vipiteno–Val di Vizze station on the Brenner railway and continue towards the historic centre and Piazza Città. The market gathers beneath the Torre delle Dodici, providing a clear starting point for a compact town visit.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
The Civic and Multscher Museum is a separate indoor cultural alternative. Visits follow the museum’s calendar rather than the market calendar; the municipality publishes admission conditions and reductions.
Where to park
Park at the lower Monte Cavallo cable-car station and continue on foot towards Piazza Città.
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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.
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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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