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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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Brussels

Brussels-Capital · Belgium

Admission and costs
The squares and market are free to enter. Attractions, rides, food and purchases cost extra. Closing is at 6 pm on 24 and 31 December and 3 January; Grand-Place has no sound-and-light show on these three dates.
Getting there
From Bruxelles-Central station, walk to Grand-Place. Continue towards the Bourse and Place Sainte-Catherine: this linear route links the main Winter Wonders areas and helps avoid repeatedly retracing the same stalls.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
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The Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert provide a covered passage near the historic centre, with shop windows and architecture. Walking through does not require a museum ticket; shops, cafés and performances are paid separately.
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Ortisei

Autonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy

Admission and costs
Food and shopping at the chalets are separate from Museum Gherdëina admission. On Christmas Day only food huts operate, 11 am–8 pm; retail huts close. Both sections close from 30 November to 4 December.
Getting there
Useful rail gateways include Bolzano, Ponte Gardena, Chiusa and Bressanone; the published public connection into Val Gardena is bus 350. Alight at Ortisei Piazza Sant’Antonio and continue through the pedestrian centre along Streda Rezia, also home to Museum Gherdëina.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Museum Gherdëina occupies the Cësa di Ladins at Streda Rezia 83. Its toy, sculpture and natural-history collections are indoors, with museum admission and openings separate from the Christmas village’s retail and food calendars.
Where to park
Garage Central is a paid car park on Streda Stazion. Garage Mont Sëuc on Streda Setil is another paid option.
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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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