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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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Budapest

Budapest · Hungary

Admission and costs
The Szent István tér and Vörösmarty tér markets are free to enter. Food, drinks and purchases cost extra; basilica admission, treasury visits and the panoramic terrace require their own attraction tickets.
Getting there
From Budapest-Nyugati station, walk along Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út towards St Stephen’s Basilica and Szent István tér. After Advent Bazilika, continue through the centre to Vörösmarty tér: these markets have separate calendars and are not one enclosed venue.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
St Stephen’s Basilica, Szent István tér 1, offers an indoor visit with separate tickets for its visitor areas. Worship and sightseeing follow their own schedules; market admission does not include basilica admission.
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Candelara, Pesaro

Province of Pesaro e Urbino · Marche · Italy

Admission and costs
Candele a Candelara admission is €3 up to 13:00 and €6 after 13:00; children under 10 enter free. Food and purchases are extra. PAC Museum admission is by donation, with booking outside its regular openings.
Getting there
Pesaro is the railway reference point; the village has no station. Arrange a transfer to hilltop Candelara with an agreed return. Organised tourist coaches require advance booking with the event organiser, so a group arrival is distinct from ordinary car access.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
PAC Museum at Via della Pieve 5 preserves looms, embroidery and women’s craft tools. Outside regular openings, visits require booking on +39 333 3866081; admission is by donation, rather than an assumed all-day opening.
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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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