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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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Pietrarsa — Napoli e Portici

Metropolitan City of Napoli · Campania · Italy

Admission and costs
The markets require the event ticket for your chosen date, available through the event ticket office. Do not automatically apply the museum’s ordinary admission price to the Christmas event; refreshments, shopping and parking remain separate expenses.
Getting there
Take a metropolitan or regional train on the Naples–Salerno line to Pietrarsa–San Giorgio a Cremano, which directly serves the complex for the final walk. Drivers can use Pietrarsa Parking, the private guarded car park identified by Fondazione FS on Via Pietrarsa near the museum entrance.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Spend more time with locomotives and carriages in Pietrarsa’s nineteenth-century pavilions, reducing terrace and stall stops. Moving between the pavilions and market areas can involve outdoor sections; this is not an entirely indoor itinerary.
Where to park
Pietrarsa Parking is a privately operated attended car park on Via Pietrarsa, close to the museum entrance.
Route and accessibility
To arrange entry through the vehicle gate with a level crossing, call +39 081 472003 and select option 1 or 2.
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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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