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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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Castelsardo, Sardinia

Metropolitan City of Sassari · Sardinia · Italy

Admission and costs
The village streets are free to explore; the optional castle visit with MIM and MOG costs €5 full admission. The museum ticket is not a pass for every church or museum and excludes ARST transport.
Getting there
Sassari is the railway reference point. ARST route 728 departs from Via Padre Zirano for Castelsardo Piazza Nuova; return services also call at Sassari Stazione FS. From Piazza Nuova, the old village and castle on Via Marconi still require an uphill walk.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
MIM inside Doria Castle offers indoor weaving collections. Winter opening is 10:00–17:00, last entry 16:00, closed on Christmas morning. The €5 ticket also includes MOG, which has different opening hours.
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Riga

Riga Region · Latvia

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 Rīga Centrālā station, walk towards the old town through the 13. janvāra iela area. Follow Rātslaukums and then Doma laukums: Dome Square hosts the market, separate from the museum visit at the House of the Black Heads.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
The House of the Black Heads, Rātslaukums 7, offers an indoor visit through reconstructed historic interiors. It has its own museum ticket and hours; it is not a covered section of the Doma laukums market.
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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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