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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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Fano

Province of Pesaro e Urbino · Marche · Italy

Admission and costs
The walk between the arch, main street and square is free. Optional entry to Palazzo Malatestiano Museum costs €8 full price, €5 reduced; the combined Via Flaminia Museum ticket costs €10. Admission is free for under-18s.
Getting there
Arrive at Fano station on the Adriatic railway and continue on foot towards the historic centre. Use Piazza XX September as your final reference point: the tourist office is at number 25 and the Palazzo Malatestiano Museum at number 4.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Palazzo Malatestiano Museum at Piazza XX September 4 replaces part of the walk with indoor archaeology and painting collections. It requires its own ticket and closes on 25 December and 1 January, when this alternative is unavailable.
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Valkenburg

Limburg · Netherlands

Admission and costs
Gemeentegrot is a paid Christmas market with tickets for a 30-minute arrival window. Buy through the cave’s official website; Fluweelengrot is a different venue with its own ticket and is not automatically included.
Getting there
From Valkenburg station, walk to Gemeentegrot: allow about ten minutes on foot. The cave market entrance is at Cauberg 4; afterwards, continue through the town centre towards Walramplein for the outdoor section.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Gemeentegrot itself is the sheltered section, but requires a ticket and booked arrival window: it is not an unrestricted public rain shelter. The town-centre sections remain exposed to the weather.
Route and accessibility
Gemeentegrot accommodates wheelchairs, mobility scooters and walkers. Corridors are at least 2.5 metres wide.
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Limatola Castle in spring, without a Christmas market. Archive photograph (2015-05-03); does not document the 2026 edition.
Limatola, Benevento, northern Campania

Province of Benevento · Campania · Italy

Christmas market

Limatola: Christmas climbs to the castle

Cadeaux al Castello: early opening dates · 6 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026 · Selected opening days only

Cadeaux al Castello 2026 brings a Victorian imagination to northern Campania: choose your session and make time for lights and a thoughtful gift.

Ticket requiredAbout 4 hours at the destination

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Limatola, Benevento, northern Campania · Cadeaux al Castello: early opening dates6 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026

Cadeaux al Castello: early opening dates

Scheduled · Selected opening days only

Opening days: 6 Nov 2026 · 7 Nov 2026 · 8 Nov 2026 · 13 Nov 2026 · 14 Nov 2026 · 15 Nov 2026 · 20 Nov 2026 · 21 Nov 2026 · 22 Nov 2026

Open only 6–8, 13–15 and 20–22 November. Sessions and prices vary by day.

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Salerno · Luci d’Artista 20267 Nov 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

Luci d’Artista 2026

Scheduled

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Limatola, Benevento, northern Campania · Cadeaux al Castello: daily opening26 Nov 2026 – 13 Dec 2026

Cadeaux al Castello: daily opening

Still to come

Open daily; separate sessions on Saturdays, Sundays and 7–8 December. Morning last entry 2pm, leave by 3:30pm; afternoon from 4pm. Market ends 13 December.

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Pietrarsa — Napoli e Portici · Napoli-Portici Christmas Markets28 Nov 2026 – 6 Jan 2027

Napoli-Portici Christmas Markets

Still to come

10am–10pm, last entry 9pm. Shorter hours, 10am–7pm, on 1, 2, 3, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22 and 23 December, and 4, 5 and 6 January.

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Matera · Sasso Caveoso · Living Nativity — Vera Fratellanza5 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

Living Nativity — Vera Fratellanza

Still to come · Selected opening days only

Opening days: 5 Dec 2026 · 6 Dec 2026 · 12 Dec 2026 · 13 Dec 2026 · 19 Dec 2026 · 20 Dec 2026 · 26 Dec 2026 · 27 Dec 2026 · 2 Jan 2027 · 3 Jan 2027

Only on the listed dates; entry and time according to booking.

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Christmas in everyday life