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THE CHIARA! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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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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Matera · Sasso Caveoso

Province of Matera · Basilicata · Italy

Admission and costs
The living nativity lists €12 for adults and €7 for children aged 5–10, plus presale and booking fees; under-fives enter free. Official purchases are through Sudticket, selecting an available performance date.
Getting there
For drivers, Matera Welcome identifies Via Lanera and Piazza Matteotti parking near the centre. Continue to the entrance printed on your ticket rather than driving into the Sassi: the historic districts have specific access restrictions and controlled entrances.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Palazzo Lanfranchi beside Piazzetta Pascoli houses the National Museum of Matera’s art collections. It requires its own ticket, separate from the nativity event; Museo Ridola is temporarily closed and is not the proposed backup.
Where to park
Use parking on Via Lanera or at Piazza Matteotti. Continue to the entrance on your ticket and check vehicle restrictions in the Sassi.
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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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