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THE CHIARA! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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Markets, little towns and lovely discoveries

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Christmas market in Strasbourg’s old town in 2018. Archive photograph, not the 2026 edition.
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Merano

Autonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy

Admission and costs
The riverside chalets and market squares have free entry. Food, shopping and admission to Terme Merano are separate expenses; a spa ticket is not required to walk through the market.
Getting there
From Merano railway station take urban bus 1, 4 or 5 to “Merano, piazza Teatro”. Continue on foot from Piazza Teatro to the Passirio riverside and Piazza Terme.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Terme Merano, Piazza Terme 9, offers indoor pools with a separate ticket based on the chosen duration and facilities. This is a paid alternative, rather than a free shelter or an attraction included with the market.
Where to park
Terme Merano is a paid car park. Piazzale Prader is free when available: the Friday market takes up the whole square, while parking is restricted in part of it on Tuesdays.
Route and accessibility
Via Galilei and Corso Libertà have reserved spaces within the restricted traffic zone. Register your number plate and submit your disabled parking permit to the Municipality of Merano before driving in.
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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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