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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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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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Erice, Sicily

Province of Trapani · Sicily · Italy

Admission and costs
Walking through the village streets requires no monument ticket. Cordici Museum is optional: €5 full admission or €10 for the combined sites specified by the foundation. The cableway has a separate transport fare.
Getting there
The public uphill connection is the Trapani–Erice cableway: lower station on SP31 at Via Capua, upper station at Erice Vetta on Via delle Pinete. It closes from 3 November to 4 December 2026 and restarts on 5 December; earlier visits need a road transfer.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Cordici Museum houses archaeology, art and an alabaster nativity. In November and December, weekday visits require booking at least 24 hours ahead; Saturdays and holidays open 10:00–16:00. Museum admission is separate from the cableway fare.
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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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