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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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Zurich

Canton of Zurich · Switzerland

Admission and costs
Markets and Singing Christmas Tree performances are free. The panoramic wreath at Bellevue Noël is also free, but requires a ticket available online or on site. Shopping and food are separate expenses.
Getting there
Start at the market inside Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Leave towards Bahnhofstrasse for the Singing Christmas Tree on Werdmühleplatz, officially a five-minute walk from the station; then continue towards the lake and Sechseläutenplatz for Bellevue Noël.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
The Swiss National Museum at Museumstrasse 2 stands beside Hauptbahnhof and offers an indoor museum alternative. Collection admission requires its own ticket, separate from the free Christmas markets.
Route and accessibility
The Bellevue Noël wreath has a lift; a free ticket is still required for this means of access.
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Colmar

Grand Est · France

Admission and costs
The market stalls are freely accessible; food, purchases and attractions such as the Ferris wheel cost extra. Musée Unterlinden also requires its own ticket and is not included in the free Christmas walk.
Getting there
Colmar station connects to the centre on the free electric Cœur de Ville shuttle, which operates from Monday to Saturday. Use it to reach the pedestrian centre, then explore the market squares and Petite Venise on foot.
Time to allow
Allow around 4 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
Musée Unterlinden on place Unterlinden houses the Isenheim Altarpiece and art collections indoors. This independent ticketed museum visit can replace a market square without adding an excursion outside town.
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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

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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

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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