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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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Salzburg

State of Salzburg · Austria

Admission and costs
Christkindlmarkt admission is free, including New Year’s Eve. Food and purchases cost extra; the DomQuartier museum circuit and ice skating are separate activities with their own admission conditions.
Getting there
From Salzburg Hauptbahnhof take trolleybus 3, 5 or 6 to Rathaus. Walk from there to Domplatz and Residenzplatz; this route stays in the Old Town and excludes Hellbrunn and outlying locations.
Time to allow
Allow around 3 hours at the destination, excluding travel.
If it rains
DomQuartier at Residenzplatz 1 offers an indoor circuit through Residence rooms, the gallery and cathedral spaces. A separate museum ticket is required; the museum closes on 24 December.
Where to park
The paid Altstadtgaragen A and B at Hildmannplatz 1 are open 24 hours. Garage A has three reserved spaces and the vehicle height limit is 2.05 m.
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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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