Nordic LuciaTraditions
Nordic Lucia: a light that walks with a song
From the saint of Syracuse to Swedish processions and Finnish solidarity: listen to a tradition beyond the postcard.
Read the guide →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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- A family nativity
- A handmade Christmas gift, with a story to keep
- Acireale — Santa Maria della NeveMetropolitan City of Catania · Sicily · Italy
- AlberobelloMetropolitan City of Bari · Apulia · Italy
- An Advent wreath at home
- AnnecyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France
- AostaAosta Valley · Italy
- ArezzoProvince of Arezzo · Tuscany · Italy
- Assisi · Franciscan placesProvince of Perugia · Umbria · Italy
- AstiProvince of Asti · Piedmont · Italy
- Avio CastleAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Bacoli — Miseno e FusaroMetropolitan City of Napoli · Campania · Italy
- BaselBasel-Stadt · Switzerland
- BernCanton of Bern · Switzerland
- Bologna, Santa Lucia FairMetropolitan City of Bologna · Emilia-Romagna · Italy
- BolzanoAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- BormioProvince of Sondrio · Lombardy · Italy
- BressanoneAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- BrunicoAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- BrusselsBrussels-Capital · Belgium
- BudapestBudapest · Hungary
- Bussolengo – FloverProvince of Verona · Veneto · Italy
- Cagliari, SardiniaMetropolitan City of Cagliari · Sardinia · Italy
- Caltagirone, SicilyMetropolitan City of Catania · Sicily · Italy
- Canale di TennoAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Candelara, PesaroProvince of Pesaro e Urbino · Marche · Italy
- Caserta · Royal PalaceProvince of Caserta · Campania · Italy
- Castelsardo, SardiniaMetropolitan City of Sassari · Sardinia · Italy
- Castiglione del LagoProvince of Perugia · Umbria · Italy
- Christmas carols and listening
- Christmas lights for everyone: free markets and a thoughtful budget
- Christmas markets: bring home the light
- Christmas markets: rosy cheeks, comfortable feet
- Christmas wrapping that deserves a second life
- Cimego · QuartinagoAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Cinecittà World, Castel Romano, Rome, LazioMetropolitan City of Roma Capitale · Lazio · Italy
- ColicoProvince of Lecco · Lombardy · Italy
- ColmarGrand Est · France
- CologneNorth Rhine-Westphalia · Germany
- Copenhagen – TivoliHovedstaden · Denmark
- Craft and work in the crib
- DresdenSaxony · Germany
- EinsiedelnSchwyz · Switzerland
- EmpoliMetropolitan City of Firenze · Tuscany · Italy
- Erice, SicilyProvince of Trapani · Sicily · Italy
- European Christmas flavours
- FanoProvince of Pesaro e Urbino · Marche · Italy
- Firenze · Santa CroceMetropolitan City of Firenze · Tuscany · Italy
- Gaeta, Latina, LazioProvince of Latina · Lazio · Italy
- GovoneProvince of Cuneo · Piedmont · Italy
- Grandparents and grandchildren
- Grazzano ViscontiProvince of Piacenza · Emilia-Romagna · Italy
- GreccioProvince of Rieti · Lazio · Italy
- GubbioProvince of Perugia · Umbria · Italy
- HelsinkiUusimaa · Finland
- InnsbruckTyrol · Austria
- KrakówLesser Poland · Poland
- LanaAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Levico TermeAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Limatola, Benevento, northern CampaniaProvince of Benevento · Campania · Italy
- LivignoProvince of Sondrio · Lombardy · Italy
- LocorotondoMetropolitan City of Bari · Apulia · Italy
- LondonGreater London · United Kingdom
- LuganoTicino · Switzerland
- MaastrichtLimburg · Netherlands
- MantuaProvince of Mantua · Lombardy · Italy
- Matera · Sasso CaveosoProvince of Matera · Basilicata · Italy
- MeranoAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Milan · Oh Bej! Oh Bej!Metropolitan City of Milan · Lombardy · Italy
- Milan · RhoMetropolitan City of Milano · Lombardy · Italy
- MombaroccioProvince of Pesaro e Urbino · Marche · Italy
- MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté · France
- Montecatini TermeProvince of Pistoia · Tuscany · Italy
- MontreuxVaud · Switzerland
- MunichBavaria · Germany
- Naples — San MartinoMetropolitan City of Napoli · Campania · Italy
- Naples · San Gregorio ArmenoMetropolitan City of Napoli · Campania · Italy
- Neapolitan Christmas sweets
- New YorkManhattan · New York · United States
- Nordic decorations
- Nordic Lucia
- NurembergBavaria · Germany
- One day, so many lights: Christmas market trips from Milan
- OrtiseiAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- OssanaAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- ParisÎle-de-France · France
- Pergine ValsuganaAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- PerugiaProvince of Perugia · Umbria · Italy
- PesaroProvince of Pesaro e Urbino · Marche · Italy
- Pietrarsa — Napoli e PorticiMetropolitan City of Napoli · Campania · Italy
- PordenoneProvince of Pordenone · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Italy
- PraguePrague · Czechia
- RangoAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- RigaRiga Region · Latvia
- Riva del GardaAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Rothenburg ob der TauberBavaria · Germany
- RoveretoAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Saint Nicholas in Europe
- SalernoProvince of Salerno · Campania · Italy
- SalzburgState of Salzburg · Austria
- San CandidoAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Sant’Agata FeltriaProvince of Rimini · Emilia-Romagna · Italy
- Santa Maria MaggioreProvince of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · Piedmont · Italy
- SarnicoProvince of Bergamo · Lombardy · Italy
- Sauris di SopraProvince of Udine · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Italy
- SirorAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- Step off the train and into Christmas: market trips without a car
- Still in the mood for Christmas lights? Where to go after the big day
- StockholmStockholm County · Sweden
- StrasbourgGrand Est · France
- Stresa · Lake MaggioreProvince of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · Piedmont · Italy
- StuttgartBaden-Württemberg · Germany
- TallinnHarju · Estonia
- TerniProvince of Terni · Umbria · Italy
- This gift has a heart: Milan’s Christmas markets that support good causes
- TrentoAutonomous Province of Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- ValkenburgLimburg · Netherlands
- VeronaProvince of Verona · Veneto · Italy
- Vetralla, Tuscia, LazioProvince of Viterbo · Lazio · Italy
- ViennaState of Vienna · Austria
- VilniusVilnius County · Lithuania
- VipitenoAutonomous Province of Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol · Italy
- What a lovely Christmas! Find the market that feels right for you
- What can I do too? Choosing Christmas markets with children
- ZagrebCity of Zagreb · Croatia
- ZurichCanton of Zurich · Switzerland
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Saint Nicholas in EuropeTraditions
Saint Nicholas crosses Europe with a small gift
Sinterklaas, Nikolaus, Samichlaus: distinct dates and customs, with a thread of generosity to bring home.
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Christmas that does good
This gift has a heart: Milan’s Christmas markets that support good causes
A panettone for the table, a book chosen for a friend, a decoration to treasure. In Milan, Christmas 2026 brings practical opportunities to turn gift shopping into support for people. Here are the places, dates and projects to know.
Read the guide →Christmas in everyday life
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.
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.