(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 9 December 2008 PM)
Here are some links for Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale/Mercatino di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Italy:CHRISTMAS MARKETS BY REGION
- Apulia
- Cisternino
- Christmas Village – Source: City of Cribs 2008 – "The Sense of Christmas" – In English, Italian
- Dates: 6 December 2008 - 6 January 2009
- Location: Via Principe Amedeo, Cisternino (BR)
- Campania
- Napoli/Naples
- A NAPOLI IL NATALE E EASY (Christmas markets) – IN NAPLES CHRISTMAS IS EASY – Source: Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno, Cura e Turismo di Napoli (ity of Naples Tourist Board) – In English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian
- Dates: 1 - 31 December
- Location: Streets of San Gregorio Armeno and San Biagio
- Sorrento (NA)
- Natale a Sorrento – Source: Comune di Sorrento
- Dates: 1 December - 6 January
- Location: Main street and Piazza in Sorrento
- Emilia-Romagna
- Bologna (BO)
- FIERA DI SANTA LUCIA (SAINT LUCIA FAIR) – Source: The most important markets in Bologna Calendar 2008 section of BOLOGNA TURISMO – In English, Italian
- Dates: 22 November - 1 January
- Location: Portico della Chiesa dei Servi - Strada Maggiore
- FIERA DI NATALE (CHRISTMAS FAIR) – Source: same as above
- Dates: 27 November - 7 January
- Location: Via Altabella - Centro Storico
- Lazio
- Roma/Rome
- Piazza Navona Christmas Market – "Annual Christmas market in the centre of Rome with stalls selling Christmas decorations, toys, nativity scenes and crafts. Santa Claus makes an appearance as does the Befana on Jan 6th." – Source: AngloINFO Rome – "Life in Rome, in English!"
- Dates: Saturday, December 06, 2008 To: Wednesday, January 07, 2009
- Location: Piazza Navona
- Liguria
- Genova/Genoa
- Mercatino di Natale San Nicola – Source: LiguriaPocket.it – In English, German, Italian
- Dates: 7 - 23 December
- Location: Piccapietra Square
- Hours: From 10:00 to 19:30
- Mercatini di Natale e Fiera del Libro – In Italian Only – Source: Ospitalita'
- Dates: TBA in December
- Location: Viale Caviglia and Galleria Mazzini
- Lombardia/Lombardy
- Milano/Milan
- Banco di Garabombo – (Christmas Fair-Trade Market) – In Italian Only – Source: altromercato – In English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Dates: Saturday, 15 November 2008 to Tuesday, 06 January 2009
- Location: Piazzale di via Mario Pagano
- Hours: From 10:00 to 21:00
- Mercatino di Natale
- Dates: 7 December - 6 January 2009
- Location: Largo Corsia dei Servi (tra Piazza Duomo e Piazza San Babila)
- Hours: From 10:00 to 22:00
- Marche
- Ancona
- Mercatino di Natale – Source: BLU NAUTILUS – In Italian Only
- Dates: 6 - 24 December
- Location: Piazza del Pleibiscito
- Hours: From 09:00 - 21:00
- Sant'Agata Feltria (PU)
- Il Paese del Natale – In Italian Only
- Dates: 30 November, 7, 14 and 21 December
- Location: via Battelli; Adiacente alla Piazza Garibaldi
- Piemonte/Piedmont
- Torino/Turin
- Il Mercatino di Natale a Torino (Turin Christmas Market)
- Dates: 5 - 23 December
- Location: Borgo Dora
- Sicilia/Sicily
- Siracusa/Syracuse
- Natale in Fiera
- Dates: 7 - 16 December
- Location: Fiera del Sud
- Trapani (TP)
- Natale in Fiera
- Dates: 19 - 28 December
- Location: Medifiere, Palazzo Africa - Zona industriale TP
- Sardegna/Sardinia
- Cagliari
- Fiera di Natale
- Dates: 4 - 14 December
- Location: TBA
- Fiera Natale: Mostra Mercato dell’Articolo – Source: Agenda Fiera – In Italian Only
- Dates: 12 - 21 December
- Location: Fiera Internazionale della Sardegna, Viale Armando Diaz
- Toscana/Tuscany
- Arezzo (AR)
- La Città di Natale (including Christmas market)
- Dates: 29 November - 6 January
- Location: Streets of Arezzo
- Presepi e mercatini di Natale nel Casentino (Mangers and Christmas markets) – Source: Vita2000 – "Tour Operator"
- Dates: 6 - 8 December
- Locations: Various towns in the Casentino valley in the Province of Arezzo
- Firenze/Florence (FI)
- Christmas Market – Source provided by: Expat in Italy poster, cobalt
- Date: 28 November
- Location: British Institute, 15 Lungarno Guicciardini
- Hours: 15:00 - 18:00
- Mercato di Natale della Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross) – Source: poster
- Dates: 21 - 23 November
- Location: Saschall, Lungarno Aldo Moro 3
- Florence Noel – Mostra Mercato
- Dates: 29 November - 8 December
- Location: Stazione Leopolda, Firenze
- Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday - From: 10:00 to 22:00
- Hours: Monday - Thursday - From: 15:00 to 22:00
- Weihnachtsmarkt Market – Heidelberg Christmas Market – Source: Saimicadove.it – "Getting the most out of Tuscany" – In English, Italian
- Dates: 3 December - 21 December
- Location: Piazza Santa Croce
- Hours: From 10:00 to 22:00
- Greve in Chianti (FI)
- Aspettando Natale: Mercatini artigianali (Christmas Market) – Please scroll down to this event – In Italian Only – Source: Firenze.net – In English, Italian
- Dates: 13 - 14 December and 20 - 21 December
- Location: Piazza Matteotti
- Hours: From 10:00 to 18:00
- Lucca (LU)
- Fiera di San Michele di Natale
- Dates: 8 - 26 December
- Location: Piazza San Michele and in Borgo Giannotti, Lucca
- PreGustando il Natale in Verciano (LU)
- Dates: 12 - 14 December
- Location: Parco della Rimembranza e nella zona della chiesa di Santo Stefano
- Hours: Friday - From: 20:30 - ?
- Hours: Saturday - From: 14:00 - ?
- Hours: Sunday - From: 10:00 - 20:00
- Montepulciano (SI)
- Christmas market
- Dates: 5 December - 6 January
- Location: Piazza Grande
- Hours: 11:00 - 20:00
- Pisa (PI)
- Il Mercatino di Natale di Pisa
- Dates: TBA December
- Location: Under the arches at Logge dei Banchi
- Hours: 08:30 - 21:30
- San Miniato (PI)
- Edizione di Natale – Source: poster
- Date: 20 December
- Location: Piazza Dante gia Piazza del Mercato del Bestiame, San Miniato (PI)
- Hours: From 09:00 to 19:00
- Siena (SI)
- Christmas markets in the Tartarugone area – Source: [Please note: these are 2007 dates, 2008 dates and times TBA when available]
- Dates: From: 2nd - 17th December 2007
- Location: Piazza del Mercato (Tartarugone), Siena
- Mercato di Natale – Please scroll down to event – Source: terra di siena (APT Siena - APT Chianciano Terme Val di Chiana) – In English, Italian, Japanese
- Dates: 1 - 23 December
- Location: Streets of Siena
- Mercato di Natale – Please scroll down to event – Source: terra di siena (APT Siena - APT Chianciano Terme Val di Chiana) – In English, Italian, Japanese
- Dates: 8 December - 1 January
- Location: Piazza Matteotti, Piazza Gramsci, Viale XXV Aprile, Siena (SI)
- Torrita di Siena (SI)
- Christmas market
- Dates: 15 - 16 December
- Location: Centro Storico
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- Arco Asburgica
- Mercatini di Natale ad Arco Trentino – Source: LEVICO.it – In German, Italian and provided by Expat in Italy poster, Monicacycle
- Dates: 21 November - 23 December
- Location: Piazza III Novembre
- Hours: Please check web site for hours in November and December
- Bolzano (BZ)
- Mercatino di Natale di Bolzano – Note: More detail available in the Italian version – In English, German, Italian – Source provided by: Expat in Italy poster, Monicacycle
- Dates: 27 November at 17:00 - 23 December
- Location: Piazza Walther
- Hours: Monday - Friday - From 10:00 to 19:00
- Hours: Saturday - From 09:00 to 20:00
- Hours: Sunday and festival days- From 09:00 to 19:00
- Levico Terme (TN)
- Mercatini di Natale a Levico Terme – Source: LEVICO.it – In German, Italian and provided by Expat in Italy poster, Monicacycle
- Dates: 22 November - 6 January
- Location: centro storico
- Hours: Please check web site for hours in November, December and January
- Merano (BZ)
- Mercatino di Natale di Merano – Source: bolzano.net – In English, German, Italian
- Dates: 30 November - 6 January
- Location: Passeggiata Lungo Passirio
- Hours: Please check web site for hours in November, December and January
- Trento (TN)
- Christmas Market in Trento (Mercatino di Natale - Trento) – Note: More detail available in the Italian version – In English, Italian – Source provided by: Expat in Italy poster, Monicacycle
- Dates: 22 November - 24 December
- Location: Piazza Fiera
- Hours: Sunday - Thursday - From 10:00 to 19:30
- Hours: Friday - Saturday - From 10:00 to 20:30
- Hours: On 24 December - From 10:00 to 17:00
- Umbria
- Bastia Umbra (PG)
- Expo Regalo 2008
- Dates: 29 November - 8 December
- Location: Umbriafiere, Bastia Umbra (PG)
- Città di Castello (PG)
- Christmas market
- Dates: 6 - 7 December and 13 - 14 December
- Location: old town center (centro storico)
- Perguia (PG)
- Christmas market
- Dates: 6 - 23 December
- Location: Rocca Paolina
- Veneto
- Venezia/Venice (VE)
- Natale in Laguna 2008 – Source provided by: slow travel italy poster, AnnieNC
- Dates: 29 November - 23 December
- Location: Campo Santo Stefano
- Hours: 10:30 - 19:30
- Christmas Markets – Source: bolzano.net – In English, German, Italian
- Mercatini di Natale – Source: Amando.it – In Italian Only
- Mercatini di Natale – By region – Source: Mercatini-Natale.com – In Italian Only
- Mercatini di Natale – in Europe – In Italian Only
- Mercatini di Natale in Città di Genova – In Italian Only – Source: Zenazone – In Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Mercatini di Natale in Italia – In Italian Only – Source: Primitaly – In English, Italian
- Mercatini di Natale in Italia 2008 – Source: Regioni Italiane – In Italian Only and provided by Expat in Italy poster, Bryan S
- Mercatini Natalizi [Toscana] – In Italian Only – Source: Firenze.net – In English, Italian
- Mercatini di Natale del Trentino – In Italian Only
- Sardegna: Mercatini di Natale – In Italian Only – Source: Sottocoperta – Portions of web site in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
- Christmas - Italian Style – Source: FlorenceForFun
- Christmas Markets in Florence – Written by Theresa Schroeder – Source: Firenze.net – In English, Italian
- Christmas Markets in Italy – "Join Italians as They Shop at Street Fairs for Gifts and Decorations" – © Barbara Rogers Nov.4, 2007 – Source: Suite101.com – "The genuine article. Literally."
- Christmas Markets in Italy – Source: zoomata :|: a close-up on italy – "is powered by journalist Nicole Martinelli."
- Christmas markets in Tuscany – Please scroll down to this section – Source: Casina di Rosa – In Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Italian Christmas Markets – Source: From Martha Bakerjian in the Italy Travel section of About.com
- Italy Christmas Markets – Source: christmasmarkets.com
- Markets and Events in Christmas – Source: In Italy Online!
- The three best…Italian Christmas markets – Words by Carla Passino, Published on the 23-10-2008 – Source: Italy Magazine – "The No. 1 Magazine for lovers of all things Italian"
- Italian Christmas markets! – Source: Tuscany Travel – In English, Italian
- Trento Christmas Market, Trento – Source: ChristmasMarkets.com
- Venice Christmas Market – Posted by Barbara Rogers, Dec. 5, 2007 – Source: Suite101.com – "The genuine article. Literally."
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Please be aware: I have attempted to list many but not all the Christmas markets in Italy. However, the above locations, dates and times were either found on their respective web sites, other web sites, billboards and/or on handouts. It was not possible to verify the accuracy of this information for every Christmas market before being listed in this blog entry.
Since the date of the posting of this entry, I wish to thank posters from the discussion forums on Expats in Italy and Slow Travel Talk Italy for suggesting and/or providing additional links.
That's it for Tuesday, 18 November 2008: martedì, 18 novembre 2008.
Ciao, Ben
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Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.
" Natale viene una sola volta 1'anno."
"Christmas comes but once a year."
or here's another
"La vita è come un albero di natale, c'è sempre qualcuno che rompe le palle."
Literal translation: "Life is like a christmas tree, there's always someone who breaks the balls."
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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 9 December 2008 PM)
1 comment:
The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed. Nice one keep it up.
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