Showing posts with label Buon Natale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buon Natale. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Info on 2010 Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Abruzzo, Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 December 2010)

Here are some links for Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale/Mercatino di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Abruzzo, Italy:

CHRISTMAS MARKETS/MERCATINI DI NATALE OF ABRUZZO BY PROVINCE
LISTS
CHRISTMAS MARKETS (LISTINGS)
INFORMATION
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply by email to your comment or request for further information, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

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.

This posting will be updated from now until January, 2010 as I find out about more Christmas markets and events. I would like to thank the following Agenzia per il Turismo (APT) offices for their assistance: Arezzo, Firenze, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena. Due to being under the weather, I was not able to post all the information that these respective APT offices provided. It will be accomplished in the next few days.

That's it for Wednesday, 1 December 2010: mercoledì, 1 dicembre 2010

Buon Natale tutti. Merry Christmas everyone.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb in dialect from the region of Abruzzo, author unknown.

"L'amore n' vvò le bbellezze; l'appetite n' vvò la salze"
"Love does not want beauty, the appetite does not want sauce."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

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Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 December 2010)

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Info about, for or on Buon Natale (Christmas) traditions in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 14 April 2011)

Here are some links about, for or on Buon Natale (Christmas) traditions in Italy:

BUON NATALE (CHRISTMAS) TRADITIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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That's it for Wednesday, X Xber 2010: mercoledì, X Xbre 2010

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.
"Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con i vuoi."
"Christmas with the family, Easter with who you like."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

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Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 14 April 2011)

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

info on 2009 Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale/Mercatini di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Tuscany/Toscana, Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 January 2010)

Here are some links for Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale/Mercatino di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Tuscany/Toscana, Italy:

CHRISTMAS MARKETS/MERCATINI DI NATALE OF TUSCANY/TOSCANA BY PROVINCE
  • AREZZO (AR)
    • La Città di Natale (including Christmas market)
      • Dates: 29 November - 6 January
      • Location: Streets of Arezzo
  • FIRENZE/FLORENCE (FI)
    • FIRENZE
      • Christmas Market – Source
        • Date: 28 November 2009
        • Location: British Institute, 15 Lungarno Guicciardini
        • Hours: 15:00 - 18:00
      • Mercato di Natale della Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross) – Source: poster
        • Dates: 11 - 13 December 2009
        • Location: Saschall, Lungarno Aldo Moro 3
        • Hours: 11 December, From 15:30 to 19:00
        • Hours: 12 - 13 December, From 10:30 to 19:00
        • Dates: 5 - 13 December 2009
        • Location: Stazione Leopolda, Firenze
        • Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday - From: 10:00 to 22:00
        • Hours: Monday - Thursday - From: 15:00 to 22:00
        • Dates: 3 December - 21 December 2009
        • Location: Piazza Santa Croce
        • Hours: From 10:00 to 22:00
    • WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF FIRENZE
      • EMPOLI
        • Mercatino Natalizio
          • Dates: 12 - 13 December
          • Location: Piazza Farinata degli Uberti
          • Hours: Not known at this time
      • GREVE IN CHIANTI (FI)
          • Dates: 13 - 14 December and 20 - 21 December
          • Location: Piazza Matteotti
          • Hours: From 10:00 to 18:00
  • LUCCA (LU)
    • LUCCA
      • Fiera di San Michele di Natale
        • Dates: 8 - 26 December
        • Location: Piazza San Michele and in Borgo Giannotti, Lucca
    • WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF LUCCA
      • VERCIANO (LU)
        • PreGustando il Natale
          • 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 to 20:00
  • PISA (PI)
    • PISA
      • Il Mercatino di Natale di Pisa
        • Dates: 1 - 24 December 2009
        • Location: Under the arches at Logge dei Banchi
        • Hours: 08:30 - 21:30
      • Natale a tavola – Mercatino natalizio eno-gastronomico
        • Dates: 15 - 20 December 2009
        • Location: Piazza Gambacorti
        • Hours: 10:00 - 21:00
  • WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF PISA
      • 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
    • LISTINGS FOR CERTALDO, EMPOLI, PONTEDERA, SAN VINCENZO
  • SIENA (SI)
    • SIENA
      • Mercatini di Natale a Siena
        • Dates: 28 November - 6 January
        • Location: Piazza Matteotti, Piazza Gramsci, Viale XXV Aprile, Siena (SI)
    • WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF SIENA
      • MONTEPULCIANO (SI)
      • MONTEPULCIANO (SI)
        • Festa e Fiera di Natale
        • Dates: 10 - 13 December 2009
        • Location: Abbadia di Montepulciano
      • TORRITA DI SIENA (SI)
        • Mercatino di Natale (Christmas market)
        • Dates: 19 - 20 December
        • Location: Centro Storico
LISTS
CHRISTMAS MARKETS (LISTINGS)
INFORMATION
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply by email to your comment or request for further information, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

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.

This posting will be updated from now until January, 2010 as I find out about more Christmas markets and events. I would like to thank the following Agenzia per il Turismo (APT) offices for their assistance: Arezzo, Firenze, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena. Due to being under the weather, I was not able to post all the information that these respective APT offices provided. It will be accomplished in the next few days.

That's it for Wednesday, 18 November 2009: mercoledì, 18 novembre 2009.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"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."

Please read my wife blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 January 2010)
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Friday, November 28, 2008

Info About Christmas/Buon Natale/Epiphany (La Befana) in Italy, 2008/2009

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 December 2008 AM)

Here are some links about Christmas/Buon Natale/Epiphany (La Befana) in Italy, 2008/2009:

CHRISTMAS/BUON NATALE
 EPIPHANY (LA BEFANA)CHRISTMAS MARKETS
 EVENTS AND FESTIVALS (festa or sagra)FOOD
 LANGUAGE
PHOTOS OF CHRISTMAS/NEW YEARS IN ITALY
 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

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That's it for Friday, 28 November 2008: venerdì, 28 novembre 2008.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Tempo al tempo."
"All in good time."

Please read my wife blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 December 2008 AM)
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Info on 2008 Christmas Markets (Mercato di Natale) in Italy

(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
        • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
  • 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
  • Toscana/Tuscany
    • Arezzo (AR)
      • La Città di Natale (including Christmas market)
        • Dates: 29 November - 6 January
        • Location: Streets 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)
        • 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
    • 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 (LISTINGS)
INFORMATION
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: If you want me to reply by email to your comment or request for further information, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

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

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

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."

Please read my wife blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 9 December 2008 PM)
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