Italian christmas traditions Archives

Christmas in the Italian Alps: market in Bressanone, Bolzano

24 April, 2020

If you’ve been to Italy’s mountain regions at Christmas, you’ll know about the magic of Christmas in Italy in the snow and cold, with Italian mulled wine and other treats for Christmas. The Christmas market in Bressanone, open until January…

Italian Christmas traditions: the salt nativity scene at Cervia and Milano Marittima

16 April, 2020

The areas of Cervia and especially Milano Marittima are famous in Italy for their VIP visitors in summer, the Italian beach discos, paparazzi and Italian sports celebrities.What is less well known is that the city during winter has a wonderful…

Italian Christmas songs: Irene Grandi with white Christmas in Italian

12 April, 2020

We already posted on Irene Grandi’s Italian Christmas songs album, and here we give you the video to “White Christmas” by the Italian singer. We give you some pics to get into the swing of a white Christmas in Italy…

International nativity scene exhibition in Rome for Christmas

11 April, 2020

Until January 31 2009, an exhibition of nativity scenes from around the world will be on display at the the Art Forum Würth in Capena, Rome. It’s an excellent focus for a Christmas religious pilgrimage to Rome, with the pieces…

Christmas in Genoa: nativity scenes and mass at the Acquarium

31 March, 2020

As part of Christmas in Italy, a tour of the nativity scenes of any town or city is usually on the cards. In Genoa “Il tempo dei presepi” involves a series of events, artistic nativity scenes, concerts, and guided tours…

The panettone tradition: real panettone for your Italian Christmas

24 March, 2020

Italy’s Christmas tradition wouldn’t be complete without panettone. The large, Italian sweetbread is an absolute protagonist in the Italian Christmas lunch, being the favoured dessert during festive times. There are essentially two types of panettone - the boxed panettone that…

Christmas markets in Modena for Christmas in Italy

16 March, 2020

For the month of December in Modena in Italy, you can find Christmas markets to suit all tastes. For example this year, a feature is the stalls dedicated to typical German products in Italy that will run until December 14.In…

Christmas in Naples: Barack Obama in nativity scenes

13 March, 2020

The nativity scene in the Italian home is a central and essential part of the Italian Christmas tradition, though in Naples they have a new interpretation of the nativity, placing statues of famous people or characters featuring in current affairs…