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Christmas in Rome: ride the free festive trams

26 March, 2020
Two special Christmas trams will be running on Rome’s tram network until 6 January; sponsored by Coco cola, the two trams have been decorated with more than 35,000 lights but the really big news is that they are totally free:…

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…

Tips for New Year's Eve in Rome

23 March, 2020
If you’re spending New Year’s Eve in Rome it’s unlikely you’ll be thinking about the ancient traditions of celebrating a new calendar year. But for the record, the tradition of celebrating New Year’s Eve on December 31st, and starting a…

Christmas in Italy: markets in Carnia, Friuli

20 March, 2020
It feels like summer in Italy just finished but we’re actually well into autumn at the moment and it’s time to prepare our Christmas vacations in Italy. As in every year, northern Italy offers the best for a white Christmas…

Andrea Bocelli new album: My Christmas

20 March, 2020
Andrea Bocelli’s new album My Christmas features some great Christmas classics favoured by the famous Italian opera singer. Bocelli sings “Silent Night”, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” and even does a rendition of “Jingle Bells” with the Muppets.The CD+DVD…

Best Italian Christmas drinks: mulled wine and bombardino

17 March, 2020
Snow in Italy is finally here, marking the definitive arrival of winter and the ski season, especially for this long weekend. So if you find yourself on the slopes of Italy’s ski resorts, or shopping in the Christmas markets of…

Italian sparkling wine beats French champagne this Christmas

16 March, 2020
For Christmas in Italy, the Italians have gone all partiotic, with Italian sparkling wine, or spumante, beating French champagne in sales over this festive season. Figures from the Assoenologi association indicate that production numbers of Italian spumante, which already overtook…

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…
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