Living the atmosphere of Christmas makes every moment unique together with your family and friends and companions with whom we will choose to spend it. Christmas is a time of year certainly felt in every part of the world but, in Italy, in a particular way. Going skiing or preferring a cultural trip through enchanting alleys and festively decorated markets? In this appointment with the blog of "Teach me Italian" we will find out what to see at Christmas in Italy. From the streets of the cribs of San Gregorio Armeno in Naples, known throughout the world for their unique representations and handmade statuettes, to the living nativity scenes among the evocative natural landscapes of the stones of Matera. Passing through many other wonders to discover up and down Italy.
Bolzano is one of the Christmas destinations par excellence. For those looking for ski resorts during the day and the opportunity to breathe the typical atmosphere of Christmas with snow, lights and Christmas markets, the Trentino city is the right place. Between Merano, Bressanone and Trento, not far from the city that speaks more German than Italian, the opportunity to visit the famous markets of South Tyrol is really just a drive away.
If you are looking for a holiday always on the snow but oriented to glamour, Cortina d'Ampezzo is the right location. The queen of the Dolomites since the 60s represents the destination par excellence of the Italian upper middle class. Among VIPs, a wide range of Cinepanettoni and very popular chalets, finding a place in these parts is difficult to say the least if not sought well in advance.
Among the recommended winter activities, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, but also snowboarding and skating. Before enjoying the evening atmosphere in the concerts that take place at this time of year in the Teatro di Cortina.
We stay in Veneto but in this case we reach the sea of the Venice lagoon, one of the highly recommended cities in which you can experience an unforgettable romantic period. We have already talked about the beauties and attractions of Venice in this blog. But the Serenissima at Christmas acquires an even greater charm, because it lights up between markets, museums and great music.
The city is prepared by illuminating fields and streets, streets and squares with the warm colors of Christmas and the embellishments handmade by the artisans of Murano and Burano. The rich program of events also includes the historic concert of the first of January live on Rai 1 from the Teatro La Fenice. Among the other peculiarities to look for also the ice rink in Campo San Polo, the Santa Claus Race and the Regatta of the Epiphany in the Grand Canal.
If you are between central and southern Italy, Matera and Naples remain two unmissable destinations for this time of year. The city of stones is a perfect natural location to host living nativity scenes and representations that tell the birth of Jesus. The living nativity scene in the Sassi is certainly one of the most beautiful in Italy, with an itinerant path set up among the stones and in which it seems to really go back in time thanks to the participation of hundreds of extras dressed in historical clothes
And finally Naples, the most requested Italian destination at Christmas. Even the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies we have had the opportunity to tell previously, but beautiful as it becomes in this period it is rare to be able to find it. Naples is not only lights and colors, Christmas songs in every street and a contagious spirit of euphoria; it is above all the house in which the tradition of the nativity scene originated, told in all its nuances by an emblematic film such as "Natale in Casa Cupiello". If the whole historic center of the city dresses up for the party, the location par excellence remains that of San Gregorio Armeno, able to kidnap you inside its festive alleys between cribs of all sizes and statuettes that tell perfect historical reproductions. Then there are the Christmas Markets at the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa with wooden houses, street artists, the flavors and aromas of one of the best street food in the world.
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