Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy is a boutique travel tour company that has a long history of of find off-the-beaten path opportunities. They have in depth knowledge of Italy and have offered to provide details on five Italian Christmas Markets.
These five Italian Christmas Markets provide tourist that chance to experience the rich culture of Italy. Enjoy great tasting food and drinks, plus a variety of products and souvenirs to purchase: Sant’Agata Feltria (Emilia Romagna) this medieval town is also known as Il Paese del Natale (the Christmas village). The market square hosts Santa’s home and lots of fun activities for children organized by the elves; Candelera (Pesaro) is the first Italian Christmas market dedicated to candles. During the celebration all electric lights go dark at fifteen minute intervals and the town glows only with candle light. Visitors can also wander through the town’s traditional Christmas market; Bolzano (South Tyrol) is the most renowned town in Italy known for hosting the country’s largest Christmas market or mercatini di Natale; Aosta (Aosta Valley) the Marché Vert Noël turns Aosta‘s Piazza Caveri into an alpine Christmas wonderland with twinkling lights, glimmering decorations, and adorned Christmas trees and Manarola (Cinque Torre) hosts one of the most beautiful and original nativity scenes in the world – The Presepe di Manarola – with over 15,000 solar-powered light bulbs and 300 characters made from recycled or unused materials.