Christmas in Milan

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The calendar says that November is over, now it's time for the last month of the year, and therefore in full Christmas spirit! Gradually, the shop windows and windows of the houses began to be adorned with ornaments of every kind, sparkling decorations and colored lights. From cities to smaller towns, the magic of Christmas is going to arrive to us all once again. If you've never been to Milan in this period, well, make sure that 2010 will be the right time: you will not regret, because Milan is a true mine of Christmas-themed events. Want to know more about Christmas in Milan? You just have to read the following...


Just like a beautiful woman, Milan knows how and when it is time to prepare for an important event, and is not a coincidence that the operation of "make up" of the city for Christmas is always a success. First of all, on December 7, which is the day of the Feast of the Patron Saint, St. Ambrose, it returns the tradition of the concert at Teatro della Scala which this year presents "The Valkyrie", famous opera by Richard Wagner and directed here by maestro Daniel Barenboim.

In fact, you can feel Christmas just three days earlier, on Dec. 4, because the open doors of the Christmas Village: for the third consecutive year in the evocative setting of the gardens of Via Palestro there is the theme park that will give good entertainment for families! In a stunning setting children will find amusement of all kinds and adults can browse in more than forty wooden chalets decorated with dwarfs and goblins, enjoy the many culinary specialties. Two ice skating tracks, the theater of the elves, and the Moira Orfei's circus are there just to enrich a calendar of events whose conclusion coincides, as usua, with the Epiphany.

If the Christmas Markets are your passion, here's an interesting guide to those more appropriate to seek opportunities and ideas for your gifts for friends and relatives... First mention to the Milanese tradition of the Fair O Bej! O Bej!, the quintessential Christmas Fair in Milan, which boasts an historical past (the first fair was in 1288!). For three days, from December 5 to 8, the day of Feast of the Immaculate Conception, you will enjoy getting lost among toys, antiques, candies and much more in 400 colorful stalls set up between Cattolica and the Castello Sforzesco.

Alternatively, an initiative that is the most popular is the Smart Market, the Christmas Market in the name of recycling and recovery this year at its 55th edition. At Mediolanum Forum di Assago (MI) Sunday, December 12, 20, the Smart Market will allow you to spend little and find what you want, ancient toys or clothing "vintage"! There are more than 450 exhibitors, some professional food and live music performances. The same weekend, that of December 11 and 12 , you can make a stop to the Christmas Markets of Lazzate, a village near Milan, which has become famous for recreating Christmas very well. Here, sweets of all kinds alternate with street entertainment and children's party,just to give everyone the chance to live Christmas at the best.

Last but not least, let's see what is organized in Piazza Duomo, the place symbol of the city: pride of Christmas 2010 in Milan is a huge tree that stands out with its 48 meters high in the center of the square. This year that Christmas Tree can boast an important sponsor, the jeweler Tiffany (by chance at the base with a temporary store of 200 square meters, just to the delight of women!). From December 4 to January 6 100,000 led low will illuminate the spruce, which of course, in times of eco friendly, was selected from a number of trees destinated to be destroyed.

A nice walk through the streets of the historic center, Piazza Duca d'Aosta, San Babila, Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Corso Europa, only for that reason would be worth going to spend Christmas in Milan! Why not? Let's find among b&b and Milan hotels special offers and last minute.Think about it, book, and go! Merry Christmas!