Arezzo città del Natale, Arezzo city of Christmas

The light and color show Arezzo Christmas Lights is back, an original path of light installations that offers an unusual reading of historic architecture and buildings, accompanying the visitor on a spectacular and magical itinerary.

At the Parco il Prato, a large green area overlooking the city, there is the Mercato delle Meraviglie (Market of Wonders) full of gastronomic products and many curiosities, the Planetarium and the Full Dome Cinema and the highly anticipated Ferris wheel.

In Piazza Grande (until December 26) the appointment with the Christmas Markets is renewed and the unique atmosphere of the Tyrolean Village, the largest in Italy outside the borders of the Tyrol, can be breathed, while inside the Palace of the Fraternita dei Laici the Santa Claus House will offer children the chance to take a picture with Santa Claus.

The excitement of Christmas with the little ones can be experienced at the Santa Claus House in the Fraternity Palace, with the novelty of the Talking Tree, the story of Rudolph, the magic reindeer and the world's most illuminated Santa Claus.

The Brick House Art in St. Francis Square in the Contemporary Art Gallery: three floors of exhibits featuring artwork and workshops using a total of 2 million bricks. A unique itinerary where nationally renowned artists will display their creations.

Piazza San Jacopo and Piazza Risorgimento hosts a traditional market featuring small wooden houses that will offer the typical atmosphere of a Christmas village.

Piazza Guido Monaco, on the other hand, hosts the handmade arts market.

Event website https://www.arezzocittadelnatale.it/

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Attractions

AREZZO CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Original light installations will dress Piazza Grande and the main monuments of the city of Arezzo in light.

Spectacular mappings created especially for the event and traditional illuminations will connect every street in the historic center, bringing the light of Christmas throughout the city and offering a novel reading of architecture, alleys, and squares.

Opening days:

November: 19-20; 25-26-27
December: 1-2-3-4; 8-9-10-11; 15-16-17-18; 22-23-24-25-26; 29-30-31
January: 1, 5-6-7-8

Hours: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

THE MARKET OF WONDERS

"Il Prato", the large green area overlooking the city, hosts many wooden "little houses" offering local street food, crafts and local products. Strolling in a fairy-tale atmosphere here you can find magnificent ideas for Christmas gifts and lots of good things to satisfy the sweet tooth.

Days and opening hours:
Nov. 19-20; 25-26-27 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
December 1/12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 2-3-4; 8-9-10-11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 15/12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 16-17-18 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 22/12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 23/12 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 24/12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 25/12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 26/12 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 29/12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 30-31 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
January 01/01 from noon to 9 p.m.; 05/01 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 6-7-8 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

THE FERRIS WHEEL

Treat yourself to a breathtaking spectacle: ride the Ferris wheel set up in the "Lawn of Wonders," the highest part of the city, and enjoy a view of all of Arezzo dressed up. An unforgettable thrill for young and old alike!

Opening days:
Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Ticket cost:
8 euros full, 6 euros reduced
Free from 0-2 years old and height must not exceed 100cm
Reduced from 3 to 10 years old - Reduced to over 65

BRICK HOUSE AREZZO

In Piazza San Francesco, the Gallery of Contemporary Art hosts Brick House Art: three floors of exhibition with artworks and workshops using a total of 2 million bricks. A unique itinerary where nationally renowned artists will display their creations. Christmas landscapes, medieval castles, spaceships, track and racing cars will be on display. It will be possible to participate in workshops and freely build imaginative works that you can buy and take home.

Opening days:
Nov. 19-20-26-27 / Dec. 3-4-8-9-10-11-17-18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (continuous hours)
Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dec. 25 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Dec. 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ticket cost:
6 euros adults and children - free under 5 years old
Included in the entrance fee, free ticket to visit the Gold Museum in Piazza Grande.

TYROLEAN VILLAGE

Piazza Grande is home to the unique atmosphere of the Tyrolean Village with exhibitors from the Tyrol, Germany and Austria offering typical handicrafts. Wood carvers, sculptors but also potters and makers of hand-painted blown Christmas balls. Plus dishes, gifts, textiles, handicrafts, Nativity-related figurines, nativity scenes and a thousand gift ideas. Here, small wooden huts administer the best beers and traditional Tyrolean dishes.

Days the Tyrolean Village is open:
Nov. 19-20, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Nov. 25-26-27, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 1 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 2-3-4, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 8-9-10-11, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 15, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 16-17-18, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dec. 25, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 26, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Taste Huts opening days:
Nov. 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Nov. 25-26-27 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 2-3-4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 7-8-9-10-11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 16-17-18 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dec. 23-24-25-26 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

SANTA'S HOUSE

Piazza Grande hosts the House of Santa Claus with a Christmas itinerary for children and adults, which in this edition will feature many new features: games, animations, the post office, the letter, meeting and photo with Santa Claus. In addition, many workshops, creativity games, fairy tales and stories with elves that will allow you to meet the Santa Claus you have always dreamed of. You can meet Santa Claus, take a souvenir photo with him and leave him a dedication in the magical wall built by the elves.

Opening days:
Nov. 19-20-26-27 / Dec. 3-4-8-9-10-11-17-18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Nov. 25 / Dec. 2-16-23 from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Reservations required on Eventbrite

Cost: 5 euros adults and children - free for children under 5 years old

MARKETS PIAZZA SAN JACOPO AND RISORGIMENTO

Wooden cottages wrap you in a magical Christmas atmosphere and present an extraordinary selection of gifts and food and wine products from the area.

Open days: from Nov. 19 to Jan. 8, hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

PLANETARIUM AND FULL DOME CINEMA

The Planetarium on the Lawn is back. A structure consisting of an inflatable geodesic dome about 8 meters in diameter that provides a seating capacity of 50 for spectators.

From Nov. 19 to Jan. 8, Friday through Sunday, screenings of animated films, documentaries and lectures for all fans of the vault of heaven, the stars and the solar system.

Screening times

Every Friday and Sunday:
11 a.m. Khrumka and the Magic Rocket (children up to age 8)
3 p.m. Europe Among the Stars
4 p.m. Out there - Searching for extrasolar worlds
6 p.m. We are made of stars (children up to age 16)

Every Saturday:
11 a.m. Khrumka and the Magic Rocket (children up to age 8)
3 p.m. Europe among the stars
5 p.m. Lecture by the astronomy group
6 p.m. Lecture by the astrophile group

Ticket cost:
5 euros per person
7 euros one parent and one child
10 euros two parents and two children
Free for people with disabilities, 2 euros for an accompanying person

HANDMADE ARTS MARKET

The "Handmade Arts" market returns to Guido Monaco Square from Nov. 19 to Dec. 18 for all weekends to which are also added on Dec. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. for the whole day.