If it sounds like a storybook, you’re imagining it correctly. At the start of November, the whole region transforms into something right out of a classic Christmas card.
Wooden booths covered in evergreen branches and twinkling lights line major walkways and pedestrian zones. The whole city smells like a freshly cut Christmas tree. These stalls or christmas markets as they are known in Europe, bring in some of the area’s finest craftsmen, bakers, glass blowers, wood and leather workers to sell trinkets, sweet treats, hand painted Christmas ornaments and artisanal goods. Forget Macy’s, this is the best holiday gift shopping experience you will ever have.
Learn more about the possibilities around the holidays at Villa Ardore.