This Is Italy
What to do in Italy in winter? This is Italy provided some nice winter tips for the latest issue of Italy Magazine. Buy the December issue and enjoy some Mediterranean warmth in winter, with a nice cup of chocolate milk with whipped cream on the side. We don't want to withhold our winter tips from our own visitors here!
Winter holidays in Italy
Spain and the Canary Islands have the name. But of course it is also possible in Italy! Plan a (long) winter holiday to the far south, for example to Sicily or the surrounding islands.
Did you know that the average temperature in Palermo is in november is close to 20 degrees and in is still 15 degrees? In Sicily it is about 10 degrees warmer in winter than in our country and it never falls below freezing. An additional advantage: Sicily is very affordable!
Christmas Market in Turin
Leave the Christmas market in Germany for what it is, and combine a city trip to Turin with shopping for the holidays. from start December until Christmas, Piazza Borgo Dora will be transformed into a beautiful winter wonderland.
In addition to gift items, you will also find many crafts here. And of course there is plenty to taste! Of course the children can come along, there is a special program for them led by Santa Claus.
New Years Eve in Naples
Have you ever spent the New Year in Italy? new Year's Eve is celebrated on a grand scale in Italy, with – how could it be otherwise – good food, music, dancing and many other activities for young and old. Many cities organize a public fireworks display. That of Naples is the most impressive, with the breathtaking view over the Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius in the background as a backdrop.
In any case, you can visit here around that time for some of the best museums in all of Italy and the best slow food that you have ever tasted. Please note that some venues may be closed.
Venice and the Islands
In the summer season you can walk over the heads. In winter there is a considerable chance that you will catwalk runs, the wooden pontoons that are laid down at high tide. But don't be afraid: you don't have to wade through the water and the water level always drops again after a few hours.
Enjoy the peace, the absence of mass tourism, the salty sea air and the colors on Murano, Burano and, for example, in the authentic fishing village of Chioggia. And those patches of mist on the water actually create quite a special atmosphere!
Skiing in Sardinia
Besides Sicily, that other large Italian island is also a great winter destination. When the sun shines, you can sit here on a terrace in the middle of winter. But did you know that you are in the mountains near the highest village Sardinia, Fonni, also have beautiful ski slopes (one blue, two red and two black) where there is also quite a bit of snow in the winter? Do something different and book your winter sports holiday to sunny Sardinia this year!
Christmas in Lecce
Lecce, in the heel of the Italian boot, is always worth a visit. Here you will find beautiful baroque buildings, such as the cathedral and the Santa Croce. During the Christmas season, the center around the Roman amphitheater is transformed into an enchanting Christmas landscape. Not a white Christmas, but the most colorful Christmas you will ever experience.
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