The Christmas market of Piazza Santa Croce in Florence has been a regular event in the urban schedule of the city for fifteen years.
Piazza Santa Croce is one of the most evocative squares of Florence, a few steps from River Arno and Palazzo Vecchio and easy to reach even for the public transport. In December, the magnificent marble façade of the Franciscan basilica, to which Foscolo dedicated verses because it stored the remains of great Italians such as Michelangelo and Galileo, acts as the background of the small wooden chalets recreating the northern village that is typical for Christmas.
This year, over 50 exhibitors compose the Christmas market of Piazza Santa Croce that, in spite of its original name being German (Weihnachtsmarkt), gathers perfumes, colours and specialties from all over Europe. Ukrainian Christmas decorations, French cheeses, British jams and Greek delicacies share the room with food and specialty of the Germanic area, from the ever-present strudel to the gingerbread. There are also many objects and gift ideas for any price and of any material and dimension, which are appropriate for all tastes and pockets.
Strolling through the Christmas market of Piazza Santa Croce in Florence, which is opened from 10 am to 8 pm every day and until 20th December, means getting lost in an ocean of different colours and perfumes, but which matches with the Christmas atmosphere.
Participating to a celebration for all five senses: listening to the merry people’s speaking in many foreign languages, admiring the decorations, smelling the typical perfumes, tasting the European and Italian specialties, touching with your hands the products. Ultimately, it means to live a celebration atmosphere fully.
Come to the Christmas market of Piazza Santa Croce in Florence and enjoy warm tea, mulled wine, or chocolate, hot and energizing beverages: do not mind the freezing cold, which helps creating the Christmas atmosphere though, and immerse among the wooden chalets. In the joyful din of elder and youth, you will find an object, a gift, something to make your Christmas special surely.
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