Christmas is upon us! Consider using (and supporting) local businesses / stores for your gifts! Below is a list of gift ideas and the various local businesses (partners of us) where you can buy / book them: LAVENDER BEAUTY PRODUCTS SKY/SNOWBOARD EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING BEST ITALIAN JEWELRY UNIQUE ITALIAN VINTAGE ITEMS EYEGLASSES & SUNGLASSES ROMANTIC […]
It looks like the electric train going thru Vicenza downtown is one of the few Christmas / Holidays town initiatives that are still running this year. The electric train will be active until March 1, 2021, with the following hours: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays: 3:30PM – 7:30PM. The starting and finishing should be at […]
Vicenza’ s Museums and main Exhibits Opening Hours for the 2018 Christmas Holidays: Exhibit The Triumph of Color – From Tiepolo to Canaletto and Guardi Dec 24 and 25 – closed Dec 31 – open (9-14:30) Jan 1 and Jan 6 – open (9-19:00) Musei Civici – City Museums Olympic Theater Dec. 24 and 26 – […]
Every piece of jewelry tells a story and you can create the best ones in a jewelry shop called Soprana right in Vicenza’s heart. Established in 1910 and nestled in a centuries-old shop in the historic Basilica Palladiana, this fourth-generation family business is a place where the flame of the local goldsmithing and jewelry-making traditions […]
The “Presepe” or “Presepio” is truly a piece of Italy’s tradition and heritage as well as the “Presepio Vivente” living nativity scene. The Christmas re-enactment takes to the streets with human performers costumed as Joseph and Mary, the Magi, the shepherds, artisans and more. Recreating the entire village of times gone. Many Southern Italian town has […]
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also known as Saint Lucy, or Saint Lucia (Italian: Santa Lucia), was a young Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. In medieval accounts, Saint Lucy’s eyes are gouged out prior to her execution. She is the patroness of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, celebrated on December the 13th, Saint Lucy’s […]