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Christmas markets
07 December 2025 - 06 January 2026

Trieste Christmas Markets: a journey into the heart of the festive season

Overview

December in Trieste brings with it a new rhythm: the city awakens to an atmosphere filled with familiar scents, from the wood of the fir trees to the sweet aromas of the market stalls.

The evening lights stand out under the Art Nouveau street lamps, while the illuminations intertwine between the Habsburg buildings, creating a luminous backdrop that accompanies your stroll.  The Christmas tradition takes shape, especially in the markets that, once again this year, enliven the streets of the city center, from December 7 to January 6.

From Via delle Torri to the Ponterosso Canal and Piazza della Borsa, the market extends like a single, large festive space: wooden huts filled with handicrafts, sweet specialties, inviting scents, and many gift ideas will immerse visitors in a magical atmosphere.

In Piazza Ponterosso, the canal that ideally brings the sea into the heart of the city adds a scenic touch, while the skating rink in the adjacent square invites visitors to twirl beneath the elegant 19th-century buildings. And among roasted chestnuts, cotton candy, and Italian and European exhibitors, strolling becomes a simple, warm, and deeply Christmassy experience.

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