Put the Christmas back into Christmas 2018 in Italy.

Follow the Christmas star in 2018 for an Italian festive experience with real heart and soul.

Glorious undiscovered traditional Christmas treasure and feasts in Romagna. Your customers can enjoy it all and more for themselves in 2018.

Romagnolo people just love any celebration and Christmas is the big one, so in Romagna the fun and the magic of Christmas is taken very seriously! Villages, towns, cities and seaside resorts enthusiastically compete with each other with the quality of their Christmas markets, Christmas lights, decorations, and Christmas music – but above all they take great pride in their nativity Scenes

High on the top of Mount Titan, soaring above the Adriatic coast, are the ramparts of a unique World Heritage Site – the tiny, atmospheric Republic of San Marino.

Here the city-state’s castles and walkways reveal sensational views, its cobbled streets and alleys hide little shops selling simply everything –  – tax paid only to San Marino!

And at Christmastime thousands of visitors arrive to enjoy San Marino’s wonderful sights and warm hospitality – and SHOP duty free.

Because – called "The Christmas of Marvels"  – San Marino creates possibly the most magical Christmastime event in the world. Naturally there is an ice-skating rink; naturally Santa Claus sets up his village (with lots of Elf helpers) to help lots of kiddies – of all ages – make Christmas delicacies and wrap presents; naturally there is a beautiful Nativity scene, naturally there are traditional carol concerts in the atmospheric churches, naturally there is a vast array of duty-free and branded outlet shopping in the pretty boutiques; naturally there are Christmas shops with a vast array of Christmas goods from decorations to cuckoo clocks to electronic Santas – everything… and naturally there is a fabulous local Christmas Market and naturally it’s chock-full of delicious local foods and wines.

Christmas music, Christmas lights, stalls selling hot Christmas drinks and sweet Christmas confections, plus the aromas and sounds of Christmastime everywhere.

And when guests are happily tired of soaking up Christmas and shopping up bargains and return to the plain, there are many other traditional treats in store.

They’ll see the Holy Family up on hilltops, inside castle cloisters, on beaches and in harbours – made of simply every material you can imagine – and often animated, both acted and mechanical. Here in Romagna Christmas is not Christmas without a Nativity Scene and pretty much every Nativity Scene has its own little Christmas Market, where you can buy Christmas presents and stock up on Christmas delicacies, decorations and other delights!

In the historic Leonardo da Vinci – designed sea harbour of Cesenatico, they’ll see ancient ships with Nativity Scenes on each with a background of Christmas music and lovely lights; in the historic Pope’s salt-port of Cervia, they’ll see harbour-side and beachside Nativity Scenes.

In the hilltop vine-coated wine and olive oil townships of Bertinoro, Brisighella and Longiano there are hilltop and castle court Nativity Scenes.

And in the important cities such as Cesena and Forli, Rimini and Ravenna guests will enjoy massive acted Nativities in the historic centres.

For a wall-to-wall total immersion traditional, authentic Christmas feast – Romagna has got it all.

Best of Romagna – one of the world’s top 100 Sustainable Destinations – has put together a Romagna festive experience with heart and soul for 2018 for your client to relish.

The arrangement includes one night in Bologna’s city center, accommodation for seven nights in an Italian country house with delicious breakfasts,  seven festive dinners or lunches, three vineyard wine tastings, tastings of local breads, prosciuttos, salamis, cheeses and olive oils,  a top Italian Christmas cookery class, guided visits in Bologna, San Marino, Ravenna, Rimini, Faenza,- and  two days included chill-out country days with included activities.

It’s a small group experience that your clients will adore.

From just $2,500 per person (single room supplement $300) – why not find out more and get your clients a really heartwarming Italian festive visit full of  Peace and Love and Good Cheer!

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