If you thought that southern Italy was just for visiting in the summertime, think again! Christmas is in the air and the Christmas markets are open in Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, and on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. This is a list of some of the best to get you started.
Abruzzo
Roccaraso (province of L’Aquila)
26, 27 November from 10:00 am to 7 pm
2 -3 – 4 December from 10 am to 7 pm
16 – 17 – 18 December from 10 am to 7 pm
From 22 December to 8 January 2023 from 10 am to 7 pm
Campo di Giove (province of L’Aquila)
26, 27 November
3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December
6, 7, 8 January 2023
L’Aquila
Harry Potter Christmas market
16/17/18 December
Molise
Campobasso
Christmas market
3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31 December 2022
From 10 am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 10 pm
9, 16, 30 December from 4 pm to 10 pm
Campania
Apice Vecchio (province of Benevento)
Castello dell’Ettore
20-26-27 November, 3-4-8-10-11-17-18 December 2022
San Gregorio Armeno (Naples)
Salerno
Luci d’Artista and Christmas market
2 December through the end of January 2023
Avellino
1 December through 6 January 2023
Castello di Limatola (province of Benevento)
11 November through 11 December 2022
Basilicata
Banzi (province of Potenza)
Piazza Gianturco
8, 9 December
Matera
From 3 December through 6 January 2023
Potenza
Dal 1 December through 8 January 2023
From 10 am to 1:30 pm and from 5 pm to 10 pm every day
Rionero in Vulture (province of Potenza)
From 12 through 23 December
Calabria
Tropea
From 26 November through 6 January 2023
Reggio Calabria
From 8 December through 9 January 2023
Catanzaro
Galleria Mancuso
Puglia
Alberobello
From 7 December through 6 January 2023
Bari
From 7 December through 6 January 2023
Monopoli
From 7 December through 6 January 2023
Lecce
From 7 December through 6 January 2023
Sicilia
Palermo
Piazza Castelnuovo
From 7 through 30 December
Sunday through Thursday from 10 am to 10 pm and Friday and Saturday until midnight
“La Cittadella dell’Artigianato” in via Magliocco
From 5 December through 8 January 2023
Catania
“Street Market Christmas” between via Minoriti and via Montesano
From 1 December through 28 December
Acireale (province of Catania)
Historic center
From 8 December through 6 January 2023
Messina
Piazza Cairoli
From 9 December
Sardinia
Alghero
Villaggio di Natale
From 8 December through 8 January 2023
Cagliari
Piazza Yenne and on the Corso
From 1 December through 29 January 2023
