153. Christmas Markets in Northern Italy's South Tyrol Region

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Leisure

4.6 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Christmas is almost here so it's time to take a trip to one of Italy's most Christmassy places - South Tyrol in the north of the country bordering Austria. Here, nestled among the Alps and Dolomites mountains, you'll find countless pretty villages in the shadow of snow-capped mountains.

At Christmas time the towns come alive with Christmas markets, seasonal food and drinks and unusual local celebrations.

Listen to our chat with South Tyrol experts Kate and Vin from Throne and Vine to discover the magical Christmas traditions of this unique Italian region.

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0:00.0	This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 153.
0:12.3	Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and
0:18.8	villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of
0:22.7	Bella Italia. Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical
0:28.8	landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta. If you're dreaming
0:36.4	of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.
0:51.2	Ciao, friends, I'm Buon Natale. Merry Christmas to you all. It's hard to believe that it's that
0:57.2	time of year already. And I don't know about you, but 2022 has absolutely zipped by for me, in a good way,
1:04.8	of course. It's been a whirlwind, but so great to reconnect with friends abroad and meet in person, people we've only
1:12.0	known via a screen. And of course, I'm thoroughly grateful for being able to spend so much time
1:18.5	in Italy this year, and I'm looking forward to our plans for 2023, including visiting the region
1:24.6	we're talking about today, South Tyrol.
1:33.0	This northern Italian region may win the prize for the most Christmasy spot in Italy,
1:38.5	thanks to its snow-capped mountains, chocolate box pretty villages and fun local markets and traditions.
1:42.0	It truly defines the term winter underland.
1:47.7	Joining us today are our friends Kate and Vin, whose website Throne and Vine is an excellent resource for those of you who want to travel in this beautiful region.
1:52.4	I can't wait to hear all about how to experience the magic of South Tyrol in the lead-up to
1:57.2	Christmas, so let's welcome them back.
2:03.5	Bentonati, welcome back, Kate and Vin. Welcome back to the Untold Italy podcast. Thank you for having us. We're excited to be here. Yes, it's good to be back.
2:10.1	Oh, I've missed you. I've missed you. How have you been? Did you spend much time in South Terrol this year?
2:14.8	We did. We just got back a couple months ago after having a fabulous trip there over to the Dolomites,
2:21.7	a little bit of time in Mayrano, so it was lovely.
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