Wondering how Italians celebrate Christmas. Today I'm sharing some beautiful Italian Christmas traditions,

some that you can look out for on your social media and some that you can try at home

here on episode 253 of the Untold Italy podcast.

Ciao at all and

Benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture,

wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta. If you're dreaming of Italy and planning

future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Good day. Goodgiorno, chow, everyone, and thanks for tuning into Untold Italy and our last episode before taking a short break for Christmas. What a year it has been with many exciting travel milestones,

revisits and new discoveries. I hope you have

enjoyed your time in Italy and are looking forward to more travels to come, or for those who

haven't made it yet, no doubt the excitement is building as you count down to that very first

gelato and stroll along those well-worn ancient Roman streets. Whether it's your first trip or your 50th, I think I'm probably up to that now,

there's always something delightful to discover in Italy.

And some of the favourite first for me in 2024 were visiting a university with some beautiful

frescoes and a magnificent library in Bologna,

rowing the canals of Venice, and tasting the very

rare local wine made on the island of Matsubo. I also loved exploring some of Rome's hidden

treasures like Palazzo Massimo and celebrating some important life milestones with our team

in Umbria and Lake Como. Who knows what the next trip will bring, but I can't wait.

I'm heading over in just a few weeks, and I'm most looking forward to seeing the

Dolomites blanketed in snow and checking out the situation with the Jubilee events.

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