Verona Christmas Markets 2021: everything you need to know between shuttle buses, timetables and more
A multiplicity of events characterizes the 2021 market program.
Santa Claus house, rides, skating rinks and markets area distributed in different parts of the city.
Verona Christmas Markets 2021
Everything is ready in the big Christmas village 2021 which from tomorrow, Friday 12 November, until 26 December, will open to the public to give life to a great party for Veronese and tourists, full of news. A team effort between the municipal administration, the Committee for Verona, Confcommercio and Confesercenti.
After the stop inflicted last year by Covid, Verona regains possession of one of the most loved and awaited traditions of winter. The characteristic wooden houses, created in collaboration with the “Christkindlmarkt” of Nuremberg, as well as the colors, sounds and flavors of the festivities, in the thirteenth edition, Piazza dei Signori, Cortile Mercato Vecchio, for the first time the Cortile del Tribunale and again, via della Costa, Ponte Pietra, Ponte di Castelvecchio and Piazza Sacco come back to life Vanzetti.
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Over 100 exhibitors offer typical traditional handcrafted products such as glass, wood and ceramic decorations, many gastronomic ideas as well as gastronomic specialties and Christmas sweets gift. For Christmas crafts in particular, the dedicated houses have been set up along the Castelvecchio bridge and the Pietra bridge.
A multiplicity of events characterizes the 2021 market program.
Tree Square. In Piazza dei Signori, in addition to the large Christmas tree, there are also the “Christkindlmarkt” – Christmas markets of Nuremberg. Special stalls, where you can buy decorations and garlands or taste the “Glühwein” – mulled wine and the typical sweets called Lebkuchen and Stollen, without forgetting the typical bread and sausages.
Family Area
Set up next to the Loggia Fra Giocondo and in the adjacent courtyard of the Court, it houses the ‘Santa Claus House’ with a characteristic train for the delight of the little ones.
Winter area
New entry this year, thanks to the collaboration with Agsm Aim, is the large ice rink which, for the first time, was set up in the pool in front of the former Arsenal. Castelvecchio, the Scaligero bridge and the Adige will be a unique setting in the world in front of which you can spend a few hours in carefree, blades at your feet. By skating, therefore, but not only, the rink, in fact, will be surrounded by other markets, rides and a small Christmas village.
Santa Claus
The neighborhoods will be the other protagonists of this Christmas edition. Not only in, the houses will also arrive in the historic center Christmas squares, thanks to the support of the Pro Loco. In addition, Santa Claus will travel throughout the city, with moments of entertainment for families in all districts. Information and dates on the website www.nataleinpiazza.it.
Timetables
The markets, starting tomorrow, they will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 to 23 and from Sunday to Thursday from 10 to 21.30. On 24 December the market closes at 5 pm; December 25th at 4pm and December 26th at 6pm.
safety
At the entrance to the three main squares, people counters have been installed, a security question, as in past editions, but also a tool to limit attendance and grant respect for distancing, one of the main anti Covid measures. You must be in possession of the green pass to access the market areas and pedestrian paths have been created to avoid crowds. The software used by the Traffic Operations Center is also in operation which, through five sensors, detects and counts the presence of devices on, from mobile phones to tablets, photographing in real time not only the presences in a specific place, but also the movement towards other streets or city areas. A modern ‘abacus’ that does not steal any personal data, with the utmost respect for privacy.
Shuttles
To facilitate reaching the markets, without creating traffic jams in the city center, there is a quick connection between the P3 car park at the Fiera and Piazza Bra. A shuttle bus service will run every 7-10 minutes, without intermediate stops. The possibility of a single ticket that includes parking and travel on the bus for families, as well as the extension of the service also from the parking lot of the Stadium, is being examined. On the table also the hypothesis of daily shuttles for the month of December.
Live streaming, the mayor Federico Sboarina, together with the councilor for Commerce Nicolò Zavarise, presented the complete program of the Christmas Markets. Present the president of the Committee for Verona Luciano Corsi, the president of Confcommercio Paolo Arena, the president of Confesercenti Paolo Bissoli and the counselor Alessandro Torluccio and a representative of Agsm Aim.
“A very special edition of the Christmas Markets will start tomorrow – underlines the mayor -, full of novelties and with a banquet area expanded in different parts of the city. Furthermore, for the first time, a large ice rink was set up inside the pool in front of the Arsenale, ready to host and entertain young and old.. One of the novelties that make up the rich program of initiatives for Christmas. A result of the work of a great team, made up of different public and private institutions, which once again have a system, working together for the good of the city. Great attention will be paid to measures to ensure the safety and health of visitors and exhibitors. We regain possession of a traditional event, which allows us to seasonally adjust tourism, guaranteeing all safety measures “.
“The return of the Christmas Markets to Verona represents an important result for the whole city – Zavarise highlights -. The merit of teamwork started already this summer, which involved the Committee for Verona and the representatives of the category. Bringing this tradition back to life was the main goal. Its construction, in fact, has a significant positive impact and creates an important induced for the city. A great party, therefore, which this year also extends to all districts, with events and mini markets “.
“It was not taken for granted that this event could take place – declares Arena -, the difficulties encountered were many. The city of Verona has restarted, because we have never stopped committing ourselves to this, a belief, even in the most adverse, that working together already results in extraordinary results, which have arrived. We closed a summer season with really important numbers. Now we are aiming for an unforgettable Christmas ”.
“A large market created thanks to the important work put in place, relentlessly, by the many partners involved in the initiative – says Corsi -. A team that has made it possible to achieve a result that was not taken for granted, with the return to the squares and streets of the city of the now traditional Christmas markets“.
“An important sign that the city is starting up again – Bissoli specifies -. Our goal is to return to Verona to pre-Covid levels, with quality initiatives capable of attracting and animating tourists and Veronese people ”.