Valdichiana Senese to experience during the holiday season

This Christmas Chiusi celebrates the festivities with a rich and varied program of events. From the House of Santa Claus for the children to all kinds of exhibitions and shows for the grown-ups, there's something for everyone! Then, to welcome the new year in, the ancient city of King Porsenna awaits you on 31 December with the "Capodanno in Piazza” event, with a bonfire, music and a toast for all.

Also in San Casciano dei Bagni, the 2024 Best Tourism Village in Italy, you can celebrate the new year thanks to the "Capodanno degli dei" (New Year’s Eve of the gods) event,  starting at 11.30 p.m, in the beautiful setting of Piazza Matteotti.

In Montepulciano, until January 6, the usual Christmas market in Piazza Grande event is back - it is the biggest one in central Italy with more than 70 stalls.  As well as the Christmas market, there is also the ever-popular Santa Claus Castle at the Medici Fortress. The New Year’s Eve in Piazza Grande event will also be held on December 31, with live music and DJ set to see the old year out and welcome the new one in.

Sarteano, known for being the village of Nativity Scenes of the world in the Christmas period, is proposing a rich calendar of events for 2024. From December 8 to January 6 you can visit the exhibition "Bozze e Mario Battistelli: the painter and the artist of Sarteano". On December 8 there is also an event for the children, with the Santa Claus House of Letters in the Theater Boxes. From December 24, the inauguration of the Contrada Nativity Scenes will be taking place, which enrich and broaden the annual exhibition of Nativity Scenes of the World in Piazza Ricasoli.  To conclude the year, on December 31, Sarteano awaits you with Capodanno in Piazza. 

The magic of Christmas also lights up Sinalunga. On December 7 and 8, “Enchanted Christmas”, a fun event for adults and children, awaits you in the homeland of Chianina cattle. You can enjoy a very special weekend of Christmas songs, theatre shows, supportive exhibitions, street food and much more.

You can also breath an air of Christmas in Torrita di Siena. On December 8 it's the turn of the Staffetta tra Contrade, an enjoyable reenactment in which the contrade (districts) of the Palio dei Somari (Palio of Donkeys) challenge each other in a Christmas contest. During the week of December 17 to 22, the historical Panforte Tournament, a must in this area of Tuscany at Christmas, returns. Lastly, on December 26, the village of Torrita di Siena becomes the perfect setting for the Living Nativity Scene.

In Cetona, Christmas events are also planned for the month of December. On December 13 and 14, in Piazze, a district in the municipality of Cetona, a winter version of the famous Sagra del Bico returns. On December 15, the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Cetona hosts “Gaudete, Gaudete!”, a concert of folk and sacred music featuring the Jacob Arcadelt Choir. On Saturday December 21, from 5 pm, in the Sala Santissima Annunziata, Luca Mauceri will be enlivening Cetona with “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Lastly, you can see the old year out with a nice toast in Piazza Garibaldi, from 5.30 pm on December 31.

There is also a rich program of events in Chianciano Terme. On Saturday December 21 in Piazza Italia, the Modern Singing classes from the Bonaventura Somma Musical Institute will be performing for the first time on a Christmas afternoon with Christmas Songs. On Thursday December 26, from 3.30 pm in the Public Gardens, you can enjoy “YEAH”, a family show with clowns,  magic, entertainment and juggling. On Friday December 27, you can see “Beware of the Grinch”, an entertaining event with animated readings and themed workshops at the Municipal Library and Literary Park.