An excellent alternative is also to spend Christmas in Tuscany.
Christmas in Montepulciano is a huge party in which the town is completely transformed. In addition to the markets, there is a real Santa Claus village set up in the Medici fortress, in the upper part of Montepulciano, with an ice rink and creative workshops for children.
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