Italia Magazine

Seasonal Sorrento

Some of Italy’s best-loved towns are arguably more attractive in the run-up to Christmas than they are at the height of summer

he Christmas period seems to come earlier and earlier in Britain, with shops piled high with gifts, tinsel and crackers long before the golden days of autumn have faded to white. By the time December finally arrives many of us have become quite jaded with the whole idea of Christmas. To recapture some festive magic and atmosphere, many of us like to take a long weekend abroad somewhere in December. Some try Germany, with its twinkling Christmas markets,

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