The most beautiful Christmas Villages and Christmas events for children and families in Milan, Lombardy and Piedmont. Christmas 2024 all the news

Do you want to experience a truly unique and original Christmas 2024 with your children and friends?

Since 2009, the most beautiful Christmas events have been organized by Grotta di Babbo Natale: Ornavasso with the underground Grotto and the nativity scenes, Stresa with the Christmas cruises on the Islands of Light, Macugnaga with the Ice Queen, the cable car ride and the arrival of Santa Claus, Milan with the historic Santa Claus Tram in the city center, online with the live video call with Santa Claus and in the mailbox at your home with the real Santa Claus Letter from Lapland sent directly from Finland to your address.

Do you want to know what the best ideas for Christmas 2024 are and how to make them happen? Here are the answers.

1. Meet Santa Claus in his underground cave in Ornavasso (Verbania)

Since 2009, it has been the most anticipated and loved Christmas event by families, just a stone's throw from Lake Maggiore and only 50 minutes from Milan. To breathe in the Christmas atmosphere, the best solution is in fact a trip out of town, among nature and an enchanted landscape: the Village of the Elves, the Twergi forest, up to the entrance of the magical Grotto. The true Magic of Christmas is only 50 minutes from Milan. The Reindeer express trains will take you to an enchanted world of elves and Christmas atmosphere, with artisans, Santa Claus's flying sleigh, reindeer to ride, talking trees, nativity scenes. Info and reservations here: visit Santa Claus's Grotto

2. A Thousand Nativity Scenes from Around the World at the Boden Sanctuary in Ornavasso

The Crypt of Nativity Scenes, opened in 2024, is the largest collection of nativity scenes in the world (1232 to be precise) housed in a place of faith and devotion such as the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Boden above Ornavasso, a place that in 2028 will celebrate 500 years of history.

You can visit the nativity scenes during the Christmas event with a shuttle departing from Santa's Grotto. At the church of Madonna della Guardia, also in Ornavasso, for Christmas 2024 you will also find the large nativity scene Christmas Eve. Of the Bergamo school.

If you are looking for nativity scenes to visit at Christmas 2024, look at the program on our website: click here for the most beautiful nativity scenes of Christmas 2024

3. Christmas cruises on Lake Maggiore among the Islands of Light

One of the most exciting trips of Christmas 2024 in Northern Italy, between Piedmont and Lombardy, 50 minutes from Milan, Varese, Novara and 1.5 hours from Turin, 2 hours from Genoa, is in Stresa, on Lake Maggiore, where the Borromean Islands, Isola Pescatori and Isola Bella, are illuminated in an extraordinary way with Christmas projections of great impact. If you are therefore looking for an original and evocative idea for a trip in the Christmas period between November and January 2024, the Christmas Cruises among the Islands of Light are the right idea and a great novelty of Christmas 2024.

For information and reservations visit the tickets page

4. Meet Santa Claus with your kids via online video call

Just one click and you can meet a real Santa Claus, complete with beard and real hair. Think about the emotion of your little boy or girl... It is important to know that it is not an automatic system or a recorded message: when you book you communicate useful information about the child to Santa Claus. You will ask yourself: what if they are brothers or sisters? It is not a problem, there are no additional costs and Santa Claus will address both. The cost varies based on the date of the call.

To book, just a few moments are enough directly from this link: book the 2024 video call with Santa Claus

5. Meet the Ice Queen and Santa Claus on Monte Rosa

Experience a suggestive Christmas in the mountains, at the foot of Monte Rosa: the Queen of Ice is an exciting event with a cable car ride, all indoors, meeting the most beloved characters and souvenir photos. Before and after the visit to Macugnaga you can search for nuggets in the real Gold Mine and visit the ancient Walser house. For a magical Christmas in the mountains with traditional markets, a walk with Lanterns in the ancient Alpine village of Macugnaga, pearl of Monte Rosa, and the arrival of Santa Claus in the town center. Info on Christmas in the mountains with children in Macugnaga: click here

6. Christmas in Milan in the city center with the historic Tram

An exclusive of Santa's Grotto in the city center of Milan. The Magical Christmas of Milan is with the Historic Tram departing a few meters from Piazza Duomo, with Santa Claus on board and the animation of our professional actors.

If you are looking for the Christmas villages of Milan do not miss this unique experience: book early because it is sold out every year. For all the information on Christmas 2024 in Milan with children, events and Christmas shows click here. Christmas 2024 in Milan city

7. Receive a personal letter from Santa Claus directly from Lapland

It's every child's dream: a personal message from Santa Claus arriving by mail directly from Finland, with original stamps and drawings. It's an idea that we've been implementing for years to thousands of families, with great success, and we're re-proposing it this year with new drawings and new texts. It's the only experience of this kind guaranteed in Italy because we have collaborators directly in Lapland.

Click here to order your personalized letter from Santa Claus but book early because it's all handmade