Art, stars and evocative Igloos! Here’s what to do for Christmas in Perugia during this winter 2019
Faced with the many initiatives undertaken for this Christmas period by the most important Italian cities and winter tourist attractions, the City of Perugia also wanted to present its rich offer. The ability to confirm itself as a sought-after destination for winter holidays, combined with the persistent nature of reinventing itself and inventing new solutions, makes the Umbrian capital one of the first choices of national and international tourists.That’s why even in this Christmas season 2019, there will be only to get lost among the thousand play of lights and suggestive decorations that will make the center of Perugia a magical place to spend peaceful and cultural holidays. The great novelty in terms of decorations is described by the presence of igloos and the planetarium. Adding to these an important calendar of cultural, artistic and entertainment events, here’s what to do for Christmas in Perugia.
As anticipated municipal administration wanted to enrich the tourist offer of an original as well as winter Christmas gift. First of all, as if to recall with more emphasis the evocative “stellar” theme, a planetarium will be set up in Piazza Matteotti, next to the skating rink which, like every year, will entertain children and adults. The stars will still be well present even in the most canonical form of illuminations that will sprinkle streets, corners and squares of a historical center that is always welcoming and populated.
Borrowing one of the most famous Arctic traditions, in Perugia there will be as many as 6 transparent design igloos set up outside bars and restaurants. In essence they will act as an extension of some restaurant activities, and will allow guests to taste a meal or an aperitif with optimal temperatures and surrounded by an atmosphere magically illuminated by the stars at night.
Christmas Markets, Theater and Music: What else to do and see in Perugia for the 2019 Christmas holidays
The theme of the novelties regarding decorations and restaurant solutions was anticipated, with the 30-meter igloos for a capacity of 24-28 people, it is worth noting that the protagonist of Christmas in Perugia 2019 will once again be art. There are many reviews in progress that will offer their best shows and concerts in December. Those who choose Perugia know they always find, and even more in winter, a wide choice of theater performances, exhibitions, guided tours and international quality concerts. Here is a brief presentation of the events not to be missed in December in Perugia:
THE AUTUMN OF THE MIDDLE AGES IN UMBRIA: Sala dei Notari – free tours
Until 04th January 2020, every Saturday at 5.30 pm, guided tours of the exhibition on the wedding coffins in golden plaster and a forgotten shop in Perugia. A visual investigation that goes beyond the common medieval evidence of altarpieces and cycles of frescoes of religious destination. In this exhibition the rarest furnishings of domestic reality are exhibited such as the wedding chests, in which the bride placed her talents and precious objects. The wedding bonnets are considered the most refined objects of the luxurious residences of the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. In Perugia, some shops excelled in the production of these artifacts: decorated with gilded plaster reliefs, minutely engraved with punches or with the tip of a stiletto. The hoods were only partially colored, in the faces and in some garments.
These are real stories of the most secret stories in the life of noble families, of their way of life and self-representation, transporting us to the figurative culture of Perugia in the 15th century. Here other info and reservations!
Perugia Jazz Club: international event on December 23rd at Teatro Morlacchi
In the umpteenth jazz festival and in the city of jazz par excellence, the opportunity to exchange greetings at Gospel rhythm.
J. David Bratton, a true gospel phenomenon, returns to Italy with EVERY PRAISE & VIRGINIA UNION GOSPEL CHOIR. A musical and singing formation that brings together the best American gospel singers and musicians from Virginia and New York, for a total of 30 artists. A modern show, in which elegance and style are elevated to the same level as the sung themes and vocality. A concert that proposes magnificent voices, which, joining together, reach an incredible force of impact and a musical balance of great artistic depth.
Traditional Christmas Markets: Rocca Paolina from 06th December
Among the most awaited things to do for Christmas in Perugia could certainly not miss one of the most awaited traditions in every place for the Christmas period. From 06th December the usual appointment returns to the Rocca Paolina, with the Christmas markets in Perugia that will excite visitors and tourists with typical products and Christmas objects.. Every year among these historic walls, an evocative Christmas market is set up. Also this year there will be over 50 exhibitors who will offer to the many visitors the most sought after and the less known typical products of the place and traditional objects of the period.
Concerts of the festival “Amici della Musica”: Sunday 15 December and Saturday 28 December at the Cucinelli Theater
The “Amici della Musica” Association confirms its role as a key player in the dissemination of quality music for the entire city and for Umbria. During the Music Season 2019/2020, two events not to be missed during the approach to Christmas and the new year. In the dynamic framework made up of young international talents, refined interpreters and world-famous orchestras, two appointments are entered with the Perugia Chamber Orchestra. The task of reinforcing the close ties with the local public, and to serve as a pleasant discovery for tourists, will therefore go first to the orchestra with Simone Soldati at the piano and Hugo Ticciati director. Music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Domenico Puccini. Free admission for the next appointment with “Cantiones Sacrae”, with the Canticum Novo Choir, the Perugia Chamber Orchestra and the director Fabio Ciofini.
Christmas time in Perugia with children: A theater performance in December for the festival “Teatro di Domenica”
Christmas is known, it is above all the children’s celebration. For all those who are about to visit this green corner of Italy with children it could be important to be mark a December appointment within the “Il Teatro di Domenica” event. As a respectable tradition, then it will be the turn of a timeless masterpiece. A Christmas Carol, based on the story by Dickens, will focus on Scrooge’s relationship with the beyond and on the mechanisms that will lead him to redeem himself. Staying true to the narrations of the original work, this show entirely in English, shows a somewhat darker but also hilarious vision of the relationship between the world of the afterlife and the protagonist.
