The Christmas tree is a tradition in Italy and in the world, symbol par excellence of the Christmas holidays.
Let’s find out which are the most iconic Christmas trees in the main cities of Italy!
Gubbio’s Christmas tree, the largest in the world
Now in its forty-fourth ignition, the Gubbio Christmas tree of 2024 will have as a testimonial the National Corps of the Fire Brigade.
The National Corps of Firemen, born in 1939, perfectly represents the value of collaboration, sacrifice and sharing of ideals and principles aimed at ensuring the safety of others, all virtues that are married with the spirit of Christmas.
So, to pay tribute to their commitment, in Gubbio they wanted strongly their presence for the lighting ceremony of the Christmas tree that took place last December 7 in Piazza 40 Martyrs.
The event, which began at 17.30, was attended by the Flag Wavers of the City of Gubbio who opened the evening with their exciting performance.
It was a very busy evening, with great musical guests. Also, for the first time, participants were able to attend the performance of children and boys of the Choir of “Golden Grillo” of Pesaro, directed by Maestro Gabriele Foschi.
A very special event thanks to the artistic direction of Fabio Vagnarelli.
The most iconic Christmas trees in the capital
As every year, Rome is illuminated for the holidays with lights, installations and trees scattered throughout the city.
A few days ago, in Piazza di Spagna, the Bulgari Christmas tree was lit: for the fourth consecutive year, the haute couture house has put its signature on the lights of the city center and on the tree in Piazza di Spagna but not only. This year, twenty suburbs also received the Bulgari tree.
The lighting of the tree in Piazza di Spagna was inaugurated with an opening ceremony that saw, among its guests, the mayor of the city, the CEO of the Bulgari Group and two important faces of Italian cinema: Carolina Crescentini and Alessandro Gassmann.
This year’s tree, made from recycled materials, is low on environmental impact and allows energy savings of over 75%.
Its design is inspired by the iconic snake of the Bulgari jewelry: it is in fact a tree shaped ellipses, made of plexiglass glass effect, which develops upwards following a brass spiral wrapped by a metallic mesh color gold. On top, as a point, an eight-pointed star, symbol of cosmic balance.
From the Spanish Steps we move to the People’s Square which this year will be decorated with a twenty-two meters high Caucasus fir.
In St Peter’s Square, instead, the lighting ceremony took place, as per tradition, on 8 December. The event, which began at 18.30, was preceded by the opening of the initiative “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024”, a set of representations of the birth of Jesus made by the hands of Italian artisans.
The Christmas trees in the city of Menegina
The city of Milan also boasts installations and Christmas trees scattered throughout the city: this year, there will be twenty-seven trees and lights in all neighborhoods.
The Christmas tree in Piazza Duomo: Milano Cortina 2026
On Friday, December 6, the lighting ceremony of the Tree of the Games in Milan Cortina 2026 took place in Piazza Duomo with a Picea Abies Excelsa fir coming from Ponte di Legno, more than twenty-seven meters high.
The tree was adorned by the mascots of Milan Cortina 2026, Tina and Milo, with the traditional Christmas balls to which are added Olympic and Paralympic decorations.
At the foot of the fir tree was reproduced a Christmas village with entertainment activities carried out by the brands that participated and made the project possible, Coca-Cola and Samsung.
The Christmas tree in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II by Dior Parfumes
The Dior Christmas tree was decorated in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, with its timeless elegance.
The tree has a design inspired by the Palace of Versailles, is over fourteen meters high and decorated with golden flowers and stars. The ignition took place on 4 December at 18.30.
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