The magic of the lights, the smell of Christmas sweets, the smiles of children eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus, and of course the traditions, the solemnity of the moment and the spirit of Christmas that pervades everything and everyone every year at this time. #Christmas is just around the corner and there is so much to do and experience here in Amalfi that you are spoiled for choice.
The day-by-day schedule...
Friday, December 8, 2023
h 11:15 a.m., Amalfi – Departure from Valle dei Mulini
The notes of the Bagpipe around the city
h 15:00 – 21:00, Amalfi – Capuchin Cloisters
Christmas Markets-In collaboration with Anantara Convento Grand Hotel in Amalfi
5:30 p.m., Amalfi – departure from Valle dei Mulini
Parade of the musical band City of Minori
h 18:30,Amalfi – Cathedral
Pontifical Mass followed by Procession with homage to the Madonnina of Largo Scario
Saturday, December 9, 2023
h 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Amalfi – Capuchin Cloisters
Christmas markets
h 11:00 – 13:00 Amalfi – Paper Museum
Children’s Creative Workshop The Christmas Letter on Handmade Paper
h 16:30, Amalfi – Departure from Valle dei Mulini
The notes of the Bagpipe around the city
h 17:00, Amalfi – Departure Piazza Municipio
Rupert’s Trail Sports Memorial – Urban Night Race
UNDERWATER CHRISTMAS
h. 15:00 – Emerald Grotto between Amalfi and Conca de’ Marini
h. 4 p.m. – celebration of Holy Mass officiated by Brother Marcus Reichenbach, underwater procession under the leadership of the Salerno Underwater Operations Group, followed by dinner and photo contest award ceremony
Sunday, December 10, 2023
h 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Amalfi – Capuchin Cloisters
Christmas markets
h 16:30, Amalfi – Departure from Valle dei Mulini
The notes of the Bagpipe around the city
Monday, December 11, 2023
5 p.m., Amalfi – Biblioteca Comunale Presentation of the volume Il Tarì moneta del Mediterraneo. Proceedings of the Study Conference. Amalfi, May 20-21, 2022. Meeting and discussion on the topic New paths of study on Numismatics and the History of Medieval Amalfi. Edited by the Center for Amalfitan Culture and History
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
5 p.m., Amalfi – Municipal Library
Presentation of the volume by Aniello Tesauro Tourism on the Amalfi Coast in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century through the deliberative acts of the Provincial Tourist Board. Meeting and discussion on History and Perspectives of Eco-Sustainable Management of Tourism in the Amalfi area. Edited by the Center for Amalfitan Culture and History
Friday, December 15, 2023
h 3:30 p.m., Amalfi – Municipal Library
Opening of the iconographic-documentary exhibition Silvestr Ščedrin: the ‘painter of light’ between Amalfi and Sorrento. The cross-cultural bridges of art for solidarity and friendship among peoples. To follow Presentation of the Volume by Michail Ju. Evsev’ev Letters from the South by Sil’vestr Ščedrin. A Russian painter in love with the light of the South. Meeting and discussion on Between Two Coasts and Two Worlds: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries in Painting:
Southern territory, the ‘lights,’ the people.
Edited by the Center for Amalfitan Culture and History
Saturday, December 16, 2023
h 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Amalfi – Paper Museum Creative Workshop for Children The Christmas Letter on Handmade Paper h 4:30 p.m., Amalfi – Departure from Valle dei Mulini
The notes of the Bagpipe around the city
Sunday, December 17, 2023
h 16:30, Amalfi – Departure from Valle dei Mulini
The notes of the Bagpipe around the city
Monday, December 18, 2023
h 17:00, Amalfi – Municipal Library
Presentation of the volume by Domenico Camardo and Mario Notomista, with a geoarchaeological contribution by Aldo Cinque, Map of the Archaeological Potential of the Territory of the Municipality of Pompeii. Meeting and debate on The Knowledge and Preservation of Archaeological Heritage in the Territory: between Pompeii, Salerno, Amalfi Coast.
Edited by the Center for Amalfitan Culture and History
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
11 a.m., Amalfi – Municipal Library
Presentation of the volume From Garum to Limoncello. The food tradition of the Amalfi region. With interview with Dieter Richter on Amalfi cuisine as seen by foreign Grand Tour travelers.
3:30 p.m., Amalfi – Municipal Library
Meeting and discussion on Food and wellness in the Amalfi culinary tradition. Remembering Ezio Falcone.
Edited by the Center for Amalfi Culture and History h 18:00, Amalfi – Arsenale della Repubblica
Opening of the Exhibition Rights and Reverses. Morale-s Sculptures, from Tradition to Action.
Works by Salvatore Scuotto
Thursday, December 21, 2023
h 16:00 – 19:00, Amalfi – La Pineta Park
Opening of The Grinch Village
Edited by Spettacolando
Friday, December 22, 2023
h 16:00 – 19:00, Amalfi – La Pineta Park
The Grinch Village
Saturday, December 23, 2023
11 a.m., Pogerola
Christmas Breakfast
A festive time to enjoy together, with games and treats, while waiting for Santa’s arrival.
h 10:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 19:00, Amalfi – La Pineta Park
The Grinch Village
h 17:00, Amalfi – Departure Supportico Rua
Itinerant Show
Quanno Nascette Ninno: Stories and Characters of Christmas in the South.
Starring actors and actresses from Amalfitan theater companies. At the end of the Tombola at the Morelli Hall.
Edited by the Amalfi Youth Forum and the Kaleidos Cultural Association
Sunday, December 24, 2023
h 05:00, Vettica – Church of St. Michael
Conclusion of the Christmas Novena
h 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Amalfi – La Pineta Park
The Grinch Village
Very Bad Christmas Show: the Grinch at 11:00 a.m. h 12:30 p.m., Amalfi – Piazza Duomo
Arrival of Santa Claus
At the foot of the Cathedral, Santa Claus himself, aided by his elves, will collect the precious little letters from all the little boys and girls.
h 24:00 Amalfi – Cathedral
Exposition of the Infant Jesus and Pontifical Midnight Mass
Monday, December 25, 2023
h 16:00, Squares of Tovere, Pogerola, Lone, Pastena and Vettica
The notes of the Bagpipe around the villages of Amalfi
h 18:30, Amalfi – Cathedral
In short, all that remains is to…celebrate and enjoy the magic of the holidays!
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