#festive-food

#festive-food

Whether you're driving home for the holidays, travelling to far-flung places or staying cosy at home, one of the great joys of Christmas is making memories and indulging in nostalgic traditions. All over the globe, different countries and cultures celebrate the season in different ways, marking the holiday with long-established rites and rituals or merging heritage to create beautiful new traditions. Below, we run through some of our favourite Christmas traditions around the world, and ask the Traveller editors about their own personal festive rituals. From seafood feasts on Christmas day in Australia to surfing Santa's taking to the waves in SoCal, these are the most wholesome traditions for some festive joy this season.

Just over an hour's drive from Verona is the small town of Asiago, made famous by Asiago cheese. Asiago's Christmas markets transform three city squares Piazza Carli, Piazza Duomo and Piazza II Risorgimento with traditional wooden huts twinkling in lights. Craft-lovers will find a wide selection of handmade objects and decorations, while children will be able to venture into Santa's grotto. In November, the market is open only on the weekends. It will be open every day from December 6th to January 6th.