21st edition of the Christmas of Wonders to experience the magical atmosphere of Christmas in the smallest Republic of the world.

The Christmas of Wonders 2023 will be A Sweeter World, a place where sweets will be the absolute stars: immersive scenery, themed attractions, and lighted and scenic settings will envelop visitors in a magical and typically Christmas atmosphere!

Illuminations
The Christmas of Wonders - A Sweeter World will greet the public with sparkling illuminations, festive musical settings and amazing architectural lights in the most iconic places of the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town making them even more extraordinary and welcoming a unique and unmissable journey of attractions.

The House of Sweet Hearts
The House of Sweet Hearts is a light installation that will reproduce a magical House-Factory of sweets inhabited by a mad wizard of sweets; the wizard will make hearts and recipes made of the feelings and good intentions of children and adults.
Love, goodness, and freedom will be the winning ingredients that visitors can suggest to the magician to make the creation of a Sweeter World possible..... and when everything is ready, the place will be transformed into a wonderful light, projection and sound show.
Show times
17.00 - 17.30 - 18.00 - 18.30
Piazza della Libertà

Ice Park
The Ice Rink is back again this year to spend many hours of merriment skating together accompanied by typical Christmas music
Schedules
until 7 January: 10.30 - 23.00
1 January 14.30 - 23.00
Prices
€ 10,00 for 60 minutes
€ 7,00 for 30 minutes
€  4,00 for penguin rental
Cava dei Balestrieri

Chocolate Factory
The Chocolate Factory will be the place to welcome families: workshops and shows will be held inside the heated area, and the North Pole Post Office will be present.
Santa's friendly helpers will help children write a cake recipe and letter for Santa to post in the large mailbox. Children will also be able to color on special personalized dessert-themed sheets.
Santa Claus, immersed in his world of sweets and chocolate, will meet the little ones to listen to their letter wishes and have his photo-taking done.
Open from 10.30 to 19.00
1 January from 14.30 to 19.00
Campo Bruno Reffi

The Big Tree
The Big Tree could not be missing to celebrate the Christmas season at its best.
Original, elegant and majestic, the tree will be the perfect set for taking photos, selfies and making videos to share the fabulous experience of Christmas in San Marino with others.
Piazzale Domus Plebis

Dolce Mostra by Roberto Rinaldini
Exhibition by Master Pastry Chef Roberto Rinaldini, world champion of pastry and ice cream making, who for the occasion recreated chocolate sculptures depicting symbols of the San Marino territory.
Open from 10.30 to 19.00
Galleria Cassa di Risparmio, Piazzetta Titano

Markets
It's not Christmas without the warmth of typical Mountain Huts! The Traditional Christmas Markets on Via Eugippo and Via Donna Felicissima are back, welcoming visitors with gifts, crafts, typical products, food and, of course, sweets.

Hearts in the Square - End of Year Party 2023
To greet the old year and celebrate the arrival of 2024, not just one stage but a real open stage with stages and attractions in Piazzale Lo Stradone.
Entertainment, fantastic characters, the typical dance floor ready to dance to the beat of the best dance hits of the moment, ranging in the music 360 degrees for a great party all together
Piazzale Lo Stradone

Epiphany Itinerant Parade
Closing performance on the occasion of Epiphany Day.
A new day of music, celebration and fun for the Old Town's city quaters.
From 16.00 to 18.00

Photocontest #sanmarinounmondopiudolce
The contest that rewards the most beautiful photo in the main attractions of the Christmas of Wonders published on Instagram with #sanmarinounmondopiudolce is back again this year. Take your photo in one of the attractions of the Christmas of Wonders, post it on your Instagram profile with the hashtag #sanmarinounmondopiudolce and you could win a fantastic stay in San Marino valid for two people.
Discover the complete contest rules here!

Gingerbread Man Card
A card with the cute Gingerbread Man will be distributed at the Infopoints; the card will allow visitors, once they have obtained the 3 stamps at the Infopoint, the Chocolate Factory and the Ice Rink, to receive a fantastic themed gadget and take advantage of special benefits by showing it in the affiliated shops.

Guided tours of the Old Town
Every Sunday until 31 December, at 9.00, San Marino tour guides will take tourists on a guided tour Discovering San Marino, a UNESCO Heritage Site
Meeting point: Porta San Francesco
The experience can be purchased directly on site.

By Train San Marino Shuttle Service
By Train San Marino is the shuttle service which allows visitors to reach the Old Town Centre by getting on a characteristic tourist train on road through a route that connects the car parks.
Discover here all the useful information to use the service

There will be 3 themed photo set stations available to visitors, 2 infopoint huts with dedicated staff and 1 nursery hut for new mothers in Campo Bruno Reffi.

Experience the Christmas of Wonders:
every day from 23 December 2023 to 7 January 2024

Cable car
During the event the cable car service will be active from 7.45 to 19.30.
On January 1 2024 from 13.30 to 19.30

Info
Tourist Information Office
T 0549 882914
informazioni.turismo@pa.sm