Christmas in Italy

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From pasta to desserts, travel Italy via 20 of the best regional holiday recipes. For Christmas or Easter, or for any other festivity.

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Panettone Bread or better known as “Italian Christmas Bread” is a typical bread of Milan, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Italy.

Learn authentic Italian recipes and discover information and fun facts about authentic Italian food, Italian culture and Italian regional recipes.

Learn authentic Italian recipes and discover information and fun facts about authentic Italian food, Italian culture and Italian regional recipes.

Learn authentic Italian recipes and discover information and fun facts about authentic Italian food, Italian culture and Italian regional recipes.

If you are only making these cookies (18-24 cookies), cut dough recipe in half. Or if you are doubling the recipe, use the entire dough recipe for 36-48 cookies.

A Murano Glass Christmas tree in Italy.

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Imagine my surprise when I finally received a letter last week from the Vatican with my ticket to attend Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome with the Pope. Of course, this may actually mean spending Christmas Eve with the masses in St. Peter's Square. You see, I had written to the Vatican last summer on a whim, requesting a ticket to attend Christmas Eve Mass -- apparently, they're quite the hot ticket to nab. The response (which only took 3 months) gave me instructions on how…

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Christmas in Florence is celebrated much like it is in the United States: everyone puts up a Christmas tree (most real, some fake....all without pruning into what we would call an "acceptable" Christmas tree shape) and the little kids all pay a visit to Santa. However, because Italy is predominately Roman Catholic, they also recognize some other holidays around Christmas as well.

Take your holiday tradition to the next level with this chocolate orange panettone! Sweet, moist Italian yeast bread, studded with citrus and chocolate.