Empoli Città del Natale
Empoli transforms into a festive holiday village filled with light installations, 360-degree architectural projections, and traditional wooden market stalls. Visitors can browse local artisan crafts, seasonal decorations, regional foods, and mulled wine. Family attractions include a tourist train touring the illuminated streets, a vintage carousel, Santa's house, the Grinch's recycling workshop, parades with illuminated sleighs, and artificial snowfall events.
What to Expect
Tuscan holiday village featuring festive markets, light installations, and family attractions.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Neighborhood
Historic Center
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Empoli Città del Natale
Food & Drink
Market stalls offer regional gastronomic specialties, traditional sweets, and mulled wine.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families with children and christmas market visitors
Vibe
Festive and family-friendly
Energy Level
Moderate
Photo Friendly
High
Weather Sensitivity
Moderate
Location
Know Before You Go
- Parking: Free parking: Centro COOP, Zona Stadio, Sammontana. Paid parking: Viale Buozzi, P.zza Gramsci, Stazione.
Tips & Advice
- Park free at Centro COOP or the Sammontana lot near the FI-PI-LI exits and take the free shuttle into the historic center on shuttle days.
- Plan your trip around a market day, because the 76 wooden huts open only on set weekends and select December days between mid-November and Christmas Eve.
- The free shuttle stops early on Christmas Eve, so plan your return to the parking lot before service ends that day.
- Coming by train, change at Firenze Santa Maria Novella for a regional train to Empoli, which drops you a short walk from the markets.
- Bring young children to Santa's enchanted cottage and the Grinch's new recycling workshop, then catch the daily snowfall in the historic center.
Special Events & Promotions
- New this year: the Grinch's den has been made over into 'Io riciclo,' a Christmas recycling workshop.
- 'Tra Ceramica e Natale' tour package pairs the Montelupo Fiorentino markets and Ceramics Museum with an afternoon in Empoli, sold separately, lunch not included.
- Free 'Tour del Natale' package links Poggibonsi Città del Natale in the morning with Empoli's markets and attractions in the afternoon.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I park?
There are free lots at Centro COOP, Zona Stadio and Sammontana, and paid parking at Viale Buozzi, Piazza Gramsci and the station. On select dates, free shuttles run to the historic center from Centro COOP (in front of McDonald's) and from the Sammontana lot at Empoli Est.
Can I get there without a car?
Yes. Take a train to Firenze Santa Maria Novella, then a regional train to Empoli. Coaches arrive at the Empoli Bus Terminal beside the train station, a short walk from the center and the Christmas attractions.
What food and drink is at the markets?
The 76 wooden huts in Piazza della Vittoria and Piazza Farinata degli Uberti sell traditional sweets, local food specialties and vin brulé, alongside crafts, decorations and gift ideas.
What is there for children?
Little ones can step inside Santa's enchanted cottage and visit the Grinch's recycling workshop. There's also the Christmas carousel, the tourist train through the lit-up streets, Winter Park, a Ferris wheel, the Christmas parade with sleighs and mascots, and snowfall in the historic center every day.
Are there organized tours?
Yes. 'Tra Ceramica e Natale' visits the Christmas markets and Ceramics Museum in Montelupo Fiorentino, then the Empoli markets in the afternoon (lunch not included). The free 'Tour del Natale' starts at Poggibonsi Città del Natale and ends in Empoli. Both include lunch deals at local restaurants in Empoli.
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