Museums & culture
Santa Maria del Tiglio
Gravedona's Romanesque church on the lakeshore, in bands of white and black stone, with the bell tower rising from the middle of the facade.
250 m
- Traditional festivals
- Indicative dates
7 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027
Gravedona ed Uniti
Christmas in the heart of Gravedona ed Uniti
The nativity trail through the whole village, the lakefront lit up and the “1000 luci sul lago” on Christmas Eve, from early December to Epiphany.
- Where
- The nativity trail through the village and the lakefront, Gravedona ed Uniti
- Recurrence
- every year in December and January
- Tickets
- Nativity trail by free offering.
The event recurs every year in this period, but the dates are not confirmed. Check with the organiser.
Every Christmas Gravedona ed Uniti fills December and January with events put on by the Pro Loco with the Comune.
The main event is the nativity trail, with cribs set up all over the village from early December to Epiphany; the lakefront is lit up, and on Christmas Eve it hosts “1000 luci sul lago”. On 30 December Palazzo Gallio holds the year-end concert.
The programme for the 2025 edition
From 7 December 2025 to 6 January 2026 the nativity trail can be visited at weekends until 24 December and every day from 26 December to 6 January, from 14:30 to 18:00, with entry by free offering. On 7 December the lakefront lights come on at 17:00. On 23 December the Corpo Filarmonico Gravedonese plays its Christmas concert at the Centro Polifunzionale. On Christmas Eve at 18:00 the lakefront hosts “1000 luci sul lago”. On 5 January the Befana arrives.
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Distances as the crow flies from where the event is held.
Around the same time
21Nov
Colico Christmas markets
Christmas stalls on Piazza Garibaldi, by the lake, at weekends and on holidays until after Epiphany.
Piazza Garibaldi, Colicountil 10 January 2027
5Dec
Nativity Scenes and Dioramas Exhibition
Nativity scenes and dioramas in the Torre Viscontea, December to Epiphany.
Torre Viscontea, Leccountil 10 January 2027
6Dec
Nativity scenes by the people of Bellagio
At weekends between December and Epiphany, nativity scenes made in Bellagio in the church of San Giorgio, and the children's ones at the Torre delle Arti.
The church of San Giorgio on Via Carlo Bellosio and the Torre delle Arti, Bellagiountil 4 January 2027Indicative dates
8Dec
Un presepi per ogni purtun
From 8 December to Epiphany, nativity scenes along the streets of Dervio and its neighbours.
Streets and public places of Dervio, Dorio, Valvarrone and Suegliountil 6 January 2027Free entry