The Christmas air floods the streets of Napoli and province for many days, probably from the October 18, opening date of the village Gloria. For years this famous store has been a meeting point for Neapolitans and also for foreigners, especially Americans, as the company tries to reproduce with care and creativity an imaginative and fascinating village of Santa Claus. Probably the fashion of the Neapolitan "Christmas" came from Gloria, which, despite the competition, continues to accumulate an endless stream of visitors.
A point in its favor is definitely thefree entry, but that's not the store's only winning feature. We point out that every year the village changes, so the same areas will not always be present and each structure / decoration is carefully studied by the owners, who carry out each set-up themselves.
The Village, an intelligent route divided into various areas
The Christmas Village is divided into various areas, but the creators have decided to create a smart path, based on the order that is generally followed to create your own Christmas environment: it starts with bare trees and basic lights, and then moves on to the many accessories to decorate the trees and the house.
Le various areas of Gloria they will make you explore different Christmas areas and almost all of them will be able to amaze you by making you experience different emotions that will affect especially the little ones, but not only. This Christmas village, in fact, is not only dedicated to children, but adults will also know how to appreciate it.
It starts from an area that reproduces a wood, complete with small waterfalls, trees and inhabitants of these places. Immediately after entering, you will meet the famous Santa Claus, ready to seat some children on their legs to take pictures. Then, you enter the area dedicated to the cribs, which for the moment we will leave out to get to the wonderful Santa Claus station. Here a train awaits you where every cabin is flooded with puppets / gifts. The real protagonist, however, is the magical wagon Polar Express which will emit real smoke.
The route, later, will accompany tourists in the area that probably can be considered one of the best in the village: the polar area. Blue lights, wadding ceiling that will imitate the soft snow and all the inhabitants of the North Pole. In addition to bears, penguins and reindeer there are snowmen, sledges and even a great Santa Claus.
From a small and gracious door you will enter a new area of the Christmas country that will allow us to admire all the accessories put in sale from Gloria to decorate the house and the Christmas tree. Objects that rarely will not conquer your interest.
Not just classic decorations, but also personalized objects
In a corner of the village, you will meet a very good one designer which will make the purchased items unique pieces. Gloria allows visitors to modify Christmas balls, cushions and any other ceramic accessories they wish to purchase. Here are two examples.
The Crib: between tradition and originality
As previously mentioned, there is an area dedicated entirely to crib to allow enthusiasts to purchase single components or entire cribs already complete. In addition to the classic nativities, there is also a small department dedicated to those who do not want a traditional nativity scene: reproductions of foreign Christmas villages, illuminated mini cities, small huts to create their own Christmas village and much more.
These are just some of the winning features of Gloria's Christmas village that we invite you to visit.
Information on the Christmas village of Gloria
Opening days:
- Mon - Fri: 9.00 - 13.30 / 15.30 - 20.00
- Sat - Sun: 9.00 - 20.00
Entry price: free entry.
