Natale Rosignanese
Rosignano's Christmas programme, from early December to Epiphany: Nativity scenes in the village's seven UNESCO infernot cellars, the painted Nativity trail in the hamlets, a crafts showroom, concerts, school shows, bread baked in the restored village oven and a charity tombola.
Why it's special
Instead of a single market, the whole comune becomes a Christmas walk: artists' Nativity scenes set inside the infernot, the cellars dug into the local sandstone that are part of the UNESCO site, more than eighty painted panels along the lanes of Colma and Garriano, and small village gatherings with mulled wine.
Programme · 2025
"Camminare nel Natale", part of the PNRR Borghi project "Rosignano Accoglie"; the season opened on 22 November with the "Ars Labor" exhibition at the Saloni Morano.
- The infernot Nativities are best seen at weekends, when the comune's Info Point opens the cellars to visitors.
- Drive out to Colma and Garriano after dark for the lit-up Nativity trail.
- Check the programme in late November; the comune publishes it on its appuntamenti page.
In Rosignano Monferrato Christmas is something you walk through. From early December to Epiphany the comune strings together a programme across the village and its hamlets, under the name Natale Rosignanese.
The highlights are underground and out in the fields. Artists set Nativity scenes inside the village's infernot, the small cellars carved into the local sandstone that are part of the UNESCO site, and the Info Point opens them to visitors at weekends. Out in the frazioni, the Camminando nel Presepe trail hangs more than eighty painted Nativity panels along the lanes of Colma, Roveto, Cappelletta and Garriano.
Around them come small village events: a crafts showroom in Piazza XI Settembre, a gospel concert in the parish church, school shows at the Teatro Ideal, bread and Christmas sweets baked in the restored community oven at Belgioino, and a charity tombola at the Pro Loco to close the season. The programme changes each year; see the editions above.
Past editions
| Year | Dates | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 | "Camminare nel Natale", part of the PNRR Borghi project "Rosignano Accoglie"; the season opened on 22 November with the "Ars Labor" exhibition at the Saloni Morano. Mon 8 Dec, 16:30 – 21st "Camminando nel Presepe" opens: 80+ works along Colma, Roveto, Cappelletta and Garriano, toast at the Amis d'la Curma headquarters Fri 12 Dec – Christmas evening for families and young people at the Pro Loco Sat 13 Dec – Staffetta per la Pace of the UNESCO territories, stopping in the courtyard of the town hall Sun 14 Dec, 16:00 – Christmas gospel concert in the parish church, then a toast at the Pro Loco Thu 18 Dec, 15:30 and 17:30 – primary and nursery school shows, Teatro Ideal Fri 19 Dec, 21:00 – "A spasso tra curiosità, aneddoti e canti natalizi da tutto il mondo", Teatro Ideal Sat 20 Dec, 15:00 – 3rd "Natale al Forno" at the restored community wood oven in Belgioino Sat 20 Dec, 18:00 – "Anima Mundi" at the Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie Wed 24 Dec, 22:30 – Christmas Eve Mass, then a toast at the Pro Loco Sun 4 Jan, 15:00 – charity tombola at the Pro Loco All season – Nativity scenes in the seven comune-owned infernot, the crafts showroom in Piazza XI Settembre, lit wine demijohns around the comune, the Albero della Solidarietà in Valmasia, school Nativities at Stevani and Rosignano |
| 2023 | 3 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 | Sun 3 Dec – "Creatività Diffusa" crafts and gift showroom opens in Piazza XI Settembre (weekends to 7 Jan); 17:00 "Il Canto di Natale" by the Cella Monte nursery school, Teatro Ideal Fri 8 Dec, 16:30 – "Camminando nel Presepe" opens in the piazzetta of Colma, with the launch of its catalogue |