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The event opens on 4 December with DJ Albertino. 500,000 people are expected until 9th January. The area of the Christmas houses is the longest in Europe. Another novelty will be the
Alpacas, with whom you can take a selfie.
CAORLE. It will be the longest Christmas market in Europe that of Caorle. A total of 1,430 meters long with about seventy Christmas houses. It ‘s the European record for “Caorle
Wonderland”, a marathon of Christmas events organized in Caorle from December 4 to January 9.
For the opening of the event there will be a special guest, DJ Albertino, radio host and television personality, the historic voice of the program “Deejay Parade” on Radio Deejay, currently
artistic director of Radiom2o. He will officially open the event on Saturday 4 December, at aperitif time, with an exceptional DJ set in Via Salita dei Fiori, where the “Music Land” area
will be set up. A corner dedicated to music for young people.
Another new feature this year will be Alpacas, friendly mammals originally from South America, domesticated and bred to use their milk and fine wool. Four alpacas will be present in a
special enclosure located between Via Roma and Piazza Vescovado on 11-12 and 18-19 December. Docile and peaceful animals, the alpacas will be available to visitors under the careful supervision of
their owners.
The it staff of the
Azienda Agricola Zanier Federica (via Pola 5 – 31020 Fontane di Villorba – TV website:
www.alpaca-treviso.it)
will be present to bring alpacas closer to families, through an educational path on alpacas, primarily aimed at children. It will be possible to touch the animals and take a selfie with the Alpaca.
These are just some of the ingredients of “Caorle Wonderland” edition 2021/22, scheduled from 4 December to 9 January. The town will dress up for the third edition of this event, which lasts
more than a month and marks the birth of the winter season for the city. Before Wonderland, in fact, Caorle lived only in summer. After the astonishing success of the second edition (the
pre-pandemic one), when about half a million people passed through, now even the hotels begin to believe in the project: there are about thirty that have joined to allow tourists to stay during
Christmas. The library and the Museo del Mare will also remain open (they can be reached by train) and it will also be possible to visit the bell tower.
DECLARATIONS
Mattia Munerotto, Councillor for Tourism, Sports, Commerce, Productive Activities and Youth Policy: -As promised in the election campaign, we have confirmed the format of Caorle
Wonderland with the aim of enhancing Caorle even in winter, encouraging trade and local accommodation. Although we arrived at the start of the race, as an administration we have made some
corrections, particularly with regard to safety, the protection of sacred places, the active involvement of the categories and the promotion of local operators.
Luca Antelmo, Councillor for Culture, Public Education, Communication and Community Funding: -Christmas is an opportunity to think of the people who are alone during the holidays, those
who have lost everything, including hope. To them, for them and with them, I would like to remind them that Christmas is not a TV magic, but a historical fact. It is not an invention, but the true
birth of a child, whom we Christians believe to be God. It is the mystery that is made present, today, here, 2021 years later. Since that birth, everything has changed, both culturally and
spiritually, from the condition of women to the ultimate concept of human dignity. Everything has changed its face. Today Caorle, too, changes its face, transforms and beautifies itself in the hope
of making the hearts of people who are searching for meaning and significance vibrate. Christmas is above all this: it is the memory of a child who changed history.
Marco Catto, President of the Consortium for the Promotion of Tourism in Caorle and Eastern Venice: -I would like to underline the importance of this event, which highlights our resort by
developing an attractive form of tourism that is an alternative to beach tourism, which is Caorle’s main activity. I would like to applaud our administration for continuing and improving the
cooperation with private institutions, because it is only through joint work between the public and private sectors that the desired good results can be achieved.
Corrado Sandrin, President Confcommercio Caorle: – Starting from the project Digital Villages, which the seaside village of Caorle joined in March 2021, we have established benchmarks
that almost all shops and businesses in Caorle could share. Also for Christmas 2021, on the occasion of Caorle Wonderland, from 4 December, we have designed a single livery that will be “worn” by
all the shops, thus returning a sort of coordinated image of our resort.
Simone Tomasello, the organiser of Caorle Wonderland. -Last year we were stopped because of the pandemic, this year we want to return to live Christmas to the full, but in safety. The
event takes place outdoors, but many of Caorle’s bars and restaurants will be open. We have raised the bar, lengthening our “Wonderland” by over a kilometre with new attractions and new
proposals. It will be an unforgettable Christmas: in past editions we have exceeded half a million visitors, this year we hope to exceed this figure.
THE EVENT
The calendar of events is full, starting with the lighting of the Christmas tree on 4 December, continuing with the Epiphany bonfire and closing on 9 January with the fireworks. But these
are just some of the events. For Caorle will be a magical month, when they will shine even the huge arc lights installed on the main street, which above the walkway on the red carpet will offer
twice as many lights than last year.
However, the real novelty of the year will be the cross-country skiing track, which will run parallel to the cliff, facing the sea, in Via Roma. This is the first time that the
Veneto coastline will have the opportunity to try cross-country skiing with the sea in the background, a 400-metre strip that could also be used for specific training. The track will be made of
synthetic material by Neveplast, a leading Italian company in the production of artificial ski tracks with a certified synthetic surface. The organisers made this choice with a view to the
environment: the skiers will be able to slide on a synthetic surface, but one that gives the same sensations as snow and ice (and allows a huge saving in energy consumption by not having to
maintain the ice at low temperatures). This is the first time that cross-country skiing can be tried on the Veneto coast, a stone’s throw from the sea.
Music Land” will be set up in the Via Salita dei Fiori area, a space for young people where DJs (the partnership with Stereocittà for live broadcasts is important) and aperitifs will
include rides: the enchanted castle, roller coasters, and the Star Wars ride.
In Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII there will be a fairy-tale carousel of spinning horses, but also a 3D cinema offering films and even videos that tell the story of the city of Caorle. In this
area there will also be some wooden houses (about seventy in all) and some food trucks (about twenty in all those confirmed along the “Food Land” in Via Roma, with specialties from all
over the world from the “panino col folpo” to Argentinean meat, through the Brazilian, the Roman pinza and piadina Romagnola, but also Sicilian arancini and a special eye for the typical Caorle
and fried in particular).
In Campo Bottani there will also be a castle for dogs, managed by the Pet’s Home shop. Here there will be a dog sitting and training service for four-legged friends, an oasis of
play and relaxation for them where their owners will also be able to buy dog harnesses and biscuits.
Piazza Mercato will instead become the theatre for Santa’s house (which will give way to the Befana in due course). Here children will bring their letters and receive candies and gifts.
Nearby there will be wood sculptors composing a nativity scene. And that’s not all: there will be a little house where the official pictures of the event taken by various photographers
throughout the city can be collected.
Between Largo Francesconi and Piazza Pio X, on the other hand, the two towers of this Christmas will stand out. Here will be housed the Star Tower, the 37-metre high tower towering over the
city, a high altitude panoramic carousel. Lower down, but equally spectacular, is the 15-metre Christmas tree, next to which a stage will be set up to act as a centre of gravity for
solidarity initiatives, songs and magic games, as well as culinary events in connection with schools.
The artificial ice rink in the Campo degli Oriondi area has been confirmed. The organisers have chosen to do this from a green point of view: skating with blades on a synthetic surface,
which gives the same sensations as ice (and allows an enormous saving in energy consumption as the ice itself does not have to be kept at low temperatures).
Piazza Matteotti, on the other hand, will become the “children’s village” with merry-go-rounds with chains, an adventure course with climbing, a bouncy castle, a small train and a giant
Ferris wheel overlooking the old town centre.
