A kid's Christmas In Vienna. Kristkindlemarkt. The Spanish Horse School, cafes and secessionist architecture. Oh, and few glimpses of Santa Claus, and his nemesis, Crampus. Follow Marco Polo Kids as they celebrate Christmas in the land where many of our Christmas traditions originated.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Florence, ItalyBuon Natale from the birthplace of the Renaissance! The Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and gelato make La Dolce Vita complete for Marco Polo kids on their Christmas tour of Italy, FirenzeListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Lucca, ItalyLucca, once a great power in Tuscany, celebrates Natale with festive colors, a giant ice rink, and sales of Christmas treats like Panetone and candies. From its arena shops to the celebrated wall around the city, Lucca brings its own special flavor to the holiday for Marco Polo Kids.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Rome, ItalyRome, long the center of Christianity, has only recently shown signs of westernized "Christmas." No Father Christmas or Santa yet, but Pope John Paul II brought the tradition of Christmas trees to the Vatican when he began displaying a large evergreen in St. Peter's square early in his papacy. Still, the cold weather, Christian tradition and longstanding Italian love of life lends a wonderful Christmas spirit to Marco Polo Kids in Rome.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Siena, ItalyCome to Siena with Marco Polo Kids as they run the campo and pretend they're riding in the big race between the neighborhoods that Siena has held for hundreds of years. The dwindling winter light mixes with the ochre of the Sienese hills to create a mystical feeling of Christmas in this, the city man consider the most beautiful in Tuscany.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website