In summer Senigallia belongs to tourists. In December and January it belongs to those who live there: a different town, and for many the more beautiful one.
The 2026-27 calendar helps: 25 December falls on a Friday and 1 January on a Friday, two long weekends in a row. For New Year 2027 the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of January are all free — three days without taking any leave, four if you add Thursday the 31st. In Italy Epiphany, Wednesday 6 January, is a public holiday too and closes the festive season.
The deserted seafront, the quiet old town, restaurants with tables free, prices back to normal. The loft in the old town is steps from the main square, the Foro Annonario — one of the most elegant covered markets in the Marche, open year-round — and the churches with artistic nativity scenes.
Independent heating included, a full kitchen perfect for winter dinners. Mild temperatures by Italian standards: 5°C to 12°C, rarely snow in town — perfect for walks on the deserted seafront.
Winter rates are often 50% lower than August: one of the best value-for-money holidays in Italy. Urbino (55 km) is visitable without queues — perhaps the best time, with the Palazzo Ducale always open.
The La Fenice theatre season carries on over the holidays: an evening at the theatre, then a short walk home. Plays are in Italian; the ballet and the family musical need no translation.
Tickets on vivaticket.com and at the theatre box office. Full season (in Italian): Teatro La Fenice.
«The deserted seafront, the lights of the old town, the Foro Annonario open year-round: one of the best value-for-money holidays in Italy.»
Independent heating, old town close by. With code LOFT5 you save an extra 5%.
Yes, at the La Fenice theatre, 250 metres from the loft: Murder on the Orient Express on 4 December, the theatre's 30th-anniversary evening on the 5th, A casa tutti bene on the 16th and 17th, a gospel concert on the 25th, the town band's concert on the 26th, a musical on the 30th and the New Year's Day concert on the morning of 1 January; then The Nutcracker on the 3rd and The Gruffalo on the 6th. Tickets on vivaticket.com.
The town council's Christmas programme — lights, markets and events in the old town — usually comes out in late November. The La Fenice theatre season, 250 metres from the loft, is already set. The Foro Annonario is one of the most beautiful covered markets in the Marche and is open year-round.
Yes. Many restaurants stay open during the holidays, especially on Christmas and New Year's days (with special menus).
Mild climate by Italian standards: temperatures between 5°C and 12°C, rarely snow in town. Perfect for walks on the deserted seafront.
Yes, and it's perhaps the best time: the Palazzo Ducale is always open and without queues. Urbino in winter has the magic of a medieval university town free of tourists.
The old town has artisan boutiques, wine shops with a selection of Marche wines, Casteldurante ceramics — great Christmas gifts.
Definitely. Winter rates are often 50% lower than August. Off-season Senigallia is one of the best value-for-money holidays in Italy.
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