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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Fairfield chapter.

As the semester comes to a close in Florence, so does the warm air and beaming hot sun.  The weather is now cold and the city in roaring Christmas spirit, here are some pictures of decorations around the beautiful city of Florence!

The Christmas tree during the day, in the Piazza del Duomo. 

Almost all of the streets in Florence are decorated with beaming lights or Christmas balls to celebrate the holiday.  They’re quite gorgeous, and they really makes me miss home!

This is the Santa Croce Christmas Market, filled with delicious foods from around the world and a variety of Christmas gift vendors! 

My choice of treat was the cheesy German pretzel, YUMMMMMM!

This building might be my favorite part of the Florence Christmas decorations, aside from the tree of course.  Located in the prime shopping area of the Piazza della Republica, I find myself walking past it as often as I can.

This was taken at the Christmas tree lighting on December 8th.  It’s definitely one of the most beautiful experiences of my life, and so many people gathered to watch!

Lastly, I had to try the world-famous Florentine hot chocolate from Caffe Rivoire.  I saw this caffe listed on Buzzfeed’s top hot chocolate places in the world so obviously, I had to give it a go…and it was worth it.  Melted pure chocolate couldn’t be any better!

Amanda McKelvey is a Co-Campus Correspondent and a senior at Fairfield University. She is a Journalism major with minors in Psychology and Communications. In addition to being a CC she has held internships with Michael Kors, CollegeFashionista.com and the Rockville Centre and Baldwin Heralds. In her free time, Amanda enjoys days on the beaches of Long Island, watching Scandal, Chicago Fire and the Bachelorette, eating anything sweet (chocolate, ice cream, cupcakes—you name it!) and reading a good book. She’s excited to spend her senior year living at Fairfield Beach with her best friends including fellow CC Danielle Tullo! You can follow her on Twitter @theAMANDAshowww or on Instagram @ammckelvey.