2022-12-02 08:00:00
Every year the Christ child comes – and people wonder where they should best greet him. Many decide to celebrate Christmas at home or with their families. However, there are many places across the globe that are absolutely enchanting in December.
The travel magazine “TimeOut‘ compiled into a list. A German city has also made it into the ranking – you’ll find out which it is in a moment!
Festive in the north: Lapland, Reykjavík and Greenland
Of course, reindeer should not be missing in Santa Claus Village!
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More Christmassy than in Rovaniemi It really doesn’t work: The capital of the Finnish region of Lapland has been the “official hometown” of Santa Claus since 2010. If you believe a Christmas fairy tale from 1927, the bushy beard lives in the north of Finland – in an ear-shaped mountain to hear the wishes of children. No wonder, then, that in 1985 at Rovaniemi the Santa Claus Village including the post office was built. Here you can even visit Santa Claus all year round and experience his reindeer up close.
Attraction in “Santa Claus Village”: the arctic circle drawn on the ground
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By the way, in both Lapland and Iceland, the northern lights are clearly visible in winter due to the long nights. The Icelandic capital also attracts visitors Reykjavík with Christmas markets, ice skating – and usually lots of snow.
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It gets a little more adventurous in Greenland. On the Danish-owned island, residents enjoy eating mattak – the skin and rind of whales – and kiviak – a seabird fermented in the skin of a seal, around the festive season.
Christmas markets de luxe in Vienna, Nuremberg, Prague and Colmar
There is a festive atmosphere at the Christmas markets in Vienna
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Mulled wine, roasted almonds and a cozy atmosphere: After two years of the corona pandemic, the Christmas markets are starting once more! The Austrian capital in particular can boast of its Christmas markets. These are not only among the most beautiful in the world: Dem Record Institute for Germany according to that since 1296 in Wien also the oldest Christmas market in the world. But beware of the terrible Krampus!
It is also beautiful and historic Nuremberg Christmas market. The finest gingerbread has been produced in the Bavarian city since the Middle Ages.
Yummy gingerbread! What’ll it be?
What: Getty Images/Murat Taner
Speaking of delicacies: gourmets can visit the Christmas markets Threshold not to be missed. How regarding something mead (Czech mead) or Gingerbreads (spicy gingerbread)?
If you want to spend the holidays in a winter wonderland, you have to go Colmar. As the editors of “TimeOut” write, the houses of the medieval French town already look like gingerbread houses – the festive decoration only reinforces this impression. In 2022, the city in Alsace has six Christmas markets to offer.
Big cities with a Christmas feeling: London, New York and Tokyo
London is a city for romantics, especially at Christmas time
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For film fans who watch the annual British Christmas classic Love, Actually, a visit to London a must! Beautiful fairy lights and great Christmas trees decorate the streets and enchant the already romantic capital of England.
On the other side of the Atlantic beckons New York City. At Christmas time, the US metropolis is simply magical. Whether it’s ice skating at Rockefeller Center, walking in Central Park, or seeing The Nutcracker, there’s something for everyone. Anyone looking for a last-minute gift will find what they are looking for in one of the numerous department stores or at a bazaar.
A different kind of Christmas awaits tourists in Tokio. You don’t notice in the big city that December 25th and 26th are not public holidays in Japan. There are Christmas markets everywhere, and an impressive light event takes place from mid-November to mid-February. Incidentally, the Japanese Christmas cake is a culinary recommendation kurisumasu keki, a sponge cake with strawberries. On Christmas Day, it is once more a tradition to order food from the fast food chain KFC.
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Foreign Christmas traditions in Caracas, Guatemala and New Orleans
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In New Orleans in the US state of Louisiana, Christmas is just plain fun. Along the Mississippi, bonfires are lit, streetcars are decorated and lively Christmas concerts take place.
In Guatemala will mark the Christmas season on December 7th with the devil burning, i.e. the “burning of the devil”. For this purpose, the figure of a devil is burned to drive away evil spirits.
A wacky Christmas tradition can be in Caracas experience. Before 8 a.m. between December 16 and December 24, the streets of Venezuela’s capital will be closed to allow churchgoers to roller-skate to Mass. Some skaters even dress up as Santas – how cool is that!
Warm Christmas in Sydney, Cape Town and Singapore
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Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean it has to be cold. That represents the Australian Sydney under Evidence. First a walk through the Christmassy decorated coastal town, then it’s off to the beach.
In general, the southern hemisphere is worthwhile for all those who prefer to spend Christmas in summery temperatures. In Cape Town in December, for example, beautiful fairy lights and a large Christmas tree decorate the waterfront at 27 degrees Celsius.
Singapore takes this concept to the extreme. For example, the Orchard Road shopping street is transformed into a true Christmas spectacle in December, with lights and sparkles everywhere. The “Christmas Wonderland” also takes place in the Gardens by the Bay nature park, a combination of a Christmas market and a fair.
Ideal for those who don’t like Christmas: Marrakech and Thailand
The “medina” of Marrakech is always colourful
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Those who want to escape the hustle and bustle of Christmas can find refuge in places where Christmas is not celebrated. like in Marrakech, Morocco. Tourists can enjoy the pleasant 20 degrees Celsius in December medina, So old town, as well as the souk, the markets.
Even in predominantly Buddhist Thailand, those who don’t like Christmas can relax. While there is on the island phuket also Christmas concerts and festive dinners. Tourists can easily avoid the whole thing – and instead enjoy sunbathing on the beach.
For many people, the focus of a good holiday is relaxation. Do you need tips for suitable travel destinations? Then this list will help you:
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