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To have a good and fun rest in future winter vacations, you need to carefully consider where to go for the New Year 2020. Should I choose a warm exotic country or snow-capped mountain peaks, patriarchal Europe decorated with Christmas lights, or an inexpensive trip to Russia? The main thing is to spend the old year and meet a new one in comfortable conditions, get vivid impressions and unforgettable emotions.
The best New Year tours to Europe
Many Russians prefer to travel to Western countries in the winter. Moreover, if there is an opportunity to combine the New Year celebration with educational excursions and all kinds of entertainment.
Italy
For centuries, Rome has been considered the center of all New Year's events in this warm European country. Even without prior reservation in the city you can find an inexpensive hotel at a price of 2500-4000 rubles per day. From the joyful atmosphere and comfortable weather, the soul becomes warm. The facades of houses and trees of Rome are decorated with bright garlands, a chic Christmas tree is set up in the central square of Piazza del Poppolo, and the most profitable winter sales begin in shopping centers. Children congratulates Babbo Natale - Italian Santa Claus. The annual Christmas market is held on Piazza Navona, champagne, excellent wine pouring in the river, and fireworks are booming.
Switzerland
If you have not yet chosen a route, where to go in January 2020, you should pay attention to Switzerland. In this European country, it certainly snows in winter. Soft and fluffy, it lies along houses and city roads, covers the mountain peaks of the Alps, creating unique scenic views and opening up opportunities for all kinds of winter entertainments and sports.
On the outskirts of Zurich there are many inexpensive hotels offering a roof over your head and good food at a price of 6-7 thousand rubles a day. In Geneva, the price of housing is slightly cheaper, by 15-20%. Warm and cozy cafes and restaurants invite guests to taste national sausages, tirggel crescent or bell-shaped honey cookies, as well as Swiss muesli and traditional little biberli gingerbread cookies.
Finland
For the period of the New Year and Christmas holidays, Russians reserve in advance small cottages or separate houses near spa centers and ski resorts in Finland. To quickly get with children to the residence of the local Santa Claus and get a Christmas souvenir, rent a house in the small town of Rovaniemi. In the capital of Finland, Helsinki, on New Year's Eve, is quite quiet and not crowded. Locals prefer to spend the holiday at home with family and loved ones, but still if you want chic fun and colorful fireworks, you need to get poisoned in the city square of the Senate.
Great Britain
The main New Year festivities take place on Trafalgar Square and the London embankment, a huge spruce tree is decorated with colorful balls and sparkling garlands. Showcases of tiny souvenir shops and large shopping centers are decorated with themed Christmas displays. Doors and walls of houses are decorated with wreaths of mistletoe and holly. British believers go to church for Christmas, and in the afternoon, along with tourists, visit numerous fairs.
In the central hotels of the English capital, you will have to pay 50-60 euros per night. Cheaper housing is offered in the suburbs of London. The real luck is to celebrate the New Year with the British. Their New Year's tables are bursting with treats and dishes. For a gala dinner, they always serve fruit and sweet cakes, stewed cabbage and boiled potatoes with all kinds of gravy, fried chestnuts and turkey.
Germany
In this European country, everyone will have an amazing New Year's Eve festival, traditional German sausages, pretzels, an invigorating mulled wine and delicious beer. An average three-star hotel in Berlin or Munich costs 35-60 euros per night. Tickets for various entertainment events, as well as a table in a club or restaurant for the main night in Germany, are reserved in advance. This patriarchal Christian country did not pass New Year's hype. On the Brandenburg Gate Square of Berlin, fireworks ring at midnight, everyone congratulates each other, and then they scatter around nightclubs and discos.
Czech Republic
Leading Russian tour operators offer their customers who have not yet decided where to go cheap to celebrate the New Year 2020, economical trips to the Czech capital Prague. The price includes not only the flight and hotel room, but also a good menu, a complex of various excursions. For such a week-long New Year's holiday, you need to save about 50-60 thousand rubles.
On New Year's Eve, the ancient city is buried in glittering tinsel and the lights of illuminations. It is literally saturated with the smell of spicy mulled wine and sweet gingerbread, warmth and fabulous magic. The Christmas market opens annually on the main square of Prague - Old Town. It sells excellent Czech beer, various smoked meats and sweets, Bohemian glass and all kinds of souvenirs.
Netherlands
In the shopping centers of Amsterdam for the New Year holidays the most ambitious sales in Europe begin. All the streets of the capital of the Netherlands are decorated with bright lights, several ice rinks are being poured. The Keukenhof Park has the largest fair. Throughout January, residents and guests of the capital in the evenings watch the Festival of Light. Each large building has its own unique lighting.
Air travel to the Netherlands from Moscow costs about 12-15 thousand rubles, and accommodation in a comfortable hotel - 30-45 euros per day. Finding housing in Amsterdam is possible and cheaper, namely on the outskirts of Amsterdam, where you can enjoy the peace and European dimension.
The best Russian ski resorts
In terms of equipment and comfort, modern domestic ski resorts are not inferior to expensive foreign “colleagues”, and the affordable price and visa-free travel make them even more attractive for those who have not yet decided where to go for New Year 2020:
- Zavyalikha (Chelyabinsk). Locals offer affordable accommodation in cottages, apartments, houses. After an exciting skiing, tourists go on excursions to Chelyabinsk, Zlatoust, Magnitogorsk. In the region there is the famous Zyuratkul Lake, the archaeological complex of Arkaim and the mysterious Ignatie Cave.
- Mount Sobolinaya (Baikal). Almost on the shore of the largest freshwater lake in the world, there is a popular Russian ski resort. From its cafes, lifts, pistes, hotels you can admire the crystal clear waters of Lake Baikal, which in winter turn into one solid skating rink. Here come lovers of skiing and snowboarding from around the world. The most affordable prices for accommodation in a cottage town and guest houses - 2-3 thousand rubles a day.
- Dombay (Caucasus). The guests of the resort will have a great winter vacation on an all-inclusive basis. A trip on holidays here for 7-10 days costs an average of 60-70 thousand rubles. On Dombay, those who want to forget about the noisy metropolis and enjoy the clean air, beautiful mountain landscapes break out. Many hotels offer bowling, healing SPA treatments, have their own skating rinks and equipment rental points.
- Big Woodyavr (Karelian Peninsula, Khabinki). The modern ski resort, located near Apatity and Kirovsk, offers an inexpensive New Year's relaxation at a price of 35-40 thousand rubles.In December and January, you can admire the Northern Lights or catch trout in the lake. Between skiing, sledding, ice cheesecakes or snowboarding, guests of Big Wudyavr set off to admire the ancient temples of Varzuga or the sights of Murmansk, the “main gate of the Arctic”.
- Igora (St. Petersburg, Karelian Isthmus). This is a European-class sports and entertainment complex that is beloved by many residents of the metropolis, providing excellent conditions for celebrating the New Year and spending winter vacations. Holidaymakers and athletes are waiting for comfortable hotels and cottages, lifts. Forest trails for cross-country skiing and cheesecake enthusiasts have been arranged. The Ice Palace has bowling alleys, a cinema and an indoor ice rink.
- Sorochany (Moscow region, Dmitrov ridge). The nearest ski resort for residents of the capital. Winter sports enthusiasts live in a SPA hotel, cottage complex or chalet hotel. The price per day with meals ranges from 3-6 thousand rubles. You can rent skiing, snowboarding and boots.
- Beaver log (Krasnoyarsk). Modern infrastructure for winter sports and outdoor activities, picturesque landscapes, affordable prices and convenient location - all this attracts those who want to have a great time on New Year holidays to the Beaver Log. Guests of the Ural resort can take a long walk along the taiga paths, sitting in a comfortable chair of the cable car.
- Rosa Khutor (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana). The famous domestic ski complex of the world level, recently hosting the Olympic Games. Here and now, freestyle, snowboarding and skiing competitions are held. Of course, hotel accommodation costs an order of magnitude more expensive than in other places. A day for a hotel room 3-5 stars will have to pay 6-7 thousand rubles.
Russian ski resorts are not inferior to those that are equipped in the European Alps. They provide an opportunity not only to ride along the mountain slope with a breeze, but also to celebrate the New Year, relax and gain strength before the upcoming working days.
Get away from the winter cold
A beach holiday on the shores of a warm sea or ocean is chosen by those Russians who are tired of a fierce winter and have long dreamed of a bronze tan and a great banquet on New Year's Eve:
- Philippines. The islands of paradise offer all tourists wonderful diving, a mild tropical climate, exotic cuisine, luxurious beaches and amazing sights of the capital of Manila: Malate Church, Pako Park, Dram and Bonifacio Fort, Golden Mosque, Manila Cathedral, Botanical Garden, Malakanang Palace. Flight and hotel accommodation in January will cost approximately 60-75 thousand rubles.
- Cuba. Most tourists spend New Year's Eve in Havana, on the central Cathedral Square. A round-trip flight to Cuba costs up to 40 thousand rubles, and a comfortable hotel room costs 5-6 thousand rubles per day. In January, the water warms up to +25 ° C. Cubans and tourists enjoy water sports, take part in carnivals and festivities.
- Dominican Republic. In the resorts of the sunny country they celebrate New Year and Christmas magnificently and merrily. Tours here cost from 60-80 thousand rubles. Almost every hotel prepares New Year's parties and banquets. Concerts of opera singers and world pop stars are arranged, fascinating excursions to attractions and nature reserves are organized, as well as diving, fishing and horseback riding.
- Vietnam. This is a country for lovers of exotic and warm sea, for those who are tired from year to year, there are olivier and tangerines for the chiming clock ... for those who want to forget about the snow-covered view from the window and soak in the warm waters of the beautiful Halong Bay. Try shrimp paste, baked lobster, the famous Vietnamese sandwich and visit the amazing city of contrasts Hanoi.
- Turkey. This is the classic choice of Russians for the New Year holidays. Warm and welcoming country offers reasonable prices and excellent service. In January, the water in the Mediterranean warms up to +19 ° C. More heat-loving tourists prefer pools with warm sea water, which are in almost every hotel, measured relaxation and interesting excursions in Istanbul, Bursa, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Konya.
It is better to book New Year's tours and banquets, to plan an independent vacation at the beginning of the winter season. Earlier booking allows you to save up to 20-30% of the cost, which will be in the "high season".
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