Where to celebrate New Year 2019 (Europe, Russia, countries by the sea)

New Year is the most magical time of the year. During this period, not only children believe in miracles, but adults too are waiting for magic at heart. Each person makes a wish at the New Year tree and sincerely rejoices in salute and gifts. This period is associated with the smell of pine needles, cinnamon and mandarins. Everything is sparkling and shimmering around, and in such a joyful time it's nice to go to some magical unusual place and spend holidays there.

New Year and Christmas in Europe

European countries are famous for their Christmas markets. They even compete with each other in terms of the quality of preparation for the holidays, the variety of entertainment and the true feeling of the Christmas spirit. Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Budapest and Tallinn remain the leaders in these ratings for many years.

Inexpensive tour to European countries for New Year's holidays can be found at numerous tour operators or buy plane tickets and book a hotel on your own. To make the tour a bit cheaper, you should fly to the selected country from December 22 to 24 and return in early January.The closer to December 31st, the more expensive the flight will be. Book a trip you need at least 2 months before the trip itself.

Finland: Helsinki and Lapland

Santa Claus's birthplace is one of the most popular Christmas destinations. In Finland, you can get exactly those impressions that are expected from a winter fairy tale. There is a lot of snow and -15 degrees. The most popular in Finland is the rental of cottages. Tourists prefer to spend time walking through the crisp snow, skiing and snowmobiles, as well as enjoy the northern lights. Local cuisine is also curious. The most popular excursion is a trip to the Joulupukki residence in Lapland.

A tour with departure from Moscow for 5 nights will cost a tourist 65 000 rubles. If you buy plane tickets on your own, you will have to pay from 11,000 rubles for a tour. From St. Petersburg can be reached by train and bus.

An inexpensive hotel by the standards of Helsinki will cost 40 euros for two. If you choose something higher than the class (3 stars), then it will cost from 85 euros. Cottage in Rovaniemi will require to pay from 130 euros. Meals also can not be called budget - for dinner at a restaurant you have to pay from 50 euros per person.

Czech Republic, Prague

In the center of Prague on the Old Town Square set one of the most beautiful trees in the world. A merry fair takes place around it with almonds, mulled wine, honey and delicious trdelis fried in spices.

A seven-day tour to Prague will cost 65,000 rubles. Separate flight costs about 16 000 rubles. A room in a hotel for two will cost 90 euros per couple. Food here is expensive. Only one dinner in a restaurant can result in an amount of from 100 to 170 euros each.

Italy Rome

New Year in the capital of Italy is a special pleasure that should not be deprived of itself. Locals love New Year's holidays and do not spare forces on the organization of all related activities. Another advantage of the meeting of the New Year in Rome is the relative cheapness.

In addition to Rome, tourists come for New Year's impressions in Milan and Venice. You can meet the holiday in a very original way:

• at the villa;
• in terms;
• in the spa;
• on a cruise;
• in a medieval castle;
• in the Italian ski resort.

The weather in Rome to celebrate the ideal - 12 degrees with a plus. Occasionally you can get rain. Over the snow you need to go to the north of the country.

New Year's tour in Rimini for 8 days will cost 56,000 rubles for two. In Rome itself, you can go for 4 days for 60 000 rubles. The flight will cost 18 000 rubles. Fly to Venice or Milan and back costs 16,500 rubles.

Double room in a Roman hotel 3 stars will cost from 50 euros. Dinner on New Year's Eve in the restaurant can be priced from 50 to 250 euros.

Germany: Berlin and Munich

Germany pleases tourists with one of the best Christmas fairs. Any major city is able to surprise the design and swirl guests round the Christmas events. Here you can taste gingerbread gingerbread houses, caramel apples, delicious mulled wine, stollens and much more.

The weather at this time of year in Germany is quite pleasant: from 0 to 4 degrees with a minus. Snow will not be every year. Travel agencies offer trips to Germany at a price of 60,000 rubles for two. The price includes a tour of the tour for 16 000 rubles. This price applies to flights to Berlin and Munich.

Accommodation in local hotels will cost 120 euros per night for two. To spend a new year in a restaurant costs 100-200 euros for a dinner per person.

Montenegro: Budva, Podgorica

Seasoned tourists recommend Montenegro for the New Year holidays. The best option would be to choose Budva or Podgorica. Among the popular ski resorts is worth mentioning Kolasin and Zabljak.

Locals are accustomed to the arrival of the New Year at 00.00 to celebrate at home, after which everyone takes to the streets for mass festivities. Fireworks, concerts and all kinds of performances are organized in the city center. Sometimes it rains during this period, but it is snowing and cold in the mountains. On the coast, the air temperature reaches 10 degrees.

New Year's tour to Montenegro will cost from 60 000 rubles for 7 days. If you buy tickets for a plane on New Year's Day on your own, the tour will cost 15,000 rubles.

Inexpensive hotel in Budva will require to lay out for a room from 20 euros. Staying in the same conditions in Podgorica costs from 15 euros. If you choose a hotel of 3 stars or more, then you will need to pay from 22 euros.

It is also interesting to spend the New Year holidays in Greek Athens (tour from 50,000 rubles for two); Paris (from 80,000 rubles); Riga (from 56,000 for 5 nights); London (from 75,000 rubles).

New year of the sea

For those to whom the splashing of the waves is more pleasant than the severe frosts, one can suggest a number of countries where the New Year can be found on the shore of the gentle sea.

Cyprus

Surprisingly, Cyprus is another popular New Year destination. Someone warm weather at 20 degrees with a plus may not allow to feel the spirit of the holiday to the fullest, but many tourists are happy to spend the New Year here.

For local residents, New Year holidays last from December 23 to January 6. Major cities are satisfied with this occasion with dancing and a decorated Christmas tree. But most often the locals consider the New Year as a family holiday and celebrate it at home. Therefore, after 02.00 o'clock in the morning the streets are already quiet.

To fly on Christmas or New Year in Cyprus for a week will have to spend 60,000 rubles. This amount includes a flight in the amount of 13 000 rubles. Cheap local hotels will offer a room for 30 euros.

Turkey

Turkish hotels are waiting for their guests in the winter. Of course, such a vacation by the sea will be different from the summer, but this does not mean less pleasure from traveling. To meet the New Year in Turkish Istanbul costs from 58,000 rubles in 5 days. A tour to Alanya at a 3 star hotel will cost 51,000, and 4 stars will cost 53,000 rubles. After January 4, the cost of tours is reduced by about 10,000 rubles. But it should be remembered that at this time the temperature ranges from 12 to 17 degrees Celsius, and the water in the sea does not imply bathing.

Rest in Vietnam, Israel, Thailand

A number of warmer countries allows not to close the swimming season, and to boldly celebrate the New Year in the waves of the gentle sea. Tours in Vietnam cost from 126 000 rubles with accommodation on the first line of the sea.

A trip to Israel will cost 88,000 rubles with a two-star hotel by the sea and breakfast. Thailand is waiting for those tourists who are willing to pay an average of 105,000 rubles per tour. After January 4, the price drops to 80,000.

A tour to the UAE costs from 95,000 rubles plus a visa cost of 4,350 rubles. For a holiday in Sri Lanka, you need to pay about 98,000 rubles, and for the Maldives you need to pay about 190,000 rubles.

TOP places in Russia where to go for the New Year

Among the most popular Christmas tours in Russia it is worth highlighting:

• Kola Peninsula;
• Moscow tours;
• tours in St. Petersburg;
• Kazan (Tatarstan);
• Petrozavodsk (Karelia);
• Great Ustyug;
• Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana;
• Baikal;
• Kaliningrad;
• Vladimir;
• Kostroma;
• Elbrus region;
• Yaroslavl;
• Velikiy Novgorod;
• Vyborg (Leningrad region);
• Sakhalin.

All these points on the map of Russia are attractive in addition to their own identity and attractions, as well as the program that is organized on the eve of holidays. In the entourage of strong Russian frosts and creaky snow, the New Year's meeting will be especially bright. Moreover, the tours in Russia will require much less financial investments than foreign ones.