Beautiful New Year's city. New Year's cities: magic that is always with us
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“This winter pleases me with the fact that it looks like the winter from my childhood, when snow has already been falling since November,” says Natalia. - Largely due to this, I had a pre-New Year mood and a desire to enjoy the beauty of pre-holiday Moscow: the Christmas Light festival and festive Christmas fairs.
The most concentrated New Year's atmosphere was at the fair on Red Square. A two-story carousel with lights, fairgrounds, an outdoor grill, the smell of sausages, mulled wine, coffee and live Christmas trees, funny performances by artists. Until late in the evening, there were many people there, all positive and open.
I went to the photo hunt at night, when there were almost no people. I thought it would be scary alone. But, as you know, Moscow never sleeps, and there were people on the streets, and the lights around them calmed and tuned in for good. In general, I love Moscow at night, and Moscow at night with New Year's decor in winter is indescribable. I included in myself the “perception of a tourist” - I tried to look at the city with a clean look, notice the details, enjoy the beauty. Judging by the responses to my photos, the tactic worked. "
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You can also celebrate the New Year with your family, but a trip abroad and a glass of champagne in a beautiful city will help make this holiday truly unforgettable. together with CNN Travel, Conde Nast Traveler, and Travel Triangle, a selection of the best cities to celebrate.
In these cities, you can see the most spectacular New Year's fireworks, take part in a torchlight procession with tens of thousands of people, or celebrate the New Year with the fiery rhythms of samba, as well as see Santa Claus on a surfboard. It all depends on your personal preference.
Sydney. Australians are among the first in the world to celebrate the New Year. Summer comes in the southern hemisphere in December, and Santa Claus arrives not in a fur coat or reindeer carriage, but out of the ocean in swimming trunks and on a surfboard. Christmas trees in Australia also do not grow, but this does not greatly upset the Australians. They dress up a plant called metrosideros, which is grown in a pot especially for the New Year. In Sydney, the main celebration takes place near the Opera House and Harbor Bridge. One of the greatest fireworks in the world is being organized there. It lasts for three whole hours with short breaks, during which you can watch a parade of ships with a light show and musical accompaniment.
New York. In December, New York has a fabulous atmosphere. It is considered one of the main Christmas cities in the world. The streets of the city are bursting with lights, Americans are competing with each other to decorate their homes for Christmas. And to look at the country's main Christmas tree, which is installed at the Rockefeller Center, people come not only from all states, but also from other countries and continents.
Times Square hosts the most important show of the year. More than a million people gather in this square to see how at midnight, one second before the New Year, a huge ball descends 23 meters. Since 1907, this action has taken place annually. After the ball descends, the date of the coming year lights up on the main screens of Times Square, and billions of multi-colored confetti pour out of the sky with holiday wishes from New Yorkers.
Edinburgh. The Scots know a lot about entertainment and have unrestrained fun for three days, showing the whole world how to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. In Edinburgh, the main celebrations of Hogmanay take place - this is how the Scots call the New Year. From December 30th to January 1st, the city turns into one huge party. It all starts with an incredibly spectacular torchlight procession, when more than 50 thousand people with torches pass through the medieval streets of Edinburgh to the sound of bagpipes and drums. Then, numerous concerts, discos, parades, street performances start, which take place throughout the city all three days non-stop. On December 31, after the festive fireworks, it is customary to sing the traditional Scottish song "The Good Old Time" to lyrics by Robert Burns.
Rio de Janeiro. Do you want to celebrate the New Year fieryly? Go to hot Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is becoming the country's main New Year's site. People from all over the country flock to this city, or rather to the famous Copacabana beach. Before the start of the New Year, Brazilians dress in white and come to the ocean. They bring gifts to the patroness of all sailors and travelers, the goddess of the sea, Iemanzhe. On small boats with candles and flowers, people place rice and sweets and send them deep into the ocean - this is how they try to appease the harsh goddess so that all next year everyone who goes to sea will return safe and sound.
In addition to this ritual action, a colorful carnival takes place on the beach. To rhythmic drums, more than two million people (and this is how many gather on New Year's Eve on the beach) dance samba and come off until the morning. The main fireworks take place right there. In Brazil, there is a New Year tradition - standing to count out the last seconds of the outgoing year, to wish each other Feliz Ano Novo! - "Happy New Year!" and drinking champagne during the festive fireworks.
Hong Kong. The New Year season in Hong Kong begins with Catholic Christmas in late December and ends in February with the arrival of the Chinese New Year. Of course, the European New Year in Hong Kong is celebrated more modestly than Chinese, but due to the fact that many tourists come to the city at this time, local authorities organize full-scale festivities.
Preparations begin in November: Christmas trees are installed on the squares, cannons with artificial snow are placed on the roofs of houses in the central squares, and the streets are decorated with festive illumination. Concerts are held at Times Square on December 31, and fireworks and a laser show await everyone at midnight. The best views of the fireworks are from Victoria Harbor, from where fireworks are launched, which many consider one of the most beautiful on the planet.
Cape Town. New Year in South Africa is met with gunfire, as well as the ringing of thousands of bells. The locals greet the New Year with songs and dances and colorful carnivals. On January 1, the large-scale annual Minstrel Music Festival begins in Cape Town. People dressed in the most incredible, vibrant costumes, dancing to the fiery African music performed by the orchestra, walk the streets of the city. The New Year's parade moves around the city and is replenished by residents of different areas. In addition to festive events, luxurious resorts and delicious wines await guests of the country, as well as exciting safaris through the country's majestic national parks.
London.Since 1841, the country's main Christmas tree has been installed on Trafalgar Square and the main festivities take place there. Tourists and locals alike flock there to watch the annual London New Years Parade, considered one of the most massive New Year's parades. More than ten thousand people participate in it, most of whom are musicians, dancers, clowns and acrobats.
At midnight, Big Ben's solemn battle announces the arrival of the New Year, after which thousands of fireworks begin to explode in the sky over the Thames. Great views of the fireworks from the hills of Primrose Hill, Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, Greenwich Park and Alexandra Palace. You can also take a river cruise on the Thames and watch an enchanting spectacle from the water. Traditionally, at midnight, the British open the back door of the house so that the old year can pass, and then open the front door to let the new year in as soon as possible.
Dubai. If you want to see the most grandiose New Year's fireworks in the world, feel free to go to Dubai. The local New Year's fireworks have been entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the most spectacular and large-scale three times already. The Burj Khalifa skyscraper becomes the center of the New Year's celebration. To see the grandiose action, it is better to come here in advance - this way you will have more chances to take good seats and not get stuck in traffic jams.
You can also arrange for yourself a festive New Year's Eve dinner with a view of the New Year's fireworks on board the yacht in the circle of those closest to you, or join a group cruise on the Persian Gulf. The most luxurious parties take place at the famous Burj Al Arab in the form of a sail and Atlantis The Palm. In addition, the Shopping Festival begins in Dubai on January 1st, which continues throughout the month. During this period, prices for goods are reduced by up to 70 percent.
Reykjavik. Iceland is often at the top of the list of countries for winter travel. The meeting of the New Year was no exception. The inhabitants of this fabulous harsh country celebrate the first holiday of the year with fun and very noisy. Locals believe: the more noise, the more luck there will be in the new year. A huge bonfire is lit in Reykjavik's main square, around which mass celebrations take place. The best views of the festive fireworks, which are organized by the residents themselves, open from the square of the Hallgrímskirkja church, as well as from the Skolavörðuholt hill.
Bangkok. The main festive events take place at the Asian promenade and at the Central World Plaza. On the embankment, near the Ferris wheel, a stage is being built on which local stars perform. At midnight, a solemn countdown of seconds takes place, after which a festive fireworks begins. At Central World Plaza, in front of the Central World and Siam Paragon shopping centers, there is one of the best venues where you can admire the colorful fireworks. After that, tourists and locals celebrate the holiday in clubs, bars and restaurants in the city.
December has come, which means that the New Year is just a stone's throw away. I am sure that in your city they have already begun to decorate shop windows, trees, windows in apartments and houses with glowing lights. Smart streets are one of the main pledges of the New Year's mood. And with him - fluffy sparkling snow under the lanterns, the smell of spruce and tangerine extravaganzas.
I suggest you take a break from business for a couple of minutes, relax and plunge into the holiday atmosphere of other equally magical cities on Earth.
1. A giant Christmas ball in Nice, France
2. Christmas installations at Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland
3. Floating balloons in New York
4. Rockefeller Center in New York
5. Winter illumination of the Nabano No Sato botanical garden in Japan
6. December Festival of Light in Lyon, France
7. Eguisheim, a commune in northeastern France in the Alsace region
8.Christmas car in the courtyard of a house in Los Angeles
9. New Year's Rothenburg, Bavaria
10. Stunning sunset in Rovaniemi, Finland
11. German village in Tokyo
12. Christmas lights in Medellin, Colombia
13. Christmas on a street in Seville, Spain
14. New Year tree near the Colosseum, Rome
15. Main square of Riga, Latvia
16. And here is how the hotel in London was decorated
17. A Warm Christmas in Dubai, AOE
18. Quebec street glowing with lights, Canada
19. The day before the New Year, Red Square, Moscow
20. And how can it be without the New Year's mood in the mountains! from. Yaremche, Carpathians
Russian service of booking accommodation for vacation Tvil.ru has revealed the most popular cities in Russia to celebrate the New Year
According to Tvil.ru, tourists book trips during the New Year holidays for a period of 2 to 5 nights and will spend from 1.6 to 16.3 thousand rubles a day on rental housing in Russian cities.
The cheapest New Year holidays 2019-2020 will cost in Kaliningrad (on average 1.6 thousand rubles), the most expensive - in Petrozavodsk (on average 16.3 thousand rubles).
Below we will tell you about the 10 most popular cities in Russia for New Year's holidays. 1. St. Petersburg - 3310 rubles / 5 nights
St. Petersburg is an important economic, scientific and cultural center of Russia, a major transport hub. The historical center of the city and the related complexes of monuments are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
It is one of the most important tourism centers in the country. Among the most significant cultural and tourist sites are the Hermitage, the Kunstkamera, the Mariinsky Theater, the Russian National Library, the Russian Museum, the Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Nevsky Prospect. 2.Moscow - 6410 rubles / 3.3 nights
Moscow is the most popular tourist center in Russia. The Kremlin, Red Square, Novodevichy Convent and the Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Moscow is a major cultural and tourist center of Europe and the world, the Moscow region has one of the richest historical and cultural potential in Russia.
There are many interesting places in Moscow - these are various historical, cultural and architectural monuments, as well as modern entertainment infrastructure. 3. Kazan - 3817 rubles / 3.4 nights
Kazan is one of the largest cultural centers in Russia, preserving classical achievements, as well as contributing to the development of modern, avant-garde trends in many areas of culture.
The capital of Tatarstan is traditionally called multicultural, meaning the mutually beneficial enrichment of the peacefully coexisting Russian and Tatar cultures.
With the support of UNESCO, the world's first Institute for the Culture of Peace was established in Kazan. 4. Petrozavodsk - 16262.6 rubles / 5 nights
Petrozavodsk is an ancient city in the north-west of Russia. In the city and its surroundings, you can see many monuments of history and culture; this land of lakes and forests has always attracted travelers.
Over the past decades, Petrozavodsk has gained fame as the largest tourist center in Karelia, claiming a worthy place among the centers of international tourism.
From Petrozavodsk, travel begins to the numerous islands of Onega and Ladoga, to the famous ancient Karelian monasteries and hermitages, and tours to national reserves. 5. Suzdal - 12,300 rubles / 3.3 nights
Suzdal is a city-reserve in the Vladimir region of Russia. Suzdal has preserved a large number of architectural monuments.
The village has preserved a monument of pre-Mongol architecture - the Borisoglebskaya church.
On the territory of Suzdal there are museum objects of the Vladimir-Suzdal Historical, Artistic and Architectural Museum-Reserve. 6. Yaroslavl - 8500 rubles / 3 nights
Yaroslavl is one of the oldest Russian cities, founded in the XI century. and reached its heyday in the 17th century, in 2010 the city celebrated its millennium.
The historical city center, located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tourism is an important area of \u200b\u200bthe city's economy. Yaroslavl is traditionally included in the famous tourist route "The Golden Ring of Russia".
A serious impetus to the development of tourism in the city was given by the inclusion in 2005 of the historic center of the city in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 7. Veliky Ustyug - 6000 rubles / 4 nights
The city has a tourist project "Veliky Ustyug - the birthplace of Father Frost".
Tourist trains from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vologda, Kazan go to Veliky Ustyug, specialized bus trips have been developed.
The city has a Veliky Ustyug cultural and leisure center, which includes the House of Culture, the city park of culture and recreation and the Center for Traditional Folk Culture "Lad". 8. Yekaterinburg - 2132 rubles / 3 nights
Yekaterinburg is a large tourist center.
In recent years, a lot has been done to create a positive image of Yekaterinburg as a center of international congress tourism.
Most of the tourists associate the trip with the history of the last Russian emperor and his family.
In addition, new tourist destinations are developing: the Bazhov theme, the geological and mineralogical theme, industrial tourism, and an event calendar. 9. Tver - 10,030 rubles / 2 nights
Tver is a major cultural center; according to the city administration, the city has 3 professional theaters, an academic philharmonic society, 5 museums, 24 houses and palaces of culture, 4 cinemas.
The city has several memorials and obelisks, as well as numerous monuments, most of which are concentrated in the central part of the city. 10. Kaliningrad - 1610 rubles / 3 nights
There are museums in Kaliningrad (Amber Museum, Historical and Artistic, World Ocean, Art Gallery, Fortification Museum, etc.), theaters, large libraries (in particular, fragments of a medieval book collection - Wallenrodt's libraries), a zoo, a botanical garden.
In the center of the city is the brick Gothic cathedral.
All over the world, people celebrate the coming of the New Year in much the same way - with spectacular fireworks, street parties, music and dancing, as well as chic feasts and drinks. However, every country has something special and different from the others. From Times Square in New York to a stunning dance party in South Africa, you're sure to find the city that's right for you for an unforgettable New Year's Eve.
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Paris, France
There is nothing more romantic than watching an incredible light show and fireworks display at the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris on New Year's Eve, or taking one of the river cruises along the Seine River if you want a more intimate place with more privacy.
It doesn't matter how you imagine the perfect New Year's Eve, the streets of the City of Light really come alive this night thanks to the thousands of people who celebrate the New Year with lots of champagne and dance the night away. In addition to the big show, small fireworks can also be legally sold in Paris, which means there is an abundance of sound and color on the streets throughout New Year's Eve until morning.
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London, Great Britain
London's big New Year's Eve celebration includes an elaborate light show accompanied by Big Ben's chimes, which draws over 250,000 visitors lining the banks of the River Thames, along with a range of parties and clubs to choose from.
The city's three-hour extravaganza show is attended by about 10,000 performers who will sing you the New Year's song "Auld Lang Syne". The party lasts all night and smoothly turns into January 1, when a parade of marching ensembles passes through the city, colorful carnival platforms transport dancers in costumes and the Queen's horses prancing around. The best places on earth to watch New Year's shows are at Victoria Waterfront, Waterloo or Westminster Bridge - and enjoy a Thames cruise on the water.
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Sydney, Australia
Sydney is one of the first cities on the planet to celebrate the New Year, so it's no surprise that this city has such a wide variety of options to celebrate.
At Sydney Harbor, you can join boats filled with revelers to watch the enchanting fireworks display overhead at midnight. Or book a table at one of the many waterfront restaurants on the Sydney Harbor Bridge side. You can also try smoking ceremonies, aerial flights, mini light shows and a lit boat parade. There is also a big dance party at Bondi Beach.
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New York, New York
For over a century, a huge sparkling ball has been descending on New Year's Eve in Times Square. At 23:59 on December 31, the ball of time begins to descend from a height of 23 meters, before which thousands of confetti explode in the city sky for one of the largest New Year's parties on the planet. As a rule, more than a million people come here to watch great music shows, as well as leave their wishes on a special wall and write down plans for the coming year.
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More than half a million people come to Melbourne for a fascinating holiday in honor of the New Year. There are two official fireworks displays, including the opening night gala at Yarra Park. At midnight, a stunning light show illuminates the entire city with colorful rockets launched from the rooftops around the central square, as well as from Victoria Harbor.
There are numerous live performances by local folk musicians throughout the city, a Brazilian samba procession in Federation Square, and street performers and celebrities along the coastline. Carnival rides and all kinds of sports events await visitors.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans is a very popular place to celebrate the New Year. It hosts gorgeous parties, and here you can also see one of the best
New Year's fireworks in the United States with an incredible kaleidoscope of flowers cascading across the Mississippi. The 15-minute show is the main event of the gala evening, which includes the famous Fleur-de-Lys fall, which resembles the fall of a ball in Times Square. The festivities continue until dawn, with live music in all the bars and clubs in the French Quarter.
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Bangkok is an amazing international city well known for its festivities and parties. And this is one of the best places in Asia to celebrate the New Year. December 31st in Bangkok is a holiday everywhere, every bar and nightclub is filled with vacationers. But the biggest event takes place at Central World Square, where several hundred thousand people gather to watch an impressive light show and a live concert.
A number of restaurants host their festive rooftop dinners, you can sip champagne and watch the magnificent fireworks display, or you can stay in one of the cellless beer gardens on the street. Those who travel to Bangkok with their families can also find a great New Year's Eve destination - Asiatique, a night market for all ages, considered one of the most popular countdown destinations for New Years.
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The city of Valparaiso, the cultural capital of Chile, is located in the hills along the Pacific Ocean. Here you can spend an extravagant New Year's Eve. Valparaiso hosts a three-day festival, which attracts about a million visitors. People come here to see with their own eyes the famous fireworks display - the largest in Latin America.
In order for the next year to bring good luck, locals put on yellow underwear, eat a dozen grapes at midnight, and put a 1000 peso bill in their shoes. Fireworks are launched from 17 different points along the coast between Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. New Year's Eve also begins a dance party that lasts until dawn, and sometimes continues all the next day.
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The beautiful Scottish city of Edinburgh is famous for its annual holiday Hoganay Hoopla, which means "celebration on the last day of the year." It lasts for four days and includes a torchlight procession throughout the city, concerts, and a huge street party on Princess Street. It is difficult to find a city that welcomes the New Year with the same enthusiasm.
The words of Robert Burns in the song "The Good Old Time" take on special meaning when they are sung in the streets of Edinburgh. At midnight, one of the world's largest fireworks displays takes place here, with the magnificent Edinburgh Castle as a backdrop. New Year's parties continue even after dawn. Events on January 1 include the Royal Mile running competition, diving in the icy waters of the Force River, dog sledding competition and more.
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Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain
Barcelona is the party capital of Spain, and on the last day of the year you can see the very best. A few hours before midnight, massive street festivities begin in Plaza Catalunya, Las Ramblas and Reial, huge crowds, singing and sipping champagne, count down the minutes and seconds until the New Year.
Restaurants, bars and nightclubs hold special New Years events, while fireworks light up the sky at the far end of Barceloneta Beach. All you have to do is find a spot near the harbor for a better view and stay here for the entire first week of New Year to see the Three Kings Parade with its colorful chariots and torchlight procession.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik may be one of the coldest places to celebrate the New Year, but the capital of Iceland will bring you the hottest New Years party on the planet. Locals walk away from the 6 p.m. citywide celebration to attend Mass at Reykjavik Cathedral or listen to it on the radio, and then share New Year's Eve dinner with family and friends. Then they go outside to stand by the lighted bonfires, which are intended to symbolize the burning of the problems of the past year.
Thousands of fireworks illuminate the sky from all over the city. For gatherings near the fires, a lot of food and drinks are prepared, folk songs are played here, and people are dressed up in costumes of elves and trolls. Sometimes the northern lights complement the pyrotechnic effects. At 5 o'clock in the morning, locals line up for hot dogs and strong drinks and then continue to have fun.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The cultural capital of Brazil is best known for its colorful and bustling carnival, but the New Year is also celebrated on a grand scale. The city's famous Copacabana Beach hosts a number of activities. For parties along the coastline, gigantic stages are set up, music sounds, people dress up in extravagant costumes in a carnival style.
Here you can see traditional dance performances and attractions that visitors can enjoy throughout the evening. More than two million people fill the beach wearing white clothes. This color is believed to bring good luck in the coming year. They drink champagne, dance samba and send handfuls of flowers into the ocean as a gift to the goddess of the seas. As the seconds count down to New Years, the ocean is lit up by thousands of dazzling fireworks launched from boats.
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Hong Kong has one of the finest fireworks on earth, an amazing eight-minute pyrotechnic show that floods Victoria Harbor with light and music, and a Times Square countdown with a replica of a ball falling at midnight.
If you want to take a good seat to watch this show, be sure to arrive at least eight hours before New Years for the official opening. The best views will delight viewers in the boat on the water, but if you're on land choose the Avenue of Stars at Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon or the bars in Lan Kwai Fong, which are also great places to celebrate the New Year.
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Bratislava, Slovakia
In the capital of Slovakia - Bratislava, in the medieval Old Town on New Year's Eve, more than 10,000 people gather for open-air concerts, dance parties and fireworks shows on the Danube River. Several stages are scattered throughout the square, where the best local bands, dance groups and various performers perform.
The entertainment continues all night long. The old town is divided into a "concert" area for those who want to enjoy music and a "party area" for those people who want to communicate. New Year's celebrations are broadcast on huge screens in other capital cities around the world.
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Dubai, UAE
The 2014 New Year's Eve in Dubai has entered the Guinness Book of Records for hosting the largest fireworks display of all time - 479,651 shells fired in six minutes from 400 points along the Dubai coastline.
On New Year's Eve, you can have an unforgettable experience with world superstars and noisy and crowded but terrific parties that are known to be very different from all parties in the world in terms of luxury and grandeur. The best place with the best views is the luxury Burj Al Arab.
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Vienna, Austria
If you're looking for a cultural New Year's Eve, Vienna's New Years Eve offers classical music concerts with some of the world's finest symphonies. Although, in this city you can find more entertainment than just concerts. In the center, festivities are organized, which begin at 2 pm and last well past midnight. A lot of hot mulled wine, caramel and apples delight the guests of the holiday. And when the bells of the tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral ring, the fireworks show begins over the Prater Park.
You can take a cruise along the Danube, so you can see a beautiful panorama of New Year's Vienna. This is a good holiday option if you want to save energy on January 1st, when a giant crowd gathers in front of the City Hall to watch the famous New Year's Eve concert of the Vienna Philharmonic on a huge TV screen.
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Saint-Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg's magnificent boulevards and bridges are even more stunning when covered in white snow and lit with festive lights. The Hermitage is especially beautiful on New Year's Eve when it is surrounded by a crowd waiting for the fireworks show over the Neva. During the countdown, people send hundreds of paper lanterns into the night sky with a glass of New Year's champagne.
As you know, in Russia, Catholic Christmas is celebrated on December 25, then the New Year itself, and later Orthodox Christmas on January 7, which means that this time is considered a tourist "high" season. Pay attention also to the streets of the city, Nevsky Prospect is decorated with dazzling lights and all kinds of Santa Clauses.
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Hawaii, USA
If you want to celebrate the New Year later than everyone else on Earth, then the Hawaiian Islands are a great place to wait for it. Enjoy the tropical climate and dazzling beachfront fireworks.
It hosts light shows that illuminate the coastline on almost all of the islands. Bars and clubs host theme parties and open-air music concerts. A wide range of river cruises will allow you to find your own fun way to celebrate the New Year.
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Cape Town, South Africa
In Cape Town, you have the chance to celebrate New Years on top of one of the world's most spectacular natural wonders. You can celebrate at the top of Table Mountain until 12:30 the next day, enjoying panoramic views of the V&A Waterfront fireworks. Or join those who preferred a musical concert.
A carnival train, live music and many other entertainment, including DJs in the Cape Quarter, await you on New Year's Eve in this city. On the first day of the New Year and the day after, there is a parade with 10,000 participants who sing and dance in the streets.
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas is one constant big party, but over 300,000 visitors come here on New Year's Eve. From 6 pm on December 31, the famous Strip is closed to traffic and is open to those who would like to celebrate the New Year here, walking, drinking champagne and watching the many fireworks that are launched from the nearby rooftops.
Live music bands, pyrotechnic and laser shows, transforming the main square into a giant street party - this set of activities will not let you get bored. Most hotels, clubs and bars also prepare their own special shows and special New Year's events.
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Berlin, Germany
The German capital has a well deserved reputation as a city of parties - it has celebrated non-stop since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. On New Year's Eve, more than one million people come to the Miele Party, which stretches into the distance from the Brandenburg Gate. Not surprisingly, Berlin is one of the best cities to celebrate the New Year.
There are many music venues, food and drink stalls for mulled wine or beer and local German specialties such as Currywurst - pork sausage with curry and ketchup. At midnight, revelers can enjoy fireworks and then head to any of the dance clubs, where parties can last over 12 hours.
