Around Christmas, all the big cities in the world are decorated with the magic and things that remind us of the holidays - from Christmas trees and lights, to carols and food specialities. The wonderful scents of holiday treats permeate the streets to attract and delight customers and foreign visitors. It happens here, it happens mostly everywhere, so if you want to spend your Christmas Holiday away from home, you’re spoilt for choice, with so many locations that offer the most beautiful traditions and activities for Christmas. And if getting away really far away is what you’re after, then explore your Christmas travel options from the list of outside-Europe magical locations hereunder.

NEW YORK – THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

First on our list is New York City, New York, in the United States, where you can find beautiful places to dine on Christmas night, wonderful performances and special events, and of course, one of the best places to do your Christmas shopping. The most interesting NYC spot is probably the Rockefeller Centre Plaza’s huge and very popular Christmas tree, known as one of the most beautiful and famous Christmas trees in the whole world. Enjoy very special memories and experience ice- skating with loved ones under the Christmas tree. At the New York Botanical Garden, you can see the Holiday Train Show. This features about 150 miniatures representing all of the famous and beautiful landmarks of New York. At the New York City Ballet between 25th of November and 31st of December, you can attend a live performance of The Nutcracker.

HATE THE COLD?

If you would rather avoid the cold weather and snow, there are two perfect locations you could visit on your Christmas getaway. If you think this would better fit your holiday vacation, then you should choose Sydney, Australia or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although both locations offer summer weather during the Christmas holidays, they are both very festively celebrated. As travellers trade the cold and snow for beaches and warm weather, they enjoy a more unusual and extravagant celebration of Christmas.

DOWN UNDER

In Sydney, Australia, the entire city is decorated for the magical holiday, although the snow can only be found in the decorative store-fronts around the city. Here, you can meet Santa Claus on the beach and rather than the traditional Christmas delicacies, you could sample the seafood titbits that are usually available all over the promenades. Despite the warm weather the city streets are still wonderfully decorated with Christmas lights to create a holiday atmosphere and as an added delight, the Christmas atmosphere is completed with the presence of a real, and quite huge, Christmas tree right in the centre of Sydney. The tree is beautifully decorated with golden balls and it has a shining star on the top of the tree.

THE MARVELLOUS CITY

Rio de Janeiro, humbly referred to as the marvellous city, has a more unusual and modern way of celebrating Christmas, while still using the traditional representations of the holiday. The city has a beautiful floating Christmas Tree and a statue of Jesus Christ which looks as though it is hovering in the air atop the Corcovado Mountain. The Jesus Christ statue is beautifully illuminated with Christmas lights resulting in a magical evening view. At the Old Cathedral of Rio, there are beautiful Nativity Scenes to enjoy which always attracts plenty of visitors.

Depending on which activities you enjoy and what location you wish to spend your Christmas Holidays, there are plenty of opportunities and places to visit during a planned Christmas getaway. Every city and location in the world has specific Christmas celebrations and activities, which are beautifully special. Christmas is a magical holiday, which brings happiness and joy into our hearts wherever we are during the holiday season.

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