Perhaps the festival, which arouses the strongest childhood memories, Christmas are synonymous, in the minds of most of us, the magic that period. Resembling vgalmenes Images from fairy tale, chionismena villages, Christmas trees with colorful lights, festive atmosphere to bring to life memories at least less kynikon - those who, even if all the rest of the year grumble about the commercialization of holidays, the period was leaving the spirit of Christmas to drag, forgetting, even for a moment, any objections.
If you belong, like us, in the above category, the following suggestions may discover the perfect Christmas destination. One of those parts, maximizing the magic that characterizes throughout the year, ntynontai, in view of Christmas period, with chrysoskoni of paramythion and compose the ideal backdrop that will carry us several years back in time when we knew exactly what color gets snow when reflected on the thousands of fireworks and how many tarandoi sernoun the elkithro of St-Basil.
Exoplisteite So, with the best available, paketarete warm clothes, leave at home the ironic smile and arrogant tone that accompanies the statement "there is no St. Basil" and come to travel to those parts which, if not make you believe will certainly convince you that there is no reason to insist. Well, there is St. Basil. And then?
The ultimate scene of paramythion, his favorite destination of "children" of all ages, the days are decorated with colors of children's dreams, filled chrysoskoni and illuminated by countless lampionia and fireworks. Special events take place every day, the hours of operation expands - until 22.00 and two weeks of holidays and up to 1.00 after midnight on the eve of the Day-to live as much as possible the celebration and the whole scene seems more dream-like from each other time.
Princes and princes of paramythion the Disney dance in front of the castle lit Koimomenis Beautiful, exotic flavors and music from around the world flood the dinner show, Tinkerbell, sweet smells emerge from the Christmas market, the Christmas parade enchanted children and adults, while Santa Claus hands out gifts at a time when the small Elf of Peter Pan illuminates the star of the largest Christmas tree in Europe.
To live from near the magic of paramythion, which inspired the scene and was inspired by the childhood imagination visit the official site of Disneyland to close the festive your package online or advantage of the unique festive bid for TUI five-day excursions to Disneyland (24 -- 28 December and 30 December-3 January) at a price of 660 and 750 euros respectively.
Ice Hotel
Imagine a village entirely skepasmeno by snow, where the colorful lights of Christmas stolismon lampoun all day - it never dawning-and in the middle of which is one of the most fanciful creations of the tourism industry: a hotel made entirely of ice.
The Ice Hotel before (s) asks the brave visitors to the Arctic Circle to spend one night in a room where everything from the bed until the artwork that decorate laxefmena is on ice. The temperature inside the hotel is firmly in -8 degrees Celsius (external is very low), the beds are covered by skin tarandou and heated sleeping bag and breakfast served in… also frozen, except ambient, Ice Restaurant.
Those who (believe) have great strengths in the cold certainly will get an unforgettable experience. The rest, you can simply visit the hotel and unique works of art - sculptures by hosting ice, participating in one of three guided tours conducted daily until 6 pm.
Prices for double rooms start at 297 euros, while the suites from 400 euros. For reservations and information visit the site of the Ice Hotel.
Rovaniemi, Village of St. Basil -
The Disneyland of the North, otherwise known as the village of St-Basil, is precisely the point where the Arctic Circle intersects Finland, eight kilometres from the largest city, Rovaniemi. Here, every year half a million young and older children spend with snow covered the entrance to the Santa Park, have fun with xotika helping the St. Basil-the preparation of gifts, participating in elkithodromies and excursions snowmobile, reindeer and husky, visit the park reindeer, an open zoo and, of course, ekmystirefontai wishes to absolute protagonist of Christmas.
Perhaps no other scene does not meet both faithfully in paramythenia image of Christmas that seems directly vgalmeni from childhood imagination, but here in this village. The traditional buildings that host the post of the village, home of St-Basil, which housed the restaurant and Christmas report of the village, his office, which accepts the daily visits, and stores with folklore and souvenirs, all covered by snow and framed by a festive atmosphere as few compose the ultimate Christmas destination: the village is to cherish the most air time of celebration and children's dreams in the frame.
To remember, and to live near by, look for package tours offered by nearly all major travel agents. We xechorisame his bid Travel Plan, from 1,095 euros for six days and that of the Signature Travel, from 1,690 euros for six days.
Magemena castles
Who would imagine that the ancient royal courts ever noble the Old Continent would constitute, a few centuries later, one of the cheaper options of festivities assist us?
Built to 7 centuries ago in beautiful locations, through valleys and kataprasinon chionismenon vounoplagion, and renovated in order to retain their original decoration and atmosphere of the era, while offering all the modern comforts the castles of the Knights promise to offer the most romantic Christmas which zisate ever, in the rooms where ektylichthikan stories and events that inspired legends who are still alive today.
From the imposing Schoenburg Castle, katamesis of the Rhine valley, the ambient Chateau des Comtes de Challes, surrounded by forests aionovia the French Alps and from there to luxurious Glin Castle in Ireland, the holiday will be "royal" - in contrast with prices, starting from 84 euros for a double room.
Chionismenes Alps
The alarmingly high temperatures this year's autumn made throughout the fanatics skiers and friends of the cosmopolitan spirit of European chionodromikon losing sleep, and some of their Christmas destinations klassikoterous threatened to suspend operations until - late-first snowfall.
As things in the Alps seem to revert to traditional rhythms, and favorite cosmopolitan resorts Courchevel, Chamonix, Zell am See, Kitzbuhel and Badgastein start again filled with visitors - skiers and non-Despite not having you propose to the paketarete your equipment and… aniforisete, for your own version of the most "White Christmas".
Even if you have not ever dealt with skiing, options to the ski resorts of the Alps are so many, the only certainty is that we are precluded from bored. Courses skiing for beginners, atmospheric chalets, gourmet restaurants and luxury hotels make up the white backdrop of a small town in this time of year is living the best moments.
One of the most favourable solutions to explore the Alpine ski this Christmas is to load equipment on skis in your car and enrollment in any of the tours Europe with your car "organised by the Superfast Ferries. Prices start from 609 euros and include tickets Patra / Igoumenitsa-Bari, the transfer of the car and stays in hotels 3 or 4 star.
