Unusual places to celebrate the New Year. Beautiful cities where you can celebrate the New Year The most beautiful New Year's places in the world

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There is very little time left until the New Year, but you are still not in the festive mood? We've put together a guide for you on 20 the best sites cities where you can find that magical feeling of the approaching holiday.

Take part in the carnival, buy gifts, make your own New Year's toy, see the most beautiful Christmas trees, drink hot mulled wine, watch ice ballet or listen to jazz - everyone will find something to their liking.

Gift shop

During the Journey to Christmas festival, Novopushkinsky Square will turn into Royal Square.

It will be decorated with two-meter figures of queens from different eras and cultures, with which guests will be able to take a “royal” selfie. An art object in the form of the famous “Moscow” cake, a dessert symbol of the Russian capital, will be placed here. Here you can also see an upside-down Christmas tree and become the conductor of a cat choir: laser interactive installations of cats perform a concert to classical music and react to movements and touches, changing color and sound. Wooden rocking horses were installed for children.

For those who have not yet found gifts, there will be a fair where they will sell woolen socks, knitted mittens, hats, scarves and snoods, as well as felt Christmas tree decorations.

Where: Novopushkinsky Square

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Royal Square

Novopushkinsky Square, Moscow

Ice Rink, Gift Shop, Theater

On Pushkinskaya Square you can admire the magical forest that will “grow” around the fountain. Street theater actors will perform several performances and perform performances, in which spectators will also be invited to participate. On weekends and holidays there will be a special Christmas program from circus and dance groups.

You can also rent skates here for free. Experienced instructors will help children who are just mastering the skill of skating.

In the fair houses you will be offered to try traditional Russian cuisine and choose New Year's decorations.

Where: Pushkinskaya Square

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Gift shop

A big fair will take place at Muzeon. Here you can choose a fluffy Christmas tree and gifts: holiday decorations, designer clothes, warm felt boots, mittens, sweaters from Scandinavia and much more. In addition, you can make a unique gift with your own hands at numerous master classes: for example, you can come up with and make your own snowman or Christmas tree toy.

Every day during the fair, everyone will be taught how to play unusual games: gigantoball, broomball, felt shooting range, slingshot with plush toys, box hockey, frisbee golf and ogosport.

Musicians and DJs are responsible for the festive atmosphere. The food court, which will delight you with gingerbread cookies, hot tea, burgers and pancakes, will also help create a festive mood.

Where: Muzeon Park

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Museum, Galleries and Exhibitions

Towards the end of the Year of Literature, an exhibition dedicated to Nikolai Gogol’s story “The Night Before Christmas” will open at the Battle of Borodino Panorama Museum.

Editions from different years will be presented here: from the very first, published back in 1832, to modern editions with colorful illustrations. Costumes of that era, combined with household items and views of St. Petersburg at the beginning of the 19th century, will allow visitors to plunge into the time when Nikolai Vasilyevich created his story.

Cinema of the 20th century could not ignore Gogol’s colorful, picturesque and adventure-filled work. Both cartoons and film adaptations appeared. Visitors will get acquainted with preparatory materials for filming in the 1960s, and will also see fragments of the film and the cartoon of the same name on the screen of a reconstructed Soviet cinema.

Where: Panorama Museum “Battle of Borodino”

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Museum

The Soviet era is in no way inferior to the era of Imperial Russia in terms of the variety of Christmas tree decorations. The State Darwin Museum will tell you what themes and images in the design of Christmas tree decorations were popular in Soviet time. The exhibition features more than a hundred Christmas tree decorations from the 1930s to 1960s, New Year cards and carnival masks.

You will be able to see traditional five-pointed stars and space-themed toys, which became popular after Gagarin’s flight. Also presented here is a collection of toys based on Pushkin’s fairy tales, released in 1955 for the 120th anniversary of Alexander Sergeevich. Remember the song about the five minutes left until the New Year? The clock counting down this time from the movie “Carnival Night” can also be seen in the exhibition. And, of course, a variety of products made from cotton wool, glass and foam.

Where: State Darwin Museum

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Concert hall

The V Moscow International Festival Christmas Fest will be held at the Moscow International House of Music from December 17 to January 10. One of the most popular festivals every year delights its guests with the best musical groups.

The program opens with the Moscow Russian Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Dmitry Yurovsky. This evening they will perform two versions of the famous ode “To Joy” by Friedrich Schiller: Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven with a final chorus on the ode and a cantata by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on the words of the same ode for four soloists, choir and orchestra.

On January 8, you will be able to hear a concert by one of the most famous jazz pianists, Daniil Kramer. He will play with his jazz trio.

And on December 22 they will show the children's ballet “12 months” to the music of P.I. Tchaikovsky staged by the State Classical Ballet Ensemble “Russian Seasons”

Where: Moscow International House of Music

Gift shop

The festive fair on Manezhnaya Square will be divided into 11 time zones, and each fair house will present products from the best manufacturers one of the regions of the country.

There will also be an interactive exhibition where you can take a trip into history and compare your New Year's gifts with those that Moscow residents received at the beginning of the 20th century. Or receive New Year greetings, for example, from Catherine the Great or the head of state of the Soviet era.

If you don’t know what to cook for the New Year’s table, come to the fair for recipes holiday dishes from the 19th or early 20th century.

Where: Manezhnaya Square

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Ice rink

"Island of the Enchanted Forest" - big skating rink on Revolution Square - one of the main venues of the Journey to Christmas festival. From December 18 to January 10, an ice ballet choreographed by figure skater Pyotr Chernyshev will be shown here twice a day.

The atmosphere of the holiday is perfectly conveyed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballets “The Nutcracker” and “Swan Lake”. The first one can be seen during the day, and the second one in the evening. Russian and foreign stars participate in the productions figure skating, and the stands can accommodate up to 3,000 spectators.

Festival guests will be able to skate on the ice in the morning and between performances. They will also organize warm locker room and skate rental.

In the Enchanted Forest, street theater actors will also stage interactive performances with the participation of everyone. Like many other venues, you will be able to purchase New Year’s decorations and souvenirs at Revolution Square.

Where: Revolution Square

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Enchanted Forest Island

Revolution Square, Moscow

Twelve houses will be erected at the Island of Mastery festival. In each of them you can see the work of a master. A blacksmith will forge a horseshoe for good luck, a potter will fashion a pot or plate in front of you. All these amazing handmade things can be purchased here.

If you have long wanted to try to create something with your own hands, then come to themed “alphabet” master classes. Each letter of the alphabet is a master class in a specific craft. Every day, masters conduct classes whose names begin with a certain letter: A - applique, B - beading, C - knitting, G - pottery, and so on.

For those who believe in omens, the main art object of the fair will be erected - a huge horseshoe, with which you can take a photo.

Where: st. Nikolskaya

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Island of Mastery

Nikolskaya, Moscow

Gift shop

A real Italian courtyard will be set up on the site in front of the Bolshoi Theater, where you can not only watch performances, but also become actors in musical productions of fairy tales. Museum named after M.I. Glinka will also open its branch on the square. This exhibition will show visitors how musical instruments from China, Africa and many other countries work.

The fair on this “island” is also themed. Here you can purchase a variety of sheet music or even choose a musical instrument to suit your taste. If you prefer to enjoy music performed by musicians rather than play it yourself, then be sure to purchase vinyl records. Books on the history of music or unusual music boxes would be an excellent gift.

Where: Theater Square

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Gift Shop, Workshop

The carnival fair and master classes on making masks will be held on Kamergersky Lane. Here you can also buy theatrical and National costumes, masks and other carnival attributes.

At the author's master classes, guests will be taught how to operate puppets, make theatrical puppets and masks, and will also reveal the secrets of creating the most unusual holiday outfits and makeup. Original and spectacular photographs can be taken with tantamares of famous theater performances - at photo booths with a hole for the face.

Where: Kamergersky Lane

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Gift Shop, Workshop

This site is dedicated to the main symbol of the New Year and Christmas - the Christmas tree. There are seven of them on the “Island of the Festive Tree,” and on them the capital’s designers compete in the art of decoration.

Embassies will present their vision of the ideal holiday tree different countries and fashion brands. Festival guests will be told how to decorate a homemade holiday tree in an unusual and tasteful way.

Here you will also be able to choose Christmas tree decorations and holiday decor items, original gifts for the whole family, which you can immediately pack: there is a packaging center on site.

In addition, everyone will be able to make a gift for themselves and their loved ones; master classes on making New Year's toys and souvenirs will help them with this.

Where: Kuznetsky Most, 6/3, square in front of TsUM

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Holiday Tree Island

Kuznetsky Most, 6/3, Moscow

Gift shop

On the “Sweet Tooth Island” you can try sweets from all over the world.

Visitors can expect real Russian chocolate, Italian cannoli, Japanese seaweed sweets, and oriental baklava. The aroma of homemade baking will reign on the site: every day pies and homemade bread will be baked in a real Russian oven, and master classes from bakers and confectioners will be held.

And on the “Island of Oriental Sweets” oriental delicacies, exotic spices, pastries and souvenirs will be sold. There you can watch a fire show and even ride a camel. In addition, there will be a Christmas tree market, a Baklava photo booth and an exhibition of paintings on the island.

Where: “Island of the Sweet Tooth” on Klimentovsky Lane, “Island of Oriental Sweets” on Semenovskaya Square

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Sweet Tooth Island

Island of oriental sweets

Semenovskaya Square, Moscow

Sweet Tooth Island

Klimentovsky Lane, Moscow

Theater

During the New Year holidays, street actors will present more than 10 unique programs. Theater groups will entertain guests at the Journey to Christmas festival venues. On the opening day they will gather on Pushkin Square.

The main participants of the festival will be the street theaters “Svetlitsa”, Paranorma and Pololo, and the headliner will be “Fire People”. The artists of this group will try on the images of fjoks - inhabitants of the snowy New Year's islands.

Fjoki swirl among the audience, glow mysteriously and look like huge living brushes. They unexpectedly explode firecrackers and create a hurricane of confetti,” says Gera Spichkin, co-founder of the Fire People theater.

The Paranorma group will perform the play “Snowy Blizzard”. Its participants combine choreography, acrobatics and vocals using designer images in the show. Artists from the Pololo Theater together with the Santa Claus orchestra will march in a parade from Novopushkinsky Square to Pushkinskaya Square.

Where: Pushkinskaya Square, Novopushkinsky Square

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Theater

The Christmas nativity scene is a small theater made of three-dimensional figures dedicated to the theme of Christmas. The festival will bring together many of the most unusual incarnations of the same scene.

It will also be possible to watch such performances live; all shows will be free.

Where: Vadkovsky lane, 3

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Nativity scene festival "Old New Year"

Vadkovsky Lane, 3, Moscow

Gift shop

All over the world, people celebrate the arrival of the New Year in much the same way - with spectacular fireworks, street celebrations, music and dancing, as well as luxurious feasts and drinks. However, every country has something special and different from others. Of all the locations featured, from Times Square in New York to an amazing dance party in South Africa, you are sure to find the city that is right for you for an unforgettable New Year's celebration.

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Paris, France

There is nothing more romantic than looking at New Year's Eve incredible light show and fireworks at the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris or take advantage of one of river cruises along the Seine if a more intimate location with more privacy suits your needs.

No matter what your idea of ​​a perfect New Year's Eve is, the streets of the City of Light really come alive on this night with thousands of people ringing in the New Year with lots of champagne and dancing the night away. In addition to the big show, small fireworks can be legally sold in Paris, which means an abundance of sound and color on the streets all New Year's Eve until the morning.

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London, Great Britain

London's big New Year's Eve celebrations include an elaborate light show accompanied by the chimes of Big Ben, which attracts more than 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 show extravaganza features around 10,000 performers who will sing you the New Year's song "Auld Lang Syne". The party continues throughout the night and segues into January 1st, when a parade of marching bands parade through the city, colorful carnival floats carry costumed dancers and the Queen's horses prance. The best places on earth to watch New Year's Eve shows are at Victoria Embankment, Waterloo or Westminster Bridge - and on the water you can enjoy a cruise on the Thames.

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Sydney, Australia

Sydney is one of the first cities on the planet to welcome the New Year, so it's no surprise that the city has such a wide variety of options for celebrating.

In Sydney Harbour, you can join boats filled with revelers to watch the fireworks extravaganza overhead at midnight. Or book a table at one of the many restaurants on the waterfront side of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. You can also try smoking ceremonies, air flights, mini light shows and lighted boat parades. There is also a big dance party on Bondi Beach.

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New York, New York

For more than a century, a huge sparkling ball has been lowered into Times Square on New Year's Eve. At 11:59 pm on December 31st, the time ball begins its descent from a 23-meter height, before thousands of confetti explode into 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 and write down plans for the coming year on a special wall.

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More than half a million people come to Melbourne for an exciting New Year's celebration. There are two official fireworks displays, including the one that opens the evening ceremonies at Yarra Park. At midnight, a stunning light show illuminates the entire city with colorful rockets launched from the rooftops around central square, and also from Victoria Harbour.

Throughout the city there are numerous live performances by local folk musicians, a procession of Brazilian samba dancers in Federation Square, and performances by street performers and celebrities along the coastline. Visitors can enjoy carnival rides and all types of sporting events.

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

New Orleans is a very popular place to celebrate New Year's Eve. Chic parties are held here, and here you can see one of the best
New Year's fireworks displays across the US with an incredible kaleidoscope of colors cascading across the Mississippi. The 15-minute show is the highlight of the gala evening, which includes the famous Fleur-de-Lys drop, which is reminiscent of the Times Square ball drop. The festivities continue until dawn, with live music in all the bars and clubs of the French Quarter.

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Bangkok is an amazing international city that is well known for its celebrations 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 night club filled with vacationers. But the biggest event takes place at Central World Square, where several hundred thousand people gather to watch the spectacular light show and live concert.

A number of restaurants hold their gala dinners on the rooftop, you can sip champagne and watch the magnificent fireworks display, or you can stay in one of the endless beer gardens outside. Those traveling to Bangkok with the family can also find a great place for New Year's Eve at Asiatique, an all-ages night market that is considered one of the most... popular places to count down to the New Year.

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City of Valparaiso, cultural capital Chile, located in the hills along Pacific Ocean. Here you can spend an extravagant New Year's Eve. Valparaiso hosts a three-day festival that attracts about a million visitors. People come here to see with their own eyes the famous fireworks display - the largest in Latin America.

So that next year brings good luck, local residents They wear yellow underwear, eat a dozen grapes at midnight, and put a 1,000-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 throughout the next day.

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The beautiful Scottish city of Edinburgh is famous for its annual 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 where the New Year is celebrated with the same enthusiasm.

The words of Robert Burns in the song "The Good Old Days" take on special meaning when they are sung on the streets of Edinburgh. At midnight, one of the world's largest fireworks displays takes place here with a magnificent Edinburgh Castle as a background. New Year's parties continue even after dawn. Activities on January 1 include a running competition " Royal Mile", diving into ice water river Fors, dog sled competitions and others.

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Barcelona, ​​Spain

Barcelona is the party capital of Spain and on the last day of the year you can see the best of it. A few hours before midnight, massive street celebrations begin in Plaza Catalunya, Las Ramblas and Plaza Reyal, with huge crowds singing and sipping champagne as they count down the minutes and seconds until the New Year.

Restaurants, bars and nightclubs hold special events to celebrate the New Year, and fireworks light up the sky at the far end of Barceloneta Beach. You just need to find a place near the harbor for better review and stay here for the entire first week of the New Year to see the Three Kings Parade with its brightly colored chariots and torchlight procession.

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik may be one of the coldest places to celebrate New Year's, but Iceland's capital will give you the hottest New Year's celebration on the planet. Locals leave the citywide celebration, which begins at 6pm, to attend Mass in 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 near the lit bonfires, which are intended to symbolize the burning of the problems of the past year.

Thousands of fireworks light up the sky from all corners of the city. For gatherings around the fires, a lot of food and drinks are prepared, folk songs are played here, and people are dressed up in elf and troll costumes. Sometimes northern lights complements the effects of pyrotechnics. 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 noisy Carnival, but New Year's celebrations are also celebrated on a grand scale. The city's famous Copacabana Beach hosts a number of events. For parties along the coastline, giant stages are set up, music is played, and people dress up in extravagant carnival-style costumes.

It features traditional dance performances and attractions that keep visitors entertained throughout the evening. More than two million people fill the beach dressed in white. 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. During the countdown to New Year's Eve, the ocean is illuminated by thousands of dazzling fireworks launched from boats.

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Hong Kong boasts one of the best fireworks displays on earth, an amazing pyrotechnics show that lasts eight minutes, bathing Victoria Harbor in light and music, and a Times Square-style countdown with the replica ball dropping at midnight.

If you want to borrow a good place To see this show, be sure to arrive at least eight hours before New Year's Eve for the official opening. The best views will delight spectators in a boat on the water, but if you are on land, then choose the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon or the bars in Lan Kwai Fong, this is also wonderful 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 concerts under open air, dance parties and fireworks shows on the Danube River. Several stages are located throughout the area, featuring the best local bands, dance troupes and various performers.

The entertainment continues all night long. Old city divided into a “concert” zone - for those who want to enjoy music and a “party zone” - for those people who want to socialize. New Year's celebrations in other capital cities around the world are being broadcast on huge screens.

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Dubai, UAE

The 2014 New Year's Eve celebrations in Dubai earned a Guinness World Record for having the largest fireworks display of all time, with 479,651 fireworks fired in six minutes from 400 locations along the Dubai coastline.

On New Year's Eve you can receive unforgettable experience from the performances of world superstars and noisy and crowded, but amazing parties, which, as we know, are very different from all the parties in the world in terms of luxury and grandeur. Best place with the best views is the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel.

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Vienna, Austria

If you're looking for a cultural celebration on New Year's Day, Vienna New Year's Eve offers classical music concerts featuring performances of the world's best symphonies. Although, in this city you can find more entertainment than just concerts. The center organizes festivities that start at 2 pm and last long after midnight. Lots of hot mulled wine, caramel and apples delight holiday guests. And when the bells of the tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral ring, a 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 a good option holiday if you want to save energy on January 1st, when a gigantic crowd gathers in front of City Hall to watch the famous Vienna Philharmonic New Year's concert on a huge television screen.

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Saint-Petersburg, Russia

The magnificent boulevards and bridges of St. Petersburg are even more stunning when they are covered in white snow and illuminated with holiday lights. The Hermitage is especially beautiful on New Year's Eve, when it is surrounded by crowds waiting for the fireworks show over the Neva. During the countdown, people send hundreds of paper lanterns into the night sky while enjoying a glass of New Year's champagne.

As you know, in Russia they celebrate Catholic Christmas on December 25, then the New Year itself, and later Orthodox Christmas on January 7, which means that this time is considered the tourist “high” season. Pay attention also to the streets of the city, Nevsky Prospekt 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 Hawaiian Islands are great place where you should wait for him. Enjoy the tropical climate and dazzling beach fireworks displays.

Light shows are held here to illuminate coastline on almost all islands. Bars and clubs host themed 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 ring in the New Year at the top of one of the most impressive natural wonders in the world. You can celebrate at the top of Table Mountain until 12:30 the next day, enjoying panoramic views of the fireworks display on the V&A Waterfront. Or join those who preferred a music concert.

A carnival train, live music and plenty of other entertainment, including DJs in the Cape, await you on New Year's Eve in this city. On New Year's Day and the day after there is a parade with 10,000 participants singing and dancing in the streets.

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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Las Vegas is one big party all the time, but on New Year's Eve it attracts over 300,000 visitors. From 6 pm on December 31 famous street The Strip is closed to traffic and open to those who would like to celebrate the New Year here, walking, drinking champagne and watching the many fireworks that are launched from nearby rooftops.

Live performances by musical groups, pyrotechnic and laser shows, the transformation of the main square into a giant street festival - this set of events 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 deservedly has a reputation as a party town, having celebrated non-stop since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. On New Year's Eve, more than one million people attend the "Miele Party", which extends Brandenburg Gate. It is not surprising that Berlin is one of the best cities where you can celebrate the New Year.

There are plenty of music venues, food and drink stalls where you can sip mulled wine or beer and try local German specialties such as Currywurst - pork sausage with curry and ketchup. At midnight, revelers can enjoy fireworks before heading to any of the dance clubs, where parties can last over 12 hours.

New Year is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year on the entire planet; it brings with it new opportunities, plans and achievements. Many of us are met New Year in a traditional home atmosphere among family and friends, but more and more often it happens that people decide to spend this holiday in a new original place, where unusual scenarios are born by themselves. We present to your attention 10 interesting places, where you can go for the New Year.

1. Sydney, Australia

The first and one of the most major cities on our list is Sydney, Australia. The city's main harbor (Sydney Harbor) will be lit up with fireworks on New Year's Eve, and one of the original advantages of the celebration here will be the summer weather. The wonderful architectural location of the Opera House and the Harbor provides a very picturesque backdrop for the night lights in the warm sky. If you're not a fan of street partying, an alternative way to admire the night sky extravaganza is by boat.

2. Tokyo, Japan

If you are planning to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo, keep in mind that the celebrations there last much longer than is customary here, and will last for a week (from December 29 to January 4). Wherein most of the city will also celebrate and relax, but many restaurants and bars, of course, will work to the delight of vacationers. Fireworks, dancing and singing, and traditional New Year's noodles (Toshikoshi Soba), whose long strings symbolize a long and healthy life - this is the recipe for a successful New Year in Tokyo. In addition, only on January 1 (one of two days during the year) you have the opportunity to look at imperial palace, whose doors will be open to everyone.

3. Koh Phangan, Thailand

If you are a party lover, then the most best place to celebrate the New Year, the bustling island of Koh Phangan will be for you. Known throughout the world for its endless dancing and festive atmosphere, this Thai island traditionally brings the heat on New Year's Eve. Every year more than 50,000 people come here to plunge headlong into the rhythms of the dance floors. The secret to the popularity of this resort for partygoers is its light and relaxed atmosphere, which permeates every inch here. Do not forget to take care of tickets for all types of local transport in advance, at this time of year many Thais take their vacations, and it will be much more difficult to do this on the spot.

4. Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh can rightfully boast of the uniqueness of its New Year's traditions; here even the New Year is called by an ancient word - Hogmanay. Hogmanay celebrations last three to four nights, starting with a grand torchlight procession on December 30th through the streets of Edinburgh, which has its roots in pagan times. Many Scots still adhere to the ancient tradition of “first in”, according to which the first person to enter your home should certainly be a man with dark hair (this tradition originated in Viking times, when a blond guest could bring problems with him).

5. Paris, France

Paris is a city where there is always the perfect option for everyone. Looking for adventure? Means, V am - on the Champs Elysees and Montmartre: it is always crowded, fun and, at the same time, there are excellent fireworks. Not enough bright impressions? A huge number of chic cabarets are at your service. For gourmets, Paris will offer a huge variety of places where exquisite professional chefs will satisfy any request. The epicenter of Parisian street celebrations will traditionally be Champs-Elysees. Paris is dotted with bars, clubs, restaurants, where you can drink and dance the night away.

6. Barcelona, ​​Spain

Unlike most countries, parties in Barcelona don't start until midnight, and during the New Year's chimes it is customary to try grapes from twelve different bunches. Unlike many others major cities, in Barcelona there are no specific places where it is customary to celebrate the New Year. This is due to the long-standing tradition of gathering for family dinner on this night. Also great option- go to a restaurant. Be prepared to be offered a special New Year's or set menu for more high price. After the festive dinner, most of the city, especially young people, go to clubs and bars to continue the celebration, which will last until the next morning.

7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Like many things in Rio de Janeiro, New Year's celebrations begin on Copacabana Beach. Unbridled parties at the top and bottom of it famous beach, a mix of different genres of music will make anyone party all night long. This year, in addition to the traditional 11 barges with 1,200 fireworks, there will be four installations on the beach part, each with its own mini-fireworks. This decade is very important for Brazil; by fate, two large-scale sporting events will be held here in the new decade - the World Cup (2014) and the Olympic Games (2016). So this New Year's Rio will be fantastic, noisy and fun.

8. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

The uniqueness of the celebration is this Canadian town lies in its magnificent landscapes against the backdrop of the famous Niagara Falls. Most people (about 30,000 thousand) go to Queen Victoria Park on New Year's Eve, one of the busiest places. There's live music and two rounds of fireworks (at 9pm for the kids and a repeat at midnight for the adults). The headliner of the New Year's concert will be the living rock legend Styx. If you don't feel like freezing outside, there are plenty of options and cozy settings to choose from. The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort offers entertainment for those who like a more secluded atmosphere of relaxation, and for families, in addition to the noisy festivities in Queen Victoria Park, there is a great option to spend time in Clifton Hill.

9. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

During the New Year holidays, the main road lane will be closed to traffic, and at midnight the sky will be lit up with gorgeous fireworks from the roofs of seven hotels and casinos. In addition to a large-scale celebration on the main street of the city, many clubs and casinos will offer a large number of own parties. Each club and bar will traditionally prepare for its guests a special show program for the whole night (including one of the biggest concerts of this year by Jay-Z and Coldplay in the new building of the Cosmopolitan casino (Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas casino and resort). But the biggest party in Las Vegas happens right on the city's main streets. Immediately after midnight and the end of the fireworks, all casinos will close their doors to those who are not their guests, and it will be difficult to get into the nearest bar or club due to the lack of empty seats. As with all things New Year's in this busy city, plan your route ahead of time.

10. New York, USA

And of course, this list would not be complete without magnificent city NY. For more than 100 years, people have gathered in Times Square to watch the giant ball drop show. More than 1 million people attend this free event, with twice as many watching on TV around the world. To get a good place to contemplate this truly fantastic spectacle, people arrive much earlier. Passage with backpacks and alcohol is prohibited, so you can replenish your supplies if necessary only in the nearest restaurants, bars and hotels. If you're staying in Manhattan for the celebration, there are also several restaurants and hotels in the area where you can also see the famous ball drop. New York boldly offers entertainment for everyone for every taste, and New Year's Eve should be especially spectacular.

New Year is a special evening for each of us. Something magical always happens on New Year's Eve; every continent, every country and city has its own peculiarities of celebrating this wonderful celebration. If you have a chance to join the New Year celebration in an unusual and new place, be sure to take this opportunity, and you definitely won’t regret it!

The beginning of the New Year is a holiday and celebration. All over the world, people are trying to celebrate the arrival of the New Year in the most vibrant, beautiful and original way. Fireworks, concerts, festivities - all this makes New Year's Eve the most spectacular. But there are some places in the world where New Year's Eve becomes truly magical.

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New Year's Eve is celebrated in a big way in Las Vegas. The city hosts massive celebrations with over 9 hours of live music and famous artists. Nightclubs strive to impress their guests in ways you won't soon forget. The fireworks are simply breathtaking. Every year more than 300 thousand people come to Las Vegas to celebrate the New Year.

You can buy the coolest pyrotechnics on saluti.by, but fireworks on New Year's Eve in Bangkok are something. Perhaps Bangkok is the ideal place to celebrate the New Year. It's no surprise that people from all over the world come there. In addition to spectacular fireworks, there are parties and open-air cruises with amazing food and beautiful views.

Originality is the word that describes the New Year celebrations in this city. Live music and parades, food trucks, digital video shows and colorful fireworks displays.

The City of Lights offers an elegant celebration. Fireworks around Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. The romantic Parisian air makes this city ideal for celebrating the New Year together. A gourmet dinner with great music and wine will make New Year's Eve in Paris unforgettable.

The old center of Vienna turns into a huge banquet hall on December 31st, offering great atmosphere, music, food and drinks. For romantics, a boat ride on the Danube will be a great way to celebrate the New Year. And music lovers can visit the opera.

Prague is a city that will satisfy all the tastes of those who decide to celebrate the New Year there. For partygoers, there are clubs and bars that host themed parties with food and drinks. You can watch beautiful fireworks in the city center or near the river. Cruises and romantic dinners are also popular on New Year's Eve.

New Year's fireworks direct from the London Eye attract thousands of people. People are having fun in the streets, dancing, singing and drinking champagne. Numerous clubs host parties to suit every taste, so fun is guaranteed.

New York never disappoints when it comes to celebrations. Times Square is a party destination, with the city's bars and clubs opening their doors until the early hours. The fireworks and decorations of the city also look like something out of a fairy tale.

Copocabana beach parties attract people from all over the world to enjoy the unique atmosphere that Rio has to offer. Magnificent landscapes, amazing music and tasty food make Rio one of the most popular cities to celebrate the New Year.

Sydney is well known for its spectacular fireworks displays and parades on New Year's Eve. About a million people gather in different parts of the city to see the beautiful fireworks display. Considering the fact that Australia has excellent weather at this time of year, festivities go on until the early morning.

Galina Chernenko

Director of the travel agency "RossTour", Ulyanovsk.

1. Plan your holiday vacation from at least December 24th or even earlier. Then you can choose the most favorable tour in terms of price-quality ratio.
2. Consider non-standard countries and cities for your New Year's holiday. In any case, you will be satisfied, because the New Year is an international holiday.
3. Choose tours based on the company you are going to relax with. For example, families with children will certainly like it in Finland, where there is a residence Finnish Grandfather Frost and a school for little skiers.

• Air temperature: –10… –15 °C.
• Visa: need not.
• Who is it suitable for?: families with children, as well as everyone who loves fairy tales.
• Cost of living: from 1,071 rubles per night in a hotel.
• : from 9,464 rubles.

Father Frost is registered in one of the oldest Russian cities, a famous center of family tourism - Veliky Ustyug. Visit your homeland fairy tale hero winter is like going back to childhood.

The estate of Father Frost has its own library, observatory, bedchamber, small room for magical objects, attractions, a zoo, and a throne room where you can take a selfie with the famous grandfather. It is from here that he goes on his famous tour of Russia - to light the main city Christmas trees.

If you go to Veliky Ustyug as a wild person, keep in mind: entrance to the territory of the estate is paid. An entertainment package costs from 1,220 rubles.

A bonus is clean fresh air, gorgeous northern spruce forests, as well as a huge number of architectural and historical monuments that can be seen during a sightseeing tour.

2. Kondopoga, Russia

• Air temperature: –3… –5 °C.
• Visa: need not.
• Who is it suitable for?: everyone who loves leisure, families with children.
• Cost of living: from 385 rubles per night in a hostel.
• Cost of the train from Moscow and back: from 4,704 rubles.

Vacations in Karelia are an active holiday surrounded by picturesque landscapes. You can ride across the snowy plains on huskies, reindeer and snowmobiles, go to the Kivach waterfall, and also meet the Karelian Father Frost, who organizes fun competitions like throwing felt boots.

Among other things, tourists in Karelia are fed delicious dried fish and water from healing ferruginous springs.

• Air temperature: 4–8 °C.
• Visa: need not.
• Who is it suitable for?: for lovers of alpine skiing, but not sudden changes in temperature.
• Cost of living: from 190 rubles per night in a hostel.
• Cost of flights from Moscow and back: from 12,300 rubles.
• : from 27,138 rubles.

Despite the congestion of the most popular Russian ski resort, you can still find places in hotels with interesting price tags. The main thing is to choose.

On the Black Sea on New Year's Eve it can be cool and windy. But that doesn't change have a nice walk, gatherings in coastal cafes and activities active species sports, including riding alpine skiing and snowboards.

Tourists from the regions can go to New Year holidays V Bus tours to and Moscow. Their cost is 12–15 thousand rubles per person.

Galina Chernenko, director of the RossTour travel agency, Ulyanovsk

If you decide to go to Sochi, use Aviasales to save on buying tickets.

• Air temperature: 7–9 °C.
• Visa: need not.
• Who is it suitable for?
• Cost of living: from 455 rubles per night in a hostel.
• Cost of flights from Moscow and back: from 17,862 rubles.
• Cost of a week's tour for two: from 57,384 rubles.

Istanbul is not the most popular in new year holidays city. Therefore, the trip will be quite budget-friendly.

You will have plenty of time to stroll along the most beautiful streets ancient capital empires, eat hearty dishes Turkish cuisine, you can ride along the Bosphorus, see the sellers of oriental exotica and relax in the hammam.

• Temperature: 24–28 °C (water temperature from 21 °C).
• Visa: not needed if you will stay in the country for no more than 15 days.
• Who is it suitable for?: for exotic lovers and those who missed summer this year.
• Cost of living: from 165 rubles per night in a hostel.
• Cost of flights from Moscow and back: from 46,763 rubles.

If you want to celebrate the New Year under the hot foreign sun, plan your flight on December 25–27, and back on January 1–2. At this time, you can choose a completely budget tour to Vietnam.

Despite the fact that the weather here can be capricious, tourists sunbathe, go fishing and excursions, and enjoy the evening breeze. The only reminders of the New Year are the elegantly decorated Christmas trees that the Vietnamese install in hotels and shopping centers.

• Temperature: 23–28 °C (water temperature - 18–21 °C).
• Visa: required, but issued at the border upon entry.
• Who is it suitable for?: for those who don’t want to celebrate the New Year with snow and frost.
• Cost of living: from 1,394 rubles per night in a hostel.
• Cost of flights from Moscow and back: from 23,271 rubles.

The budget holiday will be from December 25–28 to the beginning of January. New Year's Eve is considered a cold time of year here, but not for Russians. Among our tourists there are even those who risk swimming.

• Air temperature: –1… –2 °C.
• Visa: Schengen.
• Who is it suitable for?: for those who like to walk and explore new cities.
• Cost of living: from 455 rubles per night in a hostel.
• Cost of flights from Moscow and back: from 17,862 rubles.
• Cost of a week's tour for two: from 57,384 rubles.

During the New Year holidays you can go to one of European capitals- Prague. There you can see the main attractions: the ancient fortress Prague Castle, Old Town Square, Charles Bridge and the historic district of Mala Strana. But the main thing is that all this time you will be surrounded by the atmosphere of the holiday and the New Year in the most beautiful city in Europe.

• Air temperature: –25… –15 °C.
• Visa: need not.
• Who is it suitable for?: for lovers of nature and travel around Russia.
• Cost of living: from 250 rubles per night in a guest house.
• Cost of flights from Moscow and back: from 21,500 rubles.

A small resort on the Halkidiki peninsula is suitable for peaceful rest and walks by the sea. In winter there are few tourists in the city, but traditional shops and fish restaurants are still open. Nea Kallikratia is located 40 km from Thessaloniki, so it would be easy to visit the big Greek city for a few days.