Best Winter Vacations

When winter is upon us, the enticement is to refuge to our homes for cosy nights in. But all around the world, winter is the time when some cities really shine. Here are some destinations that look more stunning in winter season.

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Chicago, USA

• Chicago is greatest known as the Windy City, while we think it’s even more gorgeous during the winter months when it turns into the Snowy City.

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Tallinn, Estonia

• Tallinn’s medieval old area is charming throughout the year, but during Estonia’s long winter months it requires on a whole new dimension of wonder.

Plitvice National Park, Croatia

• Plitvice National Park is one of Croatia’s main tourist points of interest, almost left in the winter months but all the more attractive when its waterfalls are freezing in time.

Jigokudani Monkey Park, Japan

• Jigokudani may not be the most dramatic winter landscape in Japan, but it is unmissable in winter when the resident Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, bathe in the steaming hot springs.

Banff National Park, Canada

• The star fascination of Banff National Park is certainly Moraine Lake. Located some 15km from Lake Louise, the lake’s crystal apparent waters reflect the snowcapped Valley of the Ten Peaks.

Hallstatt, Austria

• Hallstatt is a small lakeside village and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Austria, all the more fantastic when nearby Salzburg Mountain is covered in snow.

Richmond Park, UK

• London’s greatest park is even more stunning in the winter. At 2500 acres, it’s three times the size of New York’s Central Park, and with wild deer galloping around it feels like you could be lost in the middle of the English countryside

Gobi Desert, Mongolia

• While in the Thousand Camel Festival, local camel herders take part in polo contests and races. If you fancy getting engaged, everyone is welcome to mount a camel and join the starting parade.