You can 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 present a selection of the best cities for celebration, created based on rankings from CNN Travel, Conde Nast Traveler and Travel Triangle.
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 to the fiery rhythms of samba, and also see Santa Claus on a surfboard. It all depends on your personal preferences.
Sydney. Australians are among the first in the world to celebrate the New Year. In December, summer begins in the southern hemisphere, and Santa Claus does not arrive in a fur coat and on a cart pulled by reindeer, but swims out of the ocean in swimming trunks and on a surfboard. Christmas trees also don’t grow in Australia, but this doesn’t upset the Australians much. They dress up a plant called metrosideros, which they grow in a pot especially for the New Year. In Sydney, the main celebration takes place near the Opera House and the Harbor Bridge. One of the grandest fireworks displays in the world is 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 music.
New York. In December, New York has a fabulous atmosphere. It is considered one of the main Christmas cities in the world. The city streets are lit up as Americans compete with each other to decorate their homes for Christmas. And to look at the country’s main Christmas tree, which is being installed at the Rockefeller Center, people come not only from all states, but also from other countries and continents.
Times Square hosts the biggest show of the year. More than a million people gather in this square to watch the huge ball descend 23 meters at midnight, one second before the New Year. Since 1907, this event has taken place annually. After the ball drops, the date of the new year lights up on the main screens of Times Square, and billions of colorful confetti rain down from the sky with holiday wishes from New Yorkers.
Edinburgh. The Scots know a lot about entertainment and have fun uncontrollably for three days, showing the whole world how to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. The main celebrations of Hogmanay, as the Scots call the New Year, take place in Edinburgh. From December 30 to January 1, the city turns into one huge party. It all starts with an incredibly spectacular torchlight procession, when more than 50 thousand people with torches walk through the medieval streets of Edinburgh to the sounds of bagpipes and drumming. Then numerous concerts, discos, parades, and street performances begin, which take place throughout the city all three days non-stop. On December 31, after the fireworks, it is customary to sing the traditional Scottish song “The Good Old Time” based on the poems of Robert Burns.
Rio de Janeiro. Do you want to celebrate the New Year on fire? Go to hot Brazil. Rio de Janeiro becomes the country's main New Year's venue. 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 all white and come to the ocean. They bring with them gifts to the patroness of all sailors and travelers, the goddess of the sea, Iemanja. People place rice and sweets on small boats with candles and flowers and send them deep into the ocean - this is how they try to appease the stern goddess, so that for the 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 the rhythmic drums of more than two million people (that’s exactly how many people gather in New Year's Eve on the beach) dance samba and party until the morning. The main fireworks display takes place right there. In Brazil, there is a New Year's tradition - standing, counting out loud the last seconds of the passing year, wishing each other Feliz Ano Novo! - "Happy New Year!" and drink champagne during the festive fireworks.
Hong Kong. The New Year holiday season in Hong Kong begins with Christmas in late December and ends in February with the arrival of Chinese New Year. Of course, the European New Year in Hong Kong is celebrated more modestly than the Chinese New Year, but due to the fact that many tourists come to the city at this time, local authorities full-blown celebrations are held.
Preparations begin in November: Christmas trees are installed in the squares, cannons with artificial snow are placed on the roofs of the houses in the central squares, and the streets are decorated with festive illumination. Concerts are held in Times Square on December 31, and at exactly midnight everyone will be treated to fireworks and a laser show. Best views festive fireworks open from Victoria Bay, from there fireworks are launched, which many consider to be some of the most beautiful on the planet.
Cape Town. The New Year in South Africa is celebrated with gunfire and the ringing of thousands of bells. Local residents celebrate 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, bright costumes, dancing to fiery African music performed by an orchestra, walk along the streets of the city. The New Year's parade moves around the city and is filled with residents of different areas. In addition to festive events, guests of the country can expect luxurious resorts and delicious wines, as well as exciting safaris through the majestic national parks countries.
London. Since 1841 on Trafalgar Square The main Christmas tree of the country is installed and the main festivities take place there. Tourists and locals flock there to watch the annual London New Year's parade, which is considered one of the largest New Year's public processions. Over ten thousand people take part in it, most of whom are musicians, dancers, clowns and acrobats.
At midnight, the solemn chime of Big Ben 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 can be seen from Primrose Hill, Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, Greenwich Park and Alexandra Palace. You can also take a river cruise on the Thames and watch the enchanting spectacle from the water. Traditionally, at midnight, the British open the back door of the house to old year could leave, and then they open the front door to quickly let in the New Year.
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 included 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 celebrations. To see the great action, it is better to come here in advance - this way you will have a better chance of getting good seats and avoiding traffic jams.
You can also have a festive New Year's dinner overlooking the New Year's fireworks on board a yacht with your closest loved ones or join a group cruise in the Persian Gulf. The most luxurious parties take place at the famous sail-shaped Burj Al Arab and Atlantis The Palm hotels. In addition, on January 1, the Dubai Shopping Festival begins, which continues throughout the month. During this period, prices for goods are reduced by up to 70 percent.
Reykjavik. Iceland often ranks at the top of winter travel destinations. The New Year's Eve was no exception. Residents of this fabulous, harsh country celebrate the first holiday of the year cheerfully and very noisily. Local residents believe: the more noise, the more luck there will be in the new year. A huge bonfire is lit in the main square of Reykjavik, around which mass celebrations take place. The best views of the fireworks display, which is organized by the residents themselves, are from the square of the Hallgrímskirkja church, as well as from the Skolavörðuholt hill.
Bangkok. Main holiday events take place on the Asian embankment and at the Central World Plaza. A stage is being built on the embankment near the Ferris wheel where local stars perform. At midnight, a ceremonial countdown of seconds takes place, after which the festive fireworks begin. At the Central World Plaza in front of the Central World and Siam Paragon shopping centers there is one of the best sites where you can admire the colorful fireworks. After this, tourists and locals celebrate the holiday in clubs, bars and restaurants in the city.
December has arrived, which means the New Year is just around the corner. I’m sure that in your city they have already begun to decorate shop windows, trees, windows in apartments and houses with glowing lights. Decorated streets are one of the main guarantees of the New Year's mood. And with it - fluffy snow sparkling under the lanterns, the smell of spruce and tangerine extravaganzas.
I invite you to take a break from work for a couple of minutes, relax and plunge into the atmosphere of the Holiday of other equally magical cities on Earth.
1. Giant Christmas ball in Nice, France
2. Christmas installations on Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland
3. Floating Balls in New York
4. Rockefeller Center in New York
5. Winter lighting at Nabano No Sato Botanical Garden in Japan
6. December Festival of Lights in Lyon, France
7. Eguisheim, a commune in northeastern France in the Alsace region
8. Christmas car in the yard 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. Christmas tree next to the Colosseum, Rome
15. Main square of Riga, Latvia
16. Here's how a hotel in London was decorated
17. Warm Christmas in Dubai, UAE
18. Glowing street in Quebec, Canada
19. The day before the New Year, Red Square, Moscow
20. And how could it be without the New Year’s mood in the mountains! With. Yaremche, Carpathians
Veronica Melan
New Year's city
Mac parked the dark car near the supermarket, turned off the engine and took the keys out of the ignition. He got out of the car, slammed the door and breathed in the frosty air, filled with the aromas of peanuts fried in sugar, which were being sold from a stall nearby.
A tall, rosy-cheeked hawker in a thick sheepskin coat and a red cap with a white fluffy tassel at the end cheerfully and loudly called out to passers-by:
Try it, hot, sweet! Just a copper coin for two bags! Straight from the fryer!
It smelled really good. It wasn't that Mac liked peanuts - it was the atmosphere itself that was captivating.
Six in the evening - completely dark.
Multi-colored light bulbs attached along the perimeter of the trailer cast multi-colored spots on the snow: sometimes blue and yellow, sometimes red, sometimes greenish mixed with purple. The frost pinched my cheeks and ears, but didn’t bite, it was more teasing: “Look, it’s winter all around! It’s great.”
People hurried to the shops, and from the shops to their homes. Cheerful, cheerful, in high spirits and with smiles on their faces. Voices rang, packages rustled, music played. Everyone was grateful to winter for having mercy, hiding its prickly fingers in soft mittens and replacing the frost with soft fluffy snow falling from the dark sky.
For a while, Chaser simply stood, looking up into the darkness, from where fluffy needle-like flakes silently and leisurely fell, and when his dark hair was covered with a white skullcap, he shook his head - snowflakes scattered over his shoulders.
The liquor store was on the corner; The snow compressed by the soles crunched under the boots.
My soul felt light and pleasant, as it should be on a holiday. Drake said there is no urgent matter, you can relax and unwind; A large party at Ren's house was scheduled for eight, with almost two hours left.
The windows shone and shimmered - that night many shops would be open until the morning. There were a lot of people who wanted to run for more alcohol on other days, and even more so today. Plus more gifts that someone remembered at the last moment; wrap it all, pack it, wrap it and decorate it with ribbons so that it shines brightly and pleases the eye.
The snow creaked peacefully underfoot, the cold had not yet managed to get under the jacket - that very moment when for no reason you want to stay outside longer. Walk around, admire the people and houses around. In six hours, the sky will be colored with colorful, noisy fireworks, firecrackers will explode, fireworks will bloom, voices will shout in greeting, welcoming the New Year, and glasses will rise up. In the meantime, everything around is a little agitated, but still calm and peaceful.
A flock of young girls suddenly turned towards Mack, as if they had appeared out of thin air. Dressed up, ringing, excited - just five girlfriends, and judging by the friendly laughter and jokes, a little tipsy.
Allerton, out of professional habit, quickly visually scanned the faces and figures, put what he saw into memory (God willing, it won’t be needed) and stepped to the right, closer to the road, to let the group of girls pass.
But as it turned out, this was not the case. The company, peering intently at him with five pairs of eyes and tugging at each other's sleeves, synchronously stepped in the same direction, provoking a quick collision. Mack stepped to the left - the company immediately flowed towards him. There was whispering and laughter. And then something completely unexpected. When they got closer, the girls surrounded him from all sides, not allowing him passage, and squealed in rivalry:
Mister... young and handsome, you don’t have a ring on your finger, do you?
Please don't refuse us...
And we had an argument!
Yes, yes... we argued...
Yes, yes, and Katie lost! And whoever loses must kiss the first man he meets! Well, without a ring, of course... You don’t have one, do you?
First, I had to forcibly quiet the alarm signal that had arisen in my trained body, then lower my raised eyebrows, and then try not to laugh out loud. Mac coped with the first, and the second, and the third. Although, I must admit, it was not easy, especially when there were so many female faces They carefully examine your fingers for an indicator of the presence of a second half in your life.
No! - the bachelorette party almost exclaimed in unison, after which he pushed the deeply blushing pretty girl in the direction of the tall stranger. From under a knitted hat trimmed with fur, wide, shiny eyes, a snub nose, and lips bitten from embarrassment looked out.
Here, Katie, this is your first person! Keep your promise! Kiss!
The flock hummed, giggled, whispered and watched with bated breath as Katie, flushed like ketchup, did not dare step towards the dark-haired guy with attentive greenish-brown eyes, reminiscent of a warrior, despite the modern cut of his jacket.
She thought with a sinking heart that an old man would be better! Or what a wimp, to kiss, get rid of the promise and run on to walk with the girls, but no, he managed to stumble upon such a tall, broad-shouldered and... handsome. Katie had never met anyone like this before, and therefore she instantly became timid, and her knees became weak.
Passersby glanced at their group - a man surrounded by girls - frozen at the window of a gift shop with interest. Chaser mentally grinned, looking at the girl with the bowl eyes, who had forgotten how to move, pushed forward by her comrades. The comrades themselves gathered a step behind her, huddled, crowded spectators in the amphitheater, hungry for nerve-wracking events. And this one, in red mittens, like a lost lamb given to the wolf for slaughter, now stood with her head raised up with a mixture of sacred horror and anticipation in her eyes.
Mac was having a lot of fun. These are weirdos!
Having guessed that the mountain standing in front of him would not reach Magomed by next year, Chaser himself took a step forward - the spectators gasped in unison; Katie, trying to appear brave, managed to bravely stand her ground. A second later, a man’s hand reached out to her face, the thumb carefully walked over her lower lip, lightly pressed on her chin, and as soon as her lips parted, they were immediately covered by the man’s.
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. With all the locations featured, 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 celebration.
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Paris, France
There is nothing more romantic than watching the incredible light show and fireworks at the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris or take one of the 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, UK
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 here, including the opening one for the evening special events in 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 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 is a holiday everywhere in Bangkok, every bar and nightclub is filled with holidaymakers. But the most big event held at Central World Square, where several hundred thousand people gather to watch an impressive 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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The city of Valparaiso, the cultural capital of Chile, is 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.
In order to next year brings good luck, locals 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.
Robert Burns' words in the song "Auld Auld Time" take on special meaning, when they are chanted in the streets of Edinburgh. At midnight, one of the world's largest fireworks displays takes place here, with the magnificent Edinburgh Castle as the backdrop. New Year's parties continue even after dawn. Events on January 1 include the Royal Mile running competition, diving into the icy waters of the River Fors, sled dog competition and more.
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Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona is the party capital of Spain and on the last day of the year it's home to 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 the capital of Iceland will give you the hottest New Year's celebration on the planet. Locals leave the city-wide celebration, which begins at 6 p.m., 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 the northern lights complement 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. As the countdown to New Year's Eve begins, the ocean lights up with 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 a good seat to see this show, be sure to arrive at least eight hours before New Year's Day for the official opening. The best views are for those on a boat on the water, but if you're on land, the Avenue of Stars at Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon or the bars in Lan Kwai Fong are also great places to ring in 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 town 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 get an 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 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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St. Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg's magnificent boulevards and bridges 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 anyone else on Earth, then the Hawaiian Islands are a great place to wait. 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 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 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 6pm on December 31, the famous Strip is closed to traffic and is open to those who would like to ring in 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 city - it has been celebrating non-stop since the fall Berlin Wall in 1989. On New Year's Eve, more than one million people attend the "Miele Party", which extends into the distance from the Brandenburg Gate. It's no surprise that Berlin is one of the best cities to 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, a 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.
