11 UNFORGETTABLE TRIPS TO DO WITH CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS

Christmas is just around the corner, and many are already thinking about decorating, shopping or leisure activities to do with the kids on these dates. One of the plans chosen by more and more people is that of take a family trip outside the country, to learn how they celebrate Christmas in other parts of the world.

If this is your case and you are in full search of destinations, we propose these 11 wonderful trips to do with children, you'll never forget.

Disneyland Paris: the magic of Christmas comes alive

Photo via Disneyland Paris

If traveling to Disneyland Paris is already a dream come true for many children, doing so at Christmas will be much more. He magical and festive atmosphere floods all the streets of the park with its Christmas decoration, its horseback riding and its nightly shows. If you are staying in a hotel of the Disney complex, remember to ask for a suite decorated especially for these parties.

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And your trip will be complete if you also take the opportunity to go around Paris, just half an hour drive from the park. The French capital dresses up to celebrate Christmas; From its mythical Eiffel Tower, to the windows of the traditional Galeries Lafayette or the Champs Elysees, where you can also enjoy its traditional Christmas market.

Zurich: board the Santa Claus train

Market with attractions in Zurich

The Swiss city of Zurich is a wonderful destination to travel with children at Christmas, because here the little ones have multiple possibilities for fun.

The Christmas carols sung on a giant Christmas tree (Singing Christmas Tree), the ice rinks and the street markets, are the main hallmarks of the city at this time of year. But we can't forget the chocolate and swiss cheese, two typical delicacies that we can find in the traditional wooden booths of the markets.

Zurich also has a railway called Marlitram, which acquires a great prominence at Christmas because on board travels the very same Santa Claus, responsible for entertaining the trip of the little ones. Another great attraction for children is to visit the city of elves (Elfendorfli), where they can enter their cabins to play.

Rome: the eternal city is adorned at Christmas

St. Peter's Basilica at Christmas

The so-called "eternal city" is one of the obligatory destinations at Christmas at least once in a lifetime, because if there is a place where This religious festival is lived with intensity and devotion, it is in Rome.

There we can visit the Plaza de San Pedro, in the Vatican, with the children, and admire its impressive Christmas tree and its Bethlehem portal (although really, the nativity scenes are something we can find in the multiple squares of the city).

In Navona Square we can enjoy the Christmas atmosphere walking through its amazing flea market, more than a century old, or having fun with the kids in the roundabouts, attractions and stalls of handmade toys.

Vienna: an amazing Christmas postcard

Christmas market in Rathauspark, Vienna

In Vienna we can find a ten picturesque markets to visit with the kids, although one of the most famous and emblematic is the street market of the Child Jesus (Christkindlmarkt), located in the Town Hall Square and more than seven centuries old. This market houses a giant Christmas tree and more than 140 wooden booths where we will find, from decorative items, to typical local food.

The snow, the attractions, the emblematic and majestic buildings adorned and the colored lights, put the Perfect brooch to a fairytale decoration.

Berlin: the city of Christmas markets

The Brandenburg Gate looks this beautiful at Christmas

Germany is the quintessential Christmas market, and specifically in Berlin we can find more than fifty. Among all of them, that of Gendarmenplatz surely it is the one that attracts the most attention of children, because there You can see Santa Claus or buy beautiful handmade toys.

After visiting the markets, we suggest you rent some skates and enjoy the ice skating experience in Potsdamer Platz, where we can also sledding through a huge ice slide.

Enjoy a walk through picturesque illuminated streets, taste typical Christmas sweets, or photograph ourselves in front of the immense Christmas tree of the Brandenburg Gate, are other of the multiple family plans that we can make in this city.

Amsterdam: amazing light and ice shows

Amsterdam canals look this beautiful at Christmas

If you have the opportunity to travel with your kids to Amsterdam at Christmas, do not think twice, because in addition to visiting one of the most fascinating cities in Europe, you can enjoy the multiple Christmas activities organized by the city every year.

Among its many plans are ice skating, surfing the canals, getting lost in its huge Christmas markets, or enjoying both the foot and boat of the impressive Festival of Light, which fills the city with color and interactive projections.

And just over an hour from Amsterdam you have the city of Zwolle, where the Dutch Ice Sculpture Festival is held every year. In this event, which will last from December 15 to March 3, 2019, ice, light, sound and special effects are mixed for achieve an almost magical effect on sculpted images. Children will be fascinated!

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London: the perfect Christmas getaway

Winter Wonderland Hyde Park Christmas Market

The Christmas atmosphere in London starts at the beginning of November and lasts until January 5, so we still have plenty of time to plan our family getaway to this wonderful city.

Between the Multiple plans to do with children if we travel to London, is to witness the exceeding of the lighting of the Christmas tree of Trafalgar Square (which will take place on December 6), visit the Winter Wonderland site in Hyde Park (with Christmas markets, attractions, circus, ice rinks and Santa Park Land where you will find Santa's cabin), or get lost in the immense and fun Hamleys toy store.

Must visit if you go to the city and you are fans of the Harry Potter universe, are the studies of the Warner Bross, where you can know all the secrets of the famous saga, contemplate the sets, costumes and objects that have been used in the movies.

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Copenhagen: magic, romanticism and Christmas flavor

Christmas market in Nytorv Square, in the center of Conpehague

As with Vienna, strolling through the city of Copenhagen at Christmas is like entering a fanatic fairytale, flavored with gingerbread cookies and cinnamon buns, two of Denmark's typical sweets.

Among our tourist destinations when walking through the city should not miss the visit to the Tivoli Gardens. There we will enjoy a spectacular Christmas market, a large lake turned into a skating rink, and the attractions of the oldest park in Europe. Also in Tivoli we can delight with our children watching the traditional ballet of the Nutcracker, an unforgettable show that will put the perfect finishing touch to our trip.

Rovaniemi: where Santa Claus lives

The village of Santa Claus

The small town of Rovaniemi, in Finnish Lapland, is the most fascinating Christmas trip any child can doWell, Santa Claus lives in this place. There, the kids can visit this endearing character and hand deliver their cards, ride sleighs pulled by reindeer, enjoy the Santa Park theme park or sleep in cabins after watching the spectacle of northern lights that nature gives us.

Undoubtedly a unique destination that will remain forever engraved in the hearts of the little ones.

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New York: to live a Christmas movie

Rockfeller Center ice rink

And if we want to live a Christmas of film there is nothing better than traveling to New York, where its streets, squares and stages will be immensely known to us thanks to the cinematographic industry.

Contemplate the huge Christmas tree next to the ice rink at Rockfeller Center, is one of the must-see stops in the city, although not the only one. Visiting the spectacular Macy's, Bloomingdale's or Tiffany's stores, admiring the Christmas decorations of the houses of the Dyker Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, or visiting the Christmas markets are some of the city's traditions at this time of year.

Bahamas Islands: where Carnival and Christmas come together

Junkanoo parade, held in Bahamas on the occasion of Christmas

But if what you are looking for is a exotic, different destination and where you can also enjoy the sun, the high temperatures and the baths in the sea, then we recommend you to travel to the Bahamas islands, where the celebration of the Christmas holidays will not leave you indifferent.

There, Christmas mixes with Carnival, and the lights, the costumes, the colors, the bands and the many festive nuances, flood the streets of the islands. Children will enjoy Christmas carols, candy canes and the exchange of typical Christmas gifts. But they will also be amazed at the parade of floats, costumes with colorful feathers and dances to the rhythm of cowbells, drums and whistles.