{"id":5500,"date":"2017-12-21T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2018-01-04T16:33:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:33:36","slug":"8-weekends-europe-need-take-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/8-weekends-europe-need-take-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Weekends in Europe You Need to Take This Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the chill sets in across Europe and the nights stretch out its generally my cue to upgrade to my 12 tog duvet, stock up on cocoa and comfort food and ready myself for winter hibernation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026but not this year!<\/p>\n

This year, chai lattes won\u2019t be the only thing spicing up my winter thanks to a couple of these enchanting European getaways:<\/p>\n

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\u00a01.\u00a0Vienna<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Winter-breaks-Vienna\"<\/p>\n

Fairy lights, traditional handicrafts, roasted chestnuts and mulled wine \u2013 \u2018nuff said! As Billy Joel so melodiously put it: Vienna<\/a><\/span><\/strong> waits for you\u2026.<\/p>\n

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\u00a02.\u00a0Amsterdam<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Take a brisk walk along the canal before warming up with fresh and fluffy sugar dusted Oliebollen (doughnuts) and a coffee in a cosy wood-panelled cafe. Throughout December and January the city is illuminated during the dazzling Amsterdam Light Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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3. Berlin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Nobody does a festive market quite like Germany. Soak up holiday spirit, savour the aroma of freshly baked gingerbread and warm up with a glass of gl\u00fchwein in Berlin<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0Budapest<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Budapest-winter-breaks\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luxuriate in Roman baths, catch a ballet in Europe\u2019s most beautiful opera house, pad out for winter with hefty servings of Hungarian dumplings and ghoulash and bomb down the hilly Buda side of the river on sled.<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0Reykjavik<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Iceland is the ultimate winter destination. Where better to take in the Northern Lights<\/a><\/span><\/strong> than from a natural hot spring? Read on for more inspiration here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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6. Lapland<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If the Mr and Mrs Klaus live in the North Pole then Lapland is where they have their holiday home. That said, a trip to Lapland doesn\u2019t have to revolve around an old guy in the red suit\u2026visit Swedish Lapland for yoga on ice<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Swedish saunas, dog sledding and a frozen hotel<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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7. London<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"London-Winter-breaks\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where to start\u2026.Ice-skate at Somerset House, enjoy cheap laughs and flamboyant costumes at a panto, engage in festive carnival fun at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and gawp at Harrods increasingly elaborate decoration.<\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0And of course, there\u2019s always<\/strong> Paris!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Beautiful both in the sun and as the leaves fall but most spectacular of all when dusted in snow.<\/p>\n

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For me, nowhere is as romantic as Europe in winter but a couple of these utterly insane Christmas traditions<\/a><\/span><\/strong> are worth travelling further afield to witness.<\/p>\n

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