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Some celebrate Christmas at home while others love to explore various destinatio­ns. If you’re the latter, here are some great places to visit this season...

Bethlehem, West Bank

Visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, one of the best places to spend Christmas holidays. The mere thought of Christmas celebratio­n on Manger Square and in the Old City fills visitors with a heavenly dynamism. Christmas becomes more incredible when you celebrate it at St. Catheroine’s Church’s midnight mass.

Lapland, Finland

If you love seeing Santa, the Arctic Circle of Finland is a place to go. The joyful man in red and white is the most admired resident of this area. You can follow him in reindeerdo­tted forests and observe his elves preparing the toys. If you love to celebrate a white Christmas, it is the perfect place to go.

New York City, USA

Christmas plays a really important role in the Empire State as a number of films have revealed. With Christmas lights, muzak, and a light dusting of snow, the city turns into one of the best destinatio­ns to celebrate Christmas in the world. Visitors are awed with the tallest Christmas tree of the world at the Rockefelle­r Center and ice skating beneath it.

The Vatican, Italy

The month of December is really magical here. It witnesses extra beats with roasted clichés sold on every corner and the city is flooded with wonderful scenes. Vatican City on Christmas Eve attracts a good number of pilgrims, and Midnight Mass in St Peter’s Basilica and ensures them a day to remember.

Bondi Beach, Australia

Bondi Beach in is known for offering the contrary of the northern-hemisphere Christmas formula... Christmas is celebrated with sand, sun and surf here. The beach lures a huge number of backpacker­s to come out of their home and enjoy the most incredible Christmas celebratio­n. So, if you want to try something different on this Christmas other than the same Christmas trees and fairy lights, Bondi is the place for you!

 ?? ?? ● Ice skating at Rockefelle­r Center, New York
● Ice skating at Rockefelle­r Center, New York

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