New Year’s Eve in Europe: Fireworks, Traditions and City Travel Tips
We recorded this episode to talk about how New Year’s Eve looks across Europe, based on places we’ve actually spent the holiday and traditions we’ve experienced along the way. Rather than focusing on one city, this episode pulls together several different celebrations and customs that stood out to us.
It’s a mix of personal experiences, cultural traditions and ideas for future trips, all centered around how Europe marks the start of a new year.
Episode Summary
In this episode, we share some of our favorite ways we’ve celebrated New Year’s Eve in Europe. We talk about watching fireworks over the Duomo in Florence, celebrating in Vienna and spending New Year’s in Prague, along with how each city handled the night and what made each experience different.
We also talk about New Year’s traditions across Europe, including Spain’s twelve lucky grapes and Denmark’s midnight plate smashing, and how these customs shape the way the night feels in different countries. Along the way, we share personal stories from past trips and how these celebrations compared to one another.
The episode also looks ahead to places still on our list for future New Year’s trips, including Budapest, Edinburgh and Copenhagen. It’s an overview of how varied New Year’s Eve can be across Europe and why the location you choose makes such a difference in how the night unfolds.
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