12 Places to Travel to This Holiday Season

Jordana Weiss | December 15, 2017

3. Edinburgh

Edinburgh is another city where spectacular Medieval and Reformation-era architecture is still in great shape. Spending Christmas in Edinburgh is a perfect choice. It won’t be too cold, but you’ll be able to see frost every morning.

If you’re spending the holidays in the city, make sure to walk up Calton Hill so you get a great view of the city covered in snow, then hike down and peruse the shops along George Street and Princes Street. One side of Princes Street is taken up by shops, but the other side looks over Princes Street Gardens, where there’s always an entertaining Christmas light display. Make sure to stick around for Hogmanay, the traditional Scottish New Year’s celebration that’s always a ton of fun.

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