The Top 24 Best Holiday Destinations in December

BARCELONA, SPAIN

If you like your winters dry, crisp and comfortable – head straight to Barcelona. This beautiful Spanish city is buzzing over the winter months, so you’re bound to make special memories with all the things there are to do. For example, the Santa María del Mar church hosts a goosebump inducing performance of Handel’s Messiah just before Christmas, and Santa Eulàlia (the city’s major winter festival) in mid February will see you taking part in parades, dances, concerts and more. Expect music, food and plenty of revelry, but save a little room for hot chocolate and churros at La Granja – the unpretentious back-street restaurant is full of old world charm with original floors and the remnants of a Roman wall.