The 7 most spectacular Christmas light displays around the world

Posted by Anita Froneman on 22 December 2021

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Christmas lights never cease to amaze even the most grown-up of adults. Many major cities across the world put on fantastic displays of Christmas lights each year, amazing locals and visitors alike. Here are the best spots to be merry and bright this year.

1. London, UK

Like many European cities, London sets up a dazzling display each year. The ‘Angels of Regent Street’ is an all-time favourite.

 

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2. Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

Even though the Eastern countries don’t traditionally celebrate Christmas, many cosmopolitan cities have massively taken to celebrating this holiday.

 

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3. New York, US

From larger-than-life Christmas trees to all the colours of the rainbow, Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York is known the world over.

 

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4. Vilnius, Lithuania

The annual Christmas market in the capital, Vilnius, is magical, if cold. Get transported to Santa’s world.

 

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The Christmas market in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius is one of the most extraordinary ones. Especially the 27-meter-tall tree, which is made up of some 6,000 branches, is a real eye-catcher – and has just been voted Europe’s most beautiful Christmas tree by “European Best Destinations”. The pretty white booths are arranged like a clock around the tree. ⁠ ⁠ How do you like it?⁠ ⁠ Vilnius, Lithuania⁠ GO Vilnius⠀⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ #dweuromaxx #euromaxx #deutschewelle #vilniuschristmasmarket #christmasinlithuania #vilnius #visitvilnius #visitlithuania #christmasmarket #christmastree #christmasmarketsofeurope #chirstmasineurope #christmasmarkets #christmasinlithuania #exploreeurope #christmasineurope #landscapephotographer #landscapephotography #travelgoals #travelbucketlist #traveleurope #fairytalelocations #travelphotography #photooftheday

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5. Vancouver, Canada

The Canadians are showing up to the party and it’s dazzling.

6. Vienna, Austria

It might be far below zero over December in Europe, but these lights are so cosy and splendid, you won’t even notice.

7. Berlin, Germany

You won’t have to search far to find beautiful Christmas decorations in Germany, but Berlin is especially beautiful this time of year.

 

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~ 乙ᗯᗴᎥ丅ᗴᖇ ᗩᗪᐯᗴᑎ丅 ~ Da ist schon wieder Sonntag und das Wochenende fast rum…aber ein paar Stunden bis zum nervigen Montag sinds ja noch. Ich werde heute nur noch auf der Couch verweilen und mich vom Wochenende erholen. Euch wünsche ich auf jeden Fall einen schönen zweiten Advent. Genießt den Abend! ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ On Tour mit ✌ ✘ @jana_from_berlin ✘ @urbanberlin ✘ @sven_plusminus ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ⟴ Check also ⬲ @zweineunvier @urbex_lenalie @jackieta_youtube @idipupidi @lost_place_dynasty @4lizar @die_welt_der_einen @rosch_urbx ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ #weloveberlin #exploreberlin #vibeofvisuals #officialfanofberlin #greatshots #ig_berlin #igersberlin #loves_united_berlin #srsb_christmas #berlincalling #nabendberlin #citygrammers #citykillerz #gotberlin #citylights #advent #wonderlustberlin #urbanaisle #urbanromantix #picoftheday #berlinview #besteberlin #dasechteberlin #christmasinberlin #raw_germany

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