Many, many people take holidays in December, normally Christmas holidays, to have time to rest a bit with the family: "Christmas with your family, Easter with whomever you want".
The whole of Italy is studded with markets, fairs, festivals and Christmas parties, more than anything because of consumption.
The month of December can offer us on the one hand the opportunity to go skiing or, more generally to do activities related to the mountains and snow : hiking, skating and winter sports in general; the famous white week.
On the other hand, nothing prevents us from going south, where the grip of the cold is just a rumor and where it is sometimes possible to swim in the sea together with tourists from northern Europe.
And abroad ? Have you ever considered that the Christmas period in the southern hemisphere falls exactly in the middle of summer and therefore can be celebrated in bikini?
December natural destinations: Sicily
As mentioned, even in Italy it is possible to enjoy a warm Christmas holiday: Sicily offers us this, and much more.
Nowadays numerous cheap flights serve the Sicilian airports, especially Palermo and Trapani, ideal cities to kick off a tour made of culture, local beauties, breathtaking villages, inimitable food, and one of the most beautiful seas in Italy.
It is no coincidence that Sicily was targeted in December by tourists from all over the world: its climate and tradition are a perfectly pleasant and suggestive combination : the strong Catholic heritage of the island gives Christmas an unexpected strength and intense with the myriad processions that blossom in every small town or neighborhood on the island.
December natural destinations: Trentino Alto Adige
We are now heading north. For those who like the cold and look for snow, for those who do not need to escape in a warm place, they will find in Trentino Alto Adige a perfect place for Christmas and New Year holidays .
We are talking about an excellently organized region, with one of the best living standards on the whole Italian panorama, rich in uncontaminated mountain nature, full of high quality Christmas markets, which are the rule here.
Local food, especially if you like Christmas pastry and you are not afraid of a couple of pounds to put up, is really special. Trentino Alto Adige is also a perfect destination for those looking for a place to give themselves to winter sports, be it skiing, skating or snowboarding .
Discover the natural Christmas markets
December natural destinations: the Canaries
A few hours by plane from our peninsula we find the Canary Islands, with a delightful climate during the December holidays.
The Canaries are a group of islands geographically linked to Africa even if they are considered part of Europe, so no visa or special document is required .
The islands have a very variable climate due to the different altitudes, but if we base ourselves at sea level, near the beaches or just above, we can enjoy a sort of spring around 20 degrees, lively, colorful, rich in good simple food and relaxed people.
Living Christmas and the New Year in the Canaries means having the possibility to flow between colors and rhythms, to give yourself to the good life or to relax in nature, according to your tastes.
December natural destinations: Laos
December coincides with the beginning of the high season in Southeast Asia, in the whole area that goes from India to Vietnam .
The monsoon is just finished, the rains no longer suffer the backpackers' travel, but a fresh, springy, pleasant and bright air remains, very different from the subtropical heat of the pre-months.
Among these countries we can suggest Laos, one of the few destinations in that area that can still offer unexplored corners . Depending on your tastes and your possibilities, you can gradually get out of the still more wonderful tourist routes made of restaurants and monuments, to get into areas where English is still not spoken, where rural life is spontaneous and ancestral rites continue uninterrupted by centuries.
