Lisbon sparkles at Christmas (check out the massive tree in Praça do Comércio), but is more cool than twee.The scent of chestnuts fills the air, and concerts are held in churches, but festivities feel refreshingly uncommercialized. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
The tiny Italian town of Candela was bustling in the 1990s. The cute area may have only had around 8,000 people living there, but there was still a lot going on.