5 Famous Destinations In Europe For 2022
It’s 2022. And time to look at the 5 famous destinations in Europe for 2022.
The pandemic of COVID has turned several economies upside down. Many destinations in Europe had to suffer a prolonged shutdown of the hospitality sector. Travelling within one’s city itself has become a luxury that few could afford – only this time it was not about money.
Not anymore, with most countries opening up their border for tourists, travel is back. Of course with its own new normal – complex rules about COVIDs.
Forget centuries, even a couple of years back, Who would have thought that a simple barcode on plain paper would be more important than a passport or visa for travelling? Yes, Green Pass is the new passport for travel.
After grounding almost all the flights globally, airline companies are realizing it is no longer feasible. With the vaccination and boosters around, the hospital industry is out of Oxygen support and started to breathe easy now.
So, it is time to look at the destinations for 2022. Let’s Travelliamo.
CNN Travel has published the best destination to visit in 2022. The editor has handpicked more than a dozen places globally. To ease your life, I have cherry-picked the top 5 famous destinations in Europe.
5 Famous Destinations in Europe
Valencia, Spain
This 3rd largest city after Madrid and Barcelona has a lot to offer within its cobbled, maze-like old town. The city is 2000 years old and today boasts its sandy beaches, amazing architecture and culture. The city is designated as the World Design Capital for 2022. From the Turia Gardens to the Central Market and the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia combines the effective application of Mediterranean design with a desire to leverage the creative sector as an agent for social change.
From Xavi Calvo, Managing Director, World Design Capital Valencia 2022
“Being chosen as the 2022 Capital is a reward for several decades of consolidation of a sector as unique and admired as the design industry in the Valencia region. A land brimming with highly creative people that was already publicly admired well beyond our regional borders. Valencia has reached a point of maturity in design that it will now be able to showcase to the rest of the world.”
Pack your bag, and I will give you another excellent reason to do so. From March 15 to 19, they celebrate the festival called las Fallas involving fireworks. The origin of Las Fallas comes from the old carpenter’s tradition who, when celebrating the arrival of spring on 19th March, used to burn pieces of wood (parrots) that were used to prop up their lights during the winter.
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Naples, Italy
Naples is the only city that made it to these 5 Famous destinations in Europe. As per CNN Travel, Naples is booming. The Centro Storico is pulsating with energy. Sassy, non-cookie-cutter hotels are opening up.
Naples had always been a rich city before the unification of Italy. After the unification & moving of the capital city to Rome, it really started a downtrend. The worst was when many locals started to emigrate. Well, that is all for a good reason – else America would never have heard about Pizza or Spagati, right?
Anyone who visits Naples should make sure to include the Pompeii in their itinerary.
Lahit, Finland
Lahti, the 9th largest city in Finland, aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 and is also Europe’s green ambassador for the year.
CNN Travel has recommended all who visit certainly try out the tap water. Reason? The city’s innovative groundwater system has been certified by UNESCO as “the world’s best drinking water,” and is used by award-winning Lahti-based Teerenpeli Brewery & Distillery, the oldest whiskey distillery in Finland.
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Dijan, France
Dijon is the capital city of the historical Burgundy region in eastern France, one of the country’s principal wine-making areas.
The place known for its autumn gastronomic fair opens the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin in Dijon — a 70,000 square meter renovation of historic buildings from the 16th to the 18th centuries, turned into a complex devoted entirely to French food and wine in May 2022.
So, it is the right time to plan the visit when the climate is also great.
Orkney Islands, UK
You may wonder why the UK is on this list. Right?
Ha, travel has no boundaries, so Brexit or no Brexit, let’s include it in Europe’s list!!!
Orkney Island is right on the northern tip of Scotland, thus closer to Norway than London. It comprises some 70 islands, of which almost 30% islands are unoccupied.
Travellers can hop between the Scottish mainland and Orkney, and between the individual islands, either on ferries or via air. With less than 3 kilometres this route is considered the shortest commercial flight in the world. Travel time? Hold your breath, it is just two minutes.
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