クリスマス・年末年始 — 世界の月ごとのガイド
マーケット、休業、そして一年で最も料金が高い2週間。
SeasonMapの644か所の旅行先を、各月の中で快適スコア順に並べています — 大事なのは、その季節がどこで見られるかだけでなく、その間の天気が旅に値するかどうかだからです。
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1月のクリスマス・年末年始
- ホバート 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSydney to Hobart finish · 12月26日〜1月3日The leaders reach Constitution Dock about two days out of Sydney and the rest trickle in for a week, into a waterfront food festival that runs through New Year.96
- アディスアベバ 🇪🇹 エチオピアGenna, Ethiopian Christmas · 1月6日〜8日Christmas falls on 7 January here, after a fast that ends with an all-night service.95
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラChristmas and New Year · 12月18日〜1月2日The year-end fortnight is a peak for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike: hotels fill and raise rates, shuttles book up, and fireworks go off at midnight on 24 and 31 December.95
- アンティグア・グアテマラ 🇬🇹 グアテマラChristmas and New Year · 12月16日〜1月1日Posadas move house to house from 16 December, and Christmas Eve ends in a wall of firecrackers at midnight rather than a quiet mass.94
- バルパライソ 🇨🇱 チリNew Year fireworks over the bay · 12月29日〜1月2日The display is fired from barges across the bay and the hills above the port are the grandstand, which is why every terrace with a view is sold months ahead and the roads out are shut afterwards.94
- マルサ・アラム 🇪🇬 エジプトChristmas and New Year peak · 12月18日〜1月6日(例年)European charter flights land through the holidays and the dive centres run at capacity.94
- バハルダール 🇪🇹 エチオピアGenna · 1月6日〜8日Ethiopian Christmas on 7 January, kept with an overnight service and the first meat after the Advent fast.94
- ローンセストン 🇦🇺 オーストラリアChristmas and Boxing Day · 12月24日〜1月1日Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.93
- ケレタロ州 🇲🇽 メキシコThree Kings parade · 1月5日〜6日On the evening of 5 January the Three Kings ride through the historic centre with floats and bands, throwing sweets, and end at the Teatro de la República.93
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアFestive season on the coast · 12月15日〜1月10日(例年)School and festive holidays send Namibian families from inland to the coast: from mid-December to early January accommodation fills early, rates rise and the beachfront and restaurants are at their busiest.93
- ラアス・アル=ハイマ市 🇦🇪 アラブ首長国連邦New Year's Eve fireworks · 12月28日〜1月2日The emirate spends the last night of the year setting records off Al Marjan Island, and the beachfront hotels sell the view months ahead.93
- ゴンダール 🇪🇹 エチオピアGenna · 1月6日〜8日Ethiopian Christmas on 7 January, kept with an all-night service and the end of the Advent fast.93
- コルカタ 🇮🇳 インドPark Street at Christmas · 12月18日〜1月1日Park Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping.92
- ウダイプル 🇮🇳 インドChristmas to New Year rush · 12月22日〜1月2日(例年)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.92
- ジョードプル 🇮🇳 インドChristmas to New Year rush · 12月22日〜1月2日(例年)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.92
- ビニャ・デル・マール 🇨🇱 チリNew Year over the bay · 12月29日〜1月2日The fireworks are fired down the whole bay and this side has the flat seafront to watch them from, so the coast road is closed and the hotels sell New Year as a package weeks out.92
- ムンナール 🇮🇳 インドChristmas to New Year rush · 12月22日〜1月2日(例年)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.91
- ダハブ 🇪🇬 エジプトChristmas and New Year peak · 12月18日〜1月6日(例年)The European diving season peaks over the holidays, when the water is still workable and the town is at its fullest.91
- マディケーリ 🇮🇳 インドChristmas to New Year rush · 12月22日〜1月2日(例年)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.91
- ネイプルズ 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Christmas and New Year · 12月24日〜1月1日Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel.91
- オークランド 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドPohutukawa in flower · 11月25日〜1月10日(例年)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.89
- カウアイ島 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Christmas and New Year · 12月24日〜1月1日Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel.89
- モンテベルデ 🇨🇷 コスタリカChristmas and New Year · 12月18日〜1月3日From Christmas to New Year most Costa Ricans are on holiday and head for the beaches, mountains and parks, so rooms, rental cars and shuttles book up and rates are at their peak.89
- チェンライ 🇹🇭 タイ王国Christmas and New Year peak · 12月18日〜1月5日The weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year here for both foreign and Thai visitors: rooms and transport sell out early and rates run at their highest.89
- タガズート 🇲🇦 モロッコChristmas and New Year peak · 12月15日〜1月10日(例年)Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded.89
…1月はほか457か所。
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9月のクリスマス・年末年始
- ダバオ 🇵🇭 フィリピンThe Ber months · 9月1日〜12月25日Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of build-up; the last fortnight is when flights into Davao are full and rooms are not to be had.58
- セブ 🇵🇭 フィリピンThe Ber months · 9月1日〜12月25日(例年)Carols start in the malls on the first of September and run for four months, which is longer than anywhere else does it.54
- マニラ 🇵🇭 フィリピンThe Ber months · 9月1日〜12月25日(例年)Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it.45
10月のクリスマス・年末年始
- グラマド 🇧🇷 ブラジルNatal Luz · 10月20日〜1月20日(例年)The largest Christmas event in the country runs for close to three months: ticketed shows in the amphitheatre, two big parades most nights, and the whole town lit.79
- トリノ 🇮🇹 イタリアLuci d'Artista · 10月25日〜1月15日(例年)Contemporary artists light the squares and porticoes for the winter, and it is not a Christmas market: the installations stay up long after the holidays and are the reason to walk here at night.78
- マニラ 🇵🇭 フィリピンThe Ber months · 9月1日〜12月25日(例年)Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of it.55
- ダバオ 🇵🇭 フィリピンThe Ber months · 9月1日〜12月25日Carols in the malls from the first of September and four months of build-up; the last fortnight is when flights into Davao are full and rooms are not to be had.54
- セブ 🇵🇭 フィリピンThe Ber months · 9月1日〜12月25日(例年)Carols start in the malls on the first of September and run for four months, which is longer than anywhere else does it.48
11月のクリスマス・年末年始
- アデレード 🇦🇺 オーストラリアChristmas Pageant · 11月8日〜16日(例年)A century-old parade of floats through the centre on a Saturday morning in November.94
- アリカンテ 🇪🇸 スペインNavidad Gigante and the giant Belen · 11月22日〜1月7日(例年)The city's Christmas programme centres on a monumental nativity scene in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, listed by Guinness, with the square closed to traffic, a fairground and lit streets until Epiphany.89
- マラガ 🇪🇸 スペインCalle Larios lights · 11月25日〜1月6日The main street is roofed in lights that run to music several times an evening from late November, and the crowd for it comes from across Andalusia.87
- サンアントニオ 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国River Walk holiday season · 11月26日〜1月6日(例年)A lit barge parade the Friday after Thanksgiving switches on a hundred thousand lights strung over the water, and they stay until Epiphany.87
- オークランド 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドPohutukawa in flower · 11月25日〜1月10日(例年)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.86
- セントオーガスティン 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Nights of Lights · 11月21日〜1月31日(例年)Three million white lights go up over the old town from the Saturday before Thanksgiving and stay until late January, which turns a quiet coastal off-season into the busiest weekends of the year.86
- カディス 🇪🇸 スペインZambombas in Jerez · 11月28日〜12月24日(例年)Jerez, under an hour by train, spends the weeks before Christmas singing flamenco carols around fires in patios, tabancos and brotherhood halls, busiest on December weekends; a protected local tradition rather than a staged show.85
- クリチバ 🇧🇷 ブラジルCantata de Natal · 11月25日〜12月23日(例年)Choirs sing from the windows of the old Palácio Avenida on Rua XV several evenings a week through December, and the street below fills half an hour before.85
- グラマド 🇧🇷 ブラジルNatal Luz · 10月20日〜1月20日(例年)The largest Christmas event in the country runs for close to three months: ticketed shows in the amphitheatre, two big parades most nights, and the whole town lit.85
- ヒルトンヘッドアイランド 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Harbour Town and Shelter Cove lights · 11月24日〜12月31日(例年)From Thanksgiving weekend the Harbour Town lighthouse and marina and Shelter Cove are strung with lights, with a tree lighting, holiday concerts, and a New Year's Eve golf-ball drop from the lighthouse.85
- サバンナ 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Holiday season on the squares · 11月25日〜12月31日Lights strung through the live oaks, house tours in the old district and mild enough weather to walk it at night.84
- バルセロナ 🇪🇸 スペインFira de Santa Llúcia · 11月26日〜12月23日The oldest Christmas market in the city, set up beside the cathedral from the end of November: nativity figures, mistletoe, and the caganer stalls that visitors take a while to understand.83
- バレッタ 🇲🇹 マルタChristmas in the Capital · 11月25日〜12月31日The city strings lights along its main streets and runs a month of choirs, a Baby Jesus procession, a craft Christmas village on Merchants Street and, to finish, Malta's biggest New Year's Eve party.82
- セビリア 🇪🇸 スペインFeria del Belen (nativity market) · 11月8日〜12月23日(例年)Nativity-scene makers set up stalls between the cathedral and the Archivo de Indias in the weeks before Christmas, selling figurines, moss and cork for home belenes.81
- カスカイス 🇵🇹 ポルトガルCascais Christmas Village · 11月20日〜1月5日(例年)The Parque Marechal Carmona is given over to a ticketed Christmas village from late November, which is what fills the town on winter weekends when the beach cannot.79
- アトランタ 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Garden Lights at the Botanical Garden · 11月14日〜1月10日(例年)Timed-entry light installations through the Botanical Garden in Midtown from mid-November into early January.77
- ポンタ・デルガダ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルChristmas in Ponta Delgada · 11月25日〜1月6日(例年)The Portas da Cidade and Campo de Sao Francisco are lit from late November, with a Christmas market, a giant tree, rides for children and a shop-window contest in early December, through to the New Year.77
- アジャクシオ 🇫🇷 フランスNatali in Aiacciu · 11月28日〜12月31日(例年)The Christmas market fills Place Foch, Place Campinchi and the harbour quay with chalets of Corsican produce, an ice rink and a parade.77
- ローリー 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Raleigh Christmas Parade · 11月14日〜27日(例年)Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the state's largest holiday parade takes floats and marching bands through downtown.77
- マルセイユ 🇫🇷 フランスFoire aux santons · 11月20日〜12月31日(例年)The santon makers set up on the Cours d'Estienne d'Orves from late November, the oldest fair of its kind in Provence, and the navettes come out of the oven at Saint-Victor alongside it.76
- 江陵市 🇰🇷 大韓民国Gangneung Christmas Winter Festival · 11月24日〜1月31日(例年)Wolhwa Street and the Anmok Coffee Street cafes light up from a late-November tree-lighting through the new year, with a snow-flower tunnel, a Christmas market and craft workshops on the busiest weekends.76
- アシュビル 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Christmas at Biltmore · 11月3日〜1月10日The house is decorated from early November and the candlelight evening tours sell out first; they are the ones worth having.75
- シャーロット 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Speedway Christmas lights · 11月15日〜1月5日(例年)The speedway turns its infield and banking into a drive-through light course from mid-November to early January.75
- ニース 🇫🇷 フランスChristmas village and rink · 11月28日〜1月4日(例年)The gardens between the old town and Place Massena take a market, a big wheel and an outdoor rink for five weeks, in the mildest winter of any city in France.74
- モナコ 🇲🇨 モナコChristmas village on the port · 11月28日〜1月5日(例年)Chalets, a rink and a small fairground on Port Hercule from the end of November into the first week of January, run by the town hall.74
…11月はほか149か所。
12月のクリスマス・年末年始
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアFestive season on the coast · 12月15日〜1月10日(例年)School and festive holidays send Namibian families from inland to the coast: from mid-December to early January accommodation fills early, rates rise and the beachfront and restaurants are at their busiest.96
- ビニャ・デル・マール 🇨🇱 チリNew Year over the bay · 12月29日〜1月2日The fireworks are fired down the whole bay and this side has the flat seafront to watch them from, so the coast road is closed and the hotels sell New Year as a package weeks out.95
- アンティグア・グアテマラ 🇬🇹 グアテマラChristmas and New Year · 12月16日〜1月1日Posadas move house to house from 16 December, and Christmas Eve ends in a wall of firecrackers at midnight rather than a quiet mass.93
- ネーピア 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドChristmas Day closures · 12月25日〜26日Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.93
- サン・ミゲル・デ・アジェンデ 🇲🇽 メキシコLas Posadas · 12月16日〜24日Nine nights of candlelit processions between houses, ending with punch and a broken pinata.93
- メルボルン 🇦🇺 オーストラリアChristmas and Boxing Day · 12月24日〜1月1日Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.92
- メキシコシティ 🇲🇽 メキシコLas Posadas · 12月16日〜24日Nine nights of neighbourhood processions, punch and broken pinatas before Christmas.92
- バルパライソ 🇨🇱 チリNew Year fireworks over the bay · 12月29日〜1月2日The display is fired from barges across the bay and the hills above the port are the grandstand, which is why every terrace with a view is sold months ahead and the roads out are shut afterwards.92
- マルサ・アラム 🇪🇬 エジプトChristmas and New Year peak · 12月18日〜1月6日(例年)European charter flights land through the holidays and the dive centres run at capacity.92
- リマ 🇵🇪 ペルーChristmas and New Year · 12月20日〜1月2日Midsummer here.91
- アデレード 🇦🇺 オーストラリアChristmas and Boxing Day · 12月24日〜1月1日Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.91
- ローンセストン 🇦🇺 オーストラリアChristmas and Boxing Day · 12月24日〜1月1日Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January.91
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラChristmas and New Year · 12月18日〜1月2日The year-end fortnight is a peak for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike: hotels fill and raise rates, shuttles book up, and fireworks go off at midnight on 24 and 31 December.91
- パイヒア 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドChristmas Day closures · 12月25日〜26日Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.91
- カファジャーテ・デパルタメント 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンChristmas and New Year · 12月24日〜1月1日Argentines celebrate at midnight on 24 and 31 December with family dinners and fireworks.91
- ジャイプル 🇮🇳 インドChristmas to New Year rush · 12月22日〜1月2日(例年)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.90
- オークランド 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドPohutukawa in flower · 11月25日〜1月10日(例年)The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December.90
- ウダイプル 🇮🇳 インドChristmas to New Year rush · 12月22日〜1月2日(例年)The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge.90
- ホバート 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSydney to Hobart finish · 12月26日〜1月3日The leaders reach Constitution Dock about two days out of Sydney and the rest trickle in for a week, into a waterfront food festival that runs through New Year.90
- ダハブ 🇪🇬 エジプトChristmas and New Year peak · 12月18日〜1月6日(例年)The European diving season peaks over the holidays, when the water is still workable and the town is at its fullest.90
- マカオ 🇲🇴 マカオLight Up Macao · 12月1日〜1月11日(例年)Projections and installations across the old squares and the Taipa houses from early December into January, tied to the handover anniversary on the twentieth.89
- オーランド 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Christmas and New Year · 12月20日〜1月2日The busiest fortnight of the year anywhere in the resort.89
- クライストチャーチ 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドChristmas Day closures · 12月25日〜26日Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too.89
- タガズート 🇲🇦 モロッコChristmas and New Year peak · 12月15日〜1月10日(例年)Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded.89
- コルカタ 🇮🇳 インドPark Street at Christmas · 12月18日〜1月1日Park Street is strung with lights and closed to cars on the big nights, and the crowd is the point rather than the shopping.88
…12月はほか603か所。