Christmas travel

• 1 The Yeatman Porto hotel: Escape to Portuguese paradise this Christmas
  Complete with panoramic views and elegant interiors, the five star-studded Yeatman Porto Hotel in northern Portugal is a luxury haven to say the very least, perfect for wine connoisseurs, food fanatics...

• 2 Luxury London hotels for a fairytale Christmas
  With twinkling lights, ice rinks, ballet, the Winter Wonderland, a wealth of museums and galleries, as well as shops for your every need, London is the perfect city for you to celebrate...

• 3 Christmas 2012: The best of festive food, fashion and travel ideas from HELLO! Online
  The Christmas tree and decorations are up and twinkling, some of the presents are bought, you're still working on the special trimmings of your Christmas day menu and you don't have that perfect...

• 4 Set your sights on Sweden this Christmas
  Imagine snow covered rooftops, choirs serenading passers-by with carols and fairy lights sparkling in every corner of the country – Sweden is quite possibly one of the world's most picture-perfect...

• 5 The world's brightest stars: top 10 Christmas tree must-sees
  Christmas gets all the more innovative every year, as countries battle it out with their ornate decorations and seasonal events, adorning their streets with twinkling lights and brightly lit trees. This...

• 6 Discover the magic of Europe's top ten Christmas markets
  Find the magic of Christmas in one of Europe's top ten Christmas markets. Shop for trinkets and hand crafted goods in the quaint wooden huts, or simply sit beneath the cascading starry lights and take...

• 7 Top five festive cities to spend Christmas
  Sprinkle some magic into this year's Christmas by visiting one of the world's most festive locations. With sleigh bells ringing, frosty snow falling and the commencing of the advent calendar in our midst,...

• 8 Christmas cheer in the city: The best of London's fun-filled festivities
  The Christmas countdown has officially commenced in the city of London. Marking the start of Christmas, the annual turning on of twinkling lights on iconic Oxford Street beckoned tens of thousands to join...

• 9 Austria prepares to celebrate the festive season with Christmas markets
  With 'Views to Kill', its no wonder the former Bond actor, Sir Roger Moore couldn't resist attending the opening of the Christmas market in Henndorf, Austria, with his wife Christina Kiki Tholstrup this...

• 10 It all began in Nazareth
  From Nazareth where the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary with the very first “Ave Maria" – “Hail Mary, full of grace” – to Bethlehem where the baby was born; Ein Kerem...

• 11 The Canaries – a perfect place for Christmas
  Over four million Brits prefer to celebrate Christmas abroad. Some of them choose snowy ski resorts in the Alps and Pyrenees, but many are looking to add a little sunshine to the last week of the year....

• 12 Paris: city of - Christmas - light
  They call Paris the City of Light, and at Christmas time the name's more appropriate than ever: the whole of the city on the Seine seems to be decked in magic. with glittering tinsel garlands, streams...

• 13 A German Christmas market in the Midlands
  You don't need to travel to Germany to get a taste of authentic German Christmas traditions: our own city of Birmingham has been a partner city to Frankfurt for nearly half a century, and in the run up...

• 14 Advent comes to Germany
  From the northern coast to the Alps in the south, hardly a city in Germany can resist setting up their own Christmas market and stuffing it full of music and handicrafts, tempting scents and delicious...

• 15 Christmas carols and concerts in Vienna
  In Vienna, it's Advent rather than simply Christmas, that is celebrated with a pure magical passion. First there are all the little markets selling crafts and knick-knacks and home-baked goodies that blossom...