You’ve made it. 2018 is finally 💣☠

PHEWWWWWW

It’s all sunshine, unicorns and stardust from here on out. Bring in the New Year with LuckyTrip’s Best Places of 2019… ✨

Europe’s least visited country is finally getting a bit of tender loving. Fairytale castles and medieval towns flirt with lush alpine scenery.

Go For:
Vineyards 🍇
Skiing ⛷
Solo Travel 🙋

Sandwiched between Europe and Russia, this city is all boob shaped roofs and fine art. Colourful history shakes hands with a spanking new cultural scene.

Go For:
Ancient monasteries 💒
Markets 🛍
Sulphur baths 🛀

Home of the Lederhosen and known for its straight-laced locals, this classy Bavarian capital is often misjudged… Find its lazier side in beer gardens & magical woodland.

Go For:
Techno 🔊
Bavarian beer 🍺
Weisswurst (sausage) 🌭

Shove Dracula out of the way and explore haunted forests and medieval churches - you’ll find offbeat alternative culture in every gothic town.

Go For:
Myths 🔮
Dive bars 🍻
Leafy forests 🌳

The Belarusian capital is the golden, shiny example of what a Communist city should look like. Intimidating architecture and too-clean streets make you feel small and a bit dirty (that was the idea).

Go For:
Massive buildings 🏢
Opera 🎭
Beer 🍺

Where everything (and everyone) is beautiful. Copenhagen’s all about wild design-based subcultures. And coffee.

Go For:
Fine dining 🐟
Boats ⛵
Modern bohemia 🎨

Ghana’s capital is hot and sticky, but there’s good food, perfect beaches and layers of messy history to get stuck into.

Go For:
Dancing 💃
Roadside jollof 🍛
Winter sun 🌞

Eat in a cave, sleep in a cave, see modern art in a cave... Basically in Matera you’re gonna spend a lot of your time in a cave.

Go For:
Paleolithic history ⛰
Cafes ☕
Street tours 🌀

Winner of the ‘European Capital of Culture 2019’ Plovdiv is killing it with its cobbly old town full of galleries, cafe-bars and street jazz all sitting under the mighty Rhodope mountains.

Go For:
Amphitheatres 🏛
Alt-culture 🎷
Budget travel 🤑

The Azores are a splatter of paradise that dripped down from heaven. These treasure islands out in The Atlantic have hot springs, volcanic walks, dreamy lakes and an ocean full of whales and dolphins.

Go For:
Nature 🐋
Hiking 🚶
Eco-travel 🌊