Winter, New Year and Christmas season are the most beautiful season to visit Europe and enjoy the scenery of lights, delightful embellishments and exquisite creative storefronts.
And with this huge tourist season, prices rise sharply in various European cities, which makes the holidays at this time very expensive, but by following some rules and advice you can enjoy this wonderful atmosphere without spending a lot.
Here is this important set of money saving tips when traveling to Europe in the winter and New Year 2020 holiday season to have a great vacation without spending a fortune ..
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Choose eastern destinations in Europe
Many Eastern European destinations have enchanting beauty embodied in history and architecture, in addition to the fine winter atmosphere and the arts, which are destinations that require less budgets than the cities of Western Europe famous, you can enjoy the winter and New Year holidays in one of Eastern European destinations this year.
Use city cards
Most European cities have the Tourist City Card, which is the City Pass card, which provides tourists with amazing discounts on visiting monuments, museums, and sometimes on public transportation and is valid for a specific number of days.
Use trains and buses
When you move between cities in Eastern Europe, you can use buses. It is a clean and cheap way. In western European cities you can use trains, because it is one of the finest means of transportation, and at a lower cost. In all cases, you should stay away from internal transport between European cities by plane to save costs.
Pre-stone
The best thing that you can do when going on a winter vacation in Europe is pre-stone, this season is one of the most important tourist seasons and if you wait until you get there to reserve a room or an internal flight ticket, the prices will be higher.
Discover free destinations
All European cities have wonderful free destinations such as some museums, historical monuments, parks, etc., and you can get to know these monuments online and visit them to save the expenses of the trip.
Eating away from the tourist areas
Avoid eating in luxury restaurants and restaurants surrounding the tourist areas, so you should act like the locals by choosing local restaurants in the streets and internal alleys where you can find lower prices, service and a better taste of tourist restaurants.
You can also buy food from food carts and kiosks that are an opportunity to enjoy local food at a lower price, and buy breakfast and dinner needs from groceries rather than eating in restaurants.
Shop from local markets
In general, it is not recommended to shop in Europe. Currently, all goods and brands are available in the Arab countries. Essentially, your journey is a journey of exploration and enjoyment, not for the purpose of shopping, but if you want to buy some gifts and distinctive food, it is best to visit local markets such as flea markets, flea markets, antiques and local food markets. And do not miss to visit the Christmas markets to buy Christmas gifts and sweets.
European train ticket
If you are going to use the train to travel between different European countries, find out about the Eurail Pass card, which allows travel between European trains at lower prices and discounts.
Discover free tours
In various European countries, there are free tours to know the sights of the city. You can search for these tours online and participate in it, which is a great opportunity to merge with others and walk around on foot to get to know the cities.
Plan your trip well
Planning is one of the best rules of travel in Europe. It is not advised to travel without a plan as you end up wanting to try several things in one day and in places far apart and this randomness will prompt you to spend on transfers and food randomly as well.
Carry a bottle of water with you
In most European cities, tap water is completely safe and secure, so you can carry your empty bottle and fill it with any faucet to save on water purchase expenses.
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