Where to spend New Year - 11 destinations

GERMANY: The traditional Christmas market 'Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt' in Nuremberg, Germany. Originating in the 16th century the Nuremberg Christmas market is seen as one of the oldest of its kind in Germany.

FINLAND: View of the City Rovaniemi with the Jätkänkynttilä bridge at the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Finland. Rovaniemi is home to Santa Claus' Main Post Office.

MEXICO: Youths play in a fountain at Mexico City's Monument to the Revolution.

WALES: A view of Lake Vyrnwy in Llanwddyn, Wales.

JAPAN: A scene depicting Mount Fuji and the surrounding landscape in Izu, Japan.

PHILIPPINES: Rice Terraces at Banaue, Luzon Island, Philippines. This terracing is more than 2,000 years old.

SCOTLAND: Tourists visit Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness in Drumnadrochit, Scotland, United Kingdom.

ECUADOR: Circo Anny, a family-run circus wandering the Amazon region of Ecuador, is one of those old-fashioned travelling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobats, clowns and comic acts.

GREECE: Luxury power boats sit in the bay just off the island of Spetses, Greece, three hours from Athens.

ITALY: General View of the Fondamenta Orseolo in Venice, Italy.

CHILE: Ruben Torres, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, and fishermen wave to people from a boat on Christmas Eve along the coast of Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago. Every year, fishermen in Valparaiso organize a Santa Claus boat trip as people wait on the shore to receive their Christmas presents and well-wishes.