COUNTDOWN TO 2019
Place to spend the last minutes of 2018Bid farewell to the old and ring in the New Year, make it a night to remember and gaze at a sky full of fireworks from where you stand. Whether you wish to celebrate it in full revelry with fireworks in from around the world from around the world, we got it all.
1. BARCELONA, SPAIN
Moving on to Spain and one of their New Year's Eve traditions takes place at Plaça de Catalunya, in the city centre. As soon as the New Year has been rung in, the assembled thousands throw their Cava bottles into the middle of the square.
Barcelone New Year 
(@w_barcelona) Barcelona is a city of night owls, so the revelry doesn’t really start gearing up until about 11pm. That’s when crowds gather at Plaça d’Espanya to watch the midnight pyrotechnics on Montjuïc, the hill just above. A few yards from here, Poble Espanyol, the open-air architectural museum, hosts a huge dance party until the sunrise. Woop woop!
Brandenburg Gate 2. BERLIN, GERMANY
Berlin’s not short of world-class clubs, but the rooftop garden at House of Weekend comes into its own on the night before 2019, offering amazing views of the pyrotechnics and the city’s skyline. Plus, Berlin’s anything-goes energy is well and truly buzzing at this massive open-air party between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column. One of Europe’s largest outdoor celebrations, this jamboree sees around a million people gathering along the event’s 1.6-mile stretch. Better still, it’s free of charge and keeps pumping until 3am. Expect live music, DJs, laser shows, food and, of course, fireworks.
3. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam’s EDM heads know there’s only one place to be on NYE – the Awakenings party at the Gashouder. Conveniently compact and always-down-to-party Amsterdam is an amalgam of impromptu street frolics on 31st of December, but if there’s one reliable place to be at midnight, it’s the Magere Brug (‘Skinny Bridge’). Here, merrymakers gather to watch countdown fireworks bursting over the River Amstel, then continue their festivities all across town. Nieuwmarkt (Chinatown), in particular, is known for its rambunctious atmosphere.
Amsterdam NY Eve 
4. LISBON, PORTUGAL
The central Bairro Alto district is always a party locale and NYE here is no exception. Partygoers often head here after the Praça do Comércio fireworks, the big blowout in Europe’s new capital of cool is at Praça do Comércio, the main square right on the Tagus River. In typically Portuguese fashion, the fiesta runs late: live music starts up at around 10pm and continues after the midnight fireworks.
