Bucharest in €30s-€60s rtn

Move over Lapland, Santa has a new crib.

Bucharest does Christmas in style, with Constitution Square the place to get your market fix (including everyone's favourite winter treat, sarmale). Bring your skates and take to the lake in Cismigiu Park once it freezes solid. 

Or, amp up the magic factor by catching a train to Poiana Brașov. Here you can swap sleigh for snowboard, and finish the ski session with a mulled wine by the fire. Noroc!

But if the dark days and wintry winds make your hair stand on end, lean into it with a trip to a snowy castle where you'll find Dracula instead of Elsa...