Christmas Traditions Around The World

Leavenworth, Washington is one of America’s best cities to experience the magic of the holiday season.  It’s Christmas Lighting Festival is one of its most popular events of the year and deservedly so.  Leavenworth is a Bavarian styled village of about 2,500 residents in the central part of Washington State, 2.5 hours east of Seattle and about a half hour west of Wenatchee.  The town is in a beautiful alpine setting with majestic Cascade Mountain peaks in the background, attracting over two million visitors a year.   With its Bavarian styled facades and trees lined with beautiful Christmas lights, holiday shops, live music, choirs, and sleigh rides, with snowy mountain peaks in the background, Leavenworth is a spectacular place to visit in December. 

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