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Dubrovnik, Croatia New Year’s Eve here means quieter and more intimate celebrations. Residents usually go down Stradun, the main street and fill-up the restaurants and bars. For those with money to spend the best place to go for great meals are the luxury hotels. Here you can have an enjoyable celebration without the over-crowded and noisy celebrations going on in Zagreb or Split. Madrid, Spain In Madrid Noche Vieja is celebrated with great joviality and involves a great feast, plenty of wine and a most unusual tradition of having to eat 12 grapes just as the clock chimes midnight. For this reason supermarkets stock up on seedless grapes which are pre-packed in dozens just for this reason. Thousands of people fill Puerta del Sol but the crowds can get a bit unruly. There are parties going on in clubs and bars starting right at midnight but the cost of the tickets can be high and should be purchased ahead of time. Paris, France Happy throngs flow out along the Champs-Elysees where everyone can see the Eiffel Tower midnight lights while firecrackers go off. Nightclubs and restaurants hold high-class parties. On New Year’s Day you can see the Grande Parade de Paris with floats, bands and dancers. Prague, The Czech Republic Now the residents of Prague have a most interesting way of celebrating Silvestr with crowds of Euro-revellers filling the streets. A great deal of the best celebrating can be found on Wenceslas Square and Old Town Square. However you must be careful when fireworks begin to be thrown in great abandon and champagne bottles tend to be smashed. Perhaps wearing a hard hat is in order here.