The best places in the world to travel in 2019 - Lonely Planet's Best in Travel
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One year, infinite possibilities. Our in-the-know travel pros have done their annual picks of the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations to go to in the year ahead.
Find out which other destinations else made our top picks: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-...
Best in Travel is Lonely Planet's annual search to find the top countries, regions
and cities to visit in the next 12 months.
And for 2019, our top city is Copenhagen!
Denmark's capital of Kul will be even better to visit in 2019.
On the food scene, the pioneering Noma has set up in new digs with its own urban farm.
While just up the road is the recent transformation of a former shipyard into Refn, a street food
In 2019, the famous historic amusement park Tivoli Gardens will be beating the winter
blues with a new February season.
And you can check out Rem Koolhaas' super cool cultural centre, Blocks, now home to
the Danish Architecture Centre.
Finally, changes to the City Ring and Metro line mean it will be even easier to find your
way around wonderful Copenhagen.
For Lonely Planet's best country in 2019, Sri Lanka is a destination revived.
There's now more than ever for families, adrenaline junkies, eco-tourists and foodies of all budgets.
The best news for travellers is that areas in the north and east which were previously
off-limits, difficult to reach or lacking in services, are now opening up and ripe for
new discoveries.
The best region of Piedmont in Italy has remained remarkably under the radar for travellers.
You'll find impressive cultural assets throughout Turin's beautiful city centre, but out in
the capital's once bleak industrial outskirts, you'll find cool new arts hubs.
Add to that all of Piedmont's charming rural villages, offering up Italy's best red wine
and white truffles, and this region might not just be the savvy traveller's secret
for much longer.
Finally, Lonely Planet's best value destination for 2019 is Egypt's southern Nile Valley,
which offers incredible bang for your buck.
Not only can you visit some of the world's most impressive ancient sites for just a few
dollars, but increasingly easy access from Europe and growing visitor numbers make it
a great time to embark on one of the world's great journeys.
So now you know where to go in 2019, you better get planning!