By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
December 27th, 2023
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From time to time, many of us enjoy a sugary treat, whether it's creamy chocolate, a crunchy cookie, or a bowl of healthy fruit. However, some people constantly crave sugar and sweet treats. As more people are traveling for food, some people are on the hunt to satisfy their sweet cravings through the magic of travel. That's why travelers with a serious sweet tooth should put these 8 cities on their itinerary for their next travel destination!
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This European country is known for its luxurious desserts and delicious milk chocolate. Travelers can stop by Zﾃｼrich, Switzerland's largest city, and visit their vast array of chocolate shops.
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Visitors traveling to Bariloche can enjoy their chocolate museums, especially along Mitre Avenue, home to places like Torres Chocolates, Chocolate Patagonico, Chocolates Catedral, Mamuschka, and Rapanui.
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Visitors can take a factory tour and check out how the world-famous chocolates are made, then spend a day enjoying some rides at Hersheypark. This destination is a dream vacation for the ultimate chocolate lover!
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Travelers will find the world-renown Belgian chocolate in Brussels, alongside other decadent treats like waffles (whether it's Belgian or liege waffles), mattentaarten, pastries, stofﾃｩ, chocuconut, aux marveilleux de fred, and many more!
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Travelers who love sweets (but aren't avid fans of chocolate) should consider visiting Istanbul. This Turkish city is bustling with 15.5 million people, as well as some of the best desserts in the world! Head over to Ali Muhiddin Hacﾄｱ Bekir that is known for their sweet lokum, or Turkish Delight.
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Known as the "Pastry Capital of the World" Vienna offers tourists some of the most delicious pastries out there. Travelers with a sweet tooth can satiate their sugary cravings with a visit to Austria's capital city. Vienna is also known for its chocolates, offering tourists a peek into the history of cocoa at Vienna's Chocolate Museum.
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Canada is known for its sugary maple syrups, but Quﾃｩbec City offers tourists much more than the liquid gold! Visitors should check out Quﾃｩbec towards the beginning of Spring to visit a sugar shack to enjoy some local festivities, while basking in some delicious traditional Quﾃｩbﾃｩcois fare, including some maple taffy.
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When in Tokyo, visitors with a hankering sweet tooth should sample local delights like daifuku, taiyaki, Japanese-style crﾃｪpes, wagashi, dango, and much more! Chocolate lovers can go wild at the Kit Kat Chocolatory at Miyashita Park.
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Rasgulla is a popular dessert in India that originated in the eastern state of Odisha. However, it is also a well-known sweet in the neighboring state of West Bengal. Both Odisha and West Bengal claim to be the birthplace of Rasgulla and have their own versions of the sweet.
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