You’re on Christmas holiday in Cornwall, it’s raining and you don’t know how to spend the day? Why not check out the Eden Project near St. Austell.

Thanks to Tim Smits Cornwall is home to the three largest hothouses of the world. Divided into two zones, a mediterranean and a tropical zone, one can now stroll through a lush Garden of Eden where once lay a huge and ugly china clay mine.

During holidays it gets quite hectic. But in this gigantic garden you can always find yourself some peace in a quiet corner.

Or, if need be, you can treat yourself with some proper Cornish food, read the newspaper under a palm tree, buy gifts or just hang out and chill…