The smell of roast chestnuts while the Christmas lights illuminate the streets. The hug from a friend you haven’t seen for a long time. The laughter at the company dinner (and the hangover after), or the incessant search for the perfect gift in the markets are just a hint of what Christmas hides in a city.
If you visit one of the best christmas markets in europe It is not something that enters your plans this holiday season and you prefer to stay at home or visit a market in Spain, we suggest you take a look at the best Christmas markets in Barcelona now that we have seen what they are the best in Madrid.
The Santa Llúcia Christmas market
Barcelona’s cathedral square is filled with stalls in the Fira de Santa Llúcia market, the most famous in the city. Typical Christmas sweets, handicrafts in abundance and a beautiful Christmas plan that It has been celebrated since 1786. It is obviously the ideal place to find the classic caganer for the Bethlehem at home, and it is open from November 25 to December 23.
The beautiful Fira de Nadal to the Sagrada Família
With the sacred Family as a background we find this beautiful Christmas market where we can buy everything from Christmas trees to typical sausages, including all kinds of crafts and gifts that we will find in its more than one hundred booths. There are also workshops and activities to do as a family and it is open every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on holidays and the eve of a holiday, until 10 p.m.
The Fira de Reis in Gran Vía
From December 17 to January 6, 2023 we will meet between Comte d’Urgell and Calàbria the Fira de Reis. It was first held in 1877 when they only sold candy and toys. Now 140 vendors are located in one of the most central points of Barcelona to publicize their products in a market of crafts and traditional products with a lot of charm.
A gothic market for antiques: the Mercat d’Antiguitats y Colleccionisme
The so-called Mercat d’Antiguitats y Colleccionisme that we find in the avenue of the Cathedral of Barcelona, is that haven of peace designed for the nostalgic, vintage lovers and the collectors. It’s always a good time to visit an antique market and discover if among its stalls we find that old camera that would look so good on the living room shelf, or that precious old book that our best would like to receive so much on Twelfth Night. It is celebrated only a few days, from December 27 to 31 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
El Palo Market Fest, a Christmas party in style
Although it is held once a month, in December and January it is the ideal opportunity to visit it. On December 3 and 4 and January 7 and 8 we can visit this particular gastronomy festival with music and a lot of rhythm Although it is not as Christmassy as others, it is the ideal plan to do with friends at this time of year. Of course, get tickets on the website of Palo Market Fest because they fly
A design market, the Bcn Makers
Only is held on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 December in Wallnwood (Calle Betlem 53), an old chocolate factory that maintains its industrial air in the upper part of the Gracia neighbourhood. It is a market in which everything is handmade and made in Barcelona, and in which we can find everything from decorative objects to clothes, designer furniture or accessories while a DJ sets the rhythm for Christmas shopping. Flat.
The Port Vell Christmas Fair, the maritime Christmas market
We go to the coastal area of Barcelona to find a medieval market in which the Ferris wheel is not missing, as if we were in the one of Edinburgh but in the middle of the port It is held from December 5 to January 6, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
It has light shows every day from 5:30 p.m. a sustainable and ecological ice rink of 400 square metersand a beautiful Ferris wheel 65 meters high, as well as an old carousel, a little train, live music and many activities that you can check on the website of the Port Vell Christmas Fair. Your visit is absolutely essential.
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