CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IN BARCELONA

How to survive in Barcelona during CHRISTMAS holidays, when everything is almost closed?

Which restaurants are opened for Christmas ?

The plenty of restaurants are opened for Christmas for 25th December and 26th of December. As everyone know, Barcelona is number one touristdestination, that's why the industry of restaurant is always serves clients during Christmas holidays in Spain. It means, you will not starve here in Barcelona, you could find almost every type of restaurant you want. By the way, one more advise is to book the table in the restaurant! And in the end, be ready for hight price...

In the list below you could find the restaurants that work during the Christmas holidays in Barcelona: Restaurants in Barcelona

What tourist sites and attractions will be opened in Barcelona during Christmas? 

A plenty of tourist destination, for example, museums, galleries, unfortunately will be closed during the Christmas in Barcelona. But in Barcelona during the Boxing Day some of the sightseeing will be opened to public from 10:00-14:30. During this time the most famous destination as Sagrada Familia, and Park Güell are opened. Full information about the hours when the destination is opened about which you are looking for could provide you the official web sites.

Later here you will find the list of tourist destinations.

There is a list of the most popular attractions in Barcelona 

Magic Fountain 

Sagrada familia 

Park Güell

Casa Mila (La Pedrera) 

Casa Batlló 

Picasso Museum 

Cathedral 

Even they are closed don't hesitate to visit them because there you will find great tourist experience being in Barcelona. Even if you areoutside, just take a look of it, because it is marvellous. 

Which art galleries and museums are open during Christmas holidays? 

These links will provide you with the further information about destinations. It is about Barcelona's museums and galleries. 

Public transport during Christmas holiday period? 

TMB transport official website

What's about public transportation will support you during your staying in Barcelona for Christmas holidays and what are the operating hours? Go to this link and help yourself understand Barcelona better. TMB transport official website

Useful tips during the Christmas Period

APARTMENTS IN BARCELONA

What do you think about the hotels in Barcelona? Yes, they are really luxure, but at the same time cost a lot. So, what to do, how to deal with that problem? We have a great idea for you! Why not to try to rent apartments instead of hotels n Barcelona for staying? The problem is that a lot of tourist think only about hotels. Why not to take apartment accommodation, which offers you own kitchen, lounge, bathroom, badroom for the price less than only one hotel's room in Barcelona. Do you have any questions, so watch it. APARTMENTS IN BARCELONA

Christmas Eve and New Year in Barcelona

On this blog you will find all the needed infiramation about Bareclona. If you don't know what to do during the Christmas Eve or Ney Year, keep calm and read the article below! What do you know about the weather in Barcelona during the Christmas Eve or New Year?  Do you want to play snowballs, lying in the snow, go skating... unfortunatelly in that case Barcelona is not for you! Here you wouldn't see something like these kinds of fun! In February in far 2004 it happened to flutter a little bit! It was only for half of hour and nothing terrible happened! But for people in Barcelona in was a incredible thing! When it happend the snow doe not settle and melting fast. They were dancing! But since that times during 10 years here in Barcelona nothing like that happened. Usually in Barcelona has a mild climate during December, a lot of sunny days bat not like for swimming! Be carefully, during the winter in Barcelona is wet, rainy and can be damp.Have you any backgrounds of being in Barcelona during the New Year or Christmas? Do you know that Christmas for people in Barcelona is more important then in other European countries! Many traditional things are expected for the Christmas in Barcelona. They even have a special celebration Epiphany. The Christmas ends on the 26th December. Not taking into account that you can enjoy Christmas atmosphere until the January 6th. Christmas light will be during this period util the January 6th. Epiphany is fascinating celebration for kids than the Christmas Eve itself. Streets and trees are decorated brightly and illuminated!

The preparation to this marvellous celebration starts on the 8th of December. All the Barcelona is decorated with Christmas ornamentation. Especially spanish people take into account the nativity scenes, depictions of the Bethlehem stable in which baby Jesus appeared to the world. In Barcelona during the Christmas you will find a lot of moss and small Ctensils, such as tiny stoneware jugs, the icon is to look as authentic as possible."Caganer" (Catalan for "shitter") is a typal symbol of Barcelona. The figure that present the symbol is shown in the act of clarification that is close to nativity scenes. That is something that symbolize the a healthy body, that inreach the ground and provide a good harvest.

New Year celebration in Barcelona!! 2014

New Year celebration in Barcelona!! 2014 

La Rambla

In Spain locals call New Year “la nochevieja”. They mean “old night”. In Barcelona in the end of the December, the 31st people are together to celebrate the evening dish and to have a desire. How do you think which dishes do they have on their table? Guess what, of course a lot of seafood, they are crazy about that! In addition to that, they enjoy other meal too, for example, they like vegetable broths,casseroles, roast suckling piglets. When it is going closer to 12 a.m., people always keep together on the streets and are looking forward till the midnight. Here in Barcelona you will find some interesting thing about their tradition. They have very interesting one. You have to eat 12 grapes during the time along with the 12 ‘gongs of the bells’ of clock. It is counted like the sign for good luck for the New Year. What is about young people? As usually nothing new, they are usually celebrating New Year with their friends. They admire to party until the sunrise and drink one special national drink is Spain well known as cava, for tourists it is easier to understand – Spanish champagne. With that staff they finish their celebration! In Barcelona you will see some fireworks throughout the city, but it is not their habit to celebrate New Year this way.

12 grapes

La Rambla is the one of the most greatest places in Barcelona! Everyone know it! Just walk down this street and feel Barcelona! More places that “must done” are masterpiece works of Gaudi. These places have charming aura and fascinating history! Be sure it will surprise you! 

Best opportunities for New Year’s Eve 2014 in Barcelona- in the capital of Catalonia

While you are in Barcelona you should not worry about accommodation! Barcelona city offers you a huge variety of hotels, restaurants in general any facilities you want!