first or fifth visit to the place, but more especially to those tourists who are going to visit or celebrate the festival in Barcelona for the first time.
Barcelona is the subtle capital of Catalonia in Spain which is tourist friendly all the seasons of the year. Being one of the most culturally saturated and historic cities in the world, Barcelona starts looking like a modern Christmas wonderland during the holiday. Indoor and outdoor decorations or markets and fairs, classical celebrations and gastronomic delights of Catalonia – Christmas is beautifully celebrated in Barcelona.
1. Festive Decorations
The winter in Barcelona dazzles with bright and beautiful Christmas illuminations. This is because, the primary business districts affordances; including Passeig de Gracia and Portal de l’Angel are flood lit by sparkling lights. Christmas tree is perhaps one of the best thing to look for which is usually set at Plaça de Catalunya, a tree that is very tall and decorated well. The historic buildings in the Gothic Quarter have particularly lovely decorations hanging in the El Born neighborhood.
2. Christmas Markets
Visiting the Christmas markets is a definite ‘must’ do activity when in Barcelona during this festive season. The largest one, Fira de Santa Llúcia, has needed place since 1786 adjacent to the Barcelona Cathedral . Here, there are numerous shops offering handmade Catalonian products, manger figures, Christmas ornaments and sweets. Another market which is much frequented is the Fira de Reis, Gran Via with its sweetmeats such as turron, polvorones, cava, Catalan sparkling wine.
3. Traditional Celebrations
Christmas celebrations in Barcelona have a lot to do with traditions whereby most of them are unique to the place. Of interest, the Christmas log from Catalonia, known as ‘Caga Tió’ – or ‘Tió de Nadal’. He’s just a simple wooden doll with a painted face and a red Chinese hat They put a blanket on it so it won’t freeze. During the log feeding, children were starved from December the 8th until Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day children gathered around and started hitting the log in order to make it defecate small presents like toys and sweets for everyone.
The other main event is the festive of Three Kings or “La Cabalgata de Reyes.” Barcelona’s riot of colours on the night of January 5th is that of the Three Wise Men who go from house to house showering children with sweets and small tokens. This event is very popular among people from Penza and tourists who want to receive a memorable recall during visit.
4. Catalan Cuisine
The Christmas season happened to call for food and more food and that too in BARCELONA! Among the Christmas Carols, traditional dishes of Catalonia are accorded prominence. There is one specific that should not be missed and that is the fish, vegetable, meat, and rice or pasta stew called “Escudella i carn d’olla.” Lovers of sweets should not miss “Turrón”. This is a Christmas confection traditionally prepared from almonds and honey, which has a quite delicious taste of nougat. You can enjoy it do it a glass of cava and this is indeed festive.
- Ice Skating and Winter Wonderlandammen In many regions of the world winter time brings festive feelings and great interest to ice skating and other winter entertaining.
The subject of this article is ice skating and festive attractions.
Every year Barcelona celebrates winter in different ways and experiences several activities. There are several areas in the city where an ice rink is created, meaning that people can skate while having a view. Another important and visited ice rinks is situated in front of one of the most recognizable buildings of the city – Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter Cathedral. Further, Fira de Santa Llúcia has a illuminated fairground where people can enjoy thrill ride and some shows.
Conclusion
Visiting Barcelona during the Christmas season is still amazing and it truly enchanting because of the great tradition and food they have at Christmas season. With the fascinating nice decorations to the conventional festivities or various markets or memorable and delicious foods the city provides an unforgettable trip. Happy Holidays – make your festive season entirely magical in the perfect and picturesque city of Barcelona.
