Three reasons to stay in Barcelona over the December long weekend
This next week there are many who will take the opportunity to make a getaway through the december bridge, since both Tuesday 6 and Thursday 8 are national holidays. But there is also Reasons not to move from Barcelona (besides how expensive everything is and airline strikes). Next we present you three reasons (positively!) for which you will not regret staying in the city these days.
let yourself be enlightened
Barcelona has already been dressed for Christmas for a few days with decorations and lights all over. The December long weekend is a good opportunity to take a walk enjoying the festive lighting (see here the Map with the streets illuminated) or for visit the Christmas event ‘Els llums de Sant Pau’, which will take place in the Modernist Campus of the Hospital de Sant Pau. There you can witness a show of lights and colors called ‘The Universe of Light’.
Ice skating (or trying to)
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This year in Barcelona there will be no shortage of ice rinks. You have to choose: The engineer (PotosÃ, 2), has the largest, most sustainable skating rink in Catalonia; the Tibidabo Amusement Park (Plaza del Tibidabo, 3-4) has an original synthetic ice rink; the Port Vell Christmas Fair it has also installed a 400 m2 track at the Moll de la Fusta; the one at the mall diagonal island It is aimed at a family audience, with penguin-shaped dolls to help children -and not so children- maintain their balance. In Nou Barris, on Saturday, December 10, a synthetic ice rink will also open in the Gardens of Can Xiringoi.
Celebrate!
we just found out that 6 Barcelona nightclubs are among the 100 best on the planet. How can you not take advantage of it? On November 30, the ready ‘The World’s 100 Best Clubs 2022’, which includes the best nightclubs in the world, where various venues in the Catalan capital have carved out a niche. These days off are a good opportunity to celebrate this recognition by visiting one of the award-winning nightclubs. Discover its characteristics here.