Barcelona is famous for its shopping streets covering mainly it’s city centre with paseo gracia, topped of main chain stores as zara, mango h&m and expensive design shops as armani, zegna or chanel. Also don’t miss their walking streets surrounding plaza cataluña, portal del angel and las ramblas. Some major shops are open on sunday during the Christmas season.
Temperatures can get up to 15 to 20 ºC on a sunny day, so that’s great for that season of the year and compared to the cold and wet northern Europe. Also, main building’s and commercial centres are adorned with Christmas lights, which gives you a new perspective of the city of Barcelona at night.
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November 6th, 2009 by adminBarcelona Christmas hotels
November 3rd, 2009 by admin
Experience the magic of Christmas in Barcelona. The Nativity scenes, bright lights, shops, old buildings, markets and narrow streets of the Old Town make Barcelona a fantastic destination for a Christmas break.
What is it that makes Barcelona an ideal destination for a Christmas getaway? How can you make Barcelona your perfect winter wonderland? Barcelona can’t promise you snow, but it can promise you an excellent winter break.
The best place to start planning your winter holiday in Barcelona is by booking a central hotel. The 5-star Hotel Majestic on Passeig de Gracia is a great location to wipe away the winter blues and be pampered. This hotel is a short walk from Plaza Cataluña and Las Ramblas, making it ideal for some last minute Christmas shopping. (more…)