Christmas market - Fira de Santa Llúcia

The Christmas Catalan markets have a long tradition. The oldest one is La Fira de Santa Llucia which is organized every year in Barcelona. This year the Christmas market began on November 29 and will last until December 23. It's a fantastic place where you can buy amazing and orginal presents for all your friends and family.

There are more than 300 stalls on The Santa Lucia Christmas Market where you can buy handmade Christmas decoration such as Christmas trees, and El Tió de Nadal which is the symbol of Christmas in Catalonia (here you can read more about this Catalan tradition) . You can find there a lot of ideas for presents, for example very orginal silver jewellery, handmade leather purses and wallets, high quality local food and a lot more. During Christmas, the square in front of the cathedral turns into a fairy-tale land. There are a lot of Christmas trees and other decorations everywhere.

As you can see, not only the square around the cathedral of Barcelona is decorated during the Christmas time. La Rambla, the most famous street of the capital of Catalonia is also decorated with the Christmas lights. Barcelona is beautiful in December. I recomend you visit this city before Christmas. I'm sure that you will find some beautiful presents on the Christmas market for your family and for yourself ;)

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