{"id":60748,"date":"2015-12-16T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T13:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60748"},"modified":"2016-06-10T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T13:48:53","slug":"have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Have fun in Barcelona this December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a great city to visit any time of the year. If you decide to come during the month of December, you will have the opportunity to experience a variety of events that are sure to put you in the Christmas mood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is how you can <strong>have fun in Barcelona<\/strong> <strong>this December:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/#Go_Ice_Skating\" title=\"Go Ice Skating\">Go Ice Skating<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/#Shop_at_the_Christmas_markets\" title=\"Shop at the Christmas markets\">Shop at the Christmas markets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/#Discover_the_Pesebres\" title=\"Discover the Pesebres\">Discover the Pesebres<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/#Related_article_Magic_Fountain_of_Montjuic_at_the_rhythm_of_Christmas_carols\" title=\"Related article:\u00a0Magic Fountain of Montjuic at the rhythm of Christmas carols\">Related article:\u00a0Magic Fountain of Montjuic at the rhythm of Christmas carols<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/#Visit_Plaza_Catalunya\" title=\"Visit Plaza Catalunya\">Visit Plaza Catalunya<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/have-fun-in-barcelona-this-december\/#Watch_the_Cursa_dels_Nassos\" title=\"Watch the Cursa dels Nassos \">Watch the Cursa dels Nassos <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Go_Ice_Skating\"><\/span><strong>Go Ice Skating<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3655862352_f4e4ecec1b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60749\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-60749 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3655862352_f4e4ecec1b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"christmas barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>During the Christmas season, <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> brings joy to residents and visitors by giving them the opportunity to ice skate in the center of the city with the ice rink \u201c<strong>Bargelona\u201d. <\/strong>The rink is usually assembled at Plaza Catalunya, but this year <a href=\"https:\/\/es-es.facebook.com\/BargelonaPistaDeGel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Bargelona<\/strong> <\/a>had to change locations to La Farga at L\u2019Hospitalet de Llobregat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don\u2019t feel like going that far, you can go to the <strong>Skating Club<\/strong>, at Carrer Roger de Flor, 168, or to the ice rink at <strong>FC Barcelona\u2019s Camp Nou<\/strong>, at Carrer d\u2019Aristides Maillol, 12.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shop_at_the_Christmas_markets\"><\/span><strong>Shop at the Christmas markets<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting in the end of November and ending on the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> of December, or beginning of January, the city is invaded by <strong>Christmas markets<\/strong> where you can find a wide variety of Christmas-related articles. The most popular <strong>Christmas markets<\/strong> are Fira de Santa Lluc\u00eda, which takes place at Pla\u00e7a Nova, next to Catedral de Barcelona, Fira de Nadal a la Sagrada Familia, which takes place in the garden right in front Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, and Feria de Reyes de la Gran V\u00eda de Barcelona, which takes place in various spots along the largest avenue in Catalonia, the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spend a couple of hours browsing the fairs and enjoy a good <em>churro con chocolate caliente<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discover_the_Pesebres\"><\/span><strong>Discover the Pesebres<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pesebre<\/strong> is the Spanish word for Nativity Scene. During the month of the December, a series of nativity scenes will start being assembled in various points in the city. Keep an eye out for churches, the beach (sand <em>pesebres<\/em>!) and public places like Plaza Sant Jaume and Plaza Catalunya.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Magic_Fountain_of_Montjuic_at_the_rhythm_of_Christmas_carols\"><\/span>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/magic-fountain-montjuic-christmas-carol\/\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Fountain of Montjuic at the rhythm of Christmas carols<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_Plaza_Catalunya\"><\/span><strong>Visit Plaza Catalunya<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the 19<sup>th<\/sup> of December, Plaza Catalunya will be the stage to a series of fairs, plays, comedy shows, games, light and water shows with the twin fountains and many surprises! The activities will start on December 19<sup>th<\/sup>, ending on January 4<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_the_Cursa_dels_Nassos\"><\/span><strong>Watch the Cursa dels Nassos <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VSLtMDVOkf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>L\u2019Home dels Nassos<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11670971304_bc982b2057_b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60750\"><img class=\"wp-image-60750 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11670971304_bc982b2057_b-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"christmas barcelona\" width=\"264\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a>or the Noses Man, is a Catalan character with a large nose that walks the streets of Barcelona on New Year\u2019s Day giving candy to children. Some people purchase fake noses, which can easily be found in stores during the Christmas season, to join the fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is even a race called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcn.cat\/cursanassos\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Cursa dels Nassos<\/strong><\/a>, or \u201cThe noses race\u201d, a 10 km race in which people also wear noses to run.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"60748\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a great city to visit any time of the year. 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