Christmas markets in Spain

Barcelona

the city's main Christmas market is set up next to Barcelona Cathedral from the end of November, the Feria de Santa Lucía. More than 200 stalls with trees and decorative items; fashion accessories, ceramics, jewellery and costume jewellery; hand drums, tambourines and other Christmas instruments. Performances by choirs, storytellers and parades are also scheduled on these dates.

Bilbao

Fashion and jewellery, Basque cuisine products, toys and Christmas decorations can be found in around twenty booths on the Bilbao estuary, on the Ripa dock. There is also Gabonart, the Christmas Craft Fair, next to the Arriaga Theatre in mid-December. Another very popular gastronomic event that joins the Bilbao Christmas market is the Santo Tomás Fair on December 21, where local products such as cider, chorizo, cheese and txakoli wine take centre stage.

Granada

In the central squares of the Fuente de las Batallas and Bib-Rambla between December to 6 January you can visit the nearly 70 stalls of the Granada Christmas Market, where you can buy Christmas decorations, typical sweets, crafts, books, plants and cosmetic products.

Madrid

Decorations and all kinds of Nativity figurines, Christmas musical instruments, toys, sweets and... joke items! More than a hundred stalls await you from the end of November to 31 December at the Christmas market in the Plaza Mayor square in Madrid, a few metres from the Puerta del Sol square, which houses the historic clock that chimes out he last night of the year for the whole of Spain.

Malaga

The Christmas market at Muelle Uno, in the port of Málaga, invites you to seek inspiration by the sea to find the most original gifts. Local food and cured meats and sausages, decorations, crafts and fashion... Charming sunset walks and shopping in its many stalls from the end of November to the beginning of January.

Around 56 stalls along the Urumea River in a unique environment. The San Sebastián Christmas market, open from December to the first week of January, also features a number of parallel cultural and gastronomic activities.

Santiago de Compostela

About 70 stalls selling Christmas decorations, gourmet products and crafts (jewellery, wood, ceramics, glass, leather, toys, textiles, and design) make up the Nadal Market in Santiago de Compostela, located on Rua Carreira dos Condes, with creative spaces where different workshops are held for all audiences.

Seville

The Seville Craft Market, very close to La Giralda and the Cathedral, has more than 80 stalls with crafts, Christmas items and sweets. It organises events with hot chocolate and snacks for everyone, and other entertainment activities for the little ones, from mid-December to the first week of January. It also has a restaurant area to try typical Sevillian dishes.

Valencia

Next to the Valencia Science Museum, the Christmas Market of the Ciutat de les Arts is set up between mid-December and the first week of January, where the crafts and Christmas items stalls alternate with a variety of mobile food stalls and activities for children, such as a puppet theatre, storytelling and collecting letters for the Three Wise Men and Santa Claus.

Zaragoza

In addition to a huge Nativity scene and a large skating rink, the Plaza del Pilar hosts a Christmas market with more than 40 stalls selling crafts, jewellery, toys, clothes, decorations and food. Santa's House and the Wishing Tree are other attractions found in the area surrounding the Basilica del Pilar.