All About El Gordo: The Spanish Christmas Lottery Explained

With billions of euros handed out in prize money every year, the Spanish Christmas lottery is the biggest in the world. Walk through the center of Madrid—or any Spanish city or town—this time of year, and you’ll already start to see this beloved tradition come to life. Lines spill out of lottery booths and wind […]

Christmas Traditions in Barcelona

Christmas markets in Barcelona can vary from the weird to the wonderful! But, we love them all!

This blog post was originally posted on November 17, 2014 and was updated on November 10, 2017. Though Spain celebrates many of the same holiday traditions as the rest of Europe and the western world, many of theirs are uniquely Spanish, and here in Barcelona, you can also find special customs specific to Catalonia. In […]