1) Christmas markets Barcelona hosts a number of excellent Christmas markets which are perfect for feeling festive and doing a little light shopping at. They tend not to offer the mulled wine, pretzels and wurst of traditional German markets. But, hey this is Spain, a nice glass of wine and a tapa are never far. The two main markets are the Fira de Santa Llúcia Christmas market and the Sagrada Familia Christmas market. The Fira de Santa Llúcia market takes place just in front of the ...