Christmas lights in Barcelona
The Christmas lights of Barcelona are switched on by the Mayor of Barcelona. In 2011 the Barcelona Christmas lights will be switched on Wednesday 30th November 2011. The Christmas lights ceremony moves from the traditional location on Plaça Sant Jaume to a new location in 2011 when the ceremony will be at Plaza Catalunya where you can also find a 12m Christmas tree and a Christmas ice skating rink. There will be Christmas lights in more than 300 locations and streets of Barcelona with illuminations covering about 60km. Each of Barcelona's 10 districts will have a big Christmas tree and there is a 12m Christmas tree on Plaça de Catalunya. The Magic Fountain of Montjuic has a special Christmas water and music show in December. It is free and can be seen on Fridays and Saturdays in December 2011 and on 25th December and 1st January between 19:00 to 21:00
Christmas weather in Barcelona
What's the weather like at Christmas in Barcelona? You can dream of a white Christmas in Barcelona, but your dreams might not come true. Barcelona can get a sprinkling of snow once or twice in the winter, as you can see on these photos of snow in Barcelona, but it does not happen very often and the chances of snow in Barcelona at Christmas are very slim. The weather in Barcelona at Christmas can be warm and pleasant during the day and then get chilly in the evening. Generally the mid-day temperatures in December are around 14 to 16 degrees celsius and drop to between 7 and 15 degrees celcius in the evening. Weather forecast Barcelona
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