Christmas in Madrid

Spend your Christmas in Madrid! Temperatures are not very low, so you can have a nice stroll in the city and admire the Christmas lights, as well as do your Christmas shopping in the Christmas markets. Let me give you some tips about things to do in Madrid at Christmas?

• Christmas shopping

There's a fantastic Christmas market in Plaza Mayor where you can buy your Christmas decorations and food (Renfe, metro L1,L2,L3 Puerta del Sol) from 25^th November to 6^th January. Also, an ancient carousel beside the market and a Christmas market on costumes and jokes, in Plaza Santa Cruz. to buy funny stuff for New Years Eve and the 28^th December (Spanish April's Fool).

Buy your Christmas presents in one of El Corte Inglés department stores. See the Cortylandia Christmas show at the one in Preciados (metro L1,L2, L3 Puerta del Sol; L3,L5 Callao). Other Corte Inglés with Christmas shows and decorations: Goya,76 (L2,L4 Goya), Serrano,47 (L4 Serrano) or Princesa, 56 (L3,l4,l6 Argüelles).

All shops close on 25^th December and 1^st , 6^th January. El Corte Inglés opens on 5^th January till midnight.

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• Attractions

Visit all Madrid attractions on your Christmas holidays. Most museums close on 25^th December, 1^st and 6^th January, but you can have a walk in the Retiro park or visit the Zoo of Madrid and Faunia. Go ice skating in Madrid, in Plaza de la Luna or let your children have fun on the “only for children” ice rink in Plaza Callao (metro L3,L5 Callao).

• Eating out

I suggest you go to restaurants in Barcelona to have lunch or dinner, from a cozy tapas bar to a restaurant with tasty traditional Spanish cuisine. Let me suggest you the following places:

Pinchos Udaberri: great places to eat tapas in Madrid. Excellent service and modern decoration. Address: Bolivia, 30. How to get there: metro L8,L9 (Colombia).

Amayra: excellent Spanish food and great service, very close to Puerta del Sol. Address: Alcalá, 19. How to get there: metro L2 (Sevilla)

And these are some tips about Christmas in Madrid. Enjoy your Christmas in Spain!

By the way, watch Rihanna in Madrid and Red Hot Chilli Peppers in Palacio de los Deportes de Madrid on 15^th and 17^th December, respectively.