Christmas is the most beautiful time of the year, where meetings with family and close friends are the best gifts in the form of time they can give you.
To help you have a great time with your loved ones, we recommend the best things to do for Christmas in Madrid with your family and friends.
Visit the Warner Park in Madrid
To enjoy the spirit of Christmas in Madrid and take the opportunity to see a theme park we recommend you to visit the Warner Park where you can enjoy a spectacular illumination with Christmas lights from 5 to 30 December.
Warner Park is for all ages from adults to children so that everyone can enjoy the magic of Christmas and have a good time with their loved ones.
Strolling under the lights of Madrid
On the 24th of November the Christmas lights were turned on in Madrid. We encourage you when the sun goes down, to go out in the famous streets and squares of Madrid and enjoy the wonderful Christmas lights.
The main and most beautiful lights that you can not miss are:
– The big Christmas ball, located in Alcalá street.
– The Gran Vía
– The Plaza Mayor
– The Puerta del Sol
Visit the Christmas market in the Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor, one of the most touristic places in Madrid, becomes even more attractive, It turns into a market full of colors and different establishments where you can buy souvenirs and Christmas decorations.
This market is open from 25 November to 31 December.
Skating on the ice rink
The city of Madrid offers you a great opportunity to ice skate and have a great time and live a new experience with your family or friends.
Madrid offers you three different places to enjoy this activity, which are:
Palacio de Cibeles, with more than 300 square metres for skating.
Matadero Madrid ice rink, with a size of 600 square meters for skating.
Plaza Colón, with a total of 800 square meters for skating.
Visit the Recoletos Craft Fair.
The great Salamanca neighborhood, one of the best known and most distinguished neighborhoods in Madrid to live in, inside is the Recoletos neighborhood, where this Christmas there is a craft fair where you can come and buy special, different and very original gifts for friends and family.
The opening hours of the craft fair are from 11:00 to 21:00, except on the 25th of December, which is a holiday, and on Christmas Eve it will only open its doors until 15:00.
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