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No plans for the next bank holiday?

02-12-2016

We know that every student, like the spanish nougat, returns home for Christmas, so it is probably that the bank holiday of December, which is one of the best school and work calendar bank holiday in Spain, having two holiday days very close to each other, you will spend it in Barcelona, ​​and, these three proposals that we have prepared for you, will make you do not get stuck in your student apartment and make you like even more live in Barcelona.

Visit The Flea Market and get real "bargains" for your Christmas gifts. On Sunday, December 11th, this second-hand market will return to the streets of Barcelona and you can buy or even exchange second-hand things in good condition and at a reasonable price in more than 100 stall. His catchword  is "One Man's Garbage is Another Man's Gold", if it is also yours, you cannot stop approaching the “Mirador de Colon” from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

A classic for Christmas, the IV Edition of the exhibition of the Belen Chritsmas Portal at the “Pueblo Español de Montjuic”. If you are a traditional person or just want to discover the traditions we have here at Christmas, this is your plan; and if, in addition, you have not yet had a chance to visit this open-air architectural museum “Pueblo Español de Montjuic”, where you can see a representation of the most characteristic cities in Spain, it is even one more reason to travel here on December 10th and 11th on schedule From 11:00 a.m. at 9:00 p.m. The ticket costs between € 5 and € 6 and you can buy it online.

And if after the previous plan, you have more yen of culture, take the opportunity to visit, as it is very close, the National Museum for free. Until 31st December, every Saturday from 15.00h. and until the closing of the museum, you can visit all the arts that have this museum; ranging from the romanesque to the mid-twentieth century, sculpture, painting, prints, posters, drawings and fantastic collections of photography and numismatics among others, are some examples of what you will find there.

Now, you can only rest at your student apartment in Barcelona if you have to study during these holidays, the rest of holiday days, will not be excuses for not doing any of these plans in the city.

Enjoy!

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