The main Christmas market in Barcelona is open until the 24th December, which gives everyone lots of time sort their Christmas shopping.  La Fira de Santa Llúcia is located in front of Barcelona’s Cathedral, in Plaça de la Seu, just off Via Laietana.

Many stalls sell traditional Catalan Christmas ornaments. These include nativity scenes, and all the items people need to make their own from scratch or add to an existing one. The base is a mossy ground. The simplest ones have a stable, manger, and figures of baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Larger ones include rural details like duckponds or shepherds with their sheep, and three kings with their gifts.

Other stalls sell Christmas decorations. There are large Christmas trees, and piles of holly mistletoe and brighly coloured evergreens. You can also find Christmas gifts here, especially handcrafted items like jewellery, ceramics and artisan clothing.

It is open every day from 10.30am-8.30pm, and until 8.30pm at weekends.