Christmas Market in Madrid Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the epicenter of the Christmas atmosphere in the capital. The famous Christmas Market with its more than 100 red and colorful stalls attracts locals, national and foreign tourists. It is worth a visit both day and night; it is full of life almost 24 hours a day. Here you can buy everything from Christmas decorations, Christmas trees, nativity figurines, toys, amusement articles... to a four-leaf clover or mistletoe (according to legend, kissing under the branches of mistletoe brings luck in love and fertility). Christmas Market Madrid Already in the 17th century, fruit and vegetables, ornaments and gifts were sold next to
Happy Christmas in Madrid: Before the year ends we would like to share with you one of the most popular events in Spain that takes place just before Christmas: “El Gordo” (“the fat one”), the great Christmas lottery on the 22nd of December. What is so special about this lottery? It is time to celebrate, to share with friends and families, to hope and to take a rest from the hard year. For this reason people try their chance and want to participate. They either buy a full set of 10 lottery tickets for 200 € or just one for 20 €, called “a décimo”. The matter is to participate