Spain Winter Holidays

Spain is generally blessed with a mild winter climate and pleasant year-round temperatures, making Spain winter holidays the ideal antidote to the winter blues. Culture vultures and art aficionados can discover Spain’s cities without the crowds during the quieter months of November, December and January. In Barcelona you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to cultural attractions, from Gaudí’s Gothic La Sagrada Família and Parc Güell, to the lively La Rambla and diverse Mercado de La Boqueria. Another known cure for the winter blues is undoubtedly food, and Spain’s dynamic culinary scene offers a reliable remedy. As the country’s epicurean epicentre, San Sebastián promises to sate the appetite of every avid foodie, with its traditional poteo-ir-de-pintxos tapas (which translates to 'searching out morsels on toothpicks').

If the colder weather is more to your liking, Spain winter holidays also deliver on this front. Head for the lofty heights of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the most southerly ski resort in Europe, to take full advantage of the snow-muffled slopes. Similar winter wonderlands can also be found in the mountains of Girona and Huesca. The country’s Christmas-time celebratory feel is another draw of Spain winter holidays so make sure to leave plenty of space in your suitcase for Christmas decorations from Madrid’s Christmas market (Mercado de Navidad de Plaza Mayor) or Valencia’s Christmas fair (Feria de Atracciones de Navidad).