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Vitoria-Gasteiz

Christmas in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Location Vitoria-Gasteiz

1 December
8 January

Every year Christmas in Vitoria-Gasteiz provide shops, restaurants, services and the visitors with a large amount of plans. Events for all tastes that, together with the streets decoration, lights and the citizens' coming and going, are the special touch that fills the city with a special atmosphere.

Ice skating in La Florida Park

La Florida Park turns into a huge ice rink to delight the audience. From 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00.

Huge Crib

What is more, La Florida Park holds a huge crib since 1962 that has become a tradition for those who visit Vitoria on these days. It consists of over 200 dummies of human size as well as buildings, thousands of animals and accessories that will delight those who approach the area from early December to January 6th.

Christmas Playground at the "Centro Civico HEGOALDE" 

A playground full of workshops, barracks and all kinds of entertainment for the little ones.

Christmas markets

The Craft Fair will be held at Independencia street and Celedones de Oro square, whilst the Lan Ta Lan Christmas Fair of Crafts will be set up in the Plaza de la Provincia. The Agricultural Market will take place in Santa Bárbara Square.

Sports

Those who love sports cannot forget two important appointments: Media Maratón and San Silvestre. The first takes place on Dec. 18th. The second goes through the city centre of Vitoria in the evening of December 31st. 

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