Barcelona You have already prepared almost everything to experience a Christmas until the end. He The town hall has just announced that this year there will be more than 110 kilometers of illuminated streets from November 28 and that the program of activities will extend over more than a month, with the Christmas markets being one of its great attractions.
In addition, this year again, the city’s Christmas calendar will be in the spotlight with a magical event that has become a must for Barcelonans, “The Llums of Sant Pau”. It is an event which transforms for a few days the modernist place of the legendary modernist hospital complex into a universe of lights and colors. This year, for its fourth edition, its promoters have decided to completely renew the experience.
‘Els Llums de Sant Pau’ have more than twenty lighting installations. The organizers have prepared a magical trip that usually lasts about an hour thanks to a Christmas passport and in the company of Llumi, a star who acts as a guide during the visit. The show requires tickets and it is best to have them in advance through the official portal, which already sells them.
Timetable of ‘Els Llums de Sant Pau’
The experience, which is aimed at all audiences and which this year has new facilities and an interactive tour (with a point to buy food) that will allow you to remember the Christmas traditions of different parts of the world, opens its doors this November 21 and can be visited until January 12, 2025.
The duration of the event is estimated at approximately one hour and ticket reservations are made for a specific time slot. In fact, the organizers remind those who have a reservation that they can access the venue until half an hour after the time indicated on the ticket, but before and after, access is no longer permitted.
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From November 21 to December 4: 6 p.m.
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From December 5 to January 7: 5:30 p.m.
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From January 8 to January 12: 6 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased until 9 p.m. and the exhibition will close its doors an hour and a half later, so the Llums are open until 10:30 p.m.
Tickets for ‘Els Llums de Sant Pau’
Tickets for the Christmas show can be purchased via the official website or other regular, in-person sales channels can be found at El Corte Inglés or at the venue’s box office during “Els Llums” opening hours.
Tickets cost, according to the official portal, from 10 euros, and on the sales portal, the general price of tickets 15 euros. There are also special prices. So, for example, children up to two years old do not pay (although it is necessary to purchase a free ticket) and children between 3 and 17 years old have a reduced rate. Those over 65, students or people with functional diversity who can prove it also benefit from reductions.
How to get to “Els Llums de Sant Pau”?
‘Els Llums de Sant Pau’ are located in the modernist neighborhood of Sant Pau, calle Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167. The location is in the heart of the Eixample, a few minutes from the Sagrada Familia, so the best options to get there, they are the same as for the temple. In this sense, it is a very good option to use the Sant Pau / Dos de Maig stop of line 5. Metro.
Likewise, the Sagrada Familia, Guinardó / Hospital Sant Pau or Encants stations are relatively close. Furthermore, as an alternative in buslines D40, D50, H6, H8, V21, V23, 19, 39, 47, 117, 191 and 192 are good.
However, it is recommended to use public transport because the area is very well served and at Christmas it is sometimes difficult to park. For all these reasons, it is a good option to consult applications such as Moovit to get there.
