Few holidays like Christmas to feel that the city is transformed to immerse ourselves in the holidays. Barcelona is filled with lights and Christmas markets that remind us that we are in a magical time, but there are places that take the charm to another level, building whole worlds of fantasy.
And although Barcelona has its own Christmas village, there is a place next to Barcelona that has a forest that is Santa’s dream. It is the Bosc Encantat de Gavà, a place where the story becomes reality, and that allows, fifteen minutes from the center of Barcelona, to immerse yourself in a planet where, for the time that lasts the walk, everything around us is Christmas.
A forest of fantasy 20 minutes by train from Barcelona
This year the forest is back with news. Under the slogan “We light up Christmas” the neighboring city of Barcelona will host a show of lights and sounds in the Parc de la Torre Lluc that will seek to be as viral and successful as last year.
The party will be inaugurated next Friday, November 29 at 6:00 pm in Parc de la Torre Lluc, and will be a free access event that will include the lighting of the tree and the opening of the Bosc Encantat (Enchanted Forest).
Last year the place was very recognizable: as soon as we arrived a 20 meters high luminous Christmas tree welcomed us to a magical walk.
From here, a whole route with scenes and objects of LED lights, with illuminated trees, manger scenes and giant Christmas objects that turn the place into a luminous fantasy and one of the main Christmas attractions in Barcelona.
This year, in addition, the Bosc Encantat improves its offer by increasing the lights to 80,000 LED points and about fifty 3D and 2D elements.
The hours of the forest will be from 17:30h. to 22:30h. every day until January 7, and access is free.
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How to get to the Bosc Encantat de Gavà?
Although Gavà is not Barcelona, the Enchanted Forest can be reached with a train ride of just 20 minutes from the city center. The R2 of Rodalies leaves every few minutes from Sants constantly connecting the two municipalities, and bringing to the people of Barcelona one of the most magical places of this holiday season.
From the City Council recommend approaching by public transport, but for those who want to go by car, the trip takes just 15 minutes from the city center, and have enabled two large free parking and facilitate access to the area in the cale Girona and Joan Carles I Avenue.
Those who come to Gavà will also be able to enjoy the Christmas illumination of the entire municipality, whose center, like so many other cities, is filled with lights to decorate the most festive days of the year.