If you are one of those who, when December arrives, is already saturated with the bustle of Plaza Catalunya and looking for a break without having to make an interprovincial excursion, we bring you the ultimate flat that has been cooked just 20 minutes from the capital. And yes, it ‘s the biggest Christmas funfair you can find in Catalonia.
The place where all the magic is cooked is Can Zam Park, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. This fairground has been transformed until January 6 in the epicenter of family fun, deploying an arsenal of attractions that have nothing to envy to the big events in the center.
More than 30 attractions, giant Ferris wheel and ice skating.
Here they have not messed around. The fair has a total of 37 attractions ready to delight both children and adrenaline lovers. The crown jewel, which is already generating thousands of photos for Instagram, is the so-called “Ferris wheel tree”, a privileged observation point to admire the city’s Christmas lights. In addition, the fun is complemented by a huge ice rink that, beware, has available 2×1 tickets designed especially for the scoundrels to enjoy skating without ruining the parents.
To enjoy all this display of lights and speed, the schedule is very convenient: from Monday to Friday the enclosure opens its doors from 17:00 hours until 22:00 hours. If you prefer to take it easy, on weekends and holidays you can access both in the morning, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, and in the afternoon, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. And, as if that were not enough, to make the experience a rounded one, the space is completed with a food truck area with a wide gastronomic offer, as well as totally free shows at different times of the day.
The city turns its attention to an unprecedented Christmas
The effort to have a Christmas at the height is not limited only to the fair.Santa Coloma wanted to throw the house out the window and, as confirmed by the City Council itself, the city has turned to a program with a strong “solidarity, family and open to everyone”.
This commitment is especially noticeable in the Christmas lighting. The municipality has installed more than 900 luminous points throughout the city, using more than one million energy-saving LED bulbs, which represents an increase in lighting of 11% over the previous year. The great novelty, and the one that makes the city stand out from the rest of the Metropolitan Area, is that all the luminaires are designed in the shape of a curtain and made of a special material so that they light up both day and night. An original detail so that the light never goes out.