MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, November 30, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- People in search of a festive treat this winter might be interested in the decidedly festive Fira de Santa Llucia in Barcelona.
Held from November to December outside Barcelona Cathedral, this Christmas fair offers somewhere in the region of 300 stalls - ideal for getting the gift shopping done. The fair also features musical parades, exhibitions, nativity scenes and a huge log-shaped pinata called caga tio! Visitors can even buy their own small version of the caga tio to continue the tradition at home.
Children give the tio food and a blanket every day from December 8th until Christmas Day, when it is placed in the fireplace and hit with sticks to reveal the treats inside.
Barcelona offers a range of other events this winter - such as the procession of the Three Kings on January 5th, starting at the Moll de la Fusta aboard the Santa Eulalia.
Children can also enjoy a toy fair from December 27th to January 4th, which also includes cooking and karaoke as well as sports and games.
For those who prefer architecture, Barcelona Cathedral itself may offer seasonal charm as well as a long history.
A basilica was built on the site during the Roman Empire in 343 AD and later a Roman cathedral. The building then went through various forms until its famous central spire was completed in 1913, based on a 1403 design by French architect Charles Galters.
For those traveling to Barcelona this Christmas LateRooms.com has over 280
Barcelona hotels to choose from. There is a wide range of cheap hotels, boutiques and luxury hotels to pick from which will satisfy all budgets during the festive period.
The Hotel Claris is rated as a 5 star hotel situated in the heart of Barcelona. For the selected dates doubles and twin bedrooms are available from 148GBP per night. This amazing hotel has received top marks on its guest reviews - making it a very appealing choice of accommodation.
Visitors are staying near the cathedral, for 77GBP per night a 4 star double room can be booked at the H10 Montcada. Another hotel to note is the Zenti Barcelona which is rated as a 4 star hotel with double rooms available for 65GBP per night.
Perhaps the best deal to be had is the 4 star rated, Hotel Torre Catalunya, which has slashed its rates by nearly 50%. Double rooms were 155GBP and are now readily available from 80GBP. Like the Hotel Claris the Torre Catalunya has had 100% feedback with its guests. Double rooms were 155GBP and now can be found from 80GBP.
Editors notes
LateRooms is one of the UK's leading online accommodation sites offering late availability deals in over 20,000 properties worldwide, ranging from bed and breakfasts to five star luxury hotels.
LateRooms offers customers a saving of up to 70 per cent off the normal room rate for a variety of independent and branded hotels. Customers can book by phone or online 24/7, whether booking 12 months or 12 minutes in advance, whatever time, whatever day. No other accommodation site offers this flexibility.
LateRooms arm the customer with information to help them choose the right hotel. Users can read from over 280,000 true hotel reviews, written by customers who have booked through LateRooms and actually stayed at the hotel.
LateRooms is the first online site to use VisitBritain's official national classification system to rate its hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses. This ensures customers know the standards of quality they can expect when making a reservation.
For further editorial information please contact:
Kaia Lear
LateRooms.com
kaia.lear@laterooms.com
Source: Late Rooms
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