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Cities Across Spain Light Up for Christmas With Drones, LED Displays and Nativities

Municipal campaigns emphasize technology plus logistics to lift footfall through early January.

Overview

  • Cartagena inaugurated its season with a drone show of about 220 units as authorities estimated attendance above 10,000, followed by the citywide light switch‑on and the start of a program exceeding 300 activities.
  • Lucena activated roughly 1.5 million LED points and more than 300 arches and launched a calendar of over forty events scheduled to run until January 5.
  • Xàtiva opened its Belén Monumental with a renovated visitor flow, two new figures by artist Xavier Herrero, restored highlights and free admission daily until January 6 with extended hours.
  • Durangoko Azoka is underway from December 4 to 8 with reinforced Euskotren and Bizkaibus services, a free shuttle from Iurreta and expanded cleaning, as local bars report roughly doubled takings during the fair.
  • Other municipalities switched on lights and markets, including Segovia with a new light‑and‑sound portal and market, Almería with about 1.2 million LEDs and 120 activities, Reinosa with its Ebro river Nativity, and towns across Gipuzkoa, Asturias and Valladolid with expanded displays.