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Spanish Cities Switch On Holiday Lights as December Long Weekend Draws Crowds

Municipal planners target higher turnout plus smoother flows with extended hours, mapped routes, timed entries and mixed access through early January.

Overview

  • Zaragoza debuts a 1.3‑kilometre Ruta de la Luz with daily lighting to 01:00 in many areas and a near €1.2 million investment, alongside the ticketed Boreal immersive show running Dec 5–Jan 6 with timed entry slots.
  • Valladolid details precise switch‑on times through Jan 6 and stages recurring light‑and‑sound shows on Calle Santiago and Plaza Portugalete, with videomapping at San Pablo on Dec 6–7.
  • Burgos sets daily hours from 18:30 to midnight, lists 369 decorative elements plus 280 microlamp chains on El Espolón, and installs main Christmas trees in Plaza Mayor and Gamonal.
  • Pamplona illuminates 81 streets and plazas with 1.5 million LED points and a daily 18:30 switch‑on, placing the main tree in Plaza del Castillo and the principal nativity in the town hall zaguán.
  • San Sebastián turns lights on at 19:30 and launches the new Miramar Magikoa route from Dec 4 to Jan 5, as towns like Oviedo and Avilés report strong turnout at markets, ice rinks and nativity displays during the puente.