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Murcia, among the ten most “instagrammed” Spanish cities at Christmas (11/12/2019)

The last weeks the cities of Vigo and Madrid have launched a particular 'competition' to see which of the two had the best Christmas lighting.

A race for popularity that has also entered many other locations that, every year, try to impress citizens and tourists to enjoy the best atmosphere for these holidays.

With the aim of knowing the reception that this display of ornaments has in our country and which are the best cities to enjoy the best Christmas atmosphere, Musement, platform for booking activities at destination, has tracked through Instagram, what are the 10 Spanish cities more “instagrammed” at Christmas.

Madrid, 29,815 mentions.

The capital leads the ranking of most popular cities in this social network.

Millions of lights illuminate, from the end of November and until Reyes, the streets, squares and buildings of Madrid.

This year, in addition, it has been included as a novelty, a ball of 12 meters in diameter, 7 tons of weight and 43,000 LED lights between Alcal street and Gran Va street, which is being one of the most photographed decorations on the net Social.

Seville, 7,601 mentions.

The city has decorated almost 300 streets with 2,347 Christmas motifs.

During these dates the streets and squares of Seville also host nativity scenes and markets in which the Christmas spirit is breathed.

Vigo, 5,362 mentions.

The Galician city has become in recent years one of the Christmas references of our country.

Vigo is overcome every year and, this Christmas, the tree reaches 32 meters high, one meter more than in 2018, and a giant ferris wheel of 62 meters and 48 baskets has been installed, illuminated by 180,000 LED lights that, presumably, are It will become one of the most “instagrammed” attractions.

Barcelona, ​​3,575 mentions.

The city has illuminated this year more than 100 kilometers of streets.

Neighbors and visitors also enjoy, during these dates, markets, activities, workshops and the 'Barcelona Night Tour', a tourist bus that takes a tour of the Christmas lighting.

Barcelona also opens this year a Christmas fair in Port Vell, with a 31-meter tree and a floating manger.

Malaga, 3,532 mentions.

The actor Antonio Banderas was in charge of welcoming Malaga's Christmas by pressing the button that lit 'The Christmas Forest', the lighting title of Larios Street, one of the most central and famous in the city.

The walk through this area is enlivened by Christmas music like that of Mariah Carey, who thanked the city for choosing one of her most famous songs 'All i want for Christmas is you' for it.

Other areas of the city also enjoy Christmas atmosphere like La Alameda, where there is the show 'The Christmas Tree', and the 'videomapping' 'Christmas Story' in Alcazabilla.

Valencia, 3,164 mentions.

The city has increased its budget for decoration and Christmas activities by 20%, following the trend of recent years.

An increase with which we wanted to bring the Christmas spirit to 30 different points of the city, apart from the downtown area.

Thus, citizens and tourists can enjoy throughout Valencia lighting, nativity scenes and trees in different neighborhoods and towns of the city.

Murcia, 2,615 mentions.

1,800,000 LED lights illuminate Murcian Christmas in 380 points of the city.

A decoration that accompanies, among many other things, 40 3D motifs, a 20-meter Christmas tree with Christmas movement and music, and different photocall scattered throughout the city.

Zaragoza, 2,044 mentions.

The Plaza del Pilar is the epicenter of Christmas in the city.

There, 8,000 square meters have been arranged in which we can find a skating rink, a slide with pneumatic sleds, booths of Christmas products, the traditional nativity scene ... and, 'the tree of desires', where we can hang our wishes to This Christmas

As a novelty, this year, 'Dreamland' has been created, where visitors can discover 'Santa's Village'.

Huelva, 1,537 mentions.

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Those who visit the city can enjoy Christmas motifs in 99 of its streets: markets, nativity scenes, trees ... are some of the elements that adorn the city, among which a tunnel of more than 82 meters long, 8 meters high and stands out. 6 wide, installed on the Gran Va, which shows a show of lights and music.

Granada, 1,474 mentions.

This year's great attraction in the city is a giant sphere that has attracted the attention of many visitors who stand in line to enter it.

Other Christmas elements that we can find in the streets of Granada are: craft markets and traditional products, nativity scenes, lighting, a 50-meter-high ferris wheel, zip lines, Christmas trees, a giant slide ...

Finally, five other Spanish cities that exceed one thousand mentions on Christmas dates are: Jerez de la Frontera (1,432 mentions), Gijn (1,282 mentions), Cartagena (1,220 mentions), Alicante (1,193 mentions) and Bilbao (1,007 mentions).

Source: Agencias / Foto: Alcalde de Murcia

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