We are already close to one of the most beautiful periods of the year, such as Christmas time.
And at this time, one of its main and most popular attractions in Madrid and many other cities in the world is see the christmas lighting.
The inauguration of the Christmas lights in the streets of the city center traditionally mark the beginning of these festivities, but this lighting also becomes one of the great poles of interest for those who take advantage of this time to visit madrid.
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The traditional Christmas lights has once again covered the main streets of the city center, now without the time limitations of the pandemic era.
Specifically, this year more than 230 Christmas light locations have been installed distributed in 21 districts, with more than 12 million 100% bulbs. ice low energy consumption.
All the information in detail
La date of the lighting of the 2023 Christmas lighting in Madrid It was Thursday November 23th.
Last year the opening ceremony took place in the renovated Plaza of Spain, where a large natural fir tree 19 meters high.
Huge saying Christmas tree It was decorated with 800 balls, 200 candies and 27.000 points of light.
For this event, this year another emblematic corner of the capital has been sought, specifically, the also remodeled Puerta del Sol., and in whose opening ceremony he had a special role Disney.
The Christmas lights They will be lighting up the city center until the January 7.
And as for the Christmas lighting designs in MadridNew this year was the large winter garden represented by the new lights of the Gran Vía, designed by Sergio Sebastian.
In the main Street, the Christmas bells designed by Teresa Sapey, while in the Carmen Street some large flowers are released, the work of Ben Busche.
Also new is the 18 meter diameter Christmas wreath that can be seen in the Cardenal Cisneros Square or the 9-meter-high poinsettia located at the confluence of Alcalá and Gran Vía.
And it is also worth highlighting the luminous stained glass windows that surround the Fir tree of Puerta del Sol that represent different moments of the Annunciation and Jesus birth.
It should be noted that there are also new designs of Roberto Verino, Garcia Madrid y Martha Rota.
Another year, the large luminous ball 12 meters in diameter and 43.000 lights that had been installed at the crossroads between the Alcalá and Gran Vía streets, in front of metropolis building, once again has a great role.
However, this year has a new location in the rear area of the Plaza of Spain, specifically, regarding access to Sabatini Gardens.
With 12 meters in diameter, this ball offers a spectacle that combines lights and sound, which is presented in the form of continuous animation with background music.
Other elements to highlight are the great 3D Nativity installed in the Colon Square, a ten-meter-high figure illuminated with a total of 20.000 points of light led, and the design of luminous fir Puerta del Sol which premiered last year.
At 35 meters high, it has a structure 14 meters in diameter and has a total of 240 light points.
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Finally, it is also worth highlighting la Menina located in the Paseo del Prado next to apollo fountain.
The dates of the Christmas Lights 2023 in Madrid neighborhoods, are the from Thursday, November 23 to January 7.
And as for the schedules, are the following according to the days of the week or holidays.
- From Sunday to Thursday, between 18 p.m. and midnight
- Fridays and Saturdays, from 18:1 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX a.m.
- December 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, from 18 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- December 24 and January 5, from 18 p.m. to 3 a.m.
- December 31, the day with the longest hour of lighting, from 18 p.m. to 6 a.m.
You also have the possibility of signing up for a Christmas tour of Madrid hour and a half long, with which you will tour the main locations of this year's Christmas lighting and learn about its history
Finally, remind you that, as is traditional, this year you will also have the option of see the Christmas lighting doing city center tour in the Madrid Christmas Bus 2023.
In this panoramic double-decker bus which offers this service in the evenings during the Christmas season.
Hello, I'm going to Madrid on a trip the last weekend of November, which also coincides with the first of December, and I would like to see the lighting. By that date is it already on?
María, based on the experience of previous years, it is foreseeable that the 2013 Christmas lights in Madrid will be inaugurated precisely on that weekend, and specifically, starting at 18:29 p.m. on Friday, November XNUMX.
Let's enjoy it!!
Madrid looks like it's short but the Goya lights are beautiful, the hours seem short to me because there are only 24 people who live in Salamanca, you have them until 2 in the morning and they have prettier lights than the ones in Madrid, but for my taste Goya's the most beautiful
If you want to see more images and discover more information about the Christmas lights in Madrid: http://www.dolcevitaxoxo.com/2012/12/madrid-entre-luces-de-navidad.html
Hello, I would like to know what exactly they are doing today and where, that is, if there is any light show in Cibeles or is it just the lighting of the trees and the lighting of the streets.
Thank you!!!!! 😀
Maria, it's just the ignition.
For the 23rd, at 21 p.m., a light and sound show is planned in Cibeles 🙂 The novelty for this year are the large fir trees in Plaza de España, Glorieta Carlos V, Plaza de Colón and Red de San Luis
hehe, as you can see the crisis, I still think that turning on the lights on November 30th is too soon, I would delay it for another two weeks :)