Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year. All around the world people celebrate the holiday and enjoy the festive period, and Spain is no different in that regard. However ...

Spain’s most magical Christmas markets: a list of the ones you need to visit this holiday season. ... Set along Avenida de la Catedral, its over 150 stalls brim with festive spirit.

Children from Madrid's San Ildefonso school sing out awarded lottery balls at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in ...

The Christmas fair in Madrid was the work of Fundación Contemplare, a nonprofit set up to help Spain’s monasteries continue a legacy of gourmet baked goods and handmade candies but also, more ...

Spain’s 200-year-old holiday lottery, "The Fat One," delivered a hefty prize again this year, with over $2.8 billion in prizes warbled out by schoolchildren and watched live around the world.

A spectator waits for the start of the annual Christmas lottery draw, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, at Madrid's Teatro Real, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Spaniards spent an average of 67.11 euros on tickets for the Christmas lottery last year, according to Spain's state lottery firm that organises the draw. It raises around one billion euros a year ...

Now on their second Christmas in Spain, they will be entertaining visiting relatives over the holidays. Life in the south Olive branches from Ong’s garden become the wreath above the fireplace ...