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Looking for a place to stay in Barcelona for the holidays? You should be on the look out for available flats ahead of time, because certain companies have special offers during the holiday seasons and vacation time as well. For instance, during winter and summer, companies like Barcelona-Home, rent flats with special offers. 
These offers can range from minus five percent to minus thirteen percent on the price. Think about it, a room say for nineteen euros a night, and discounted a certain amount, that is a good deal. And considering that such possibilities exist in Barcelona, it is a unique chance. We are not talking about just any old flats either. There are hard-working businesses that provie all the necessary services: internet, cleaning, parking, air conditioning, furnished, and much more. Plus, they can be located in ideal parts of the city. You only need to find the right company, and you are set.
To make things better, these companies will also follow up with discounts and special offers of up to minus thirty percent the next time you do business with them. It is not easy to find such great offers, but in great cities like Barcelona, anything is possible. So I encourage you to do some research and appreciate these kind of opportunities. Barcelona is waiting.
Wouldn’t it be nice to spend christmas in one of the most exciting cities in Europe?
The weather is usually warm enough to take longer walks around the city. The streets are all beautifully decorated with lights and festive decorations. As it is holidays, the people are friendly and in good spirit! Barcelona-home have many accomodation offers for the christmas season you do not want to miss out on!
- 3 bedroom apartment in the city center with space for 5 people – price from less than 20€ per person, per night. Book this flat.
- 2 bedroom apartment, newly refurbished, large private terrace, space for 6 people, price from 16€ per person per night. Book this flat.
- Amazing Attic, 3 rooms, large private terrace, located in the city center, space for 4 people, price from less than 28€ per person per night. Book this flat.
- Open loft style apartment, communal terrace, centrally located, sleeps up to 11 people, price from less than 10€ per person per night. Book this flat.
Today, marks the celebration of San Juan, also known as “Verbenas de Sant Joan” and “Nit de Sant Joan.” The night of June 23 is the shortest night of the year and few days earlier marks the official beginning of summer. The origns of the festival celebrates Saint John the Baptist.
However it is traced back to pre-christian times in celebration of the arrival of the summer solstice. It is celebrated by fireworks, bon fires, and other festivities along the beach. Many people go to the beach and practices rituals through out the night. Some of these rituals include, jumping over fires, and going into the water at midnight. Jumping over the fire supposedly symbolizes cleaning the soul. All the beaches along the coast of Spain are lit up by fire. Fire is a symbol of abundance, purity, and fertility, which is why you may see people putting old furniture into the fire. Going into the water at midnight washes away evil spirits as well as gain eternal beauty, since it is believed that water during this night has curative powers. Water also symbolizes the baptism of Saint John. Another symbol is herbs, and it believed that on this night their power is multiplied, and many herbs are collected. In the pastry shops they have a bread called Cocas (sweet bread) which is eaten during the hours of darkness. The bread should be twice as long as it is wide. Firework stands are set up all over town, if you would like to have your firework show. As the celebrations go on into the morning of the 24, which is acutally Saint John’s day, it is a public holiday and necessary to have the day off. The night of Sant Joan is truly a magical night, filled with fireworks, and bonfires. The metro is also open all night, which makes it easy and cheap to get around. For non stop festivities and partying, head to the beach for an unforgetable night. But remember to use caution when lighting a fire and fireworks. For more information about the holiday and where to buy fireworks, click here. http://www.bcn.cat/santjoan/en/welcome.htm
