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Barcelona Holidays 2008

Nat Holidays.jpgWhen planning your trip to Barcelona, besides Barcelona accommodation, you might also want to take into account the national holidays and festivities that have an effect on Barcelona Hotel prices and Barcelona Holiday Apartment prices. Moreover, earlybirds get the better deals and off-season traveling is usually the most economic. On the other hand, many of these days you will find below, are dedicated to festivals and traditions that are really worth being seen. 21 March - Good Friday (E) 24 March - Easter Monday (A) 9 April - Easter Monday (A) 01 May - Labour Day (E) 12 May - Substitutes Pentecost (L) 24 June - Saint John (A) 15 August - Assumption (E) 11 September - National Day of Catalonia (A) 24 September - Festival of La Mercè (L) 01 November - All Saint's Day (E) 06 December - Constitution Day (E) 08 December - Day of the Immaculate Conception (E) 25 December - Christmas Day (E) 26 December - Saint Stephen's Day / Boxing Day

(L) Local holidays in Barcelona
(C) Holidays in Catalonia
(E) Holidays throughout Spain