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Shortly after Christmas you can prepare for another holiday time - New Year 2011 in Barcelona. During a holiday in Barcelona around New Year you can be prepared to experience something unique and exciting!

First, if you want to take part in the customs and traditions in Barcelona around New Year 2011 during your Barcelona holiday, prepare for a long night!

On New Year's Eve, or nochevieja in Spanish or Cap d'Any in Catalan, families and friends usually visit a nice restaurant or have a dinner at home to enjoy the time together and prepare and eat nice dishes.

Also in Spain, people wear red underwear for luck, so if you arrive early enough for your holiday in Barcelona, you can buy something in the many shops around Plaza Catalunya.

At 12 o'clock it is a custom to eat 12 grapes, one for each time the bell rings. So take your grapes with you and participate in this tradition on New Year 2011! Usually you can toast with Cava, which is harvested in the region.

Keep in mind that on New Year 2011 in Barcelona, there are usually no big fireworks or shows, however, there are small fireworks at the beach and light shows at Plaza Espanya and the Torre Agbar. Also on Plaza Catalunya people celebrate, so visit the Ramblas to experience the atmosphere there.

After that, people in Barcelona usually go to a club to dance and have a good time. There is plenty of choice in Barcelona on New Year, but on New Year the price are in general higher than usual.

Cap d'Any or New Year 2011 in Barcelona ends around sunset on the first day of 2011. Traditionally people go to the beach, mostly Barceloneta, and watch the first sunrises while enjoying hot chocolate and churros. What a wonderful way to start your new year!

Hot chocolate in Barcelona is still traditionally produces, with real chocolate in different flavours and versions, so you should absolutely treat yourself one. An apartment is a good option for accommodation in Barcelona, with Plaza Catalunya apartments or Barceloneta apartments in Barcelona you are close to the New Year 2011 celebrations in the city.

In general, let me summarize for you what you should do during New Year 2011 in Barcelona:

-          wear red underwear (there a lot of shops, for example Oysho, women's secret, Calzedonia, Yamamay)

-          buy at least 12 grapes per person (at La Boquería market, at Las Ramblas)

-          visit Plaza Catalunya and toast with a bottle of Cava (plastic cups are a good option to avoid shattering glass)

-          eat churros and hot chocolate at the beach at sunrise (there are a lot of churrerías at Barceloneta)

The Barcelona Metro operates the whole night on New Year 2011 in Barcelona, so you can get easily everywhere.  New Year 2011 in Barcelona is truly unique and an experience you are not likely to forget!