The Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona will have a new lighting this Christmas. It was announced by the president of the association, Lluís Sans, in an interview on the program Basics of betevé. The good reception of the latest proposal has encouraged merchants to reinvent themselves: “Last year it was already very successful, many people considered it the best lighting in Barcelona,” Sans boasted. “So this year the association believed that we had to go one step further and offer even more beautiful, more powerful lighting… I think it will surprise a lot,” he predicted.
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The president of the entity that brings together the shops on the promenade has stressed that Christmas is an opportunity “not only for trade.” “These are very special dates, people go out for a walk, people come from the rest of Catalonia and the rest of Spain to enjoy our Christmas and these are moments that should be taken advantage of”. “We have to do the best we know how!”, He has asked him.
The new Christmas look will coincide with the bicentennial of Passeig de Gràcia, an event that the trade association plans to celebrate in 2022 and 2023 with a program of sponsored acts and events. The city also gives a nod to the celebration this Mercè, since the popular Correfoc will be held this Sunday for the first time in this artery of the Eixample, taking advantage of the fact that it was looking for a new stage as its traditional location on Vía Laietana is under construction. Also on Saturday the city’s gegants will leave Ciutat Vella to walk around this location.