Thanks to its mild climate, Barcelona is a city for all seasons. In autumn, the leaves on the trees turn warm, reddish tones and many people welcome the drop in temperature after the summer heat with open arms. It is also a time of traditions, such as the street stalls selling hot chestnuts and sweet potatoes or panellets, the typical sweets of All Saints’ Day. More recently, the Anglo-Saxon Halloween, with its pumpkins and macabre decorations, has begun to make its mark.
Autumn plans in Barcelona
Autumn is the season of mushrooms, omnipresent in the city’s markets. Chanterelles, chanterelles, boletus and other delicious varieties. Because of its history and its location on the Rambla, the Boqueria market is the most visited by tourists, but we can also find the recently renovated Mercat de Sant Antoni, in the neighbourhood of the same name, the Mercat de Santa Caterina, near the cathedral, or the Mercat del Ninot, just 5 minutes’ walk from the Acacia Suites Hotel and 9 minutes’ walk from the Ako Suites Hotel. These mushrooms can be sampled in numerous seasonal menus in the city’s restaurants. Mushroom connoisseurs can always venture into the Collserola Natural Park and try their luck looking for this precious treasure themselves.
And if you’re not interested in mushrooms, you can simply go for a walk and look at the autumn leaves. This is also an opportunity offered by several parks in Barcelona. Like the Turó del Putxet Gardens, 800 metres from the Bonanova Suite Aparthotel. Or the various gardens on Montjuïc mountain. If you are staying at Abarco Apartaments, you cannot miss the opportunity to discover one of the most important green areas of the Metropolitan Area, the Besós River Park.
Music and festivals
Autumn is also a time for music in Barcelona. The opera and dance seasons begin at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, concerts at the Palau de la Música and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra season at the Auditori. And then there are the autumn festivals, such as the Barcelona Jazz Festival, which offers free concerts, master classes by leading figures, lectures and numerous parallel activities. Or MIRA, the digital arts festival, a space for exchange and collaboration between visual and musical artists, with concerts, lectures and workshops, held in the former factory now converted into the Fabra i Coats cultural centre, in the quiet Sant Andreu neighbourhood.
November and December: preparing for Christmas
From November onwards, the streets are lit up with Christmas lights and decorations. The day gets shorter and it’s time to take in the city in a different way, swapping the sun and the beach for a hot chocolate and the nativity scenes at the Christmas market in the Plaça de la Catedral to bid farewell to the season.
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