Are you feeling the pressure? That nagging end of the year feeling, the need to have the maximum amount of fun lined up for New Year’s Eve? If you are in Barcelona, you’re in luck, we’ll point you in the direction of the best restaurants, activities and parties on the night. No Sour Grapes! In Spain and Catalonia festivities come with their own customs. At the stroke of midnight you are “obligated” to consume 12 grapes, one for each strike. Washing it down with a glass of cava, the local sparkling wine, is recommended! With or without the wine, the 12 grapes, will supposedly bring 12 months of luck and prosperity. On the other hand, If you are used to spectacular fireworks on New Year’s Eve you might be slightly disappointed, although there’s a good firework show on Plaza Espanya. Our theory is that the “Barcelonins” are all “blasted out” when they get to the end of the year as they are prone to setting off fireworks with any minimal excuse all year, with Midsummer’s Eve - Sant Joan as the, literal, highlight. No worries though, our guide will help you make your own fireworks on the night! New Year’s for Party Animals New Year’s on the Beach: Opium Barcelona - There’s a long standing tradition in Barcelona of taking your party to the beach, and why shouldn’t you? With kilometers of clean, white sand beaches it would be madness not to take advantage! The Opium nightclub has been a hotspot in Barcelona for a long time, and the beachfront location by the Hotel Arts is unbeatable. If you want to dance away the last night of 2018, Opium is a classy setting with deep grooves. Tickets from 50€ here. Hot Club Night: Razzmatazzz - This club, in the beach adjacent Poble
Are you feeling the pressure? That nagging end of the year feeling, the need to have the maximum amount of fun lined up for New Year’s Eve? If you are in Barcelona, you’re in luck, we’ll point you in the direction of the best restaurants, activities and parties on the night. No Sour Grapes! In
