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Belenes: Christmas Nativity Scenes to Visit with Kids
- When
- Dates to be announced
- Ages
- All ages
- Price
- Free (some use timed…
Upcoming: Belenes: Christmas Nativity Scenes to Visit with Kids
Belenes: Christmas Nativity Scenes to Visit with Kids
ExhibitionRetiroCentroChamberí
Where
Various locations
Ages
All ages
Setting
Indoors/outdoors
Plan for
30-60 minutes per nativity
Price
Most nativity scenes are free
Where
Museums, palaces and churches across the city
What you need to know
- Mostly free, though the city nativity at Cibeles used free timed tickets last season, bookable online for €0.50
- Pair two that sit close together, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace are a short walk apart
- Check the day before, many close on Mondays or keep short hours on Dec 24, 25 and 31
About
Belenes, the nativity scenes Spanish families build every Christmas, turn up all over the city in museums, palaces, convents and public buildings. The big ones are whole miniature towns, with rivers, mills and market stalls around the stable and hundreds of handmade figures. Kids get absorbed hunting for small scenes, like the washerwoman at the river. One or two in an afternoon is plenty.
Where it is
- Various locations
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