Las Luces del Real Jardín Botánico

This year, the long list of reasons why you should celebrate Christmas in Madrid has become even longer. Starting from November 19 and until January , the Royal Botanical Garden offers everyone interested to have a trip into a real Christmas tale.

Every day, from 6 to 11 pm, the garden will be illuminated with billions of light installations, and the path around the kingdom of light, which is invisible until the sunset, will be accompanied with music. Any walk around the garden’s territory fills you with new impressions of the ever-changing world of nature as well as with energy for a new day in a megalopolis. But a night journey here promises not only to lighten up your evening but also dispel winter darkness and fill you with a true Christmas spirit, and let’s admit it, we all need it these long winter evenings.

This magical project forms part of an international projected started in London in 2012. Back then, Fred Handwerker decided to use the magic of light installations in the gardens of London, an the idea turned out so enchanting that it was picked up by Berlin, Stuttgart, and Dresden. Now it’s Madrid’s turn.

All in all, the Botanical Garden will be illuminated with more than 8000 LED bulbs with the cables length of 10 km. But what are numbers in comparison the magic itself, which will start November 19? By the way, this day, you can get into the fairy0tale for free, they will give out the invitations starting from 5.30 pm. So it would be better to show up in advance. Those, who want to enjoy the walk around the Christmas miracle in a more relaxed atmosphere, will be able to do it any other day after purchasing a 12-euro ticket.

All you have to do afterwards it put on warm clothes and let Christmas classical music and magical lights to carry you away to the Wonderland!