Easter in #Barcelona

Easter week in Spain is called “Semana Santa,” which means "Holy Week.". There are parades and processions in Barcelona both on Palm Sunday and Good Friday - called "Divendres Sant" in Catalan and "Viernes Santo" in Spanish. 

What to do at Easter in Barcelona? Barcelona is a popular destination at Easter which can mean longer lines at top attractions. You can save time by pre-booking tours and discounts cards online in our Barcelona tours shop. For families with children spending Easter in Barcelona popular attractions are the Barcelona Zoo and Tibidabo amusement park and the Barcelona Aquarium which usually have special Easter programmes with plenty of activities for kids. Find more things to do with children in Barcelona on our pageBarcelona attractions for children and on our Barcelona museums page.



Barcelona is a modern and cosmopolitan city and the Easter celebrations are not quite of a magnitude match the splendour and magnitude of some other Spanish cities like Sevilla - but you can find traditional Easter processions in the center of Barceona on Palm Sunday and Good Friday and even more in the suburbs of Barcelona.