Dow's Christmas Port Wine in Wooden Gift Box, 75 cl

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The big Mallorca Christmas lights switch on doesn’t just happen in Palma but also all over the island. Some towns such as Alcudia Old Town may switch on their Christmas lights a week later. I have written a detailed guide about celebrating New Year’s Eve in Mallorca, plus I have a list of hotels that will be open and hosting their own New Year’s Eve celebrations.

You will also find 3-Kings parades in Arenal, Puerto Portals, Palmanova, Port d’Andratx, Port de Soller, Puerto Pollensa, Alcudia, Cala Bona, Cala d’Or and throughout the centre of the island. If you want to visit these markets when they are at the busiest, then Friday and Saturday nights in the run-up to Christmas will see residents pouring into Palma. With often only half the alcohol content of vodka or gin, you’ll find a growing number of bar lists featuring port in all sorts of ways you had probably never imagined. Not all port only consists of the heavy, ruby-coloured stuff either. You can get all kinds, including white port (made from white grapes), each with different characteristics. Below you'll find a whole host ofChristmassy goings on at the Great Waterfront City, but be sure to keep an eye on our social media channels for all the latest updates and announcements. The 24 December is the evening when families get together and sometimes presents are exchanged and where the festive meal is served.

You can read more about New Year’s Eve in Mallorca here. New Year’s Day in Mallorca – what’s it like? For those who prefer a quieter shopping experience, then visit on another weekday evening. Things to see and do in Mallorca over Christmas Nativity Scenes in Mallorca

In this guide to Mallorca at Christmas in 2023, find out what to expect when visiting the island over the festive season. An LBV is aged in cask for longer than a vintage Port, usually around four years, so it’s available for drinking younger. This is one of the best we’ve tried. Those extra years in bottle have mellowed it bringing out flavours of spices and leather. The quality here is the equal of some proper vintage Ports. It’s worth decanting well in advance to let those flavours come together. You will find more hotels open in Palma city over December and January than anywhere else on the island. The crowds will have gone home and this is a great time, particularly if you are considering living in Mallorca and you can read all about this in an article I have written here, to really see and experience what the island is like in Winter, outside the Summer holiday season. Christmas Eve is one of the most popular times of year to visit Palma Cathedral to hear the singing of the Sibil.ila.The best place to collect items or start your own nativity scene is from the market stalls in Plaza Mayor.

For another Christmas market experience, head on over to Pueblo Español on the West side of Palma too. Vintage Port – Made from the best grapes of a single year, the “vintage” refers to an outstanding harvest. After being aged for around two years, vintage ports are further aged in bottles. The best ones can be aged for decades and are both powerful and elegant. They go well with dark chocolate, blue cheeses or on their own.Children from the Swedish Community in Mallorca sing carols bringing light to winter darkness in this wonderful performance, surrounded by candlelight.

There are also some hotels open in popular resorts. As an example in Palmanova, you will be able to book the 4* Elba Sunset hotel, the 3*Roc Portanova and in Santa Ponsa, the 4* Hotel Santa Ponsa Pins hotel over the Christmas period. Traditionally the Three Kings bring children presents on the night of the 5 January, however, the rise of Santa Claus in popular culture means that many children in Spain will receive a small gift on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. But more on that later.

Traditionally made with foot-trodden grapes in Noval’s old granite lagares in the summer of 2018, this port is dense, rich and velvety, with leather, liquorish and damsons. It can be drunk now or laid down – but you’ll absolutely need to decant it when you do decide to go for it. Bring out the stilton and your best glasses and prepare yourself for a real treat. But at over 70 quid a bottle, you’ll need to be pretty serious about port. There are a couple of other ice (plastic) rinks at the Puerto Portals and Port Adriano markets too. Christmas Fair Ground Rides in Palma de Mallorca Normally sweets are thrown from the floats at the Three Kings parade past waiting children and families who line the streets. You’ll hear children chanting the name of their favourite King, whether it’s Melchior, Balthasar and Caspar. Christmas in Mallorca is a season not to be missed, and an opportunity to see the island in an entirely new light. If the ice skating rink does open for 2023, then here is a TOP TIP for ice skating in Mallorca: don’t forget to bring some gloves or you won’t be allowed to skate.