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Calendar: When are Spain’s public holidays in 2023?

The Spanish government has published the full list of dates for public holidays in Spain in 2023 on a national and regional level. You can find them here.

Published: 4 January 2023 13:04 CET
Updated: 4 January 2023 14:06 CET
Calendar: When are Spain's public holidays in 2023?
Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP

In Spain in 2023 there will be 14 public holidays in total. You can find the official state bulletin (BOE) with them all listed, here.

There will be eight national holidays, four regional, and another two to be chosen on a municipal level. 

The Local has broken down the national and regional public holiday dates here.

National

The following dates will be public holidays in all regions of Spain in 2023:

Friday, 7th of April – Viernes Santo (Holy Friday)

Monday, 1st of May – Día del Trabajo (Labour Day)

Tuesday, 15th of August – Asunción de la virgen (Assumption of the Virgin)

Thursday, 12th of October – Día de la Hispanidad (Spain’s National day)

Wednesday, 1st of November – Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day)

Wednesday, 6th of December – Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day)

Friday, 8th of December – Inmaculada Concepción (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)

Monday, 25th of December – Navidad (Christmas Day)

By region 

Each region can also pick four more days (with some exceptions in Ceuta, Catalonia, and the Canary Islands) to take as public holidays.

Many of them are shared across several regions, such as the 6th of January, Día de los Reyes Magos (or Three Kings Day), one of the biggest public festivos in Spain that celebrates the Epiphany.

The remaining two are chosen on a municipal level. 

Andalusia: 2nd January (for New Year’s Day), 6th January (Three Kings Day), 28th February (Andalusia Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday)

Valencia: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 10th April (Easter Monday), 24th June (Feast of St. John) and 9th October (Valencia Day)

Murcia: 2nd January (New Year’s Day), 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), and 9th June (Murcia Day)

Balearic Islands: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 1st March (Balearic Islands Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), and 10th April (Easter Monday)

Catalonia: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 10th April (Easter Monday), 24th June (Feast of St. John), 11th September (Diada – Catalonia Day) and 26th December (St. Stephen’s Day)

Madrid: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 20th March (San José), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 2nd May (Madrid Day)

Canary Islands: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), and 30th May (Canary Islands Day), in addition to the following dates by island:

  • 2nd February (Día de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Tenerife)
  • 5th August (Día de Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves, La Palma)
  • 8th September (Día de Nuestra Señora del Pino, Gran Canaria)
  • 15th September (Día de Nuestra Señora de Los Volcanes: Lanzarote, La Graciosa and Fuerteventura)
  • 25th September (Día de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes, El Hierro)
  • 9th October (Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, La Gomera)

Cantabria: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 28th July (Day of the Institutions of Cantabria) and 15th September (Día de La Bien Aparecida).

Castilla La Mancha: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 31st May (Castile-La Mancha Day) and 8th June (Feast of Corpus Christi)

Castilla y León: 2nd January (New Year’s Day), 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), and 25th July (Feast of St. James the Apostle)

Aragón: 2nd January (for New Year’s Day), 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday) and 24th April (Aragón Day)

Asturias: 2nd January (for New Year’s Day), 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), and 8th September (Asturias Day)

Navarra: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 10th April (Easter Monday) and 25th July (Feast of St. James the Apostle)

Extremadura: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 21st February (Shrove Tuesday), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), and 8th September (Extremadura Day)

Galicia: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 17th May (Galician Literature Day) and 25th July (Galicia Day)

La Rioja: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 10th April (Easter Monday) and 9th June (La Rioja Day)

Basque Country: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 10th April (Easter Monday) and 25th July (Feast of St. James the Apostle)

Ceuta: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 29th June (Feast of Sacrifice-Eidul Adha), and 5th August (Our Lady of Africa), 2nd September (Ceuta Day)

Melilla: 6th January (Three Kings Day), 6th April (Maundy Thursday), 21st April (Feast of Eid Fitr), 29th June (Feast of the Sacrifice – Aid Al Adha)

In order to have the full spread of holiday dates in 2023, we recommend checking with your local municipal government for the final two dates that are decided by them.

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How much should you pay per month to rent a parking space in Spain?

Owning a car can be expensive, not only do you have to pay for insurance, road tax, repairs and fuel, if you live in a city, you also typically have to pay for somewhere to keep it too.

Published: 14 August 2023 12:51 CEST
Updated: 20 August 2023 08:39 CEST
How much should you pay per month to rent a parking space in Spain?

As 65 percent of people in Spain live in apartment buildings, most people do not automatically have their own garages or parking spaces. Even if an apartment has underground parking facilities, it’s not guaranteed that space will be included in the rental agreement or sale of the property.

More often than not, it won’t be and you’ll have to rent somewhere separately. Parking on the street is also not always possible without some type of permit or paying for parking there too.

READ ALSO – EXPLAINED: What are the rules for parking in Spain?

According to the latest data from the report on “Cumulative Variation of Garages in Spain in 2022”, published by Fotocasa Real Estate Index, the price of garages for rent in Spain has risen 2.9 percent compared with 2021 and 0.2 percent compared to 5 years ago. 

The average price per month for renting a parking space in Spain in 2022 was €72.90 per month. 

Of course, like everything from housing rent to eating out and public transport, the cost changes greatly depending on where you live in the country. 

READ ALSO: How long can you park your car in the street in Spain before risking a fine?

The top three most expensive regions to rent a parking space in the country are surprisingly not Madrid and Catalonia, home to Spain’s two biggest cities, but are in fact Cantabria, the Balearic Islands and the Basque Country. 

The three regions with the lowest cost for renting a parking space are Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and La Rioja. 

Average price per month of renting a parking space in each region in Spain 

Andalusia – €71

Aragón – €60

Asturias – €72

Balearic Islands – €86

Basque Country – €86

Canary Islands – €71

Cantabria – €89

Castilla y León – €57

Castilla-La Mancha – €56

Catalonia – €79

Extremadura – €59

Galicia – €58

La Rioja – €57

Madrid – €77

Murcia – €60

Navarra – €59

Valencia – €64

The regions in which prices for parking spaces have gotten more expensive compared with 2021 are Castilla-La Mancha which rose by 17.1 percent, Cantabria which increased by 5.7 percent and Madrid by 5.6 percent. 

On the other hand, the price of garages for rent has decreased the most in Extremadura by -4.8 percent, followed by Aragón at 3.5 percent and Galicia at – 3 percent, according to the Fotocasa study.

How much should you pay for parking in Spain’s biggest cities?

If you live in a big city, such as a regional capital, then the cost of parking is most likely to be above the average for your region. 

The most expensive cities to rent a space are San Sebastián at an average of €109 per month, Bilbao at €101 and Santander at €99. 

What are the average prices per month in cities popular with foreign residents?

Barcelona – €94
Madrid – €89
Valencia – €76
Málaga – €77
Alicante – €73

The cheapest cities to rent a garage are Alcorcón (Madrid), below the average at €49 per month, Burgos at €53 and in joint third place at €54 are Cáceres (Extremadura), Vic (Catalonia) and Ourense (Galicia). 

READ ALSO: Seven reasons why you should invest in parking spaces in Spain

How much does it cost to buy a parking space? 

If you’re in the position to buy a parking space and not just rent one, you may want to consider it as an investment. 

According to the latest data from Fotocasa for 2022, the average price in Spain for buying a garage or parking space is €11,619. 

Again, this rises considerably in the country’s biggest cities. In Madrid, the average price to buy a space is €33,544, while in Barcelona it costs €24,734.

Parking spaces have a way lower barrier to entry than buying property and if you don’t need the space for yourself, you can always rent it out to help supplement your income. 

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