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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spain is great at that time of year.[/quote]

+1.  We went to Spain for spring break this year and the weather was glorious.  It seemed like the perfect time to visit (unless you're planning for a beach holiday).  [/quote]

Did Holy Week create any issues?[/quote]

Our spring break visit did fall during Holy Week but it did not create any issues for us.  It's entirely possible that, thanks to Holy Week (and school holidays), all of the places we visited were more crowded than typical for that time of year, but I'm not in a position to know. But we had no problems getting hotel rooms and getting into restaurants, etc.

Apparently, Holy Week is less of a big deal in Barcelona than in many other parts of Spain.  The biggest event in Barcelona the week we were there seemed to be the El Classico football match against Real Madrid!  Holy Week didn't really affect our stay in Barcelona at all.  Although we were able to see the (free and open to all) Passion of the Christ light show on the facade of the Sagrada Familia and that was spectacular and a real highlight of our visit.

We were in Valencia on Good Friday and some places we would otherwise have visited (such as the Mercado Central) were closed for the day.  But most places were open, albeit with limited hours (some with free admission for the holiday).  Restaurants were open.  There was a big Good Friday parade through the seafront neighborhoods and on the beach, but we didn't go.

We were in Madrid on Easter Sunday and happened to see the Easter procession through the streets and again in Plaza Mayor.  But otherwise, it seemed to be business as usual.  Just watch out for holiday hours at museums and other points of interest and check websites before you go.  We found that some museums were closed because of the holiday, some had free admission because of the holiday, and some were unaffected by the holiday.  We visited both the Reina Sofia (free, thanks to the holiday) and the Prado (unaffected) on Easter Sunday.

We didn't visit Seville, but I understand that Holy Week is a very big deal there, so there could be more disruptions and crowds.  [/quote]

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