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Wedding traditions of Barcelona

In Barcelona weddings may include human towers, sardana dancing and the Catalan language.

Catalonia has its own language and folk traditions, which sometimes appear at weddings, along with the Mediterranean setting and modernist architecture.

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A wedding here

Couples marry in a church, a civil registry or a venue such as a masia, a country house. The meal may begin with cava and escalivada.

Folk touches

The sardana is a circle dance of Catalonia. Some weddings book a castellers group to build a short human tower as a surprise.

Wedding customs of Barcelona

Also part of it, and being written: Sardana (A circle dance.), Castell (A human tower.), Cava (A sparkling wine for toasts.), Wedding (Spanish customs.).

A wedding trail idea for Barcelona

  1. Palau de la Generalitat A government palace used for formal ceremonies.
  2. Barri Gotic The old quarter.
  3. Park Guell A Gaudi park used for photographs.
About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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🇪🇸 Madrid, SpainSame-sex marriage in SpainMatrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en España The national law that legalized same-sex marriage and adoption rights for couples in Spain.Modern · The ceremony 🇪🇸 A Coruña, Spain and 2 moreFirst same-sex marriage in Spain The 1901 union of two women in Galicia that preceded legal recognition by over a centuryModern · The ceremony

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