Red days and public bank holidays in South Costa Blanca for 2023

Click on the link to see the Spanish Bank Holidays  

https://www.lazenia.com/red-da...

Bars and restaurants don't normally close on a red day, but you may find that making reservations during typically busy seasonal periods such as Christmas might be difficult. It's not unusual for restaurants to announce their Christmas menus around September, so make sure you plan ahead.

SPANISH BANK HOLIDAYS Whether you're living in our part of the Costa Blanca or just visiting, knowing when the bank holidays fall can help with planning your stay here. Here's our list of all of Spain's public holidays you need to know about in 2023, and what they mean in English and Spanish.

How many bank holidays are there in Spain? Usually, each municipality of Spain is permitted to have 12 bank holidays each year. That includes 8 national red days set by the Spanish government, 2 regional holidays set by the provincial government, and 2 local holidays set by the municipality.

However, 2023 will offer a total of 14 bank holidays in Spain, including 9 national holidays, 3 Valencian Community public holidays, plus 2 local holidays approved by the local town hall of Orihuela.

It's important to note the dates of Spain's public holidays because on some of these days businesses, shops, shopping centres, and public offices will close, or have reduced hours.

The national government in Spain sets the Spanish national holidays each year, although Spanish bank holidays differ between each of the regions. While each city observes the national holidays in Spain, additional regional bank holidays are set by the local autonomous governments.

Bank holidays in Spain that fall on weekends are sometimes replaced with alternate days (usually on the following Monday) if the regional government so chooses. However, alternate days have not always been granted, and it depends on how many public holidays occur in any one year.