Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year. All around the world people celebrate the holiday and enjoy the festive period, and Spain is no different in that regard. However ...

Travelers who find themselves in Spain during the Christmas season will discover another side of the country. Read on.

MADRID — Spain kicked off the festive period Thursday with the celebration of one of its most iconic events, the bumper Christmas lottery, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One). The most sought ...

People wait for the start of the draw at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

The Spanish Christmas Lottery is one of the world’s largest lottery draws. It’s celebrated every Dec. 22, with a payout of more than 2 billion euros.

FILE - Lottery sellers celebrate in front of their shop after selling a winning ticket of the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery ''El Gordo'' of calle Aranal de Madrid, on Dec. 22, 2022.

Spain's Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo or "The Fat One," dished out its biggest prize on Sunday worth $436,000. In total, the lottery dishes out $2.43 billion in prizes. (AP Photo/Paul White) ...

The event is televised nationally from Madrid's Teatro Real opera house. ... Other lotteries have bigger individual top prizes but Spain’s Christmas lottery, held each year on Dec. 22, ...