All Hearts Day falls in the year 2024 on Wednesday, February 14. About 60 percent of all Swedes now celebrate this holiday and most have no idea what to buy, except for a tulip or two. However, travel always works very well. Just before the pandemic, records were broken for booking trips as gifts. The most booked destinations are cities such as New York, Barcelona and Paris – and of course trips to the sun!

Several hotel players usually run a big hotel sale every year. Prices on hotel reservations are reduced by up to 40 percent until the end of February. This is usually customary, but the sales have not occurred in the same way since the pandemic and we will see what happens in 2024 and beyond. Among other things, hotels in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona are usually included in the sale. In any case, in many places in Spain it is cheaper than usual to book a hotel right now.

The big travel trend in 2024, however, is that you prefer to book an apartment or house and experience the destination as if you were one of the locals.

Now the quality-conscious traveler would rather live a little more secluded, in a fresh home with its own kitchen and pool, in a genuine area.  We would suggest that if you really want to treat your loved one to something extra special, book a trip in the spring to our favorite city on the Sunshine Coast, Nerja. If you book accommodation on the coast through one of the companies, it is also possible to order extra romantic additions, such as having a bouquet of flowers and champagne waiting for you on arrival. Nerja is generally a romantic city, with many cozy restaurants along the cobbled streets, horse-drawn carriages, nice and quiet beaches, walking paths up the mountains, etc.

Here you book cheap flights to the Costa del Sol and the rest of Spain.

How to celebrate Valentine's Day in Spain?

In much the same way as in Sweden, the same date and with flowers and a visit to a fine restaurant. However, another "lover's day", Saint George's Day , is celebrated on April 23.

Gift tips for Valentine's Day.

We are of course talking about the same Saint George who killed dragons to save the beautiful princess and who scouts around the world have as their patron saint. In Catalonia, this day is called La Diada de sant Jordi, or El dia de la Rosa (Day of the Rose) and is an official public holiday.

It was in the 20th century that a bookseller was struck by the fact that on this particular date (albeit in different years) the famous authors Josep Pla, Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare died, so this day is really well worth celebrating with a rose, or why not with a classic book as a gift?