Living and Travel
Barcelona is a very lively city offering a wide choice of activities to keep you entertained during your holidays. There are all kinds of sights, events and entertainments you can choose from. Visit one of the famous art pieces created by Gaudi and Dali, take your children to the zoo or aquarium, hop onto a funny tour bus for a comfortable trip around the city or visit it by choosing one of the exciting bike tours with different routes. Barcelona is rich of museums, architectural masterpieces, outstanding restaurants and tapas bars made even more unique by the friendly "Catalan style". Renting a stylish Barcelona apartment right in the city center you'll enjoy all this even more. Every day Barcelona has something new to offer. Have a look to our page to be sure you won't miss anything of its vibrant cultural life!
Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona Concerts Dead can dance, Nick Cave and the black seeds, Blur, Phoenix, the Jesus and Mary chain, My bloody Valentine ... So GREAT ! Rodriguez is coming in Barcelona Primavera sound festival on Saturday May 25th, the incredible history from this singer (71 years old ) which we discovered in the … [Read more...]
Enjoy this weeks´ most unique lifestyle experience on the Passeig de Gracia: Barcelona´s 3rd edition of the Shopping Night! Shops will open there doors till 1am on Thursday the 22nd of November. You can advantage a 20% off from 8pm till 1am at Sisley, H&M, Blanco, Lacoste and 10% off the winter collection of Replay. This last one, the … [Read more...]
The Casa Batllo, Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece, celebrates 10 years of cultural visits and wants to share it with the entire city of Barcelona with a vibrant, exciting visual spectacle, which will reveal all symbologies and interpretations that inspired this great architect in creating the so wonderful facade. When: Today Saturday the 20th of … [Read more...]
Barcelona can get cold in December but you can still enjoy some sunny and warm hours at noon time. Enjoy eating a lunch on a terrace. 1 The weather Enjoy some sunny hours of sunshine per day. You might have to wear a coat and a scarf but do not forget to wear a t-shirt under your coat. Sitting on a sunny terrace for lunch, you might like … [Read more...]
If you are in Barcelona this week don´t miss the most popular Festival off the Gracia area: La Fiesta Mayor De Gracia. The neighbors of Gracia have worked very hard to decorate 18 streets of this area with really beautiful self made decoration. There are different themes like the world of the bees & the flowers, Sun & Moon decorated … [Read more...]
Every summer, you can go and listen to some good music in one of Barcelona parks. "Music als Parcs" means music in the parks. Free admission. Starting at 9 PM August 15 to 16th Jazz in the Ciutadella park August 22 to 24th Iago Marta Trio + Joan Mas, guitare quatuor , basse électrique, saxophone , with very … [Read more...]
This Saturday the 14th of July the most well known museums of the Montjuic hill open their doors for the night of the Montjuic (Montjuïc de nit). Their expositions can be visited FOR FREE between 8pm and 1am and are accompanied with live music. Free entrance for the MNAC, The Caixa Forum, Fundació … [Read more...]
Tonight the Grec Festival of Barcelona 2012 will have it´s kick off with two free concerts at the Arc de Triomf! From 9pm you can show your rumba movements dancing on the fusion rhythms of Canteca de Macao and the Catalan rumba and rock band La Troba Kung-Fú. In between enjoy a mix of magic and poetry with the show … [Read more...]
On the 29th of June the 10th Edition of the open air film festival at the Montjuic castle starts. On Friday, Monday and Wednesday evening till the 8th of August you can enjoy Barcelona´s nice summer evenings together with your friends in the open air. More than one month of the best movies of all times at Sala Montjuic. The movies are in … [Read more...]
From the 5th till the 9th of June 2012 the second edition of the week of the terraces of hotels in Barcelona will take place. 52 Hotels in the city centre offer free activities on their terraces. Music performances, painting exhibitions, film screenings, fashion showrooms, swimming , bombon tasting, magic…All very interesting activities in … [Read more...]
More than 250 groups will be acting from today until Sunday at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona. As 34% of the visitors are coming from foreign countries like England, Italy and France - a great party atmosphere in the whole city is guaranteed for the whole weekend. To get into the festival vibe, just check out this short, … [Read more...]
Adress: Passeig Picasso or Passeig Lluis Companys - Arc de Triomf Metro station: Arc de Triomf, Barceloneta, Jaume The Born area is close to the Park. Cross the street from the Passeo Picasso or from the street to Francia train station. The Parc de la Ciutadella is Barcelona's most central park. It is located next to the Francia train … [Read more...]
Caixa Forum Social and cultural centre Monday to Friday: 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: to 10.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8 08038 Barcelona Tel. +34 93 476 86 00. Fax. +34 93 476 86 35 Metro Plaza Espanya The CaixaForum Social and Cultural Centre is … [Read more...]
Children will love the Les Festes de Santa Eulàlia 2012, which is held annually in Barcelona and is regarded as one of the biggest festival for the little ones. It takes place between the 11th and 12th of February and during the festival, many attractions in Barcelona are open to the public such as the Cathedral and more than 30 museums as well as … [Read more...]
In Spain and Catalonia the biggest Christmas celebration is not the 25th of December (as in many other countries) but on the 5th of Jenuary, when the three kings of the Orient - Balthasar, Gaspar & Melchior - arrive at the crib of the baby Jesus. This is celebrated with a big and very impressive parade that takes place on the evening before … [Read more...]
Known worldwide for its festive soul and endless nightlife, beautiful architecture, tempting gastronomy with the delicious tapas and much, much more, not everyone know that Barcelona is really into sport. And we are not talking here about football, ladies and gentlemen; we are talking of the Friday Night Skates, a wonderful way to stay in shape … [Read more...]
Ice skating rink in Barcelona for the first time. Plaza Catalunya gets an ice skating rink for Christmas. The plaza Catalunya is all the way up the Ramblas. The rink is covered with a plastic roof to let plenty of light in. It is 1200m2 big (40m by 30m) making it the biggest outdoor ice rink in Europe with room for 350 skaters. It is open from … [Read more...]
Are you a fashion victim? Once again, Barcelona is "the place"! The city is famous for its multitude of fashion shops to suit all budgets and tastes. They range from the classic brands of the international scene to others more originals, since several emerging , cutting-edge designers from around the world have chosen the Catalan capital to live … [Read more...]