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BCNegra a Great Crime Fiction Appointment
Barcelona has been highlighted this year again as the European Capital city of crime fiction. From 28th January to 6th February, BCNegra on its 11th edition will be hosting even French and Scottish writers as well as Valencians ones. The event, organized by the Institute of Culture of Barcelona, will include a main stage among others, the Capilla del Conservatorio del Liceu (88 Nou de la Rambla Str.) located just a few minutes walking distance from our Continental Barcelona and Continental Palacete Hotels in the very heart of Barcelona. The venue will be the melting pot of readers and noir fiction writers. Professionals and enthusiasts of this hardboiled genre who…
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Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique
Only seventy-two hours after the professional 84th Rallye Monte-Carlo, the Historique Rally Monte-Carlo is back again from 27th January to 3rd February. As a 19th edition and concocted by organizing committee of Automobile Club of Monaco our Barcelona happens to be one more time a kick start city. This year and in line with the last one, all competitors will be given the chance to participate within the three already known averages (low, intermediary and high). Again, for this edition it is respected the last year indispensable requirement for the very participation of all racers: driving a car model which competed in Rally Monte-Carlo from 1955 to 1980. It is…
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Barça vs. Espanyol. Derby is played at the Camp Nou
After an intense match last weekend against RCD Espanyol in La Liga azulgrana team still has two more games to be measured against the blue and white team. Tomorrow at the Camp Nou they will see the faces in a derby where the two teams seek ahead in the first knockout round of the Copa del Rey. Yersterday the FC Barcelona held an open public training where Barça fans fans could see their idols live in the Mini Estadi. In the first session of the week before the Copa del Rey a total of 10,049 Spectators gathered round. Now it’s time to return all the support of the fans with…
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New Year’s Eve 2015 in Barcelona
Barcelona celebrates New Year’s Eve 2015 with a show at the scene of the Magic Fountain at Avenida de la Reina Maria Cristina. The show, packed with technology and lighting effects is promoted the by the Ajuntament de Barcelona. All around the Magic Fountain will become a big clock to welcome 2016. A stunning show with fire, water and light and the Señor de la Pedrera that merges melodic music with percussion and Mediterranean rhythms. The times are as follows: From 21.00 to 23.30 the party begins with music from the past 50 years and a show of the Magic Fountains The celebration this year is divided into four parts:…
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3rd Daytime Debate for RSC
As is well known, of late and even more now also hotels invest heavily in strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility. The CSR was directly related to the image and sustainability of a certain hotel a priori. Nevertheless, since travelers worldwide were demanding more and more compromise from their chosen destination, the hotel trade has widened its radius to implement RSC action. Nowadays, RSC entails a lot more aspects. Among them, the 3rd Daytime Debate for RSC Comprar: alguna cosa més que qualitat i el preu (Buying: something more than price and quality) addressed to the hoteliers companies in Barcelona will deal with responsible purchasing as well as with inclusive business…
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The Shopping Night Barcelona 2015 Sixth Edition
To Shop or Not To Shop Under this version of the very famous motto from Hamlet, the Barcelona Shopping Night promises to be epic this year. Starting at 8 o’clock in the evening and lasting up until past midnight, next 3rd December the chance to buy, enjoy and have fun strolling around in the center of Barcelona with the night sky and Christmas lights above will be back. Whereas in the previous edition the Paseo de Gracia became a giant movie scene in homage to the “Golden Age of Hollywood”, this 2015 the grand avenue commemorates another golden age of theater this time. The reason, the 400th anniversary of the…
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The triumph of color. Van Gogh to Matisse
For all those painting lovers or even those who fancy filling up on culture their journey in Barcelona, we are pleased to inform you that from last 10th October until 10th January 2016 you can become true testimonies to the transition from Impressionism to the Avant-garde art and its colorfulness. There were very few chances of witnessing in our city up until 72 reproductions of pieces given from Orsay Museum of Paris. Great painters from late 19th century to early 20th such as Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne questioned the technics and the tones of the art movement they firstly belonged –the Impressionism- and focused on light and how to capture…
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Madonna in Barcelona
¡Last chance! Tomorrow 24th November Madonna is in concert in Palau Sant Jordi of Barcelona. This is the Queen of Pop tenth tour “The Rebel Heart” where Madonna has been pronouncing worldwide her thirteenth album “Rebel Heart” from the first days of September. As a curiosity of this new tour, Madonna called on a Zaragoza tailor to sew bullfighting suits for herself and her dancing crew. The well-known typical Spanish bullfighting suit Traje de Luces has been one of the thematic chosen by Madonna, who claims to always pick all her costumes consciously. Whether controversy arises or not around this, what is true is that one more time the singer…
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Barça vs. AC Roma playing at Camp Nou
FC Barcelona will look to tie up qualification for the UEFA Champions League last 16 next 24th November against the AC Roma. Barcelona will advance as Group E winners with a draw, and will still qualify if they lose and Bayer 04 Leverkusen drop points against FC BATE Borisov in the section’s other game. If you wish to buy tickets for the match you can do it online at the fcbarcelona official website.
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All our support with Paris
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‘Mamma Mia’ the Hilarious Love Story
From Continental Hotels in Barcelona we are very pleased to announce the return of Mamma Mia Musical to our city. The worldwide cross-border phenomenon made up from the unforgettably catchy songs of ABBA is coming back to scene next 26th November in Teatre Tívoli. For three months you will be able to enjoy this delightful comedy while dancing, singing and laughing from the brightest side of life. ‘Mamma Mia’ is a love story which takes off in an idyllic Greek island with the upcoming wedding of Sophie, a 20-year-old girl whose father identity is yet to be revealed. All in all, the Musical is a rush of positive energy that…
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Barcelona, or one of the most photographed cities in the world
This autumn, Google Photos ranked Barcelona in the third place among the most photographed cities on the planet, only surpassed by New York and Paris. Google Photos is currently the largest online storage space where 100 million people let their pictures rest. Have you ever wondered why? If one thinks of Barcelona as a collection of iconic monuments and spots, it would be undoubtedly easy to understand the magnetic attraction exerted on tourists by historic streets like the Ramblas, commercial venues such as Passeig de Gràcia, temples like the Sagrada Famìlia, thrilling parks like the Park Güell or the incredible modernist façades that dot the whole city. YOU HAVE TO…
