When it comes to Brasseries in Barcelona, the list can be overwhelming and misleading sometimes. To put an extra to this mess, honouring our #GastroThursdayByContinental we post today about the new ember restaurant in Barcelona: SPARK Located in La Dreta de l’Eixample (Right Eixample), the singular house called Casa Fabra in Diputació street between Girona …
Consolidated as an essential in any festival route that wants to start in Europe, tomorrow 31 May the Primavera Sound in Barcelona 2017 will land again in Parc del Fòrum for 5 days. It is a basic in fan agglomerations of independent music of any genre or style, although it is characteristic for an artistic line …
These nights of May in Barcelona are being delightful. However, when you are visiting us in the middle of November, even begining of December, Barcelona throw open its windows when the sun goes down, and it is not disappointing you either. Since we ever started this blog, two out of three posts are related to plans …
The revolution of the salons of automobiles arrives at Barcelona In just four days, at Fira de Montjuïc, the new face of the Barcelona motor show, the AutoMobile Salon, will come to light. From Thursday, May 11 to Sunday 21, you can experience this new edition that the director Enrique Lacalle himself is proud to …
We recently learned that the US Cable News Network (CNN) had sent some of their journalists to visit one of our wonderful markets in Barcelona. Like thousands of other people every day, journalists strolled through the more than 300 stalls of fruit, meat and charcuterie, fish, dry fruit and even a countless of fresh and …
Over the 60s and 70s it took place in Spain a major demographic shift. For workers in Andalusia, Catalonia became the land of opportunity. Even such was the number of immigrants installed that (exaggeration) Catalonia came to be considered “the ninth province” of Andalusia. It is for this reason that for 45 years it has been …
We have an overflowing calendar of activities in Barcelona as Semana Santa is around the corner. Next Sunday April 9 is Palm Sunday, Messianic entrance of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem in Christian religion. This arrives right after Carnival and Lent. Starting on Palm Sunday, the Semana Santa begins until Resurrection Sunday (April 16). FInd more details about …
Just five days ago it took place in Calella (a seaside town on the Costa del Maresme, 58 km northeast of Barcelona) the kick-start of 97th edition of Volta de Catalunya –Tour de Catalunya 2017- the oldest cycling race in Spain (1911) and the fourth worldwide behind such events as the Tour de France (1903), Tour …
Let the Spring begin! Although officially, Spring has begun this Monday, we already noticed it from the weekend that we have taken advantage to go to the Barceloneta beach. Spring always comes with changes: in our hemisphere, it dawns earlier and we enjoy more hours of sun. There are also more changes in nature, starting …
Although difficult to believe, the Barcelona Marathon Zurich is a very comfortable event (in terms of organization and conditioning of the city). Among all those who have already signed up or have planned to do it next year, many are repeaters but others have the first appointment with the Zurich Marathon in Barcelona in two …
The NEXT ELEMENT: The Mobile World Congress 2017 will showcase how the phenomenon of mobile is changing the foundation of today’s world. You don’t want to miss it. In just 2 days, on February 27 to March 1 Barcelona becomes once again the technology capital of the world. The GSM fair will celebrate its new …
It is more likely to become better-known among Catalans as the Annual Winter Festival of Barcelona, but it is very welcome as well to say that the next 10, 11 and 12 February will return to the streets of the city Els Gegants de Barcelona (the giant figures of Barcelona) and the Àliga (eagle), the …