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5 Reasons for A Winter Escape in Barcelona
Barcelona’s Sunny Winter Sunshine and Barcelona are the perfect couple, but it doesn’t have to only be a summer fling. With its mild winter, its budget-saving bargains, its cosy traditions, its quieter streets and its sweet treats, winter in Barcelona really is a wonderland. Here’s our five top reasons why Barcelona is great even when it isn’t summer-dress and shorts weather. Cloud-less and Crowd-less Dry and mild days with big blue skies is a regular occurrence throughout the winter months in Barcelona. While the temperature might not be bikini-friendly, there’s no shortage of sunshine in Barcelona during winter. Best of all, with the lower temperatures comes a different kind of…
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Intimate Sessions at Hotel Continental Palacete
Enjoy live music at Hotel Continental Palacete intimate sessions Shake up your week and swap your ordinary after-work end-of-day Netflix lounging for live music, cava and some of the famous Hotel Continental hospitality. Each midweek Intimate Session showcases new and established musical performances in an unplugged and unique setting. Join locals and guests at this hotel on Rambla de Catalunya for a hump day worth looking forward to. Lounging Like Louis XV The landmark hotel’s history of affordable excellence hides a glam secret. Their Versailles style Louis XV lounge isn’t shy when it comes to elegant exuberance. Sculptured curves, big windows, panelled walls, ornamental features and plenty of gold details…
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Welcome Christmas to Barcelona and to Continental Hotel!
Barcelona is preparing Christmas! Last Thursday, November 28, all the streets of Barcelona lived a long awaited moment: the city’s lights on for Christmas. Las Ramblas, Paseo de Gracia, Rambla Catalunya, Gran de Gracia … and many streets of Barcelona have been decorated with beautiful bright Christmas details. It is the beginning of the Christmas season. Do you want to know our traditions during Christmas? We explain here some of the most emblematic elements that are not usually missing in our homes during these dates. We would love you to share them with us! El Pesebre It is typical that every home prepares a “Pesebre”, the Christmas cribs, that represents…
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Barcelona’s Best Markets That You Can Walk To
Enjoy Barcelona best Markets: buy local, unique and live an authentic experience No need for a hire car, no need for complicated directions, and all the best market vibes in walking distance from the city centre. With a mix of seasonal and permanent fixtures, famous Barcelona markets and some lesser-known newer arrivals we’ve rounded up the best markets in Barcelona centre all in walking distance from Hotel Continental. Mercat del Mercats (18 October 2019 to the 20 October 2019) Quite literally the Market of Markets, this is one of the best markets in Barcelona. A collection of the best Catalan producers, cava merchants, local stallholders and even some excellent gourmet…
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Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil: a fascinating show at the Barcelona Forum
Barcelona has just released this amazing Cirque du Soleil show inspired by the life of Leo Messi. A perfect excuse to come to Barcelona these coming months. Reserve your tickets for this wonderful show, a true artistic jewel that will not leave you indifferent. The show takes place at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, ??being the only city in Spain where it will be presented, and will start a world tour starting in 2020. It is a real luxury for our city that Cirque du Soleil has chosen us to present Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil. This show is simply amazing. A cast of 45 artists that transmit an…
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Las Ramblas: our privileged situation and the top 5 points of interest
The location of the Hotel Continental Barcelona in Las Ramblas, corner with Plaza Catalunya is a totally privileged situation. The history of the Continental Hotel, with its family tradition since 1826, has witnessed the transformation that this avenue has undergone over the years. Las Ramblas are probably one of the best known avenues in the world. A tree-lined promenade of 1.2 Km. Born in Plaza Catalunya, the most central point of Barcelona, and ends at the monument to Christopher Columbus, in front of the old port of Barcelona, close to the sea. Do you know the history of Las Ramblas in Barcelona? Las Ramblas as a walking promenade for…
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Do you want to leave your mark in Barcelona? Sponsor a Mercè’s organ tube
In line with Mercè Barcelona Festival we present you the Basílica de la Mercè In our previous post, we reported on the most recommended activities around the celebration of the “Fiesta Mayor” of Barcelona. It is celebrated from September 20 to 24 following the feast of the Virgin of Mercy, (in catalan, Mare de Deu de la Mercè) patron of the city since 1687. In this publication we present you the Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy and Saint Michael the Archangel (in Catalan, Basilica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè and Sant Miquel Arcàngel). A wonderful baroque architectural work located in the Plaza de la Merced, in…
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La Mercè 2019: TOP 10 activities and concerts you can’t miss!
La Mercè: Barcelona Festival from September 20 to 24 The “Fiestas of La Mercè” are the perfect occasion to learn about Barcelona traditions and also are a compendium of popular culture throughout Catalonia. In them they appear the “Sardana” from Girona, the “Castells and the devils” of the Camp of Tarragona, the dances that still remain alive throughout the Catalan geography… The great specialty of Barcelona is the parades, related to the colorful processions that were celebrated centuries ago with Corpus motive. It is the oldest street shows that still remain. Thus, from September 20 to 24, Barcelona dresses up and offers residents and visitors a wide range of cultural,…
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Montjuïc: the cultural and landscape jewel of Barcelona
Surprise yourself with Montjuic treasures The mountain of Montjuïc with 173 meters high above sea level is probably the area with the greatest concentration of cultural and landscape wealth in Europe. An amazing environment that would deserve a whole week to enjoy and discover it in depth. Montjuïc: a paradise for garden lovers An incredible urban park of 400 hectares in which we can find large forest spaces and gardens that were mostly created on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of Barcelona in 1929. Such as the Viver Tres Pins, the Mirador del Migdia, the Gardens of Joan Brossa, the Font Florida Park, the Mirador Poble Sec Park, the…
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The Best July 2019 Summer Events in Barcelona
Unmissable Summer 2019 events in Barcelona Four unmissable Summer 2019 events within easy reach of Barcelona centre and Hotel Continental. From outdoor silver screen classics with a picnic and a live band to cutting edge dance creating electronica, Barcelona’s July lineup has something for everyone. Here’s some of our favourites: 1. Sala Montjuïc, at the castle Sala Montjuïc’s goal of enabling new audiences to discover cinematic diversity comes together in this summer evening open-air movie experience. Combining classic movies (Some Like It Hot), indie favourites (Lady Bird) and some silver-screen freshness (A Star Is Born), with a live concert before the film starts rolling and an iconic Barcelona castle setting,…
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Homage to Eileen O’Shaughnessy: Orwell’s ignored wife
Orwell couple is part of Hotel Continental history George Orwell and his wife Eileen O’Shaughnessy are part of our history. They are illustrious guests of the Hotel Continental Barcelona. They arrived for the first time in December 1936, just when the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) began. Why Orwell couple choose Hotel Continental? At that time, our hotel occupied the entire building of La Rambla 140 and probably Orwell chose us because we were in Las Ramblas corner with Plaza Catalunya, two places that he visited frequently and that excited him. This is explained in his book “Homage to Catalonia”, whose first edition was published in 1938. During the war,…
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Enjoy Las Ramblas from your balcony at Continental Barcelona
The pleasure of sitting on the balcony over “Las Ramblas” from your room at Hotel Continental Barcelona Enjoy watching life that takes place on the most famous avenue in Barcelona: Las Ramblas. A unique experience that we offer you to “live” and enjoy our city, from the comfort of being on the heights while watching life goes by under your feet. The Hotel Continental Barcelona has eight rooms “Superior Balcony Ramblas”, soundproof, totally exterior, spacious and functional. On your balcony, equipped with a table and two high modernist style chairs, you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks from our 24-hour buffet, always included in room price! The best located…
