This July MACBA museum (Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona) is celebrating the exhibition of PUNK – Its Traces in Contemporary Art. In fact, already from last May the MACBA is offering a tour all along the punk artistic movement and its influence in contemporary art. This July, the exhibition is specially lived with a …
Last 21st May we went through a magic night in Barcelona with all its museums open as a courtesy of The Art Factories, launched by Barcelona City Council’s Culture Institute. Next Saturday, 16th July the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (National Art Museum of Catalonia) and from now on MNAC, will also celebrate open doors …
Will you experience the exhilaration of Adele live? Within the extensive tour throughout Europe (Adele 25 Tour), which started in Belfast last February, Adele is now performing in Barcelona. The upcoming concert scheduled firstly for 24th May has featured another night (25th May) to present her new “25” album to all her fans in the city, …
Next 14th May, Bruce Springsteen is back onstage in Barcelona. As in 1988 and 2008, the legendary show will take place in Camp Nou, FC. Barcelona stadium. Unsurprisingly, tickets were already gone only few minutes after they were available online. Although online tickets are already sold out, you may be lucky and get one in …
We could actually say that in Barcelona it rains down 4 days in April. However, in one of those what seemed to be a sunny morning becomes a grey and overcast sky. Suddenly, instead of 4 drops, we are facing a tremendous downpour. Do not despair. We know you have been planning your trip for …
It seems that the runner fever has gone one step further and has also become a practice of tourism in the city. Some Travel Agencies in Barcelona offer urban routes while jogging around the main attractions of the city accompanied with an English, French or even German speaking guide-coach. Among others, there is one sports …
Welcome to the fact that Christmas changes all of us. From the very first lights, the first bite of a gingerbread biscuit to the very first George Michael´s Last Christmas of the year… all this changes us. We wish it is cold to light the coal on the stove or the wood in the fireplace. …
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 …
Do you fancy a Christmas shopping break in Barcelona? The great city combines both precious architecture and culture with entertainment and designer shopping. As an appetizer, we would like to highlight four classy names reference worldwide you can find in Barcelona: The famous Italian brand Prada with their bags, leather skirts and their flattering fit …
One of the greatest British writers of all time, Eric Arthur Blair spent more than a few days in Barcelona. Better known by his pen name George Orwell the novelist was born in Bengala, British colony, in 1903. Orwell arrived in Barcelona in 1936 to be sent to the front during the Civil War in …
At this time, when the temperature rises the spring gives us warm sunshine, longer days and the first flush of green. Therefore, another fantastic recommendation for this breezy season is a walk through the Barcelona gothic quarter and its more emblematic Places (the Catalan Squares). Plaça Sant Felip Neri Taking our Continental Barcelona and Continental …
History of The MICHELIN Guide Spain & Portugal Available in 14 editions that cover 23 countries and sold in nearly 90 countries, the MICHELIN Guide has made it through years, centuries, eras and fashions. Hotel Continental is proud to be part of this history, of being among an exclusive club of hotels. The first edition …