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The Malagarriga Family and Tibidabo
A hotel family since 1826 As a family tradition in Hotel sector and Barcelona since 1826, we are delighted to share with you part of our history that its link with the Tibidabo amusement park and temple. In this post we will explain you the history of Tibidabo and how our father, José María Malagarriga Miralbell and, later, with our mother Pilar Vallet Hernández, dedicated body and soul to the restaurants (La Masía, La Miranda and the Pim, Pam, Pum) and hotels of Tibidabo (Hotel La Masía and Hotel Florida). A little history of the Tibidabo Amusement Park It all began in 1886, when a neo-Gothic chapel dedicated to the…
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Barcelona Trade Shows in 2023
Discover the most relevant trade Shows! What could be better than combining a visit to some of the world’s leading trade shows with a little Spanish sunshine? For several years, Barcelona has been enticing an increasing number of Europe’s biggest companies to highlight their products in the Catalonian capital. And the new season is just about to kick off. MWC Barcelona 2023 When: Monday, February 27, 2023, 9:00 AM – Thursday, March 2, 2023, 4:00 PM Where: Fira Exhibition Centre, Barcelona. Returning for the 15th year, after a two-year hiatus for covid, the MWC Barcelona is considered the most significant and influential expo held by the mobile and connectivity industry…
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A Romantic Weekend in Barcelona
Top activities for couples Paris is famous for being the city of love, but anyone familiar with Barcelona knows that the Catalan capital is equally romantic. It’s also one of the most popular weekend destinations in Europe, with plenty of activities for couples looking for romantic things to do in Barcelona. The Magic Fountain For many couples staying in Barcelona, a trip to the Magic Fountain near the Plaça España is amust-see. Atmospheric displays of light, water and music make this spot one of the most magical and romantic in Barcelona – and even better – it’s free! More money to spend on treats for your lover! Rowing Boats If…
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Happy New Year 2023 from Hotel Continental!
And you, what do you ask of 2023? On December 22nd we celebrated our Christmas party with the entire Hotel Continental team. It was a great occasion to celebrate and invite everyone to share their best wishes for 2023! We share with you the best wishes of our staff, with all the love of the family owners and the entire team! • “May it be as beautiful as 2022” Pilar Vallet Vda. Malagarriga The alma matter of the hotel and our dear mother • “It is a pride to have a team like the one we make up Hotel Continental, thanks to everyone with all my heart for all…
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Merry Christmas from Hotel Continental Barcelona & Palacete
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The best plans to experience Christmas in Barcelona
Find your favourite plan for this Christmas time and enjoy Barcelona with us! Barcelona offers you a wide variety of plans to experience an exciting Christmas, full of tradition, surprises for all interests: culture, tradition, gastronomy, shopping and sport. “Fira de Santa Llúcia” in front of the Cathedral Just 10 min. from the Hotel Continental Barcelona and 20min. from the Continental Palacete is the traditional “Fira de Santa Llúcia”, a concentration of products and a Christmas atmosphere that has been celebrated since 1786! Located on Avenida de la Catedral in Barcelona, ??it once again fills us with illusion and light for the Christmas time. Take the opportunity to enjoy the…
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Christmas arrives at Continental Hotel
Our hotels dress up for Christmas One more year we share with you our Christmas decoration, the prelude to these festivities whose tradition in our city and in our family transports us to precious moments lived in the past and with the hope of continuing to live them in the present. Culture, tradition and spirituality For our family, Christmas has always had a transcendent meaning. It represents the arrival of Jesus, the son of God on earth and, although this meaning is lost more and more, we want to remember it so that those who visit us remember the meaning that these festivities have for our city and for our…
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Continental Palacete: a Monument Hotel in Barcelona
First “Tour guide through the “Monument Hotels” of Barcelona” Yesterday, November 24, 2022, the Hotel Continental Palacete welcomed the Barcelona visitors participating in the first “Route through the Monument Hotels of Barcelona”. The Hotels-Monument are a distinction granted by the Barcelona Hotel Guild and which responds to their great beauty and uniqueness. Together with the Continental Palacete, in Barcelona there are 20 official monument-hotels that open their doors for the first time on this route. The Continental Palacete was recognized as a “Monument” in 2018 It was a source of joy and pride to receive this distinction that reflects the beauty and uniqueness of this architectural work that houses salons…
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ROMANTIC EXPERIENCE AUTUMN-WINTER 2022
Live a dream with us at Hotel Continental Barcelona and Hotel Continental Palacete Can you imagine living a romantic dream in a 19th century palace or in the heart of Barcelona’s Ramblas from above? This is the romantic experience in the heart of Barcelona that we offer you from Hotel Continental Palacete and Hotel Continental Barcelona for this autumn and winter. Come and discover it! Book your stay at Hotel Continental! Let yourself be surprised by our romantic details and our 24-hour buffet! If you book our “ROMANTIC EXPERIENCE” we will have special details prepared, in addition to always having our unique buffet open 24 hours a day, with delicious…
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The centennial wardrobe of the Hotel Continental Palacete
A jewel that came from Paris in 1889 for Hotel Continental Palacete This mahogany wood jewel was acquired by the Vallet Arnau family at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. When Pilar Vallet Hernández and José María Malagarriga Miralbell, my parents, joined in marriage, this wardrobe could be located first in a family home and, later, when we inaugurated the Continental Palacete, in this privileged place in the middle of Rambla de Catalunya. This precious cabinet has become the repository for all the wonderful memories of our hotel history. Memories of our long history in the hotel world On the shelves of this cabinet, we can find silver cutlery…
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Come celebrate autumn and “la castañada” with us!
Tradition and gastronomy come together to welcome you! La Castañada is a traditional festival in Catalonia that is celebrated on November 1, coinciding with All Saints’ Day. This festival wants to commemorate our ancestors by consuming products such as chestnuts, sweet potatoes and “panellets”, typically autumn. Legend has it that for every chestnut eaten on All Saints’ Eve, a soul is released from purgatory. It is an old pagan tradition that was celebrated throughout Europe in which the end of the harvest and the good weather were assimilated with the cult of the souls of deceased relatives. Although in its beginnings the day of the chestnut had a stronger connection…
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Oktoberfest Barcelona returns to the Montjuïc exhibition centre in 2022
Can’t miss Oktoberfest Festival in October! If a visit to Oktoberfest is on your bucket list, but the October temperatures in chilly Munich keep putting you off, there’s good news. Oktoberfest Barcelona is back at the Montjuïc exhibition centre from the 5th October 2022 to the 16th October 2022. With average evening temperatures over 10C higher in Barcelona, it’s the place to enjoy all the traditional festivities of a genuine German Oktoberfest – without the winter woollies. Including the covid closures of 2020/21, this will be Oktoberfest Barcelona’s 9th annual festival, and bigger and better than any before. This year, the massive festival marquee will be filled with German and…
