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Barcelona’s nightlife, among the best in the world: discover it!
Barcelona has 15 nightlife venues nominated for “The World’s 100 Best Clubs 2023” Fifteen nightlife venues in Barcelona have been nominated for The World’s 100 Best Clubs 2023 awards, which will be announced on November 27 at a gala in Barcelona. Barcelona leads the list of candidates with the largest number of nominees, surpassing Ibiza. Spain leads the list of nominations worldwide for the second consecutive year, with a total of 77 nominations. Madrid follows Barcelona with 10 nominations, followed by Marbella with 6 and Tenerife with 4. Internationally, the United States has 46 nominated establishments, followed by Italy with 19, the United Kingdom with 17, Colombia with 16 and…
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Discover Hotel Continental “Intimate Sessions” to celebrate friendship!
“Intimate Sessions” musical and artistic evenings to enjoy with the Continental family Art and music brighten the spirit and connect souls! With this premise, from Hotel Continental we organize the “Intimate Sessions”, a varied set of artistic evenings of different styles that provide endearing moments to our clientele, friends and family. It is always exciting to organize an “intimate session” exclusive moments reserved for our guests and friends to connect and enjoy the best music of different styles and, of course, more folkloric sessions, such as the “masterclass” of “sevillanas” and flamenco. We share with you some of the recent “Intimate Sessions” To convey the atmosphere that is generated, we…
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The Hidden Bars of Barcelona
Discover with us the hidden bars of Barcelona When you ask the question, where do locals go out in Barcelona? the options you will get are interesting. The Spanish city has a vibrant nightlife. However, the popular places are not for everyone. The perfect evening sometimes means sipping a delicious cocktail in one of the most exclusive locations in town. Thanks to the interesting hidden bars Barcelona offers, you can have this experience and more. These joints gained fame during the Prohibition, when the United States declared it illegal to sell alcohol. Revellers found entertainment in speakeasies. These hidden bars are still around, tucked away in different parts of the…
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Continental Palacete location of “Celos” the new single from NOITE13
More than 11.3k followers on Instagram & 128 M monthly listeners on Spotify! Souljah Jerome whose stage name is NOITE 13 has released a new single “Celos” (Jealousy in Spanish). In just 6 days already has almost 4,000 views on YouTube! It has been a great pleasure to be the scene of this new song that, as almost always, NOITE13 wants to convey a background message. With a somewhat transgressed, daring and unconventional staging, he manages to attract young audiences and achieve a great connection with them. “Jealousy is something they have wanted to impose on us …” The video, which you can see here, ends with a very interesting…
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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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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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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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5 Festivals You Can Walk To From Central Barcelona
Enjoy Barcelona 5 Festivals walking distance from Hotel Continental With warm summer nights, an after-dark dining culture, and some of the biggest and best music festivals on the continent, Barcelona is a summer festival city. 5 Festivals You Can Walk To From Central Barcelona Make the most of the longer summer evenings and beautiful architectures, gardens and beachfront combined with unforgettable music and art experiences with our top five festivals you can walk to from Hotel Continental. Festival del Mil-lenni When: From 26 April 2019 to the 23 May 2019 Where: Venues are located around the city but are as close as 10-minute walk at the beautiful Palace of Catalan…
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Our Beautiful Barcelona Guide
Top Spots for Out of The Ordinary Instagramable Photo Opportunities You’ve seen the breath-taking Sagrada Familia, you’ve explored the mosaiced wonder of Parc Güell and you’ve filled your baskets at La Boqueria. What’s next on your exploration of one of Europe’s most beautiful cities? Here’s our collection of beautiful Barcelona spots, whether you’re here on a budget break or a romantic escape. 1. Rose Gardens In a district perhaps most famous for Camp Nou, Les Corts has a number of beautiful destinations that provide a quieter alternative to the stadium shaking noise at home fixtures. The Parc de Cevantes is one of our favourites in Pedralbes. With less crowds than…
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Autumn Music Festivals in Barcelona you can’t miss
Autumn is a great time to visit Barcelona. While slowly greeting colder temperatures the city is bustling of cultural activities aimed to reach the local public as well as visitors. You will find some of the best indoors music festivals to ward off the chill at the most representative concert halls and bars of Barcelona where you will be able to mix with the local crowd. 1 – Festival del Mil·leni When November 2017-May 2018 Where Palau de la Música , Gran Teatre del Liceu , Sala Apolo, BARTS (Barcelona Arts on Stage), Sala Razzmatazz, Teatre Tívoli, Palau Sant Jordi, Auditori Forum, El Molino If you are an eclectic music…
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: MUSEU NACIONAL D’ART DE CATALUNYA
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 from 8pm to 1am. The MNAC is located in Montjuïc hill, right next to Plaça Espanya and at the top of the stairway of Barcelona’s biggest ornamental fountain, the Magic Fountain. For five hours, you’ll enjoy an evening of open house with free entrance and accompanied by art, music, cuisine and circus performances. Among the…
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Neil Young in Concert in Barcelona!
Neil Young + Promise Of The Real will delight us with themes of The Monsanto Years at Poble Espanyol in Barcelona next 20th June! Of course, not the only. Neil Young always returns to his classics and the setlist of this tour includes legends such as Old Man, Out On The Weekend, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After The Gold Rush and Harvest Moon. Last year, Neil Young joined “Promise Of The Real”, the band lead by Lukas Nelson, son of Willie Nelson, to edit his 36th album: The Monsanto Years. Within these lyrics Young sends out an open and direct criticism to the business of agriculture and transgenic industry.…
