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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Barcelona’s Canaletes Fountain
Canaletes Fountain waits for you in front of Hotel Continental Just opposite the famous balconied façade of Hotel Continental on La Rambla, a fairly unassuming wrought iron drinking fountain is one of Barcelona’s most loved landmarks. Why, in a city famous for the mosaiced gardens of Park Güell and the unmissable La Sagrada Familia is it so famous? Here’s our top five things you didn’t know about the Canaletes Fountain. 1. Did you know that the Barça Board used to meet at the Hotel Continental? La Rambla is busy throughout the year, so finding people near the fountain isn’t a big surprise. But when FC Barcelona wins big, then if…
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Discover our commitments to sustainable tourism
HOTEL CONTINENTAL: ALMOST 200 YEARS OF EVOLUTION Hotel Continental is a family hotel company in Barcelona with almost 200 years of history. Perhaps this is what best reflects our commitment to the city, our employees and society. In so many years, we had to overcome situations of all kinds. The strongest and saddest was the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and, one of the most precious moments, the Olympics of Barcelona’92. We have also experienced the impressive transformation that the tourism sector has lived thanks to the arrival of the Internet. We were already pioneers then buying the domain hotelcontinental.com! In addition to our vital responsibility: to offer the best service…
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The Hotel Continental Guide to Keeping Resolutions and Our 2019 Resolution
The Hotel Continental Guide to Keeping Resolutions. We’re already a few weeks into 2019, and it’s time to ask yourself – how are your resolutions going? Has your ‘dry January’ become a bit of a washout? Have your running shoes taken a little jog to the back of the closet? Or are you finding a new lease in life and already starting to see the benefits? Whether you’re a New Year’s resolution keeper or yours are already starting to slip…don’t give up. Our purposes for 2019 As one of Barcelona’s most-loved heritage hotels we love to look back, celebrate our past and orientate ourselves to the future. We continuously evaluate…
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Live the Freixenet Life at Hotel Continental
Live the Freixenet life at Hotel Continental in Barcelona. Christmas in Spain isn’t Christmas without the famous Freixenet Christmas advert. For some, the advert has become as much a part of the Christmas traditions as the tree and the nativity scenes. More than 40 years of famous faces, the golden ‘burbujitas’, and one of the world’s best selling cavas has a special Hotel Continental connection for Christmas 2018. Previous guests may have spotted our hotel cameo, but for those that didn’t and for those who don’t know what all the Freixenet fuss is about, here’s a little of the history. Freixenet is Cava The century long wine making heritage of…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE HOTEL CONTINENTAL PESEBRE
Merry Christmas with tradition and emotion Merry Christmas from Hotel Continental Barcelona Pesebre. In the Hotel Continental Barcelona (La Rambla 138, Barcelona) and the Continental Palacete (Rambla Catalunya 30, Barcelona) we celebrate Christmas with our traditional “Pesebre” (Nativity). The staging of the birth of the Child Jesus, together with Mary and Joseph, accompanied by the ox and cow that gave them warmth in the middle of Christmas Eve, on December 24 in Bethlehem (Palestinian city, Cisjordania also called West Bank) 2018 years ago. Our Pesebre tradition The first Christmas celebration in which a Belén (Bethlehem) was set up to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ was on Christmas Eve of 1223, carried out…
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HOTEL CONTINENTAL COLABORATES WITH BANC DELS ALIMENTS
Hotel Continental colaborates again with Banc dels Aliments For the third consecutive year, Hotel Continental participates in “El Gran Recapte“, the annual campaign organized by the “Banc dels Aliments” (food bank foundation) to collect food for social organizations in Catalonia that serve families and people in vulnerable situations. With the collaboration of its supplier Luanur, with whom the Continental Hotel has been working with for more than 20 years, have sent directly from their warehouses: – 60 kg. Of rice – 40 kg. Of sugar – 45 liters of sunflower oil – 72 kg. Of white beans – 72 kg. Of chickpeas – 72 kg. Of lentils – 72 kg.…
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Hotel Continental Palacete is now “Hotel Monument”
The Hotel Continental Palacete Monument in Barcelona. The Hotel Continental Palacete has been recognized “Hotel Monumento” by the Executive Committee of the Hotel Association of Barcelona (GHB in Spanish) on November 13, 2018. A distinction that reflects the beauty and uniqueness of this architectural work that houses rooms in the purest Versailles style of the Louis XIV era. A place chosen by models and prestigious firms to create their reports, presentations and advertisements. “We are very grateful for this recognition from GHB. I would like to dedicate it to my father who passed away in 1983, from whom we have inherited the love and the family tradition in the hospitality industry…
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Picasso at 3 minutes from Hotel Continental Palacete
Picasso at 3 minutes from Hotel Continental Palacete. Picasso had never been so close to the Hotel Continental Palacete in Barcelona. Until January 13 you can enjoy the exhibition “Picasso-Picabia. The painting in question “ in the MAPFRE Casa Garriga Nogués Foundation Room (250 Diputació street) just 3 minutes walking distance from our Hotel Continental Palacete. The exhibition, which consists of 150 pieces, covers the history of art since 1910. The Cubism birth moment, passes through Dadaism in 1915. Picabia is one of its greatest exponents and ends with the last stage of Picasso (1973) through a selection of canvases in which the painter returns to the human figure; and…
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Hotel Continental – Stories of Las Ramblas
If you’ve ever visited Barcelona, you’ve walked on La Rambla. Almost impossible to avoid, this tree-lined street extends from the famous Mirador de Colom with its grand Columbus statue at the waterfront up to the city centre, Plaça de Catalunya. Bordered by the Gothic Quarter and connecting the old city to the more modern Eixample, La Rambla is often known in the plural, Las Ramblas, as it is in fact a collection of smaller streets comprising one main corridor of shops, cafes and people. Trees have been a part of the Rambla experience and charm since the 1700’s, with birch, elm, and acacia all making an appearance for over 300…
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How to become a Barcelonian
Barcelona is a true gem of a city, with amazing sites, mouth-watering local cuisine and some of the best white and sparkling wine that the Mediterranean has to offer – the city where cosmopolitan meets laid-back and mountains meet ocean. It comes as no surprise then, that Barcelona is one of the most popular cities to visit in Europe. Escape the crowds, step off the beaten track and get into the local rhythm. You never know what could be waiting for you around the next cobblestoned corner.
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Historical Curiosities Of The Hotel
Anyone who has ever wandered the streets of Catalonia’s capital, knows that Barcelona shows off its rich history and art-centric culture with justifiable pride. Wherever you look you sense there’s a story to tell – from the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Canaletes fountain to the jaw-dropping Sagrada Familia, this is a city that needs more than a weekend break to truly discover. Visitors looking for total historic immersion in the city are well suited to the more than a century of stories behind the doors of the neo-classical Hotel Continental. Here’s a few of our favourite historical curiosities. Embracing Change – In 1931 when the Malagarriga Vallet family acquired the hotel from the…
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Spring & Summer Things To Do
Spring & Summer Things To Do in Barcelona. With temperatures hitting the high twenties and evenings getting longer, spring and summer Barcelona is the best time for after sunset dining, Cava in the sunshine and evening street strolls. To ensure you get the most of your visit and see Barcelona like a local, here’s a few pointers on what’s not to be missed. Parks & Gardens Park Güell – Easily reached by metro or bus, Park Guell is not just a popular destination for visitors in search of the most Instagram-worthy shot, it’s also a bit of a hot spot with the locals. The park designer Gaudi, a well renowned…
