People, planet and panots: Inside Barcelona’s thriving social & solidarity ecosystem
Barcelona is often celebrated for its Gaudí masterpieces and mediterranean lifestyle, but beneath the surface of the "vibrant tourist hub" lies a much more profound transformation. The city is becoming a global laboratory for the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)—a...
La Rambla: The Past, Present, and Future of Barcelona’s Living Soul
If you stand at the top of La Rambla today, you aren’t just looking at a boulevard; you’re looking at a transformation in progress. In 2026, La Rambla is undergoing its most significant renovation in over a century. This isn’t just a "facelift"—it is a reclamation....
What to see in and around the Port of Barcelona
The Port of Barcelona stretches from the mouth of the Llobregat River in the south to the Barceloneta district in the north. There are many activities and places to visit in and around the port. This compilation brings together the most interesting and is useful...
Gracia: from village to neighborhood without losing character
A singular discrict through the centuries Before being the metropolis we know, Barcelona was a walled city and its environment was rural. The farmhouses or country houses of that environment were grouped into villages or "vilas" and one of the most...
What to see in Barcelona on a whirlwind visit?
What to see in Barcelona? It might seem a very simple question to answer but it’s not at all. It depends on the time available to the traveler, in addition a good organisation is required as the offer is extensive. In the lines below, we propose you a bit of tourism...
The tiny Barcelonas. Today: the neighborhood of Les Corts
the neighborhood of Les Corts Les Corts. A neighborhood of Barcelona that maybe you only know because this is where the Catalan football temple is located: the Camp Nou. This is no small thing, really, because on a game day more than 99,000 souls will attend the Camp...
The Parallel Avenue in Barcelona: a spectacular straight line
The Parallel Avenue in Barcelone is One of the most emblematic streets of the city. It starts at the docks and draws a straight line for more than two kilometers to the Plaza España. Parallel Avenue took its name in 1979 from the coincidence of that line with the...
The subterranean Barcelona III: how to be protected and to have fun being underground
Today we are still writing about the city under our feet. One of the spots more upsetting spots is the anti-aerial shelters. Even if there is some previous ones, like the one under the Pati Llimona, it was during the Civil War when more than 1000 shelters were built....
The subterranean Barcelona II: the mystery of the water
The subterranean Barcelona II: the mystery of the water Some posts ago, we wrote about the subterranean Barcelona and about the metro constructions, remembering the abandoned stations and recreating the Avenue of Light (Avenida de la luz, a disappeared...
The 22@: the coolest district in Barcelona
This is called the 22@ and this is defined as the innovation district. Is this really a cultural and technological pole? The area has been under big changes but there is a lot to do and, more important, a lot to show to people. Today, we introduce you the coolest...