Fish auctions and other Mediterranean curiosities
One of the biggest attractions for visitors to Barcelona is that it is a seafaring city. Its shores are bathed by the Mediterranean Sea which, more than a sea, is a culture in itself. The Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat dedicated to this mythical sea a...
Restaurants close to Barcelona’s highlights
There is a sentence that all of us have heard when talking about eating in a foreign city: “You shouldn’t eat in that (imagine any tourist area) spot. There are just a bunch of restaurant for tourists (meaning not good and expensive).” I won’t say in Barcelona it...
How to reach the city of Barcelona once your cruise-ship docks
Arriving to a new city in an unkown country having just few hours to visit it can be overwhelming. This is the reason why you need to have all the information beforehand, this way you can optimize your time. And this is what I intend to do, to help you to optimize...
7 tips that guarantee the fun for Christmas in Barcelona
Our tips to guarantee the fun for Christmas in Barcelona 1. Love the stall Barcelona is a commercial city par excellence and there are more and more shops. From well-known chains and department stores to luxury shops. But at Christmas, Barcelona does not forget the...
Barcelonina&Co: Best Unique Experience of the Year 2017
Lately, most of the news related to tourism in Barcelona refer to the negative part of the tourism business. There is a debate about the need to change the model, to implement different policies or even to reduce the volume. As a matter of fact, some media in...
All about the Castells in Catalonia: a unique tradition
Welcome to the Castells in Catalonia One of the most original and local experience you can live while visiting Barcelona is to be part of a Castells exhibition. Castell means castle and this is a local tradition which is becoming very popular thanks to a report filmed...
The Gazpacho’s Recipe
It is the Month of August. Barcelona, a Mediterranean city. This means that it is hot and the humidity is hight. If you come to Barcelona, do not forget to carry water. In addition, when you stop for lunch on just to have some tapas, do not forget to order gazpacho....
The Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch: the Modernism Beyond Gaudí
In Barcelona we love chocolate. Any time is good to have a hot chocolate with churros or melindros. In addition, always in good company. This is why we say that we can only eat chocolate when it rains, so we avoid gaining too much weight! But this post is not about...
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...
Romanesque Art Barcelona
Romanesque art Barcelona Talking about the Romanesque art is not among my hobbies, not even among my interests. It is true that I do not understand the meaning of seeing paintings with long faces and disproportionate extremities. Why use a space to expose sculptures...