A weekend in Barcelona: planning your first visit
Barcelona is a city of many faces – impossible to get bored! Lively and packed with things to see and do, you’ll find time passing all too quickly, and before…
Author: Pauline
Follow in the footsteps of Catalan Art nouveau without paying a cent
As you may already know, the Art Nouveau movement is referred to as “modernism” in Catalonia. Particularly important in the years between 1880 and 1930, it is at the root…
Granja Viader: time travel and hot chocolate
In a small, quiet street, just a stone’s throw from Las Ramblas, you’ll find the Granja Viader, a little café with a modernist frontage and a slightly old-fashioned look. The…
Shopping in Barcelona: which quarter is best for you?
The different quarters of Barcelona all have their own special characteristics, and the same is true of the shops and boutiques which choose to, ahem, set up shop there. Each…
6 Malls and Shopping Centres in Barcelona
Barcelona is a great destination for shopping, as many national and international brands have made their home there. Prices for Spanish brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti or Bimba y…
The tourist bus: a fast and comfortable way of discovering Barcelona
Le bus touristique est très pratique si vous passez un court séjour à Barcelone et son toit ouvert vous permettra de prendre de jolies photos. Top départ!
Beach bars: a quick tour of our favourite xiringuitos in Barcelona
From June to October, ephemeral beach huts bloom all along the beach. In Barcelona they are called xiringuitos, and in Spanish chiringuitos. The food is of course simpler than in…
Outlet fashion in Barcelona: our favourite places for shopping on a budget
Outlet stores specialise in selling products at low prices, where labels sell end of line items or items from current collections containing minor manufacturing faults. The range of products depends…
Barcelona Metro: map, timetable and useful information
Air conditioned and clean, Barcelona’s metro is very pleasant and it allows you to cross the city quickly and save time. It is made up of 8 lines (L1, L2,…
Gòtic, Born and Raval: the historic areas of Barcelona’s city centre
The Gòtic district, the Born and the Raval in a few words. Creative, lively, central, noisy, cultural, historical, touristic, commercial and cosmopolitan. Be careful, as pickpockets are very fond of…
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