{"id":1634,"date":"2016-12-15T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T14:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:23:33","slug":"trip-september-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/trip-september-october\/","title":{"rendered":"5 good reasons to travel to Barcelona in September or October"},"content":{"rendered":"
Barcelona<\/p>\n in September or October is extremely pleasant: the armies of tourists have left the city and it’s sunny without being suffocating. It’s also the perfect time to re-centre yourself and relax to welcome the Autumn!\n<\/p>\n \nIn September-October, the weather is warm, and the sun still shines but the temperature makes tourism more pleasant. It’s therefore the perfect time to stroll through the streets for hours and come face to face with some of Barcelona’ wonders of architecture and urbanism.<\/p>\n \nOn the 11th of September 1714, Barcelona fell to the Bourbons after 14 months of siege, and the Catalan institutions were eradicated. Curiously this is the event that the Catalan people have chosen to celebrate since 1980 and the 11th of September became a national holiday (also called La Diada<\/em>).<\/p>\n It’s a holiday where you will see numerous demonstrations in the street: reivindications of an independent Catalonia, music, traditional dances<\/a> in the Parc de la Ciutadella<\/a>, free concerts on the Plaça de Catalunya and in front of the Arc de Triomf, and the doors are open to the parliament and the seat of Catalan government.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/p>\n \nThe 24th of September is the festival of la Mercè<\/a>, the patron saint of Barcelona. The festivities last several days and are punctuated by concerts, parades, fireworks and Catalan traditions<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \nThe Castanyada<\/em> (chestnut festival) is celebrated on the night of the 31st of October. It involves an All Saints Day meal during which Catalan people eat sweet potatoes, warm chestnuts, panellets<\/em> (see our article on Catalan specialties<\/a>) and preserved fruits, while drinking moscatell<\/em>, a sort of muscatel. The following day, many vendors sell warm chestnuts in the streets.\n<\/p>\n Montjuïc is an unmissable site where you can find culture, sport and architecture, all in one place! It offers a unique opportunity to take a pleasant stroll while enjoying a hub of art and architecture that includes the Miró Foundation<\/span><\/a>, the National Art Museum of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> and the Caixaforum<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n \n<\/p>\n Its gardens also hide architectural marvels such as the Pavilion Mies van der Rohe, or the Castle of Monjuïc, a military fortress built in the seventeenth century.<\/p>\n1. Perfect weather for touring<\/h2>\n
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2. Festivals<\/h2>\n
11th of September: Catalonia day<\/h3>\n
24th of September: la Mercè<\/h3>\n
31st of October: Castanyada<\/h3>\n
3. A walk through Montjuïc<\/h2>\n