By now it’s fairly obvious that we LOVE everything about the Gracia Festival. Can you blame us? Check out our newest video footage from the 2010 Festa Major de Gracia as it takes you right into the center of all the action! Watch the people in the streets  “Move their bodies” to the original songs of their favorite bands or covers of all-time classics. If you pay close enough attention, you might even pick up a new dance move to show off to all of your friends! (Hint hint) you should probably start watching/practicing now…  Read more...

The 2010 Gracia Festival came to a close this year with Calle Verdi del Mig taking home the prize for not only best decorated street, but also the award for best website design, and the best reuse of materials and innovation. Normally a landslide victory, Verdi’s “surreal forest” snuck past the runner’s up at La plaza de Rovira i Trias with a margin of victory of only 2 points. After having participated in the Festa Major de Gracia four other times without any special mention, the designers of the “dream garden” at Roviera i Trias could not have been more pleased to be awarded the Gracia Festival’s second prize overall,  as well as the accolade for “best lighting.”  Read more...

Trendy and posh, funky yet chic- these are just a few of the words that can be used to describe one of the most treasured neighborhoods in Barcelona- El Born.  From designer boutiques to hip nightclubs, El Borne is THE place in Barcelona to see and be seen at any time of day and all year round. Just minutes away from the chaos of Las Ramblas and the crowded coastline of Barceloneta, El Borne is a sanctuary for tourists and locals alike.

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Gracia Festival: 2010

August in Barcelona is typically characterized by lazy summer afternoons and long siestas at the playa, with most locals and business owners taking off for vacations that render the city a ghost town. However, starting on August 15th one Barcelona neighborhood will kick off a thrilling week-long festival filled with parades, rock concerts, fireworks and more, that will inject some much needed life into our beloved sleepy city. So clear your calendar for the 15th-21st of August (if that’s even necessary), and head up-town for the 2010 Festa Major de Gracia.  Read more...

Listen closely Barcelona newbie, and if anyone asks you didn’t hear it from me, ok? Bars like this don’t just pop up every day! So if you want some insider information on a Barcelona bar unlike any other in the city, then take careful note of what I’m about to tell you.  Read more...

Didn’t get your fill of electro music at this year’s Barcelona Sonar Music Festival?  Well, electronic music-junkies rejoice because the 2010 Barcelona Music Conference has arrived just in time to fill in that digitally produced musical void!

Some of today’s biggest names in DANCE music will be in town for this year’s show, which will undoubtedly shoot the Barcelona Music Conference to the top of the list of absolutely must-see events celebrating electronic music.

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August in Barcelona is going to be a hot one guys, but we all know the party must go on!
So listen closely Summer partygoers because I’ve got some GREAT news! What if I told you about a place where you can dance your heart out all night long, and not feel like you have to bring a change of clothes for the outfit that you’ll undoubtedly sweat through within 5 minutes of arriving at your favorite Barcelona disco?? Sounds good right?  Read more...

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We all love Barcelona for many different reasons. Food lovers thrive on the wide range of cuisine on offer, ‘party goers’ can’t get enough of Barcelona during the twilight hours, beach junkies have too many hot spots to chose from and cultural connoisseurs get to revel in the pleasing assortment of architecture, museums and galleries on show. Yet, whatever personal reason we all have for loving this city, every now and then we all crave to escape it’s lights and bustle, and when you’re looking for something a little more relaxed, maybe somewhere a little greener, why not try a Barcelona Park?  Read more...

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