Whoever wants to dance Tango, or Salsa, or anything else in Barcelona has only too much to choose from! I am not talking about clubs or discos but about this particular, elegant and incredibly rich ballroom dancing culture that has been passed on for generations, and especially Tango, Salsa, Flamenco and all other Latin dances. If you want to unveil the real nature of Latin culture, you’ll have to look at it through the dance window as well.

As a big Latin dance fan, I went on the hunt for hidden ballroom dancing places in Barcelona especially for you! My first prey was Barcelona milongas, or hidden Barcelona Tango cafés. After some research on the Internet, I realized that Barcelona Tango was big! Not only has the City of Barcelona organized yearly Tango festivals since 2004, but there’s also at least one milonga going on in Barcelona every night, usually starting around 10pm and lasting until 1am, if not later. Entries to the enchanted Barcelona Tango world are quite cheap also, starting from €4.  Read more...

Gyms in Barcelona come in all shapes, sizes, and prices.  My goal was to find the perfect one for me.  I made a list of things that were important to me and set off on my search.  I first tried using Google maps to locate the closest ones to my flat, but realised that the results were not exhaustive.  Then I got my lazy self off the couch, put on my running shoes, and took a tour around my neighbourhood (BTW, if you’re interested check out our blog on “The Top 5 Barcelona Neighborhoods“).  This is the best way to research gyms.  After all, the chances of you actually going to gym is partly determined by it’s proximity to your place of residence.  So get out there, walk around, and make your initial list of options so you can then evaluate them!  Read more...

Barcelona Sports Club

Discovering the Barcelona sports scene, can take quite a while. Therefore, I want to share my personal experience on how I found my perfect Barcelona sports club to join.

So why should you join a Barcelona Sports Club or even think of doing sports in Barcelona? – Well, where else can you meet more people and share your common interests with them, than in a sports team, right? – Or maybe you just to want to get fit for the summer, so you can show off a well-trained and perfectly shaped body on the Barcelona beach??

So the first step is to figure out what kind of sport you are in to. Maybe you are already a member of a club in your home town/city and want to continue in a Barcelona sports team? Well, finding the perfect Barcelonan sport activity can take a while. Barcelona offers a great range of different sport activities. For example, there’s the: Barcelona  Read more...