How well do you know Barcelona City?

Barcelona is unforgiving by way of entertainment and like it or not after a very short time living in this City you’ll know what Barcelona bars serve up the best drinks, what  Barcelona restaurants serve the best Barcelona Tapas,  where to shop – when to stop , and even have a favourite Barcelona Beach. Barcelona City is littered with advertisements, posters are pasted carelessly on to walls, thousands of leaflets are handed out daily and you’ll even hear the odd instantly recognisable sound of a helicopters rotar blade slicing through the sky with a giant banner in tow. Everywhere you look there’s an invitation to discover something new and before long you yourself become a walking A-Z of Barcelona. However, have you ever sat down and considered how well you really know Barcelona City?  Read more...

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...

I’ll preface my Ibiza review by saying that, I do get it. Sort of. I absolutely understand what this party island has to offer. Lovers of house music (among other things) can travel to Ibiza every summer to work on their tan by day and see some of the world’s best djs perform by night…or morning… So yes, nightlife in Ibiza is pretty crazy and perhaps my expectations were just a little TOO high, but after my weekend get-away I’d have to say that I’d choose Barcelona over Ibiza parties any day of the week. Here’s why…  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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Haven’t had a chance to swing by our favorite Barcelona neighborhood for this year’s Festa Major de Gracia? Well, shame on you! Don’t worry though, because the SuiteLife Team has you covered! We’re SO dedicated to bringing you the most up-do-date information on what’s happening in Barcelona that we’ve been hanging out day and night at the Gracia Festival just so that YOU can stay informed.  It’s fine, you can thank us later!  Read more...

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...

How to speed date in Barcelona

Have you ever tried Barcelona Speed Dating? I did. Of course I never thought I’d end up speed dating in Barcelona, but hey, you have to give everything a try if you want to have a Barcelona date, right? When me and my friend got some free Barcelona Speed dating tickets from our friends at DateClub last Saturday, we started a heated discussion if we should go or not and ended up saying yes but we seemed to be both excited and ashamed at the same time.  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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