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...

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...

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...

There is no doubt that the words “bullfight” and “Spain” practically go hand in hand. It’s a tradition that dates back hundreds of years, and is still a major source of pride for many Spaniards today. However, this isn’t necessarily the case for Barcelona bullfighting in particular. In fact, recent poll results show that nearly 80% of people in Catalonia have ZERO interest whatsoever in the sport. So Wednesday’s decision by the regional parliament to ban Barcelona bullfighting is perhaps less shocking than it would have been coming from anywhere else in the country.  Read more...

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This almost happened to me…

While the typical conception is that the Barcelona pickpockets roam areas such as Passeig de Gracia and Rambla Catalunya, along with other touristic hot spots and the metro, there are occasions were organized groups of pickpockets in Barcelona will try to part you of your valuables while you are on the road, be it in the city or on the motorway (yes it has happened on the motorway!!). But don’t worry! This is nothing like the stories you hear from Mexico City and after reading this real life experience you should be able to easily avoid such traps.  Read more...

NO, niet, nein, non ! Buenas cuentas, buenos amigos! Tipping in Barcelona is not expected unlike in America, Great Britain or the Netherlands for instance where tips are a must because waiters practically live from tipping. In Barcelona (and Spain in general) you can be as scroogy as Scrooge himself. Everywhere you go you’ll be given back the exact change: waiters get paid on a fixed salary each month and benefit from a rather well developed social system compensations.

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Barcelona is one of the most expensive towns in Spain, it is said. Well, it can become a relatively cheap city to live in if you know where to go!

The 10 best free things to do in Barcelona

There are tons of things you can do for free in Barcelona. Check this:

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Summer in Barcelona is best spend on terraces and beaches of course there are so many things you can do in Barcelona in the summer. Like going to the open air cinema on montjuic or plan a day trip but one of the things that almost everybody likes is enjoying a drink and a snack on a terrace. We found a list of most recommended terraces in Barcelona that we would like to share with you.

Terraces with a view

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