Posted in barcelona on Jan 28th, 2010
Since last November, the “2 for 1” formula, the free drinks and “happy hour” have been prohibited in bars and clubs in Barcelona. A measure taken by Health Public Law hopes, with all this, to prevent addictions and some other negative consequences derived from the consumption of alcohol. To break this law, it may cost [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 26th, 2010
2009 couldn’t have given anymore and if we weigh up what happened last year, words like financial crisis or influenza A pass through our head. But not all have been negative things; this year has left us many smiles, surprises and a really good taste in our mouths: the new Michelin Star Restaurants in Spain [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 22nd, 2010
The Barcelona Montjuic Fair prepares to host the media event that will turn the city into the world capital of the mobile phone industry: the 3GSMA Mobile World Congress will be held from the 15th to 18th February. You are invited to join to this event, which brought together 47,000 visitors in 2008 and where [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 20th, 2010
The charming village of Sitges, just outside Barcelona, is not only famous for being one of the most popular gay destinations in Spain, but also for its colourful and lively carnival. Up to a quarter of a million Catalans, Germans, Britons and other Europeans will crowd the city for an entire week. At the Sitges [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 18th, 2010
Since the Bread and Butter trade fair left Barcelona and went back to Berlin, its hometown, the best urban fashion brands have a new date for doing business and dazzling the visitors: The Brandery Winter Edition 2010. The second edition will be held from 27th to 29th January in the grounds of the Fira de [...]
Posted in paris on Jan 14th, 2010
In the Rue Varenne of the seventh arrondissement or district in Paris extends a three-hectare park where you’ll find a true castle: the Rodin Museum, which was formerly the Hotel Biron, built in the early eighteenth century. It currently hosts the most surprising exhibition that has ever been on show, namely, a confrontation between the [...]
Posted in berlin on Jan 12th, 2010
Along with the Cannes and the Venice Festivals, the International Berlinale Film Festival is one of the most fascinating, historical and cultural of the cinema scene. For 60 years thousands of professionals from many countries meet in Berlin to attend the biggest event in cinema. If you want to be part of the festival, attending [...]
Posted in paris on Jan 11th, 2010
As with almost all art movements, Impressionism was born out of something through force. It came about during the Second French Empire during the reign of Louis Napoleon III, along with the traditional code of the Fine Arts. What drove the impressionist painters such as Manet, Monet and Renoir to paint masterpieces known internationally was [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 8th, 2010
Beyond the real things, beyond the reason and beyond the logic, there are the dream, the unconscious and the imagination. To create a poem you just need to write some words in different papers, mix them and throw them over the table. The result, beyond any human control, will be surrealistic. To create a painting, [...]
Posted in paris on Jan 7th, 2010
Henri Matisse was known for being the enemy of Pablo Picasso, and the father of Fauvism. Talking about Matisse’s is to talk about the white doves and the intense and violent red he used in his paintings. The colour was not a way of representing the reality but something to translate the visual sensations of [...]
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