Posted in Barcelona on Mar 2nd, 2012
The Barcelona Guitar Festival (Festival de Guitarra de Barcelona) is one again from the beginning of March this year. Founded in 1990 this annual event attracts hundreds of talented musicians from all around the world to the streets, concert venues and bars of Barcelona every year. The festival is well known for show casing some of the best [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 29th, 2012
Until the 20th of May, MACBA exhibits ‘Centre Internacional de Fotografia de Barcelona, 1978-1893′ (‘International Photography Centre of Barcelona’ in English). THe exhibition commissioned by Jorge Ribalta and Cristina Zelich tries to retrieve the history of the documentary project that gave life to the International Photography Centre of Barcelona. The Spanish photographic heritage isn’t complete if [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 28th, 2012
Gracia and Sants are two beautiful neighborhoods in the Barcelona history. Gracia is part of the district of the same name and is an area that attracts tourism because it is has famous Park Güell created by Antoni Gaudí. Sants has a history that reflects the temper of the Catalan people, as it was a [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 27th, 2012
Nowadays, more and more people are looking to eat in a healthy way, while starting vegetable-based diets that help them to eliminate toxins and maintaining a high level of vitamins, minerals and fiber that prevent degenerative diseases. So if you are in that group of people, who like good food with vegetables and are planning [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 24th, 2012
On the 28th of February, the Barcelona band Sidonie will play at the Palau de la Música Catalana. Sidonie was formed by Marc, Axel and Jesús in 1997. The band owes its name to a song by Brigitte Bardot and they became popular thanks to their participation in BAM’97 and their winning performance in a [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 22nd, 2012
Barcelona is an entertaining city, no doubt. All year long, there are major mass events that make the city vibrate and mark a moment of collective entertainment that no one misses. For you to know which are the most important events in 2012 and make it easier to plan your trip, we give you all [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 20th, 2012
Eating seafood is a luxury within everyone’s reach. You just have to know how to prepare them at home and you’ll have a pleasure for all your available senses. Of course, in Barcelona there’s a long list of excellent restaurants where you can sample the best of Mediterranean cuisine and sea products. So, when you [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 17th, 2012
On the 23rd of February the premiere of the theatre play ‘Espiadimonis’ will be premiered at the Teatre Lliure de Gràcia. The play is considered a drama but it could also be considered as an alternative creation. It’s difficult to catalogue given the wide spectrum of emotions that it transmits to the spectator. The author [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 16th, 2012
When it comes to traditions and good living, eating ‘churros’ (deep-fried dough strips) with hot chocolate is one of the best things to do in Barcelona. So, if you were thinking of spending a few nice days in this city, we’ll give you some clues on the ideal places to enjoy the goodness of cocoa [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Feb 14th, 2012
Indie rock doesn’t stop re-inventing itself. All the sounds of rock have already been made, remade, copied, dubbed, sampled, de-constructed and there are still bands appearing with some renovated enthusiasm, good taste and attitude, bringing new stuff to the front. Future Islands is one of those bands. With stark influences by bands like New Order, [...]
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