Posted in barcelona on Feb 2nd, 2012
Barcelona has a lot to offer if what you’re looking for is some night time action and excesses. Many tourists come to Barcelona during weekends to have some fun and have a great time in this city, that goes crazy when it comes to party and fun. This is undoubtedly one of the characteristics that [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 9th, 2012
Catalan’s modernism figure, Antoni Gaudí is one of the most representative of architects of the Spanish architecture. The personal character of his designs is very similar to the character of Barcelona, a city, which is essential for any traveler passing through Spain. Gaudí’s architecture has a very unique baroque sensuality, curves that are woven into [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 4th, 2012
Barcelona continues with the same effort of not to propose something different. Just look at the party agendas, places, concerts, DJs, and to realize that a lot of effort, nothing is happening in Barcelona. Clearly, the city is fully empowered by the modern. But what is modern? Simple, the modern equivalent of a “hipster.” Modern [...]
Posted in barcelona on Aug 10th, 2011
Whoever lives in Barcelona or is passing by surely knows about Club Manchester and it’s two bars. One is located in the Gothic area and the other one in Raval. Manchester offers one of the best options when it comes to nightlife in the Catalan city. It also has the best cocktails and drinks, as [...]
Posted in barcelona on May 27th, 2011
A group of young people occupied an abandoned building located in the Rambla del Raval at the end of 2009. They founded a group called Barrilonia squatted Social Centre – House of Rebels, which is still open to the Raval community only with the best intentions. The building now looks beautiful, of course, decorated with [...]
Posted in barcelona on May 24th, 2011
Since it opened in 1995, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA), which bases itself in the art of the second half of the 20th century, has lost none of its innovation and verve. Since the big white building – which was designed by American architect Richard Meier, and has contributed invaluably to the [...]
Posted in barcelona on Dec 20th, 2010
When the artist Alberto Prado, after many years of painting in his studio realized that Barcelona was lacking spaces to exhibit works by emerging artists, he decided to open his studio and found a nonprofit association to foster dissemination of art outside the institutional environment, an invaluable platform in the early stages of a career. [...]
Posted in barcelona on Oct 22nd, 2009
The Fifth Avenue, the Champs Elysees or Las Ramblas are some of those streets that do not need to be located on a map to know where they are. And if not, what is the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of a landmark in Barcelona? That’s right; you’ve hit the nail on the head: Las Ramblas.
Posted in barcelona on Mar 11th, 2009
Chinatown, Red Light District, Arrabal, Little Islamabad, Rawal or Ravalkistán: these are just a few of the nicknames for which the Raval quarter in Barcelona is known. This was once a suburb or district outside the city of Barcelona. The district of El Raval has been one of Barcelona’s less reputable areas for years. During [...]
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