BARCELONA MARATHON OFFERS UP FREE VIRTUAL RACE DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Have you ever wanted to run a marathon but never had the time, or motivation, to do so? Zurich Marató Barcelona is offering you an enticing alternative: run a marathon […]
THE HAUNTING KISS OF DEATH AT BARCELONA’S POBLENOU CEMETERY
Venturing around Poblenou Cemetery, you’ll find a never-ending offering of beautiful tombstones, mausoleums, crypts, sculptures, niches, and more. It may be far smaller than the Montjuïc Cemetery, but it is […]
CATALONIA TO ADOPT STRICTER COVID MEASURES: BARCELONA AND ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO HAVE BORDERS LOCKED DOWN
As everyone has learned this week, the Spanish government announced a new state of emergency in order to combat the growing number of coronavirus cases countrywide. Well, those of us […]
THE NEW STATE OF EMERGENCY: WHAT IT MEANS FOR LIFE IN BARCELONA
With the Spanish government’s new state of emergency declaration, many of you might be confused or uncertain of what this new decree entails and how it will impact your daily […]
THE BARCELONA OWL THAT DEFIES BOTH ADVERSITY AND TIME
If you’ve ever taken a stroll down Av. Diagonal, you might have noticed a large yellow-eyed owl perched up on a building as you near Plaça de Mossèn Jacint […]
TAKE PART IN THE FIRST EVER BARCELONA EXPAT WEEK!
Barcelona Expat Week, organized by the Barcelona City Council, will be held for the first time next week, October 19th-23rd! This new event targets Barcelona’s expat community using a virtual […]
BARCELONA: SHARE YOUR CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN EXPERIENCE USING #MYVIEWBCN
Greetings on DAY 5 of the coronavirus lockdown (at least from here)! We hope you’re all settled in at home and staying healthy: physically, mentally and emotionally. This is likely […]
DON’T LET THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN GET YOU DOWN: PARTICIPATE IN THE #100ATHOMECHALLENGE
If you’re anything like us, keeping busy at home might already be posing you a bit of a challenge. We know. We feel like time is crawling by, too. After […]
SPAIN IN STATE OF ALARM AMIDST CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: WHAT IS DETAILED IN THE ROYAL DECREE
You might have noticed that the “State of Alarm” royal decree is not available in English. Not to worry, though, because we just finished the translation. Here is the translated […]
COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKS DOWN BARCELONA: WHAT’S BEING DONE AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD
*Updated: 14 March 2020 at 22:47 Today was the first official day under an Estado de Alarma (“State of Alarm”) in Spain, after President Pedro Sánchez made the declaration […]
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