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 […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020 BARCELONA: STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR VOICE
International Women’s Day arrives this Sunday, March 8th! As two women, we at Carrers BCN want to encourage all of you to get out and show your support for the […]
BARCELONA BEER FESTIVAL BREWS UP ANOTHER EDITION
The Barcelona Beer Festival is returning for its 9th edition, and La Farga L’Hospitalet Activity Center will be hosting for the 4th straight year! The Barcelona Beer Festival is the biggest meeting point […]
CARNAVAL BCN 2020: BARCELONA PREPARED TO PARTY
Carnival is here, which means Barcelona is ready to party! This Thursday, Dijous Gras (Fat Thursday), February 20, marks the beginning of a non-stop week of festivities. Said to cure pain […]
LLUM BCN 2020: BARCELONA LIGHT FESTIVAL TAKES OVER POBLENOU YET AGAIN
Barcelona’s Light Festival is returning for its 9th edition! Starting this Friday, February 14th, Llum BCN will turn Poblenou into a huge, open-air exhibition for artists, designers and architects who use light as […]
SANTA EULÀLIA FESTIVAL 2020: PERFECT CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW BARCELONA
It’s Santa Eulàlia’s time to shine once again! The Festes de Santa Eulàlia begin tomorrow, and there is a 4-day program packed with events in honor of Barcelona’s co-patron saint! […]
BWW 2020: THE ART OF WINE LABELS
As Barcelona Wine Week 2020 comes to a close, one of the things that grabbed our attention most during the event, aside from the delicious wines, cavas, etc., was the wine […]
BARCELONA WINE WEEK: THE POBLE ESPANYOL OF WINE
Barcelona Wine Week (February 3-5, 2020) has arrived for its maiden edition, and it’s doing so on a massive scale. Wine lovers and connoisseurs are going to want to stop […]
OPEN STREETS: BARCELONA TO CLEAR ITS MAIN STREETS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
Have you ever wished you could take a stroll down some of the most well known, high traffic streets in Barcelona? You’re soon to be in luck! Ada Colau and […]
EL CLÁSICO: WHY ALL THE FUSS?
For some, football may not be a passion, let alone an obsession. For Spain, and most of the world, you could go almost so far as calling it a religion […]
IBCF 2019 REVIEW: AN EXRA CAFFEINATED EDITION
Another Independent Barcelona Coffee Festival has come and gone and, with it, those who attended left a little more coffee savvy, and perhaps even a bit over-caffeinated. There were more […]
IBCF 2019: AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR BARCELONA’S COFFEE LOVERS
The Independent Barcelona Coffee Festival is about to arrive, so block out your calendars from October 31st-November 2nd, coffee enthusiasts! The IBCF is an annual festival that unites specialty coffee […]
BARCELONA WELCOMES IN LA MERCÈ 2019
The Festa Major de la Mercè is here once again! If you’re not familiar with this festival, get ready for one of Barcelona’s best celebrations of the year! Every year, Barcelona […]
BARCELONA’S ARC DE TRIOMF: A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THE UBIQUITOUS MONUMENTAL STRUCTURE
The Arc de Triomf was erected in anticipation of the 1888 World Exposition of Barcelona to be used as the event’s entrance. It now serves as a commemorative monument of […]
