BARCELONA ASPIRES TO BECOME MEETING POINT FOR PROFESSIONAL BEER SECTOR WITH INNBREW
During the 18-month stretch when COVID-19 shut everything down and changed our world for what looks like forever, Beer Events, organizers of Barcelona Beer Fest, had time to think, plan, […]
ORÍGENES GASTRONOMIC FESTIVAL: A MOUTH-WATERING FIVE-STAR TRIP OF ARTISANAL FOOD
Upon arrival at Palauet de Teià, it’s immediately clear that you’re in for a real treat. The place itself is the first indicator, and the passport you’re handed is the […]
BARCELONA BEER CHALLENGE 2021 AWARDS: CELEBRATING WORLD’S BEST CRAFT BEER POST-COVID LOCKDOWN
It seemed poetic that the first event Carrers BCN covered after the COVID lockdown and semi-lockdowns is the last one we covered before the coronavirus brought our lives to a […]
DIJOUS GRAS SIGNALS THE START OF CARNAVAL IN BARCELONA
Catalunya’s answer to Pancake Day is Dijous Gras, or Fat Thursday, which is celebrated a full week ahead of Ash Wednesday. Dijous Gras kickstarts Carnaval (aka “Carnestoltes”) in a last […]
THE BARCELONA SQUARE WITH A MIGHTY MEOW
You can find an abundance of street art all around Barcelona. It’s part of what makes the city what it is. Everywhere you turn, you’ll come across something that will […]
THE HOPES OF THE PEOPLE ON THEIR SHOULDERS: THE LEGENDARY BASTAIXOS OF SANTA MARIA DEL MAR
From the old stone quarries of Montjuïc down to the labyrinthian streets of the La Ribera neighborhood, there are approximately 4.5 kilometers between them, depending on the route. With the […]
WAGONERS AND MULES SHOW OLD BARCELONA THE WAY
They are on many corners all around the Ciutat Vella, Barri Gòtic, Born and Raval neighborhoods. You can spot them without needing to search them out. Upon catching sight of […]
HOW A PENSIVE BULL AND FLIRTATIOUS GIRAFFE HELPED SAVE BARCELONA’S RAMBLA DE CATALUNYA
You’re familiar with the Ramblas in Barcelona, right? Most that read this will have traversed the famed stretch a time or two. Have you ventured further up, though? Continuing north […]
THE BARCELONA DRAGON THAT ALWAYS KEEPS ITS COOL
One of the first things Barcelona tourists make it a point to do upon visiting the Ciutat Comtal (“City of Counts”) is to walk down its famed Les Rambles. Who […]
