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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
