


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 […]

THE MOST ICONIC AND TECHNOLOGICALLY SAVVY SKYSCRAPER IN BARCELONA
It stands out on the Barcelona skyline like a sore thumb. Literally. Everyone seems to have their own nickname for it. Most that I know of won’t be mentioned here, […]

THE BARCELONA SELTZER BOTTLE THAT NEVER DRIES OUT
One of the greatest pleasures in Barcelona is to sit on a terrace at a bar on a sunny day, looking out at the Mediterranean Sea with a glass of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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! […]

SEMANA SANTA 2019 BARCELONA: WHAT TO DO
If you find yourself in Barcelona this week, you might be wondering what to do with yourself since most of your friends and family have bolted town for vacation time […]