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Public Holidays In Barcelona

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In previous article we tried to introduce some public holidays in Barcelona which are religious or national holidays. If your agenda for your Barcelona city travel coincides with any of these bank holidays in Barcelona you may be lucky to be able to watch a real local festival that belongs to the city and you just should be aware that public transportation in bank holidays can be limited and restaurants, banks, bars, offices or shops are closed on those days. If the holidays cross Tuesday or Thursday then Barcelona people will take Monday or Friday off. In Barcelona city they call it pont or puente when they combine the days on holidays. Here we will continue to mention about national holidays in Barcelona from March. You can check January and February holidays in Barcelona if you click N ational holidays in Barcelona . HOLIDAYS IN MARCH Good Friday and Easter Week is observed to welcome spring in Barcelona city . Catalan call it Holy week as a week of holy occasions starts with P...

Holidays in Barcelona City

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Barcelona city likes to celebrate any kind of holidays. They don't distinguish whether it is a bank holiday ( public holiday) or religious holiday . For each holiday they organize a ceremony. People in Barcelona at festivals dance, come together and enjoy the holidays. We here try to explain all kinds of holidays celebrated in Catalan world such as bank, national, religious, holy or public holidays. What do Barcelona people do in public holidays? How do they celebrate the national holidays? Some holidays are celebrated all around Spain but some are just regional holidays. So when you plan your Barcelona city travel you can take the holidays days into consider and may arrange your calendar if you would like to participate the festivals in Barcelona city. You will find the holiday explanations separately and mentioned in each month. HOLIDAYS IN  JANUARY New Year's Eve is celebrated on 31st December and 1st January. It's Spain official public holiday  and in every region ...

How Can You Spend A Day In Barcelona?

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You are travelling to another country and on your way you will pass by Barcelona city during your trip. So you have got just one day and you don't know how you can get best of Barcelona city in a day. If it is summer time you can book up your agenda with really enjoyable activities. From sunbathing at Barceloneta beach to watching A Magic Fountain Show you can spend your day fully. A short walk and fast shopping if you need something for the rest of your holiday on Las Ramblas street and then an appetizer with delicious tapas .  For your best day in Barcelona city follow Barcelona city travel guide . We can offer a quick but good day option in Barcelona city for your daily trip. You can start your day with a fast breakfast in the morning and around 10 you can have a big breakfast with delicious coffee. Between two breakfasts you can walk through the streets to see what's going on. After the big breakfast you can go down La Ramblas street and check the shops to buy some ...

An Advertising Video of FC Barcelona

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Everybody loves Barca ! All around the world any football fan of a club knows that FCB is a symbol of Barcelona city football club . Somehow people feel sympathy about Barcelona football club. Their success, symbols, players and vision make FC Barcelona adorable. If you are a real Barcelona city fan then we suggest you watch this advertising video of FCB and Qatar Ways showing their unity. You will see how FCB and Qatar airways have become a symbol of Barcelona city . We are pleasant to represent this enjoyable video about Barcelona . We hope to move on being your Barcelona city travel guide . We will try to add lots   Barcelona city videos about any subject so that you can enjoy while touring at our site. Enjoy the video. 

A Short Film About Barcelona

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Until today we have tried to describe the best places to visit in Barcelona city , Besides, our effort to describe Barcelona city with its all unique examples has been growing day by day. Of course, there are still many events, photos, places to visit or life style of Barcelona city which should be mentioned about and we promise that we will offer you the best of Barcelona city. Day by day lots of films about Barcelona city or Spain are being made and we are grateful to present Barcelona videos at our site. Here there is a short film about Barcelona city by which you can have a quick look at the city. It shows many touristic attractions in Barcelona city . You will go for a walk at Barcelona streets , you will see Santa Maria Del Mar church which is located at the centre of the city, you will come across the local shops situated in alleys, you will feel the holy atmosphere of Sagrada Familia Basilica and The Agbar Tower which is the highest building in Barcelona city will welcome...

Rent a Car in Barcelona

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You have one week in Barcelona city for a vacation and you want to make the best of it. So you decide that hiring a car in Barcelona city will save time. At some point you may be right but you should remember that rent a car in Barcelona city may give some problems to you. So in this article we will try to mention about advantages and disadvantages of rental car in Barcelona city . First of all you can start to plan your trip including the person number attending to the trip. After that, it will be a good idea to decide whether you really need a car rental in Barcelona city for your travel. As the transportation in Barcelona is really easy  you can get everywhere whenever you want and in time as you wish. The transportation network is quite wide and even the farthest places can be reached easily by public buses or metro. Apart from these, parking can be a problem in Barcelona city. There are green or blue zone at the streets for public parking for your private cars which cha...

Barcelona Beaches

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Is there a beach in Barcelona? Ohh you can't miss that chance in this lovely and hectic city in summer. Barcelona has got big, relaxing, peaceful beaches. In any season, going the beaches is a must activity. In winter you will be fascinated with beaches' amazing scenery. Big, long and large beaches make the landscape marvelous. You can sit on the clean and fluffy sand and watch the sunset. Take your drinks and enjoy being isolated from stress of the city life. So what about summer? If you plan a Barcelona city travel in summer you really should go seaside and enjoy the sea. In summer, the beaches will be crowded but as you see in the photos, Barcelona beaches are really big and they welcome everybody! We will give examples of Barcelona beaches photos so you can choose the best beach in Barcelona and enjoy swimming. So what are the most popular beaches in Barcelona city ? We will tell about each beach in Barcelona below but here we would like to give some Barcelona   popul...

Music in the Parks Festival

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If you hear this program for the first time don't worry you haven't missed anything as Music in the parks festival is held every year in Barcelona city , So you can attend this lovely and relaxing event this summer. This music show is for open air concert lovers. In 2014 Barcelona events are really full with many concerts and theatre shows. From all around the world many people try to attend these shows every summer in 2014. In Barcelona city , every single day is full with many activities. Any person can attend at least one event. Music in the Parks organization is held at various parks. You can have chance to watch great music concerts held by young musicians. In Music in the Parks Barcelona  program there are two different shows based on Jazz and municipality band. From June to August you will see young jazz musicians on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10.00 pm in Ciutadella Park and in July you can listen to performances of young musicians based on classical music concert from...

Grec Festival in Barcelona

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This July will be great in Barcelona city . Numerous events whole July will be held out in a summer fest concept. If you plan a journey to Barcelona city in July 2014 then this festival may be just for you. Every year since 1976 Grec Festival has been held in Catalan world. On Montjuic mountain a quarry which wasn't used that time was converted to an open-air stage and it took an example of the theatre at Epidaurus. Every year in July this Grec Festival in Barcelona is held. The events don't only consist of theatre plays but there are also music concerts, exhibitions, symposiums, dramaturgy workshops including readings or writing. Generally events are in English with Catalan subtitles. If you plan a Barcelona city travel and are lover of art then you shouldn't miss out this fest in July 2014. In Barcelona city there are many activities to do in summer and this Grec Festival is only one of these. You can check the events category to see all activities in Barcelona city ...

Parc Guell in Barcelona - An Antoni Gaudi Work

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In Barcelona city , you may come across many tourist attractions and may be sometimes your agenda will be full during your stay in Barcelona. In this article we tried to give information about an engineering marvel located in Barcelona. Park Guell in Barcelona city is one of these most fantastic places to see when you are on holiday. As we told before Antoni Gaudi is the greatest architecture of Catalan world and Park Guell is an artisanal project again belongs to Antoni Gaudi. Park Guell is located on the hill of El Carmel in the Gracia district of Barcelona. Earlier, the park wasn't intended to be a park. When we have a look at the history of Parc Guell we see that actually this area was thought to include many residential garden village similar to English model including sixty-single houses. Eusebi Guell one of Antoni Gaudi's friend asked him to carry out this project. Gaudi started building the houses in this area until 1914 when they understood that this project was t...

A Food Tradition - Tapas-

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In Spain people live to eat not eat to live! So we guess that you should know the traditions of local people about food and drink in Barcelona city . One of the best Spanish dishes is Tapas . Actually this is not a main course but it is name given for a collection of small dishes which consists of many different food kinds such as slices of bread or meat, a bowl of almonds, meatballs with sauce or skewer with pickles. So in this article we are going to mention about what is tapas , what is there in tapas , which tapas restaurants are the best , the history of tapas and how to order tapas ?  What is Tapas? Tapas is a general name for a collection of wide variety of small dishes such as appetizers or snacks  served on a plate in Spanish cuisine . So Tapas is a name and it consists of different food types served warm or cold. It is chosen for an entire meal but sometimes tapas lovers can order a few different plates of tapas to make a main course. In Central American Cultures ...