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Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle All The Way...Yes! It's Christmas time in Barcelona not only in December but also in January. So if you are going to be in Barcelona city in Christmas you are very lucky to be able watch many nice shows which are more beautiful than the others. So what is going on in Dia de Navidad Day? What happens in Christmas time in Barcelona city ? First of all if you decide to do shopping those times you may not find the exact places you are looking for as many shops and places will be closed in Christmas time. Lots of tourist attractions are also closed but some hotels and restaurants or bars are open and not all the metro stations are at work in Christmas. So here we have tried to prepare a guideline for your Christmas travel in Barcelona so that you won't have trouble. Barcelona Christmas 2014 will be great. For whom likes to welcome New Year's Eve in Barcelona please hold on we are telling that you will have splendid time with these events. The...

How is the daily life in Barcelona? How are the things going around? What kind of city life has a native guy got? What are the customs in Barcelona city ? How is the weather in summer? Is the weather fine in winter? What about the language? What do Spanish people speak as language? Is the city available for accessible? While getting around, will you be comfortable in the city streets? Are the streets safe? We will present many answers for these questions and you can decide whether is Barcelona good choice for abroad holiday or not.  While wandering around it is so easy to come across many street artists waiting there for you. You will feel exotic with old apperance of the city and the music dancing in the air. Everywhere you will meet interesting homeless people who make you imagine that you are living in a colorful world. Beside these people making the city alive, the fine weather even in winter will make your holiday pass in comfort. Being in Mediterranean region, you will enjoy...

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...

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 ...

Barcelona, The Big and Historical City In this article, we will try to give information about  Barcelona History . Let's check how Barcelona became  Barcelona city . I hope we can guide you about the history of Barcelona. Barcelona was founded as Roman city. The city became the capital of County of Barcelona. When the Kingdom of Aragon merged with Barcelona city, it went on to be one of the most important city in the Crown of Aragon. The Aragon Kingdom was a state survived between 11th and 15th century in the northeast of Spain. Barcelona is like a capital city of Catalonia and also the second biggest city in Spain. The name of Barcelona comes from Iberian Phonecian. In Latin Barcelona derived from Barcino, Barcilonum and Barcenona. According to some sources, the city was called Barcelona by general Hamilcar Barca who was believed the founder of the city in the 3rd century BC. Barcelona name is sometimes abbreviated as Barna and by the outsiders it is called as Barça which is ...

How can we go to Barcelona ? We are very lucky tourist when we want to travel to Barcelona city. There are many transportation ways to the capital city of tourism. The most important thing is that you should decide how you'd like to travel. Airways to Barcelona: There is one airport in Barcelona. It has got three terminals. Especially due to Olympic Games in 1992, the second terminal was built and the third one was complished until 2009. So Barcelona airport has huge passengers capacity in one day. It's famous for airlines from Barcelona city within Spain cities, Europe and North Africa. There are many airlines you can choose. If you buy your plane tickets beforehand, then it's likely that you will get the lowest price to Barcelona airport. Since 2000, you can use airway from all over the world. As Barcelona is one of the touristic cities in the world, it's not so much difficult to arrive the city. Cruise Travel Transportation: You can select an option such as travellin...

Let's dance in Barcelona and create the chance to watch the breathtaking Flamenco Dance show in  Barcelona city !  If you plan a journey to Barcelona, Spain then it's a must see activity before you come back. So are you ready to learn about more about this terrific traditional dance before you start your Barcelona travel? What is the importance of Flamenco Dance? What is Flamenco Dancing? How to Flamenco Dance? In this article we will try to keep on your  Barcelona travel guide  about its traditions and amazing lifestyle. Even though most people think that Flamenco is a dance, it's not the thing we think. Flamenco is not a dance but it's a musical form that sometimes may have dancing movements inside. So what does musical form mean? When a singer and guitarist perform at the stage spontaneously it means Flamenco but if someone wants to dance and join this perform then maybe dance idea can occur. We advise you to go to a tablao shows which offer you a real flamenco sh...

Imagine a city with an artistic view thanks to its most important and successful architect Antoni Gaudi. There are countless buildings and works of art of Gaudi in  Barcelona city .  We can see some symbols in his works. Salamander is one of these  symbols of Barcelona . In every shop that you want to buy some souvenirs, you can come across this legendary animal which is like lizard but different from it. In shops, there are key chains, ornaments and most importantly a ceramic design in Park Güell by Gaudi. So what is the importance of salamander in Barcelona city? First of all we would like to give information about this legendary creature in the frame of mythology. The salamander is usually depicted with elemental fire. For many years it had been used by architects to illustrate Pope and monasteries. Fire salamanders give out toxic when they are threatened and this substances are exaggerated by people such as when a salamander twin around a tree it intoxicate the fruit ...

Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is nearby the Mediterranean sea. A European city Barcelona is one of the best cities of Spain. I hear you ask  Where is Barcelona  and I should tell you that it has the best location when compared to other cities of Spain. It is located in the North Eastern Mediterranean coast of mainland in Spain. You can reach Barcelona driving approximately two hours South from Frenh Pyrenees. Barcelona is the largest metropolis locating in Mediterranean. Barcelona is a capital city of Catalunya which has also scenery of the sea. So people in Barcelona are very lucky when compared to Madrid. It has got long and beautiful sandy beaches about 4.2 km longs.   Barcelona has the biggest and fascinating sea view with its waves due to Mediterranean Sea.  If we talk about the geographical location; Barcelona is in  41:18:07N 2:05:31E and you can find the map about the coordinates below. How to go to Barcelona? There are many ways to go to Barcelo...

Barcelona has a deep-rooted religion culture stemming from the city's 2000 years history. Being such an established city, the religion culture offers diversity to the people. In this article, we will try to explain how the religion culture is in Barcelona, Spain. Catholicism which is a life style in  Barcelona city  consists of the population varying from 81% to 94% rates.  Throughout the history, the city had undergone many wars and met different cultures such as Romans, Muslims and Jews. So Roman catholicism can be seen as frontrunner and you can come across a person who says h/she doesn't believe in anything but yet is a catholic as they see the catholicism as a life style. So how does religion affect the social life? As we've mentioned above, even though catholicism is high in Barcelona city, for the social life issues, they act much more liberal when compared to other European countries maybe because of the 35-year dictatorship which ended a few decades ago. So they ...

When we decide a  Barcelona travel  and if we do some check on internet, Antoni Gaudi will be one of the first subjects that you come across. He is the most known and successful artist, architecture and pioneer of Art Nouveau of Spain,  Barcelona city .  In this article we will try to tell everyting about this unforgettable master Antoni Gaudi with full name Antoni Placid Guillem Gaudi i Cornet who lived in Barcelona city throughout  his whole life.  Life of Antoni Gaudi, works of his art, his childhood  and his disease which led him to be the greatest at his works.... All about Antoni Gaudi is below with his pictures. So who is Antoni Gaudi? ( In front of Sagrada Familia) Antoni Gaudi's Birth and Childhood: Antoni Gaudi was born on 25th July 1852 in Reus town of Catalunia as a son of craftsman. He is known as  Catalan architecture  in the world. He later became the pioneer of Barcelona city's most famous architectural works. In the world-wid...

Barcelona People If you plan Barcelona travel then we will guarantee that you will be hosted by very welcoming people there. Barcelona city is a Mediterranean city and so are the people. They like to welcome people from all over the world. The city stands out being a cosmopolitan place in European cities. People from other countries of the world live in peace. You can see many 'homeless' people in both main and side streets living happily. We hear that you ask how can homeless people be happy? After a little search we have concluded that these people on the streets have a life style and belief that they want to keep on. They choose living on the streets. It's not a defect there! but this scenery won't you be mistaken. People passing nearby h omeless people have different connection. They share what is going on around and they communicate as everything is usual and everything is really usual in the streets. Most of them have a big stereo tapes and dogs. People don'...