Barcelona’s top 3 running spots

When you are on holidays in Barcelona, you will notice that eating and drinking is a big part of life here in Spain. Lavish lunches, good bottles of wine, perfect paellas and terrific tapas are to be found in abundance. … Read More

Chestnuts!

When there’s a chill in the air and leaves are falling off the trees, you can tell autumn has arrived. Now that the clock has been turned back for daylight savings and it gets dark early, the rhythm of the … Read More

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, also known as the MNAC, is the national museum of Catalan Art. It is one of Barcelona’s most important museums and has an extensive collection of artworks from Catalonia and beyond.

The MNAC started … Read More

Spanish, Catalan or English?

A part of travelling is having to communicate with people in another language than your own. And in Barcelona there are two official languages. So which one should you try to speak?

Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an … Read More

A stroll along Joaquín Costa

One of Barcelona’s biggest charms is its eclectic style. A style that combines the old with the new, the hip with the old-fashioned, the beauty with the dirty and kind of run down.

Not specifically on every travellers list but … Read More

Menú del Día

Food is an important aspect of travelling. It’s a way of experiencing a part of the culture of the country you are visiting. And by eating in local restaurants you can see what people eat, when people eat and eat … Read More

Parc de la Serralada de Marina

The city of Barcelona is nestled in between the Mediterranean sea on one side and green hills on the other. Because of this wonderful geographic situation, Barcelona has it all. City life, beach life and even hiking and mountain biking … Read More

Fantastic culinary treasures… Mushrooms

October has arrived with unpredictable weather and some of nature’s most fantastic culinary treasures. With the colder and wetter weather, mushrooms grow wild in the forest of Catalonia. But the markets in Barcelona can also provide you with some amazing … Read More

Las Ramblas

La Rambla has to be Barcelona’s most famous street. An avenue almost everyone has heard of and that everyone who has visited Barcelona has walked along at least once. But the famous Rambla, that stretches between Plaça de Catalunya and … Read More

Healthy food movements

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, slow food, raw food, organic. Healthy food movements and diets are becoming more and more popular, despite all the fast food and pre-made food that is available to us. And eating healthy definitely doesn’t mean eating … Read More