Sagrada Familia, Montserrat and Casa Milá are mentioned in Dan Brown’s upcoming novel – Origin! Have you been to Sagrada Familia, Montserrat, and Casa Milà yet? If you have never been there, don’t worry there is still time, but you should at least know that you will be able to see these wonderful and spectacular […]
Sex on the beach – and no, not the drink! The free and laid-back atmosphere of Barcelona makes the city a place like no other. It is somewhere where everyone can feel like home: whether it is the sea breeze, the food, the people, the architecture that does it. The city’s openness to people’s sexuality […]
Collserola Tower symbolizes the change of Barcelona! Walking through one of the most spectacular architectures in Barcelona and discover its modernity. Collserola Tower symbolizes the change of Barcelona! During your visit to Barcelona, you can not only discover a lot of nice food, street art with fantastic drawing but also check the modern and classical […]
Ed Sheeran VS the comic Llimoo, who satirizes the city in a video clip! A song that perfectly summarizes the ambiance of Barcelona is Ed Sheeran’s song Barcelona. It has the rhythm, the lyrics, and the voice. When listening to the song, you can’t help but start planning your next trip to Barcelona. Definitely, Barcelona can […]
Barcelona wants to pay more for the apartments, the tourist tax, and the parks The city of Barcelona faces different challenges as a result of tourism in the city, mass tourism in the most touristic sites, traffic, access to housing for being exploited as tourist accommodation etc. which is why the local government of the […]
Commercial company ‘GetBag Service’ relocates Since the beginning of march 2017, Get Bag Service has renovated itself by creating a new slogan and moving right next to the Sagrada Familia, around the centre of Barcelona. Their service, on the other hand, will remain the same as before, with the intention of providing a higher quality […]
The Catalan region reaches a total of 17 million visitors, 3.8% more than 2015 Spain has broken the 2016 record of mass visitors for the fourth consecutive year. A total of 75.3 million people came to Spain, which is 7.2 million more than the previous year; according to the figures analysed by Minister of Energy and […]
Rent and unlock a bike near you in just a few clicks with the Donkey Republic mobile app! Barcelona is a city where the bikes utilization rates and proper infrastructure is increasing and reinforced, turning the city in an urban bike-friendly area. Besides the several bike rental companies in Barcelona, Donkey Republic is the new […]
“Barcelona is not for sale”- organised movement protest in the market of La Boqueria This past January, thousands of people protested in the streets of Rambla under the motto “Barcelona is not for sale”. The FAVB (Federación de Asociaciones de Vecinos de Barcelona), together with 60 organisations, organised the rally. This brought together different sets of activists: housing, work, […]
The Catalonian Government against the growth of this business sector The collaborative economy is a sector that has been growing continuously in Europe. The Collaborative Economy is manly based on either lending, renting, buying or selling products for specific needs rather than profits or economic benefits. The collaborative economy teaches that, other than money, services can also […]
Barcelona-home, provider of amazing apartments, villas and other spaces ideal for any type of event in Barcelona! Barcelona is considered one of the best European Cities to make an event, not coincidentally it is among the top 5 in the world rankings compiled by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The high quality of the […]
Several buildings and the centre of Sant Andreu district have been documented The Barcelona City Council previously decided to officially carry out a plan to protect and preserve one of the city’s oldest town formerly know as Sant Andreu de Palomar; now a district. The planned provisions are set, with the aim to protect the […]
From next summer, Barcelona will expand its cultural arts performance with an investment of €300,000 The deputy mayor of Culture, Jaume Collboni, has announced that, from August 2017, the Greek Amphitheatre is expected to be opened with an “artistic quality programming”, funded through a budgetary contribution of €300,000 from the Fund for the Promotion of Tourism […]
Student Residences that accommodates tourists will be fined up to €600,000 for breaching the law Prosecutors of Barcelona City Council have been investigating illegal tourist floors in Barcelona and have now found evidence of a growing number of student residences posing as tourist accommodations. The local council have reported that, within the last few months, over fifteen residences […]
80% of Tourists don’t go inside La Sagrada Familia – a study has been carried to find trends of visitors in an attempt to control the influx of visitors.