La Roca Village

La Roca Village is one of the nine collections of Value Retail, the creator of a unique concept in outlet shopping and the only company to specialise exclusively in the development and operation of luxury outlet shopping destinations.

This shopping centre offers a luxury outlet shopping experience where you can find more than 130 boutiques in which you have the chance to get clothes from brands like ‘Levis’, ‘Gucci’ or even ‘Michael Kors’ at good prices.
SUMMER OPENING TIMES From 12th June to 12th September open from Monday to Sunday from 10.00 to 21.00.

THE VILLAGE IS CLOSED: 1st and 6th January
1st May
11th September
25th and 26th December



START YOUR DAY AT OUR RESTAURANTS AND CAFES
The restaurants and cafes at the Village open an hour before the boutiques opening.


If you are interested in visiting La Roca Village, click HERE for more information.

Hotel Arts Barcelona

Discover the luxury of a hotel in Barcelona. Perfect for a relaxing getaway or as a meeting point. It is a select gastronomic destination and a starting point for a cultural experience... Hotel Arts Barcelona, a hotel where the standard is excellent and where all guests feel at home service. 

This hotel is very luxurious and expensive. Nevertheless if you want to relax (and you have enough money) this is your hotel.

To see prices and for more information click HERE.

Subway

With more than 43.500 restaurants located in 110 countries SUBWAY restaurants represent a strong brand known for excellent sandwiches.

SUBWAY restaurants offer the opportunity to consume varied products with multiple recipes. In all SUBWAY restaurants, you are guaranteed to enjoy:

· Sandwiches and salads prepared under the eyes of customers
· Bread cooked on site all day
· Freedom of choice of ingredients

HOW TO ORDER A SANDWICH:

· 1st Step: Choose the size

· 2nd Step: Choose the type of bread

· 3rd Step: Choose the filling

· 4th Step: Choose your salad

· 5th Step: Choose your sauce

There are a lot of options. We’d recommend the normal menu because it includes a sandwich, a dessert and a drink.

There are other options like Party Platters, Salads and Flatbread, Desserts and Chips and Drinks.

If you want more information click HERE.

This is the normal menu

Melon District

The biggest residence in Barcelona, Melon District Marina is a unique budget accommodation option for short trips to the city. Melon District offers comfortable, practical double rooms for short stays. All have double or twin beds, a private bathroom and free internet Wi-Fi access. Triple rooms and studios are also available.

The common areas are ideal for unwinding, whether cooking, watching TV, sunbathing or simply meeting people from all over the world.

Depending on the room you want the cost will be different. The cheapest option is 84€ par night.

There is also a ‘Melon District Residence’ in Poble Sec.

If you want more information click HERE.

Equity Point Centric

Equity Point Centric is located on Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia, 500 metres from Plaça de Catalunya. This hostel offers breakfast, free WiFi in common areas and a guest kitchen.

The dorms and rooms at Centric are spacious and air-conditioned. Bottom linen and pillow cases are provided and lockers are available.

Facilities at the Centric include bar, common room and terrace. Guests can make use of the hostel’s tour desk and towel hire.

The cheapest option costs 24.05€.

Equity Point Centric is located within a few minutes’ walk of Gaudí’s Casa Batlló and La Pedrera. There are several restaurants, bars and shops on Passeig de Gràcia and in the surrounding area.

Passeig de Gràcia Metro station is less than 300 metres from the hostel and the famous Las Ramblas is a 10-minute walk away.

Eixample is a great choice for travellers interested in architecture, foodand shopping.

If you want more information click HERE. 

Portal de l'Àngel

‘Portal de l’Àngel’ is a pedestrian street located in ‘CiutatVella’, a district of Barcelona near ‘Plaça Catalunya’. It is a shopping area. It's one of the most visited streets in the city and it is always crowded with tourists and locals all year round.

In “Portal de l’Àngel” we can have a walk while enjoying part of the heart of Barcelona. While we drift around, we can have something to eat such as an ice cream or a sweet apple.

Athough it is a relatively narrow street, we can shop in a lot of different boutiques, such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, H&M, Benetton, Disney, Bershka, Mango, Oysho, El Corte Inglés…

Sometimes we can even enjoy live performances!

We usually visit this part of Barcelona because it is one of our favourite parts. And it is shady! If you want to amble along and see a bunch of different kinds of shops, you definitely have to visit ‘Portal de l’Àngel’. 

Curious fact: Portal de l'Àngel is noteworthy for being the most expensive street in Spain, with an average rental price of €265 per square meter in 2013. 

How to get there? 

It is very easy to get to “Portal de l’Àngel”. We can go by metro or bus, but we recommend you to take the first one. Get off at “Plaça Catalunya” if you use the lines L1, L3, L6 and L7. Just walk down the street and enjoy it!

La Rambla

La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona, next to Plaça Catalunya and Portal de l’Àngel, popular with tourists and locals alike. It connects Plaça Catalunya with the Christopher Columbus Monuments at Port Vell. It forms boundary between the quarters of Barri Gòtic (East) and El Raval (West).

La Rambla is crowded because of its popularity. There you can find all kinds of shops where you can buy everything you wish: flowers, souvenirs, ice creams, newspapers... There are also street performers and pavement cafes and bars.

Walking along La Rambla you can find some historic buildings as the famous Liceu Theatre in which operas and ballets are staged. You can also find La Boqueria, the most famous market in Barcelona where you can buy exotic and rare goods.

To reach La Rambla is very easy. You can go with the metro:

L3 because it runs beneath the length of La Rambla. Stations: Catalunya, Liceu and Drassanes.

You can also go with the L1 and stop in Plaça Catalunya and reach La Rambla.

Personally, La Rambla is one of our favourite places in Barcelona. You can find anything you want and very different people take a walk in La Rambla and enjoy one of the best places of Barcelona.

SANT JOAN

‘Sant Joan’ is one of the most expected and long-awaited days of the year. We celebrate the arrival of the summer (two days after though) on the 23^rd of June, the shortest night of the year. The party last until the next day, the 24^th.

Sant Joan is one of Barcelona's biggest parties and the noisiest and possibly the craziest. It's a night of Fireworks, Coca cakes and Cava, but not of sleep. During this night we join into an open-air dance (in catalan called ‘revetlla’) with all our relatives and friends.

Sant Joan events in Barcelona are organised locally by the districts and civic centres of Barcelona and people just celebrate the evening with dinners, parties, firecrackers and bonfires all over Catalonia. The biggest central gathering on the Nit de Sant Joan is on the beaches of Barcelona, which attract crowds of around 75.000 people.

And to make it a perfect night, you shouldn’t miss the traditional ‘coca’ of Sant Joan.

'COCA' OF SANT JOAN

PALO ALTO MARKET

Do you want to enjoy an incredible experience surrounded of an amazing scenery? Go to Palo Alto Market.

Palo Alto is a new market located in Barcelona based on the ‘street market’ concept but developed in a way that can suit with the city. It has stood out for its freshness and creativity. It mix sensibility and talent with an awesome scenery: an old textile manufacturing enterprise.

You can buy vintage clothes at low prices, fashionable sunglasses or even books. Whatever you want is in Palo Alto. Besides, there are gorgeous exhibitions and performances of many artists.

It takes place each first weekend of the month and it opens at 11am to 9pm. The entrance is 2€ and free for kids under 12.

Click here to get more info.

Blanes

‘Blanes’ is a town and municipality in the comarca of Selva in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is known for its coast, which is part of the ‘Costa Brava’ and stretches from ‘Blanes’ up to the French border.

The beaches in the ‘Costa Brava’ are unique. Its waters are crystalline and the sights are beautiful. In the water we can see fishes and sea creatures, which are amazing. It is a different beach that you should totally visit – if you have time. We recommend this beach and each one from the ‘Costa Brava’!

Curious fact: During the 21st and the 27th of July there is a firework display (in Blanes) known as ‘Concurs de Focs d’Artifici’, which attracts more than 500,000 visitors. This is an international competition in which various countries from around the world participate. Over 500,000 kg of fireworks are used at each event. Most people watch the fireworks from the beach.

Norma Comics

Norma comics is a really special shop in Barcelona where people can buy comics, manga, T-shirts, merchandise, posters, DVDs…

It is very famous because it is one of the few shops in Barcelona of this kind. If you like manga, comics or you just want to see funny things you should visit this shop.

How to get there?

The fastest and easiest way to get there is using the metro. Its stop is called ‘Arc de Triomf’ (L1) as it is just next to the Arch of Triumph in Barcelona. Easy, isn’t it?

Its direction is: St Passeig de Sant Joan, 7-9. You can have more information if you click HERE.