FIRA DE SANTA LLÚCIA

The fair, located at Avinguda de la Catedral, celebrates his 229 anniversary (1786-2015) and its doors will be opened from 27th November to the 23rd December, from 10.30 to 22.30.

Fira de Santa Llúcia Market is the biggest Christmas market in Barcelona. Located in front of Barcelona’s cathedral in the Gothic quarter, is surrounded by the amazing Christmas spirit that you can’t miss.

Is full of activities for kids and there are around 300 stalls making up the Fira de Santa Llúcia, and they loosely divided up into those that sell items relating specifically to Christmas (decorations, trees, nativity scenes), and those that offer all sorts of gifts, the majority of which are handmade, like scarves, jewellery, puppets, toys, etc.

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 La feria, situada en la Avenida de la Catedral, celebra su 229 aniversario (1786-2015) y abre sus puertas abren desde el 27 de noviembre hasta el 23 de diciembre, de 10:30 a 22:30.

La Fira de Santa Llúcia es el mercado navideño más grande de Barcelona. Situado enfrente de la Catedral de Barcelona en el barrio Gótico, hay en el ambiente un espíritu navideño que no te puedes perder.

Está lleno de actividades para los peques y hay cerca de unos 300 puestecitos, divididos según lo que ofrecen. Unos ofrecen cosas especialmente de Navidad (decoraciones, árboles, pesebres…), y otros que vender todo tipo de regalos, la mayoría hechos a mano, como bufandas, joyas, juguetes, peluches, etc.

Collserola Natural Park

The Serra de Collserola massif rises up over Barcelona Metropolitan Area, almost touching the city, a much-loved and immensely valuable natural area and great privilege for the huge population that lives around these mountains to enjoy. Collserola is a well-preserved, 8,000-hectare natural area in which you’ll find forest, plants, flowers and wild animals. 

Collserola is also a place for discovery and learning, a place for meeting and for leisure. The final goal is to promote environmentally-friendly and sustainable use of the reserve whilst also conserving the natural heritage it contains.

Since 1987, Collserola has been managed under a special protection plan, and the environmental objectives and concerns behind this plan were recently reinforced when the area was given the status of a Natural Park.

If you want to have some rest from the city, you should visit Collserola. Moreover, it provides amazing views! Do you want to take a picture WITH the city? Go to Collserola.

Ciutadella Park

La Ciutadella is a park situated in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona. It was created in the mid 19th century, and it has always been the city’s only green space. The 70 acres (280,000 m2) grounds include the city zoo (once home to the albino gorilla Floquet de neu (Snowflake), who died in 2004), the Parliament of Catalonia, a small lake, museums, and a large fountain.

The main attraction is the zoo. This is due to out of the 7,000 animals present. 

One half of the park's paths are sinuous and more natural-looking, and the other half ordered and parallel. Along both, huge a variety of vegetation is displayed.

Let’s have a look on the park and its parts:

CITADEL

The citadel was built in order to maintain control over the city and to prevent Catalans from rebelling. This was during the kingdom of Phillip V of Spain.

CASCADA (WATERFALL)

It is located at the northern corner of the park opposite to the lake. It was inaugurated in 1881.

LAKE

It is a scenery enjoyable most of all for romantics. Here you can find turtles on rocks, and fishes dashing through the water.

BANDSTAND

The park’s bandstand is named Glorieta de la Transsexual Sònia. It is dedicated to a transsexual named Sonia, who was murdered there on 6th October 1991.

ZOO

You can find out more information about the Zoo in THIS ARTICLE.

MUSEUMS

You can go in the zoology museum of Barcelona and the geology museum.

How to get there?

You can go by metro. The stop is Villa Olímpica (L4) or Arc de Triomf (L1)

We recommend this park as it is a different part of the city where you can relax and enjoy everything that it offers.

Gràcia's festival

In the middle of August, one of the most famous neighborhoods of Barcelona celebrates its festival. If you come to Barcelona during August you should totally visit this neighborhood.

This is the winner of 2015

During one week there will be a lot of activities for everyone and where streets are decorated too. How? This is one of the most famous attractions of this event. The streets of Gràcia are transformed into magic places. The people who live in the street think of a theme and they decorate their street with recyclable products and with extraordinary ideas. After that, there is a contest to decide which street has the better decoration. This year the street that has won has been C/Verdi which was decorated in Japanese style.

You can enjoy other activities such as cercaviles, castellers, workshops, water fights, some championships such as the domino one, concerts…

We recommend this festival because it is different and so much fun.

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A mitades de agosto, uno de los más famosos barrios de Barcelona celebra su festival, el barrio de Gràcia. Si vienes a la ciudad sobre estas fechas, deberías ir a verlo.

Durante una semana hay muchísimas actividades para todo el mundo y las calles están totalmente decoradas. Y este es uno de los actractivos del evento.
Las calles de Gràcia se transforman en sitios totalmente mágicos. La gente del mismo barrio, piensan un tema y decoran su respectiva calle con productos reciclables y con unas ideas impresionantes. Después de eso, hay un concurso para decidir que calle tiene una mejor decoración. Este año, la ganadora ha sido la calle Verdi, descorada al estilo japonés.

Podrás hacer todo tipo de actividades como cercaviles, castellers, talleres, guerras de agua, campeonatos de domino (entre otros), conciertos...

¡Te recomendamos este festival porque es muy diferente y super divertido!

Titus Disco

Titus is an outdoor nightclub tastefully decorated with 2 atmospheres and music. Instead of being situated in a closed local, it is situated in a carpe. Even if it is an outdoor disco it offers comfort and it is very glamorous. Inside it is decorated elegantly with woods, bamboo and a special luminance effect that gives the disco an amazing look. Moreover, Titus Carpa is opened all year and parties are thrown there during all year.

It is opened on Friday and Saturday, between 23:45 and 6:00.

As we said before, there are two atmospheres. The central carpe is the one situated outdoors and with different kinds music. The other carpe, the little one, offers electronic music such as house, dance, etc. There are tables where people can have something.

It is often crowded. People can enjoy this disco if they are more than 21 years old.

How to get there?

It is located between Badalona and Montgat (just in front of the beach). The address is: Carretera de Mataró, Km. 629, C.P. 08911, Badalona, Barcelona.

You can get there by:

Train - RENFE R1 - Estació Montgat
BUS – Daily: Tubsal Nº 22,29,30,31 and N9 at night

If you want more information click HERE.

Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Família is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Barcelona. It is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain), designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Its construction started in 1882. Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica.

If you want to visit this amazing basilica – and you should – the prices of the tickets are:

· 15,00€ without guide. You can explore in your own time the facades, interior, museum and school buildings designed by Gaudí. 

· 19,95€ with audio guide. It lasts 1 hour 15 minutes and includes the facades, interior, museum and school buildings designed by Gaudí. Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese or Russian.

· 19,50€ with guide. It consists on a visit with a specialized guide. It lasts approx. 50 minutes. It is available in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian or German.

*The prices change for groups with more than 9 people

*The entrance fee to the Temple of the Sagrada Familia is a donation towards the finishing of the construction of the temple.

*If you buy the tickets via internet you will avoid the queues.

*Sale of tickets finishes 15 minutes before closing time.

The opening hours of the Temple of the Sagrada Familia are: 

November to February,

9 am to 6 pm

March,

9 am to 7 pm

April to September,

9 am to 8 pm

October,

9 am to 7 pm

December 25, 26, January 1 and 6,

9 am to 2 pm

Important!

People under 16 must be accompanied at all times by an adult in order to access the site.

It is obligatory for groups to pre-book entrance in order to enter the site. In the case of a group not having pre-booked, it can only access the site if there are time-slots available.

How to get there?

You can easily go to the Sagrada Familia by metro. The stop is named "Sagrada Familia" and the lines are the L2 and L5.

The Sagrada Familia is a unique basilica that will astonish you. It has the appealing of all the Gaudi’s monuments. Every single part of the construction has a meaning and an objective, and they all form a wonderful place.

If you want to get the tickets or more information click HERE.

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La Sagrada Familia es una de las atracciones turísticas más populares de Barcelona. Es una gran iglesia católica romana en Barcelona, diseñada por el arquitecto catalán Antoni Gaudí. Su construcción comenzó en 1882. Aunque incompleta, la iglesia es un Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, y en noviembre de 2010 el Papa Benedicto XVI consagró y la proclamó una basílica menor.

Si quieres visitar esta increible basílica - que deberías - los precios son los siguientes:

-15.00€ sin guía. Puedes explorar por tu cuenta las las fachadas, el interior,el museo y la escuela diseñadas por Gaudí.

-19.95€ con audio guía. Dura 1:15h e incluye las fachadas, el interior,el museo y la escuela. Está disponible en las siguientes lenguas: Catalán, Español, Inglés, Francés, Alemán, Italiano, Chino, Portugués y Russo.

-19.50€ con guía. Es una visita con un guía especializado, dura unos 50 minutos y está disponible en Catalán, Español, Inglés, Francés, Alemán e Italiano

*Los precios cambian si vas en grupo de más de 9 personas.

*La cuota de entrada al Templo de la Sagrada Familia es una donación para el acabamiento del templo.

*Si compras las entradas por internet, te ahorrarás las colas.

*La venta de entradas acaba 15 minutos antes de la hora de cierre.

Horarios:

Noviembre - Febrero:
9;00 - 18:00

Marzo:
9:00 - 19:00

Abril - Setiembre:
9:00 - 20:00

Octubre:
9:00 - 19:00

Diciembre 25, 26 y Enero 1 y 6:
9:00 - 14:00

*¡IMPORTANTE!

Menores de 16 debéis ir acompañados de un adulto.

Y si eres un grupo, es obligatorio reservar las entradas.

People under 16 must be accompanied at all times by an adult in order to access the site.

Cómo llegar:

Puedes ir fácilmente con metro. La parada se llama 'Sagrada Familia' - no tiene pérdida - y las líneas son la L2 y la L5.

La Sagrada Familia es única y te dejará impresionado. Cada parte tiene su historia y todas ellas forman un precioso sitio.

Para conseguir las entradas o para más información, haz click AQUÍ.

PortAventura Park

PortAventura is a theme park and a resort in the south of Barcelona, in Salou, Tarragona, Spain; on the Costa Daurada. It attracts around 4 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in Spain. PortAventura Park is also the 6th most visited theme park in Europe. The resort also includes Costa Caribe Aquatic Park and six hotels. It is the biggest resort in the south of Europe.

In this park people can have fun in different ways – they can go to a lot of attractions, which is the most common way to spend the day. Nevertheless people can see the shows that are made every day. Now we are going to explain how everything works in the park:

The park is divided in different parts and each of them has a theme. They are Mediterrania, Far West, México, China, Polynesia and Sésamo Aventura.

MEDITERRANIA:

It is the main entrance area of the park. It reproduces a typical coastal town in Catalonia featuring a big lake in which people can enjoy shows at some points of the day.

The attractions:

Furius Baco

Furius Baco – which you cannot lose. It is one of the best attractions that the park offers. Its top speed is 135 km/h! Moreover, it passes over the lake.

Port de la Drassana: one of the boat ride station of PortAventura which takes visitors from the Mediterrania area to the Chinese area.

Estació del Nord: One of the three stations of the Portaventura’s railroad attraction, which can take you to further parts of the park.

Shows:
Sésamo Parade (for children)

Welcome

FiestAventura: the lake’s show. Impressive!

Sésamo Parade Special Light: during July and August only.

FAR WEST:

This part of the park is themed as an old wild west town and features many western buildings and sculptures. It has 9 attractions, which makes it the biggest area in the park. It is home to these thrill rides:

Stamipida: a dueling wooden roller coaster. It is the third largest roller coaster in the park.

Stampida

Tomahawk: a junior version of Stampida.

Silver River Flume: a traditional water flume.

Grand Canyon Rapids: a whitewater tub raft adventure along the Grand Canyon. 

                                                         MÉXICO:

This area is themed on pre-Columbian Mexico, Mayan Mexico. It features temples, statues and a Great Piramide that is the entrance to the Gran Teatro Maya, the biggest show zone of the park.

Some attractions:

Hurakan Condor, from the top

Hurakan Condor: a drop tower ride operated by a cable lift. The ride provides a beautiful view at the top, just before plummeting! It is one of the most famous attractions – and personally the scariest one!

El Diablo – Tren de la Mina: a mine train with various small tunnels. The top speed isa round 60 km/h.

Seripiente Emplumada: if you don’t get dizzy easily you should try this attraction. It is a spinning ride.

Templo del Fuego

Some shows:

Templo Del Fuego: it is a walk-through attraction which runs every 30 minutes during for a certain period of the park opening hours. It is the most famous show of the park.

CHINA:

It is one of the most crowded parts of the park – and one of the biggest theme lands of the park. It is themed in the same style as the Great Wall of China.

Some rides:

Dragon Khan: It is one of the most famous roller coasters of the park. If you go to PortAventura you totally have to take ride on it! 

Shambhala: This roller coaster beats 3 European records, as it is the fastest (134 km/h) and talles hyper coaster in Europe (76 m tall) and has the longest drop in Europe at 78 m (2m underground). You may be intimidated at first by its height, but you HAVE TO take a ride on it!

Tea Cups: you can also enjoy this typical and amusing attraction.

In this picture you can see Dragon Khan (red) and Shambhala (blue and white)

Some shows:
Los misterios de Angkor

Generations forever.

POLYNESIA:

It is different from the other rides in the park as it is a more laid back area with less thrilling rides. It is one of the smallest themed areas – but very beautiful.

Some attractions:

Tutuki Splash

Tutuki Splash: a water ride themed along an erupting volcano – recommendable!

Sea Odyssey 4D: it is a dynamic cinema themed as a submarine. It takes you to a short journey to the bottom of the ocean.

SÉSAMO AVENTURA:

Themed to the Sesame Street characters, this area is aimed for the little ones. It is colorful and perfect for the younger visitors.

These were the most popular attractions and shows of the different parts of the park. Now we are going to explain you other parks that are part of PortAventura.

FERRI LAND:

It is an area themed to the Italian sports car brand. It includes new rides and a hotel. It will be a separate park from PortAventura Park.

COSTA CARIBE AQUATIC PARK:

It is a water park adjacent to PortAventura Park. It includes 16 attractions and slides. It is themed to the Caribbean, with beaches, palm trees, and Latin and reggae music.

How to get to PortAventura Park?

It has two airports within 30 minutes of it, including Reus Airport. There is a train station for PortAventura which has connections to Barcelona and Salou.

We truly recommend PortAventura Park. We have gone several times and we never get tired of it! If you have time and you are ready for it, you totally should go!! Moreover, there are some prestigious hotels and places to stay inside the park. If you want more information or you want to get the tickets, click HERE. 

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.