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.

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.

COLOR RUN by Desigual

The Color Run by Desigual is a race that mixes colours, fun, sport and music. The race is km without limits of time where in each kilometre participants get stained from head to toe with tones of colours. Besides, on the finish line the party continues. There’s a huge ‘colour festival’ that includes a live show from dance music during 4 hours and colour rain each 20 minutes.

There’s only two rules: wear white clothes and be as spotted as you can at the end of the race! You can join in alone or with a group of 4, 5 or 6 members.

The prices for the registration change depending on the amount of participants:

Adults individual:
0 - 5.000 participants: 20€
5.001 - 10.000 participants: 22€
10.001 - 12.000 participants: 26€

Adults par group:
0 - 5.000 participants: 18€
5.001 - 10.000 participants: 20€
10.001 - 12.000 participants: 24€

Junior (9-13 years): 14€

Kids (0-8 years): FREE



Each inscription includes one ‘Runner box’. The ‘Runner box’ contains a bracelet/dorsal, a T-shirts, a bag with colour powders, a bandana, a rucksack, sunglasses and a lot of presents more!


It doesn’t mind whether you are a casual walker or an Olympic athlete, so if you don’t want to miss this event, click HERE to know when the next race is.