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!

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.

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.

REC Igualada

REC.0 EXPERIMENTAL STORES

Rec.0 Experimental Stores is a new concept of retail. It is the transformation of an old industrial neighbourhood, called Rec (Igualada). Twice a year and during 4 days, the old factories and tanneries become pop up fashion stores where top brands sell their stocks and samples at low price.

It was born on November of 2009 by the hand of six people who were committed with Rec’s neighbourhood, and they wanted to make the quarter known and connect it with the fashion’s world.

The last edition was on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th of June (Rec.011), but each edition is different from the other. It is a good chance to find top brands, such as Adidas, Mango, Desigual… at low price in a very especial atmosphere. However, it is not only fashion, but culture too. There are cultural activities like concerts, poetry reading, exhibitions, projections…

How to get there:

Public transport
You can get to Igualada with ‘Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya’ and with the buses of the company ‘Hispano Igualadina’. From the bus station there’s an urban bus service with a stop in the ‘Rambla de SantIsidre’, near the quarter of Rec.

1. HISPANO IGUALADINA:
From Barcelona: A bus leaves each 30 minutes. (timetables here) and stops in Igualada in three different points.The option of Express Bus is the fastest one, is non-stop and it lasts 45 minutes. To go to Rec’s quarter, is better to get off the bus on the 2nd stop, in ‘Passeig Verdaguer’. By foot, you have to cross Cal Font square and the Rambla until you arrive to Rec’s neighbourhood (5 min more or less).

2. TRAIN:
Train departure: Pl Barcelona-Spain.

Length: 1:20 Station

Location: The stop is 20 minutes from the Rec neighbourhood. The bus runs every 20 minutes from Monday to Friday, and each 30 minutes on Saturdays, and arrives in ‘Plaza de la Cruz’ (next to the Rec district).

From Barcelona, the fastest option is the bus.

Car park
Near the Rec’s quarter there are 3 free car parks.

There are also paying car parks in the centre (1 minute walking from Rec’s district).

On the city centre, 1 minute by foot, there are blue zone car parks.



If you want more information, click here