Barcelona in taxi

As we said here, we recommend to use the metro to visit the city. Nonetheless, you can also use other ways of transport. We are going to tell you a little about how taxis work in the Catalan capital. 

We are offering you two options we found quite good. Both offer 24 hour services and contact.

In this website you can find information in English about how to book a taxi online. You can choose the vehicle, the journey date, the two address (where do you come from and where do you want to go) and your details.

Here we let you another website which is only in Spanish. You can see the different taxes and the services.

¡Have a nice trip!

Saló del Manga

‘Saló del Manga’ is an event that takes place in Barcelona every year, in the end of October and beginning of November. It is an amazing event, and a lot of people buy the tickets early because a lot of people who go to this event! It is a unique opportunity for the lovers of this type of comic, the manga. People from all over Spain come to Barcelona to join the event.

The organisation of the salon is perfect. Lately, it is hold in ‘Plaça Espanya’ and the installations are huge. There are several rooms for the event and each of them has an aim:

• The main room: is where shops sell their products. Here you can find manga, merchandising from TV series, movies, comics, and more products. If you are a lover of cinema or comics you are going to love it.

• The event is dedicated to Japanese culture, and for this there is a room where they offer Japanese food, such as ramen or teriyaki (what we see in films)!

• The auditoriums are provided with huge TVs and seats for everybody to see videos related to manga and anime. Every year the event dedicates these days to something. Last year it was dedicated to Pokemon because it was an important anniversary. This year it is going to be about Mario Bros due to the 30th anniversary.

• There are more rooms and facilities such as the audiovisual rooms, the game place, cosplay exhibition…

All in all, it is an event you don’t want to lose. Thousands of people attend the ‘Saló del Manga’ every year, as me (Núria). I love it! Moreover there are manga sales – you can have products at less price. It is an event I wait for every year. This year is the 21th time the event is being hold in Barcelona – and it is the most important event of this kind in Spain.

If you want to buy the tickets (you can still have tickets!) click HERE. You aren’t going to regret it.



EXTRA INFO ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EDITION:

-As this year is the celebration of the Super Mario Bros, there's going to be a cosplay competition and an exposition about the game.

-In the musical sector, there are going to be J-Pop groups such as Tancobuchin, W.League, L.Tamburin and Y.Tabby

-And in the gastronomy sector there is going to be an exposition dedicated to sake!

-Confirmed: the XXI #SalonMangaBCN is going to welcome famous mangakas such as I. Sakisaka, I. Asano, T. Tashiro, T. Sanda or S. Kasaoka

-This year the event is going to be the biggest ever held!

Barcelona in metro

 Barcelona’s underground runs mostly in central Barcelona and into the city’s suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, with unified fares under the ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità’ (ATM) sheme.

As of 2014, the network is operated by two separate companies:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) andFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). It is made up of 11 lines, combining the lines owned by the two companies.

In addition to the one-way ticket there are a number of other tickets and cards. All of the ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità’ (ATM) transport cards are valid and can be used in the Barcelona Metro. You can also use the bus and other transports with this cards:

• T10, which includes ten rides at a discounted price 
• T50/30–50 journeys made in 30 consecutive days from the first use 
• T Familiar (70/30) 
• T Mes 
• T Trimestre 
• T Dia, which includes unlimited trips within a day 
• T Jove 

All of the metro stations are within fare zone 1. Fares can be found on this page.

In the following picture you can see the lines and the different stations:

We recommend the metro to travel Barcelona because the installations are very good and it is the fastest way to travel around Barcelona. Furthermore, there is a member of staff in several stations to help you, even though everything is written in English. You can also buy the tickets in the city, just in the metro stations.

Montmeló

Montmeló is de circuit of Catalonia, where a lot of events take part in, as the Formula 1 and MotoGP. If you like motor sports you are going to love this place – and you have seen it on television for sure.

The Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya was laid on 24th February 1989. Five days after the official inauguration, on 10th September 1991, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosted the first official race, the Spanish Touring Car Championship, with the victory of former F1 Spanish driver Lluís Pérez-Sala. During all of these years of activity, the Circuit has witnessed the best international motor sports events, alternating with national championships or outstanding events such as endurance races.

But the Circuit is not only passion for speed; it also offers the chance to organise all kinds of events and activities for companies and individuals thanks to the multi-purpose facilities fitted to offer all kinds of services, including a restaurant, a media centre with a capacity of 450 people, several VIP spaces and even a heliport.

If you aim to go, you can go to see an event of the month. Click HERE to see the official website, where you can see the actual calendar.

You can also visit the place thanks to the guided tours. You can get inside the installations, and discover how a race is organized and controlled, where the mechanics work, and access to all confined spaces, like the briefing room, the prepodium-podium, the press room…

You can also visit the circuit in group.

Here you have the program:

Video Circuit and Guided Visit: Duration 1h - 1h 15m.

Adults: 10 €

Children under 5: Free

From 5 to 14: 5 €

Hours: 10:00, 12:00 (limited availability)

Tickets: on-line or calling to the phone number +34 93 5719777

If you want to buy tickets online click HERE.

Pans & Company

Pans & Comany is a fast-food chain where sandwiches are made. They are inspired in Mediterranian diet. There are several Pans & Company in Barcelona, as you can see in this picture:

You probably know what this restaurants offers. Their sandwiches are tasty and the price is good. Moreover, you can choose the type of sandwich you want, and there are several choices: Pollo Maximus, Rustik Rodas, Sabor Maximus, Burger Maximus, Minos, Creta Supreme, Beef Supreme, Egeo, Dorus, Jónico, Corso, Napoli and a lot more.

You can also choose the bread you want to have. The different types of bread are named: provencal, pan grand reserve, vienna, obrador bread, special bread for breakfast.

We recommend for you to take the menu. There are different menus, such as the kids menu, the menu “bocadillos” (sandwiches) and the salad menus. You can choose the drink and the sandwich/salad and chips/spicy potatoes/salad.

Besides you can have some snacks like nuggets or onion rings and tasty desserts like as ice creams, PopDots, brownies, cookies, cake slices...

If you want to see the actual promotions of the restaurant click HERE and you will be headed to the official page of Pans & Company in Spain. There are always promotions in which you might be interested.

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.

Aqualeon

Aqualeon is an outdoor safari with more than six hundred animals roaming free. There are incredible shows with marine animals, intelligent birds, birds of prey and reptiles. The water park has spectacular slides, a giant-wave pool, a long tube, straight slides, river rapids, twist-twist and children's pool. Other facilities include a mini zoo, nature school, beach volleyball, a la carte and self service restaurants, cafés and souvenir shops.

TIMETABLE:

The park is opened from: 

-20th of June to the 10th of July and the 31st of August to the 6th of September: 11:00h – 18:00h

-11th July to the 30th August: 10:30h – 18:30h

PRICES:

TICKET TYPE	ENTRANCE FEE	ONLINE PRICE
11 - 64 years old (Adult Ticket)	24,00 €	22,00€
5 - 10 years old (Child Ticket)	16,00 €	14,00€
3 - 4 years old (Mini Ticket)	8,00 €	6,00€
+65 years old (Senior Ticket)	16,00 €	14,00€

*Child 0 – 2 years : Free

COMBO TICKETS	ENTRANCE FEE	ONLINE PRICE
Family Pack (2 adults+ 2 children)*	Online offer only	68,00 €
Friends Pack (4 adults)	Online offer only	82,00 €

Special price for groups (mínimum 15 people) Essencial previous reservation in this email address: reservasaqualeon@aspro-ocio.es

Adult (11 to 64 years old): 20.40€

Children (5 to 10 years old): 13.60€

Mini (3 to 4 years old): 6.80€

Senior ( + 65 old): 13.60€

Additional prices:

Parking: 3.50€

Sunbed: 3.50€

Locker: 5.00€ + 5.00€ deposit

Single Tube: 7.00€ + 2.00€ deposit

Double Tube: 12.00€ + 2.00€ deposit

*Each attraction has free tubes.

The cafés and restaurant serve expensive food. Do you want to have a nice lunch? Bring your own food! Outside the park there’s a picnic zone where you can eat. After that, you can enter the park again and have fun.

How to get there? 

The inconvenient is that it may be far from Barcelona – at 1h 30 min travelling by car. The address is: Finca les Basses, 43716 Albinyana, Catalonia, Spain

HERE you can see a video from the park.

If you are interested and you want more information click HERE. Remember that online tickets are cheaper!

Frankfurt Pedralbes

Also known as Frankfurt Casa Vallés, Frankfurt Pedralbes has offered the best sandwiches of Barcelona. It is well-known in the city by the students because it is next to Campus Nord (an university in Barcelona). 

It is a normal and little local but it offers a great variety of sausages (frankfurts, cervelas, malagueñas, burgalesas, chistorras…) and hamburguers, all of them of great quality and homemade. And that is the secret of the restaurant: the quality of the meat, which is handcrafted – they even sell it to other establishments of the city. 

The sandwiches are big and you’ll be full once you finish your meal. It is like a Fast-Food place but with more quality. 

The stuff is fast and correct even if the restaurant is crowded. 

Timetable: 

Monday-Saturday 9:00am-24:00pm 

Sunday and holidays 10:00am-24:00pm 

How to get there? 

The address is Jordi Girona Street, 4. Barcelona 

Metro stop: Palau Reial (L3) 

It is much recommended between teenagers, so you should get a try! Moreover, it is situated next to Pedralbes Park.

Topshop

Topshop is a boutique where you can buy trendy and amazing clothes. It is globally famous and it has reached Barcelona too! 

You can find the only Topshop boutique in Barcelona in Bergara Street, 108007 Barcelona. (It is next to Plaça Catalunya). It has two floors full of the special clothes of Topshop.

The opening hours are:

Monday – Saturday 10am – 9:30pm (Sundays closed) 

If you want more information about Topshop you can visit the official website HERE.

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.

La Boqueria

The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, often simply referred to as La Boqueria is a large public market of Barcelona, and one of the city's most visited points, with an entrance from La Rambla. The market has a very diverse selection of goods.

This is an ancient public market. The first mention of the Boqueria dates from 1217, when tables were installed near the old city gate to sell meat. It had been growing and finally, in 1826 the market was legally recognized and a convention held in 1835 decided to build an official structure.

In this market you can find meat, vegetables, fruit, spices, nuts, fish and a lot of other goods. Are you looking for something rare or special? La Boqueria has it.

How to get there?

You can reach the market easily as it is in the Ramblas street. The metro stop is Liceu (L3).

We like La Boqueria because it is a different market. It is very colorful and crowded, and you can find whatever you want.

 If you want more information, click HERE.




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El Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, más comúnmente conocido como La Boqueria es un gran mercado público de Barcelona, y uno de los puntos más visitados de la ciudad, con una entrada desde La Rambla.  El mercado tiene una muy variada selección de los productos.

Se trata de un antiguo mercado público. La primera mención de la Boqueria se remonta a 1217, cuando se instalaron unas mesas cerca de la antigua puerta de la ciudad para vender carne. Fue creciendo y, finalmente, en 1826 fue reconocido legalmente como mercado y una convención celebrada en 1835 decidió construir una estructura oficial.

En este mercado puedes encontrar carne, verduras, frutas, especias, frutos secos, pescado y un montón de productos más. ¿Estás buscando algo raro o especial? La Boqueria tiene.


¿Cómo llegar?

Se puede llegar fácilmente al mercado, ya que está en la calle de las Ramblas. La parada de metro es Liceu (L3).

Nos gusta la Boquería, ya que es un mercado diferente. Es muy colorido y lleno de gente, y puedes encontrar lo que quieras.

 Si quieres más información, haga clic AQUÍ.