The popular festivities of La Merce, the patron saint of Barcelona, take place on and around September 24th when there are typical dances such as “sardanas”, parades through the streets, important sporting events (e.g. sailing, regattas, judo, swimming, walking races), religious celebrations, etc. At the same time of the year there are also several exhibitions [...]
When: 23 Jun 2010 (annual)
Where: Barcelona
Every year St John’s Day (Sant Joan) is celebrated throughout Spain with an explosion of bonfires and fireworks and a colourful array of concerts and dances. Catalonians celebrate in their idiosyncratic way and Barcelona is one of the most spectacular places to join in the fun.
The fiesta takes place the [...]
The Montjuïc cable car is an unusual form of transport designed in 1968 to link the funicular and the castle. At the top of the hill is an intermediate stop where you can get off and make your way to the Alcalde vantage point. The cable car takes you up an incline of 99 metres [...]
It is the most original and independent way of getting to know the city. A single ticket allows you to get on and off the bus as many times and as often as you like, along two routes which take in the city’s most interesting areas.
A complete guide to the journey, in six languages, is [...]
Barcelona Zoo is set in magnificent gardens over a hundred years old and contains a collection of some 7,500 animals from over 400 different species from around the world. Amongst the animals here are Snowflake, the star of the primates, big cats, dolphins and a varied array of amphibians and reptiles, that live in the [...]
