Barcelona is once again the king of Michelin dining in Spain. The Catalan capital reigned the 2016 Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal with 22 restaurants (down one from last year), more than any other city in Spain. Just like last year, ABaC, Enoteca, Lasarte and Moments won two-star ratings…
Catalonian independence is the word of the week in Barcelona after pro-independence parties won majority votes in the region’s elections yesterday. For many Catalan people, the vote is a huge step toward independence. Yet Catalonia is a small slice of the world and there are many people (like you) who…
Barcelona’s La Merce 2015 is music. Barcelona’s La Merce 2015 is food. Barcelona’s La Merce 2015 is Catalan culture. Barcelona’s La Merce 2015 is everything you wanted out of a week-long festival and it’s a whole lot more. We’re so excited the yearly festival is here and we want you to…
Over the past year and a half, we’ve had a blast writing about our amazing city and the surrounding areas. While that’s inspiration enough to launch a yearly “Best of” recap of our favorite blog posts, we’ve also chosen September as our celebration of the Barcelona Experience best-of because September is…
Fron Aug. 15 to Aug. 21, Barcelona celebrated the Festa Major de Gracia, a beloved tradition in one of the city’s best neighborhoods. Gracia’s streets are one of the most fun things about checking out FMdG. Neighbors work together to decorate their streets in order to win “Best Street” at Festa…
A few weeks ago we did a tour of the city with a family from Long Beach, California. They were an enthusiastic bunch, but nothing could prepare them for the moment they saw Antoni Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia for the first time. The dad said, “Guys, look!” His wife and…
We’re walking down Passeig de Gracia with a group of clients — a family — who is wide-eyed with wonder at the life and vitality of Barcelona’s swankiest street. We head toward Plaza Catalunya. All of a sudden, the dad stops in his tracks. He’s staring across the street at a…
Good travel writing is like sitting down in a Barcelona square for a cold beer, a plate of olives and a few hours of breezy conversation laced with a Mediterranean breezes. It’s that refreshing. Over the past two months we’ve published our first Words of the Week, our second WotW and…
Every year tourists and locals alike take to the streets of Gracia during the month of August to get their fill of what many believe to be the best neighborhood celebration in Barcelona. Festa Major de Gracia is the celebration of the history and heritage of the Gracia neighborhood, once…
Every traveler wants to have a memorable Barcelona restaurant experience. What you don’t want is plate of sub-standard food that isn’t as fresh as it should be. We don’t want that to happen to you either. Now don’t get too worried — you are most likely going to have a…
