young Brit stumbles down an impossibly narrow street in Barcelona’s Old Quarter. The footpath is snaking its way through the six- and seven-story buildings huddled together, looking down on the foreigner like a group of brooding scientists watching their specimen react to a catalyst of chemicals. The tourist ambles his…
So you call yourself a professional travel writer or blogger? That’s exactly why we’ve made this post…for you, the professional travel blogger who is coming to Costa Brava to network, share ideas and find inspiration at TBEX Costa Brava, as well as for any bloggers planning on visiting Barcelona in…
Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell is a wonderland of strange shapes, magnificent mosaics and fantastic views of Barcelona. It was a quaint oasis before the Olympics, but after a heavy marketing campaign featuring the park’s mosaic kimodo dragon it became one of the premier tourist spots in the city…. Getting to…
Barcelona beaches are pretty much the darling of any sun-seeking traveler interested in finding the world’s best urban sand havens. What most visitors don’t know is that the city has 10 beaches lined up one-by-one stretching from the W Barcelona all the way up the coast. That’s right, there’s more…
We’ve got great news for Barcelona foodies: UberEats! Uber, the American company famous for its taxi/ridesharing app is also known for its emerging food-delivery services. On February 25, the super-cool company launched UberEATS, a daily food delivery service in Barcelona. The concept is simple: download UberEATS, browse the visually appealing…
Don’t you just hate perfection? We’ve been in Barcelona for more than 10 years now and we would be fatally remiss if we didn’t discourage you from coming to our city for your next vacation or holiday. In fact, we’re so dedicated to dissuading you we’ve come up with our…
A trio of Barcelona hotels — Hotel Mercer, Casa Camper, Placa DO Reial — made it into TripAdvisor’s recent list of Spain’s top-25 small hotels. The list is a yearly list in which TripAdvisor ranks the hotels based on their community scores. For example, the top small hotel in Spain…
Nothing quite inspires creativity like a painting workshop in an art museum. This past December we hosted a painting workshop inside Barcelona’s European Museum of Modern Art, a museum with eclectic exhibition of local artists and temporary exhibitions tucked away amid the winding streets of Old City just a few…
Barcelona knows how to party. NYE is a big deal in the city by the sea. Though big brother Madrid’s Puerta del Sol celebration is the closest thing Spain has to the NYC countdown, Barcelona has enough excitement to give even the most legendary NYE locations a run for their…
Hace frio. It’s a Spanish phrase which you probably already know. It means, “It’s cold.” Hace frio is something you’ll hear a lot in Barcelona these days as neighbors pass each other in the street, bundled up in thick jackets, scarves and warm hats. For the locals, the cool winter…
