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…
The cruise terminal in Barcelona can be like a crazy-but-beautiful circus. Passengers from all around the world disembark from their cruise ships, some setting foot on Barcelona’s concrete port for the first while others are making the journey after several visits to the Mediterranean jewel. According to statistics from 2013,…
No cruiser wants to get suckered into a bad meal in Barcelona. Most visitors who arrive to Barcelona by cruise ship only have a limited time to experience the city. They want to use the few precious hours they have to eat good food and avoid the touristy places filled with greasy…
Barcelona’s Gracia neighborhood is the young traveler’s dream – bohemian vibe, plenty of bars and a multitude of interesting people and places. We recently Instagrammed our way through a small part of the neighborhood, partly because we were just passing through and partly because we love Gracia.
Free. Bike. Tour. We love a good FBT almost as much as we love a good travel blogger. April 30 marks the beginning of TBEX in Costa Brava, and we want to say “Welcome to Costa Brava and Barcelona” as best as we know how. That’s why we’ve created a…
Montserrat is the spiritual and mystical heart of Barcelona and Catalonia. We’ve taken several trips there and experienced the amazing sights and secrets of the mountain retreat. Montserrat is a monastery with hundreds of years of history of clerics who came to the mountain for peace and spiritual reflection. The…
It’s official: We’re surrendering our Twitter banner to all those travel photographers out there who share our love for the city of Barcelona. Here’s what you’re up against…the current photo on our banner: How to Enter Our Barcelona Photography Contest Submit your favorite photos of Barcelona to social@barcelonaexperience.com, “Like” our…
