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History and shopping at Carrer Tallers

inquiets — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:33:58 +0000

Very near Les Rambles, there is a very interesting street.
It combines history, culture and new trends like no other place in the city.
I’m talking about Carrer Tallers.
Shops here have always been related to culture, from music to bookshops, and of course, fashion.
Very near, don’t forget to visit MACBA, or to have a drink at “La ovella negra”.
As for the street’s name history…
You will have to watch the video!

Sant Jordi

inquiets — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:48:56 +0000

Hi there!
Do you know about Sant Jordi’s legend? No? And the dragon? The princess, maybe? No?!
Well, pay attention, because you can’t continue like this.
Every April 23rd Barcelona lives a big celebration.
Specially couples, who buy roses and books for their partners.
Authors sign their books, and les Rambles is full of people walking up and down all day.
So… What about you?
Do you want a rose, or a book?

Sleeping in the middle of the city, at Hotel Curious

inquiets — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:38:54 +0000

And when I say in the middle of the city, I really mean it.
Have you ever imagined sleeping at Sant Felip Neri? At the beach? Or at Parc de la Ciutadella?
Well, it’s possible at Hotel Curious, because every room has a photo of Barcelona in one of its walls.
Furthermore, it is located at carrer del Carme, in the very centre of Barcelona.
Near it there are awesome places like Boqueria’s market, les Rambles, Plaça Catalunya, Petrítxol street and many more!

And of course, with a little imagination, you will be able to take your photos for your album at the hotel room!

Colón’s monument

inquiets — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:51:25 +0000

Few stories are as controversial as Christopher Columbus’ (for us, Cristóbal Colón).
First of all, it is not clear where he was born, although Genoa is the most accepted place.
Then some people say he was jew, others, portuguese, also spanish and, of course, catalan.
Well, we’ll leave that history mysteries to the experts.
What is obvious is that Colón’s monument is one of the must-see in the city. Located at the end of Les Rambles, you can take the elevator and have a panoramic view of the city.
And from there, try to guess where is his finger pointing at…

Shopping at Portaferrissa

inquiets — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:46:00 +0000

Are you willing to do some shopping in the city? No problem!
Portaferrissa street is the perfect place to get some new clothes at reasonable prices.
All along the street you will find clothes, shoes, jewellery, bars… It’s probably the place you will find more bags per person in Barcelona.
Please, don’t forget to visit the most known shop in the street, with its curious keeper at the outside.
And remember, that at the end of the shop, there is a very nice terrace where we have already been in our “Summer clothes” video.
Prepare your wallet and let’s go shopping!

La castanyada

inquiets — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:40 +0000

31st october means candles, sweets, ghosts, zombies and witches all over the world… Yeah, it’s Halloween time!
But we have to say that in Barcelona, we are more into “la castanyada”. What? You don’t know about it?
OK. Just take a look at the video. We eat “castanyes” and “panellets”. They are delicicous, but they aren’t really diet food…
But hey, it’s just for one day!
Remember that only these days you will see our “castanyers i castanyeres” all around the city, so it’s in october or never!

We almost forgot! Here we had “castanyes”, and here, “panellets”. Enjoy!

Boqueria’s Market

inquiets — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:02:48 +0000

Where can you find fresh and delicious food in Barcelona? At Mercat de la Boqueria, of course!

It is a very big and wonderful market next to Les Rambles. I love shopping there, because they have everything I like: fresh fruit, fish, meat, vegetables… Everything is so colourful and tasty! Moreover, if you get tired, you can have delicious juices or even have some “tapas” and make a break in one of the bars in the market.

Now you know La Boqueria… Who said that doing the shopping was hard?

If you want to arrive there, here’s some useful information:

Metro:
Line 1 (Catalunya)
Line 3 (Liceu)
Bus:
14, 38, 59, 91

Adress and Telephone:
Plaça de la Boqueria, s/n
08001 – Barcelona, Barcelona.
Tel: 93.318.25.84
Open from Monday thru Saturday: 8:00 – 20:30

Useful links:
Google Maps
11870
Iwannagothere
Official website

Walking through Les Rambles of Barcelona

inquiets — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:47:37 +0000

Les Rambles is the most colourful place in Barcelona. It is always full of people walking up and down, either tourists or not.

The human statues, the animals, the flowers… All of them make a big impression in every visitor.

And guess what! Les Rambles have a special fountain called Canaletes. It isn’t just where we celebrate all of FC Barcelona’s victories.

It has something magical…

Useful Information:

Metro:
Line 1 (Plaça Catalunya)
Line 2 (Plaça Universitat)
Line 3 (Liceu or Drassanes)

Bus: 14, 59, 91, N9, N12, N15

Google Maps
Wikipedia