Hotels Barcelona [recommended] Pictured above is the W Hotel Barcelona ranking among UrbanBuddy’s favorite hotels in Barcelona. Topping the list are the Chic&Basic Born, the edgy Hotel Barcelo Raval and the Room Mate Emma. All located close to the center of Barcelona, in great neighborhoods and all boast impressive decor. Barcelo Raval stands out with an amazing 360 [...]
The Barcelona Acció Musical (BAM) 2011 from the 22rd to the 24th of September. Typically over 50 local and international alternative acts perform. Like previous editions the concerts are for free. To the usual venues Plaça del Rei, Placa Reial, Rambla Raval and Parc del Fòrum we can add this year new places for BAM: [...]
2011 Off Campus Workshop October 19 – 23 Barcelona, Spain Experience first hand how the 22@Barcelona Innovation District functions on the ground, in the office and as the model for the 21st century city. This UrbanBuddy workshop is now open to applicants. Participation is limited and is first-come, first-serve. VIEW the Program Outline (PDF) Overview. Barcelona, [...]
Every full moon between the months of May and November (before it gets too windy) locals gather on the beach front to celebrate the full moon. Unofficially / officially it’s called the ‘Full Moon Party’ and it takes place on Mar Bella beach, the third beach past the Olympic Port. People gather in a large [...]
The City’s Main Fiesta The Mercè festivals will be the shortest and most austere so far (read article in Castilian here, La Vanguardia). The city’s main fiesta, will be a day shorter than last year, from September 22nd until the 25th, but will maintain a virtually unchanged level of activity despite cutting costs. St. Petersburg will be [...]
RED BULL THRE3STYLE: WHO WILL BURN THE TRACK? 09/09/2011 The Red Bull Thre3Style go again in 2011 clubs across the country to find the most complete DJ and transgressive. The competition will be held in Spain for the second time after the success of last year, will take place throughout the month of September.Participants must [...]
THE BID FOR 2022 ‘Barcelona is a city that grows through its dreams. We now wish to work hard in collaboration with the Pyrenees to realize a new dream: to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022. A process is now getting under way which should result in our being nominated as a candidate city [...]
“My UrbanBuddy Barcelona, Paul, was a huge help when I moved there as a student in 2008. He helped us find a great apartment in in the best part of the city and put me in contact with the property managers. Once we were settled in he showed us around the city and helped to [...]
If German styled entertainment is more your bag then your in luck (you don’t even have to travel to Munich to get it). We know of a place right here in Barcelona- an old factory, renovated and made into the largest ‘bar’ in the city. It’s a great place to meet foreigners and shoot some [...]
Re-entry shock, or reverse culture shock, is the process of readjusting to your native culture upon returning home from a trip abroad. The good news is you should be better prepared to deal with these feelings having already the been through the abroad experience. The easiest way to get over re-entry shock is to recognize that there will be [...]
Mariscal at La Pedrera Open until January 30, 2011. FREE Admission Monday to Sunday 10am – 8pm A friend of UrbanBuddy just told us of this ‘cool museum of stuff,’ but the only info she gave was, ‘it was right across from Gaudi’s model apartment in the city! it was a free museum and it was soo [...]
(‘The Kiss of Death’ Cemetery de Poble Nou, Photo: Paul Brogna) “Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress up like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” -Lindsay Lohan We couldn’t agree more Lindsay! This is the definitive guide to Halloween in Barcelona including the best parties, costume stores, pumpkins [...]
La Mercè 2010 The festival of Barcelona | 23 to 26 September Complete Guide [ENGLISH] Many are the visitors who come to Barcelona and quite a few, on a repeat visit, have even succeeded in discovering the most hidden corners of the city. However, only those who have been here during La Mercè can claim to know [...]
Richard Hawks, FASLA, Professor and Chair and the ESF Alumni Association cordially invites you to attend an ESF alumni reception in conjunction with the American Society of Landscape Architects 2010 annual meeting. This alumni event will be for ESF alumni, students and guests and will precede the larger all-university alumni gathering. There will be a presentation [...]
Start with: Sagrada Familia Sagrada Familia Take the purple Metro line (L2) to stop: Sagrada Familia, and exit the station through the Carrer de Provença / Carrer de la Marina portal. When you get to the top of the stairs, turn around and stand in awe of the towering structure before you. It’s pretty rare to [...]
The 2010 Nou Barris neighborhood festival is one of the largest outdoor parties of the year in Barcelona (second to the famous Fiesta Major in Gracia). It’s currently underway (May 21 0 30) and will be celebrating all weekend. Where is Nou Barris you may wonder? Since it’s nowhere near the center we’d be surprised if [...]
There are many options for taking out money as a visitor in Barcelona. If you have a foreign ATM card you should check with your card provider to see if you can withdraw cash from a partnering bank without added fees. HSBC for example, is one bank that partners with Barclays Bank allowing you to [...]
FRIDAY – Francisco Allendes | YAYA SATURDAY – Circoloco @ Suonno FREE ENTRY: ENTRY FROM the LIST: 12h00 – 03h00 > FREE ★ ★ ENTRY FROM: 03h00 – 0600 > 15 € / + drink LIST NO ==> 18 € / + drink ★ ★ READY TO BE IN ‘CULT 21 “, SEND A MESSAGE FOR THE [...]
This is one of our all time favorite places to salir en Barcelona! People need to go to Razz at least once in their life; why not make tonight the night?! Five different salas (clubs) all under one roof! The musik is always rad and the people always out to have a good time. Saturdays [...]
One of our friends has informed us about this great urban golfing option! He writes: “View from my office … The mini put course they installed on the roof of a building.. Who would have guessed that the Catalanes love golf so much…” So there you have it. A mini golf course in Barcelona pictured [...]
Barcelona 22@ 22@Barcelona is building a new compact city, where the most innovative companies co-exist with research, training and tech transfer centers, as well as housing (4,000 new subsidized residences), facilities (145,000 m2 of land) and green areas (114,000 m2). The 22@Barcelona plan aims to renovate the industrial land of Poblenou in order to create [...]
Barcelona in Progress The proposed Glories Plaza will be a new point of centrality of the Catalan capital of Barcelona. The future plaza-park is located at the junction of three major axis in the city, the main thoroughfares of Barcelona (Gran Via, Diagonal and Meridiana). The existing Glories ‘Eye’ or elevated roadway has been a [...]
HOLIDAY Lights Adorn One of the best parts of the holidays are the lights. Whether you’re driving around looking for that one house that goes ‘all-out’ every year, or if it’s a stroll down main street- we’re all enchanted by the creativity and joy lights bring. It’s no different in Barcelona. The lights strewn over [...]
music CCCB Jam Session: ‘at least one meter’ 01/10, Thursday, October 1st (CCCB is the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona) Music sessions of improvisation between musicians from different backgrounds and generations that are to create a unique combination of sounds. The magic of spontaneous involvement. An opportunity to participate at least one meter. The [...]
WELCOME TO BARCLEONA WiFi What is Barcelona WiFi? Barcelona WiFi is a free city service that allows you to connect to the Internet through WiFi access points, or hotspots, located in various plazas and municipalities. “The City Council provides the Barcelona WiFi Service with the aim of encouraging city access to the Internet and helping [...]
Tapas is a traditional Spanish word referring to a variety of appetizers or starters in the Spanish cuisine. The word “tapas” is derived from the Spanish verb tapar, “to cover.” Throughout the history of Spain bartenders have served their beverages with a small portion of food ‘atop the glass,’ an effort to keep flies away [...]
In 2008, Barcelona made world headlines (yet once again) as Woody Allen presented the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The success of the film has been invaluable for Spain and Barcelona. Spanish native, Penelope Cruiz won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roll in the film. Barcelona’s Universitat Pompeu Fabra even awarded [...]
“From 8th – 13th September the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc (la Font Màgica de Montjuïc) will be home, for the second year running, to the women’s stop of the Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour’09. 125 players from 50 countries, 4 playing courts, more than 100 games and 200,000 dollars in prizes are some the [...]
A full moon is something shared by everyone, it’s one of the only times you can naturally communicate with people all over the world. There’s no better place to take advantage of this celestial networking than to celebrate the full moon down on the beach! Whether it’s late night or early morning, there’s something magical [...]
Opium Mar, one of Barcelona’s trendiest clubs. It’s the place you bring your friends whom you want to impress. For sure one of the best places to see and be seen, just be aware it’s a bit pricey- not unlike the best of New York or London- it just comes with the name. Opium is [...]
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