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 [...]
When You Arrive. The same day you arrive you can open a foreign bank account in order to deposit your Euros for safe keeping. It’s quite simple to open a temporary bank account for students. (most likely there are English speaking people to help you, but don’t count on it). Like in Barcelona, not all [...]
Here you can find it all! La Boqueria is one of the most famous markets of Europe and it is located in the heart of Barcelona. Just off of Las Ramblas, it’s a popular tourist stop while strolling down to the sea. Upon entry you are overwhelmed by the colors and variety of smells. The [...]
The W Hotel Barcelona is to be the first W in Spain, designed by Spain’s most vogue architect Ricardo Bofill. This is the much anticipated ‘new’ building in Barcelona and most likely to become the new icon of the skyline. Like all of the other skyscrapers in Barcelona, The W already has a nickname to [...]
As if the irony in the name wasn’t obvious enough, this lively Raval bar prides itself on being the First lady of cocktails. With a fabulously late nine-to-eleven happy hour there’s no wonder why it’s hard to leave this clinic. The cocktail list is dangerous with a to-die-for Bloody Mary (served cucumber style). Here you [...]
When the beaches of Barceloneta and Villa Olympica are full, getting to the water can be like walking through a mine field. Balancing through the maze of beach towels without sending sand flying trough the air is truly an art. There’s one beach near San Pol de Mar that’s quite different. It’s a naturalist beach [...]
Barceloneta is known for it’s beach bars and paella, always ready for that souvenir photo, and claims the shores as the only original beach on Barcelona’s waterfront. Today this expansive beach is becoming more the trademark of the city as new hotels and chic clubs flank it’s promenade. It is coming back into style and [...]
“Cal Pep presents a new way of cooking, really different from the typical format of entreés… but a more fresh and bright view of understanding cooking, with an easy preparation and a quick manufacture. This proposal grew from the idea of sharing the dishes and their tastes and particularities like ‘tapas’.” Cal Pep is located [...]
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