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Pedro Paterna
It´s obvious that one of the best nighttime plans that exist in this world is to go out in the city looking for live music. Those who feel the music deeply can´t be fed only with tinned music, and whether it´s jazz, pop, rock or indie, a gig always cheers us up. If you´re looking for places to have a drink while you listen to live music in Barcelona, we´re going to point out some places where you´ll definitely have a good time. More specifically we´re going to focus on the Gràcia district. Passeig de Gràcia is undoubtedly one of the best places in Barcelona to move around. There´s a lot of activity and it´s an avenue that´s well lit up and full of amazing architectural wonders by Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, classed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. However, also, at night, the music that comes out of the bars and cafés will captivate us. This is the case of Black Café, located on Rabassa 39. Inside you can listen to some jazz or blues while you drink one of the many cocktails that they have on their menu. The caipirinha is excellent and the café is set up like a typical San Francisco bar. Also, the prices are excellent. Another good example is Puku Café – Food and Music – on Guilleries 10. It´s a lively place where you can eat some original tapas and also enjoy the music. On its menu they have a cheese platter, nachos, a large variety of wines, sandwiches, escalivada and chocolate desserts that you can´t miss out on. The bar is...
Mónica Boixeda
July 4th or Independence Day is the national holiday of theU.S.that unites the country in patriotic fervor. It celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence from theBritish Empirein 1776. On this day, everyone leaves home and life flows on the city streets. New Yorkis not on the sidelines of this festival. Its streets are decorated for the occasion and the bars and stars fill the shop windows and parks and a party atmosphere reigns. On that day, Wall Street is closed and the NYSE forgets the pulse of the global economy. Families host outdoor barbecues or spend a day at the beach, the countryside or simply go to the nearest park to have a picnic and enjoy the festive atmosphere. In the morning there are parades in various parts of the city, which can be seen without a problem if you like this type of activity. The shops, offices and banks are all closed on this day in commemoration of the holiday. That’s another reason that tourists celebrate like New Yorkers, attending the parades, strolling throughCentral Parkand eating to the beat of jazz bands and Latin music that populate this wonderful natural park in the heart of the city. For those who like curious popular activities, there’s the legendary hot dog eating contest in Nathan´s Famous onConey Island. If you want to participate in this famous competition you’ll need good teeth, an incredible stomach capacity and a love of hot dogs. The competition takes place atnoonand is full of cameras, tourists and hungry contestants. This tradition was initiated as part of the July 4th celebrations in 1916. The...
Miss Moci
Can you stand the heat?! Get 5% discount in all of our apartments with this promocode PCT713ZHAUCB It´s officially the summer season! No other season offers so much fun in the open-air, and July is not short of options: music festivals and events for you to cool down when the temperatures go up. The local festivals arrive and no less than the Fourth of July and Bastille Day in New York and Paris respectively. With the Only-apartments special offer, it will be easy for you to enjoy all the fun that you can take in, because during the first 10 days of July, you´ll have a 5% discount on all bookings. Start your trip now before leaving while you plan your holidays with us! No matter what your destination is, we´ll help you find your ideal accommodation. Paris accommodation...
Mónica Boixeda
Barcelona is known for the beautiful architecture of the great Gaudí, and for being a modern city open to the Mediterranean Sea. But what not many people know is that Barcelona has a wide range of quality wines that are produced on its land. The orographic variety and diverse microclimates in the region, allow the production of very different quality wines. There are three designations of origin attesting to the quality of the wines produced in the province of Barcelona, D.O. Penedes, D.O Pla del Bages and D.O. Alella. This is one of the reasons why wine tourism experts, travel to Barcelona to visit the main and oldest wineries in the region. We will recommend a few waypoints that will facilitate your journey through this enoruta. We start the tour visiting some of the most significant wineries in the D.O. Pla del Bages, located within the province at Masies d´Avinyó home of the Abadal wines. This cellar wine making opened in the twelfth century. The great setting and the charm of the old farmhouse contrasts with the modern facilities, which currently produce their wines. You can visit the museum and learn more about their fantastic red and white wines. At Oller del Mas, a majestic castle from the fifth century greets us. This fantastic historical setting, tradition and modernity coexist harmoniously, giving rise to wines so beloved as Châtau Arnau Oller. The family Margenat is the current owner of the 400 hectares of vineyards and forests surrounding the wineries. Now we should head to the south of the province of Barcelona, Penedes, which is one of the first wine...
Mónica Boixeda
On the 3rd of July at Rumsey Playfiled in Central Park, in New York, the concert of the American composer, pianist and jazz and soul singer Norah Jones will take place. Geethali Norah Jones Shankar, the real name of Norah Jones, was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York, in 1979. Her family tradition meant she developed a special interest for music, since her father is Ravi Shankar, the great Indian sitar artist. She lived in New York with her mother during her childhood and then moved to Dallas, developing a special taste for blues and jazz at the age of 7. She started studying singing, joining the church choir where they sang gospel. Later, she began music, piano and saxo lessons. Her inspiration came from classic artists such as Etta James, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and others. To these influences she added those inherited from her grandmother, who was a fan of country. In 1996 and 1997, still a student, she won performance and composition awards and entered the University of North Texas to study musical theory and piano, specializing in keyboards for jazz, forming her first music band in the process. After minor jobs as a restaurant singer, she decided to go back to New York temporarily, choosing the city as her base-camp to enter the world of music. With some previously-established contacts, she worked in clubs and small concert venues in Greenwich Village. During that season, Jones collaborated with different bands During that first period she worked arduously composing her own songs and tried to start a band. Together with the bass player Lee Alexander, the...
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