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ONLY BE BARCELONIAN
Only-Be Barcelonian
Barcelona Zoo
The Barcelona Zoo is one of the oldest in Europe and it´s famous for having been the home of the late Snow Flake, a peculiar albino gorilla.
Poble Espanyol Barcelona
The Poble Espanyol (Spanish Town in English), one of the first ever theme parks around the world, is located in Barcelona.
Imax Port Vell Barcelona
Imax Port Vell in Barcelona is a unique cinema specialized in 3D films. Amazing!
Spring promotion for all our apartments
DOES IT SMELL LIKE SPRING YET? Spring has sprung and the sun is setting a lot later. Perhaps it´s because the flowers start to smell like they used to when we were children, but we want to run, shout and get away. And, supposing that we are not the only ones who have felt the good vibes of spring, we have decided that everyone that feels the same way should be rewarded with a break. That is why we have put over 400 destinations at your disposal from 10€ a day. With this special March promotion, you will have a 5% discount in all apartments. You have time until 15th of March to enter the following promotional code, , in the required field, and take advantage of this promotion PC8I8MRH8LCQ Check out our destinations and choose which one will be yours from 10€/day. Make the most of this opportunity and benefit from a 5% discount on all apartments. We hope that you unwind, take a photo of yourself with a daisy behind your ear, and let time roll slowly;-) This discount is valid for all bookings of all apartments until the 15th of March. Miss Moci apartments in...
Ancient gods and myths
Until the 23rd of March, the Catalunya National Art Museum, MNAC, inaugurates the interesting exhibition ´Ancient Gods and Myths´. The exhibition, that´s organized by the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia and commissioned by Marta Campos, its preservation chief. The exhibition delves into the outlook and the myths created by those who lived in the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th century BC until the Visigoths arrived. The exhibition shows us the historical development processes of the Iberian Peninsula and the influence of the myths and beliefs in the configuration of their culture through a new point of view, which addresses its genesis and how it was transmitted through the coin, an object which has historically been used to make exchanges of products and services. With the aim of giving it a dialectic content, the exhibition has structured itself into three thematic axis: the influence of Greek and Oriental cults, the religiousness of primitive cultures of the Iberian Peninsula and Romanization until the arrival of the Visigoths. The area of Ibiza and the coasts of the Peninsula were colonized by migrations of Greek and Phoenician-Punic populations, who settled and created their habitat and reproduced their original culture, which meant that they also reproduced their beliefs, that revolved around gods. By generating ways of organization and creating the coin, they engraved their gods on it to give a divine backing to this exchange object, putting on them Zeus, Bes, Tanit, Athena, Artemis or Melkart. Until not long ago there was ignorance on the gods who governed the imaginary of the populations of Hispania. Thanks to the images that have been found, it has been...
Roman Barcelona
Barcelona today is so fascinating that we often forget that the famous modernist buildings and impeccable urban planning would never have happened if the Roman Empire had not founded the city. Roman heritage is not limited to the ruins exposed in the Museum of Barcelona. When designing the first city they established two axis – the cardo maximus maximus and decumacus – that crossed the center point of the colony. If we superimpose the original and current plans of Barcelona we find that this center corresponds to the Plaça Sant Jaume, just where now the offices of the City Council and the Generalitat stand. The center of the metropolis has remained unchanged for thousands of years! For curious, the decumacus maximus is the axis formed by the C / de la Ciutat and C / Bisbe, while the cardo maximus would be found find in the C / Ferran and C / Jaume I. The surprises do not end there. Barcelona was founded by the Romans in the first century BC. around the fifteenth year, but there had been people in that area before. Its position was strategic because it was protected by the Mons Taber – a promontory fifty feet high – and, moreover, was situated between two streams, the Cagalell and the Merdança to the west and east respectively. In fact, its proximity to the sea made the basins of the streams a natural harbor. At that time, the waterfront was at the junction between the C / Ample with the C / de la Fusteria! This explains why it became the capital still far from the...
Estopa 2.0 in Barcelona
On February 25th the brothers David and Jose Manuel Munoz who form the group Estopa will perform at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. David and Jose Manuel are two guys from Cornella de Llobregat (Barcelona) sons of immigrants from Extremadura, who began their musical career in 1999. Estopa recorded a demo that circulated through several record companies. BMG / Ariola offered them a record deal after listening to the single of their first album “The slit of your skirt,” loaded with rumba, freshness and street wit. Their musical influences from their childhood are rumba groups like Los Chichos, The Chunguitos or Bordón 4 and songwriters like Joaquín Sabina. In fact, Estopa is an updated and improved version of these rumba bands with lyrics that are pure street poetry They started a musical style you might call “very pimp Catalan pop rumba ” a style that has evolved to a more commercial 2poppy” one and less influenced by flamenco, but essentially they remain the same band after selling over 4 million records. Illegal downloads have affected them but they are the Spanish group that sell more albums in their Country. Their first album “Estopa” was released at the end of 1999 and in 2000 this album is a success that leads them to sell 1,400,000 copies, with many radio hits and dozens of concerts throughout Spain and part of Latin America. This phenomenon was consolidated in 2001 with their highly anticipated second album “Destrangis”, with even more sarcastic lyrics and a more rumba kind of style with a little less rock and hardcore in it. They start selling out...Carnival Sitges
The Sitges Carnival, which takes place about 40km outside of Barcelona, is one of the most famous in the world. If you want to have fun, this is the event for you.
Carnival in Sitges
Carnival in Sitges is the hottest, famous and most transgressive party in Europe. This great event is organized in the beautiful Mediterranean city, which in those days the floats offer beautiful, hilarious moments and a great show, Sitges is merely 20 kilometers from Barcelona. On the agenda: crazy and super sexy costumes, masks, feathers, exaggerated makeup, high heels, music, lights, food and drinks of all kinds … and a lot of freedom to enjoy the best moments of this festival. This year, the Sitges Carnival will be held from the 16th to the 22nd of February. The craziest partying people gather in this place to go wild, have crazy fun and prepare for the austerity that will continue during the Easter period. And while we´re still in cold February, there is no doubt that this is the hottest party of the year. More than 300,000 people gather to dance on the main roads of the city. The Carnival begins on Thursday with the arrival of King Carnestoltes (King of the non embarrassments), and with the Queen of Carnival. The Sunday Carnival is the Disbauxa Rua, where you can admire beautiful floats, very skilled dancers (with many groups involved, including the famous Batucada from Brazil). Tuesday will be the turn of the Rua Extermini, with more shows and hundreds of participants. On Ash Wednesday the festival ends with the burial of Carnestoltes. But do not forget, this festival is also encouraged by gay and lesbians who celebrate in parallel their own carnival, Since 4 days ago (11th of February). There are numerous theme nights such as the “Night Rosa” (where...Mobile World Congress Barcelona
The Mobile World Congress is one of the most important events related to smartphones. It takes place in Barcelona at the end of February.
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