news in the city
Poble-sec Neighborhood
Barcelona accommodation in Poble-sec Neighborhood
About Barcelona
In About Barcelona we have information of things that are happening in the city, events, fairs, congresses, or popular events that will take place together with Festivals and Concerts, Sporting Events and Art Exhibitions. Also information on interesting places to vist and what we like to call our favourite places, museums and outdoor sculptures. And if you are interested, we can provide your Barcelona Accommodation for your stay during the events, congresses or Festivals you are willing to participate.
We hope that our Barcelona apartments will suit your needs during your visit to the city.
European Athletics Championship
The 20th European Athletics Championships will be held in Barcelona from July 27 to August 1,2010, under the auspices of the European Athletics Association and the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. The opening ceremony will be Monday, July 26, and the competitions will be in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in the Olympic complex of the Montjuich Mountain except the road tests of Racewalking and Marathon which will run on urban street circuits in central Barcelona. More than 1,200 athletes from Europe from the 50 member countries will compete in these days in 24 and 23 disciplines in men and women.
The circuit of the Marathon of the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona will be totally urban and alongside some of the main icons of the architecture of the City. The race will be almost completely flat (6 to 27 meters over sea level); the departure and arrival will be on the Passeig de Picasso, at the side of the Parc de la Ciutadel.la. Athletes will pass through the interior of the Arc de Triomf , and through the Rondas to reach the Plaza de Catalunya and continue to get to the Plaza Universidad; then turn into Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes till Passeig de Gràcia going up to Aragon Street, near the Casa Batlló, and come back down through the same Boulevard to the Gran Via, and from there to descend through Marina leaving the Agbar Tower on the left going to the twin towers in the Olimpic Port; from there close to the seafront to bind first Ciutadella Park and through the Paseo de Colon reach the monument of Columbus and return through the same Avenue to the Parc de la Ciutadel.la.
