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Harbour Palace Apartments
Barcelona Apartments - Autumn discounts with amazing views
Barcelona Ramblas Clock Apartment
New ADSL Wi-Fi Internet Connection in the Ramblas Clock
Barcelona Apartments in Born Area
Harbour Palace apartments in a building with views over the Marina Port Vell
Winter special discounts on Barcelona apartments
Autumn in Barcelona with special discounts
Barcelona apartments in Gracia
Vila Gracia Barcelona flats building, short and long term rentals
Works in the City Center Penthouse apartments City Block
Construction of a Municipal Parking, Gymnasium and Pre-school building
Plaza Real in Barcelona
Popular Square at the side of the famous Ramblas with nice bars and restaurants
Las Ramblas
Popular street in Barcelona to stroll from Port Vell to Plaça Catalunya
Barcelona Bus Turistic - Tourist Bus
An interesting way to discover the most important sights of Barcelona
Specchio Magico in Barcelona
Italian Atmosphere Restaurant in Gracia Neighbourhood
Modernisme Walking Tour
A Stroll to discover Barcelona's Catalan Modernist Style Architecture
Homenatge a Picasso (Tribute to Picasso in Barcelona)
Antoni Tàpies Sculpture at the passeig Picasso close to the Parc de la Ciutadella
Barcelona Aquarium
Moll d'Espanya del Port Vell de Barcelona
Roman Barcelona – Barcino
Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Rei - Gothic Neighborhood
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Catalan modernist Hospitalary complex by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner
Cerveceria El Vaso de Oro
First-rate Tapas Bar and good Chilled Beer in the Barceloneta Neighborhood
Plaça Catalunya Barcelona Square
Plaça Catalunya, large square in between Ciutat Vella and the Barcelona Eixample
Kiosko Universal in the Mercat de la Boqueria
Seafood and fresh fish restaurant in Boqueria Market
Mercat de la Concepcio, Eixample Neighborhood
Oldest fresh food Market in the Eixample Neighborhood
Enchanting Barcelona Tours
A different way to discover Barcelona
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.
The Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter
A walking tour guide through the Ramblas and part of the Gothic Neighborhood to end up at the Cathedral.
There are different ways to discover Barcelona, and the many interesting places in the city. It is possible to do it by your own or it can be interesting also to be accompanied by a guide that will give you tips about the places you are going through.
One of the classic walks around the Gothic Quarter that takes around 2 hours and a half starts at Plaça Catalunya and walking down the Ramblas on direction to the Port first you will find newspaper stands and probably several human...Joan Miro - Pla de l’Ós pavement
Joan Miró (1893-1983) was approached In 1968 with a project to design a mural for the new terminal at Barcelona Airport. He not only accepted the commission but agreed to deliver three works that would serve to welcome visitors to the city on their arrival by air, land and sea. 6 years after the Mural for the terminal, in 1976, Miró designed the Pla de l’Ós pavement, located in the middle of the Ramblas, close to the Liceu Opera House and the Boqueria market. Following the artist’s request, the pavement has not been protected as a museum piece but is treated...Joan Miro - Dona I Ocell
The Dona I Ocell (Woman with Bird) sculpture is the third work that Miro gave to the city of Barcelona, the three of them of very different characteristics. The other two are in el Pla de la Boqueria at the Ramblas on the floor and a mural at Terminal B of Barcelona International Airport.
This more than 20 meters high, artificial stone partially covered with shattered ceramics, as modernist artists used in their works, reflected over an ornamental square lake, located in one corner of what was going to be a new park over what had been the slaughterhouse from 1892 till 1979 was unveiled...Las Ramblas
Gothic Neighbourhood
Of all the streets of Barcelona, with no doubt, the most popular one is the Ramblas (Les Rambles in Catalan or Las Ramblas in Spanish).
Going down from Plaça Catalunya (nerve centre of the city) to Columbus Monument at the Port Vell (Old Port) and with the addition in the 90s of the wooden walkway into the Harbour to connect with the Maremagnum (a Mall with the Barcelona Aquarium and the Imax theatre closed by in the middle of the old port) or up from the Port Vell to Plaça Catalunya this long stroll with different names (Rambla de Canaletes, Rambla dels...A body without limits
Joan Miró Foundation Montjuic - October 07 to January 08
The Joan Miró Foundation is presenting from 26 October to 27 January 2008 “A body without limits”, a major exhibition sponsored by BBVA and curated by the art historian Jean-Louis Prat. Its aim is to help us to understand the changes in the portrayal of the human body that took place in the twentieth century.
Over 80 paintings and sculptures from 41 artists that cover from 1900 to 2000. Names like Matisse, Picasso, Miró, Duchamp, Chagall, Moore, Dubuffet, Tàpies and Saura, among others...