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2-, 3-, 4- or 5- day card featuring free travel on public transport, and discounts and free offers at museums, cultural venues, leisure attractions, night clubs, shops, restaurants, on entertainments, unique means of transport and other services.
2011 Prices (Valid from 1st January to 31st December 2011)
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2-day |
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3-day |
33,50 € |
28,50 € |
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4-day |
38 € |
31 € |
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The Barcelona Bus Turístic operates on three sightseeing routes: the blue route, the red route and the green route. With a one- or two-day ticket, you can travel on all three routes and get on and off the double-decker bus as many times as you like. A complete informative guide and a discount voucher booklet about the city's main landmarks are issued with the ticket.
Audioguide system in 10 languages. Individual headphones. Adapted buses.
SPECIAL PROMOTION BARCELONA WALKING TOURS: Special promotion. Discover Barcelona with professional guides on five walking tours: the Gothic Quarter, Picasso, Modernisme, Gourmet and Marina.
Valid every day, except 25th December and 1st January.
2011 Prices (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2011)
Retail price
| 1-day ADULT |
23 € |
| 2-day ADULT |
30 € |
| 1-day CHILDREN (4 - 12) |
14 € |
| 2-day CHILDREN (4 - 12) |
18 € |
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) |
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The Barcelona Bus Turístic by night covers a route that reveals the city's major landmarks floodlit by night. The route begins and ends at the Plaça de Catalunya, and includes the Passeig de Gràcia, the church of the Sagrada Família, the Agbar Tower, the old harbour district, the Port Vell, and the Montjuïc Magic Fountain.
The Night-Time Barcelona Bus Turístic by night runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3rd June to 18th September, with one daily departure at 9.30pm. The tour takes about two and a half hours.
2011 retail price
Adult: 17 €
Children (4-12): 10€ |
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) |
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Discover some of Catalonia's major landmarks on the Catalunya Bus Turístic. The service offers one-day and half-day bus trips from Barcelona, on five different routes. A courier travels on board to provide any information passengers may need.
Dalí's Figueres and Girona route from April to October 2011.
Montserrat & Sitges route from April to October 2011.
Wine & Cava route from April to October 2011.
Market & Culture in Vic from April to October 2011.
Gaudí, Wine & Shopping in Reus from April to October 2011. NEW!!!
Departs from Plaça Catalunya. Departures are guaranteed with prior booking.
RUTES
1. Dalí's Figueres and Girona. Daily except Monday.
Includes:
- Admission to the Teatre-Museu Dalí in Figueres and the "Dalí-Jewels" exhibition.
- Guided walking tour of Girona
- A whole host of discounts at places of interest, restaurants and shops.
2. Montserrat and Sitges. Departures daily except Monday.
Includes:
- Montserrat
- Ride to the Monastery on the rack railway.
- Admission to the Audiovisual Exhibit.
- Tasting of traditional liqueurs.
- Guided visit of Casa Bacardi Sitges.
- A whole host of discounts at places of interest, restaurants and shops.
3. Wine & Cava. Departures Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Includes:
- Guided tour and tasting of two different wines at Jean Leon Winery.
- Guided tour and cheese and wine matching in Bodegas Torres.
- Guided tour, tasting of two different cava and tapas sampling at Caves Freixenet.
4. Market & Culture in Vic. Departures on Tuesdays.
Includes:
- Guided tour to the old town and the cathedral.
- Admission and guided visit to the Museu Episcopal.
- Tasting of "pa amb tomàquet", typical sausage and wine.
- A whole host of discounts at places of interest, restaurants and shops.
5. Gaudí, Wine & Shopping in Reus. Departures on Saturdays. NEW!!!
Includes:
- Guided tour in Gaudí Centre.
- Lunch “Menú Català” (starter/main course/dessert, bread and water/wine).
- Guided tour & tasting in De Mueller winery
2011 Prices (Valid from April to October)
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Dalí's Figueres and Girona |
71 € |
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Montserrat and Sitges |
69 € |
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Wine & Cava |
61 € |
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Market & Culture in Vic |
35 € |
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Gaudí, Wine & Shopping in Reus |
65 € |
Free |
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona, Turisme de Catalunya, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), Alsa-Enatcar and Sarbus. |
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Walking tours of Barcelona led by professional guides (radioguide system included). Guaranteed departures. Places are limited. Pre-booking essential. Each tour lasts 2 hours.
Gothic Quarter Tour
Discover the history of the city as you explore the Gothic Quarter's streets, squares and buildings that date back hundreds of years.
Picasso Tour
Find out about Picasso's life as you visit the bohemian Barcelona he experienced. Includes admission and guided visit to the Museu Picasso.
Modernisme Tour
A walk through the Quadrat d'Or (Golden Square) in the Eixample district where you can admire the modernista buildings by architects such as Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner and Puig i Cadafalch. A true open-air museum. Includes discount for. Casa Batlló admission, Museu del Modernisme Català admission, Ruta del Modernisme ticket.
Gourmet Tour
Discover the history of Barcelona's cuisine, as well as some of its over 100 year-old shops and food outlets, on this guided walking tour of the city's old town. Two tastings included.
Marina Tour (Valid from April to October)
Route along the Barcelona's coastline for discovering the important role the sea has played in Barcelona's history by combining walk and open sea navigation on Las Golondrinas pleasure boats. Includes: Las Golondrinas pleasure boats ticket, Mirador de Colom viewing gallery ticket, 50% discount on Maritime museum admission, visit to schooner Santa Eulàlia.
(Valid throughout the year, except 1/1, 6/1, 25/12, 26/12 and Friday and Saturdays that fall on a public holiday – Gourmet Tour )
Retail price 2011 (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2011)
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Gourmet |
Modernisme |
Picasso |
Marina |
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13,5 € |
19,50 € |
13 € |
19,50 € |
16,50 € |
| Children (4-12) |
5 € |
7 € |
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6,50 € |
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona |
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Enjoy panoramic views of Barcelona on board a sailing boat and learn basic sailing techniques. Celebrate your maiden voyage with a glass of cava. Departures are guaranteed with prior booking. Trip lasts 2 hours.
Valid from 1st April to 31st October.
2011 prices (Valid from April to October 2011)
| ADULTS |
31 € |
| CHILDREN (7-14 years old) |
17 € |
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona and Centre Municipal de Vela (CMV). |
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Multi-ticket providing admission to the five Barcelona museums with archaeological collections:
- Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya
- Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí
- Museu Egipci de Barcelona
- Museu d’Història de Barcelona
- Museu Marítim
de Barcelona
The museum visit traces a journey to the past of our own civilisations and other cultures in order to gain a better understanding of the present.
A unique opportunity to journey through history!!
Ticket valid for a one-year period from purchase date.
2011 retail price: 14€
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona |
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By combining travel on the metro, walks and the occasional bus or tram journey, you'll be able to discover the city on seven suggested routes from an insider's point of view, as if you were one of the locals, at your own pace.
Includes:
- an informative guide in three languages
- T2 travel pass: unlimited free travel on public transport during 2 consecutive days.
2011 retail price: 12,50€ |
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Take the lift inside the column to the viewing gallery at the top and enjoy panoramic views of Barcelona, 60 metres above the ground.
2011 retail prices (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2011)
| ADULTS |
4 € |
| CHILDREN (4-12 anys) |
3 € |
| SENIOR CITIZENS |
3 € |
Organisers: Turisme de Barcelona |
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"Gaudí's Barcelona" describes the 11 Barcelona buildings designed by Gaudí. They are listed in chronological order on individual audio tracks. The audioguide can be downloaded to a mp3 player or mobile device from the Turisme de Barcelona website. Languages: English, Catalan, Spanish and French.
For further information:
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The Articket provides one-time admission, over a six-month period, to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions at seven of Barcelona's foremost museums: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Fundació Joan Miró, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Centre de Culture Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), La Pedrera - Fundació Caixa Catalunya and Museu Picasso.
The Articket provides access to a wide range of art exhibitions and collections from Catalonia, the rest of Spain and abroad, ranging from Romanesque frescoes to the contributions of contemporary artists such as Miró, Picasso and Tàpies. It also provides an opportunity to visit landmark buildings such as Gaudí's La Pedrera and Richard Meier's MACBA.
Retail prices until 31st May 2011: 22€
Retail prices from 1st June 2011: 25€ |
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Daily guided bicycle tours from Pl Catalunya in English and/or Spanish. Bottle of water and a drink on the beach included. Guaranteed departures.
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2011 prices (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2001)
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22 € |
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20 € |
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Barcelona Scooter gives you the opportunity to explore Barcelona in a different and original way, and provides an alternative to conventional tours.
Barcelona Scooter provides a guided panoramic tour of the city's main tourist landmarks, on 125cc, automatic scooters. The tour is led by a guide who will tell you about the history of the sights along the way: Olympic Marina, Parc del Fòrum, Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló, Poble Espanyol, MNAC, Olympic Ring, La Ribera, Olympic Marina.
Valid on Thursday and Saturday throughout the year.
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Visit Gaudí's legendary masterpiece. One of the foremost landmarks of Modernisme, which captivates its visitors with its design, the creative use of materials and colours, and its allegorical forms.
2011 retail prices (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2011)
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18,15 € |
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CHILDREN (7 - 17 years old) |
14,55 € |
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Free |
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Discover the Museu del Modernisme Català, opened in 2010. It is housed in a former textile factory in the centre of Barcelona, and offers visitors the chance to enjoy a cultural centre dedicated exclusively to modernista art.
The museum is dedicated exclusively to Catalonia's home-grown art-nouveau movement, modernisme. The collection on shows consists of 350 works by 42 of the most representative modernista artists, including Joan Busquets, Ramón Casas, Antoni Gaudí, Gaspar Homar, Josep Llimona, Joaquim Mir and Puig i Cadafalch, in their different disciplines: painting, sculpture, furniture and the decorative arts.
2011 retail prices (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2011)
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5 € |
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Nifty convertible vehicles with the advanced navigational capabilities of GPS, highlight specific locations throughout Barcelona with GoCar on the route of your choice. Unlike a traditional tour, GoCar gives you complete autonomy over which sights you visit, and how long you spend at any given point, meaning you can even stop off to do a spot of shopping during your tour.
These sporty two-seat, three-wheelers, have 49cc petrol engines, and a double disc brake system. The GoCars are safe, easy to operate and fun to drive.
2011 retail prices (Valid from 2nd January to 31st December 2011)
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35 € |
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2 hours |
60 € |
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3 hours |
80 € |
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All day tour |
99 € |
For special conditions and prices for professionals please contact:
productes@barcelonaturisme.cat
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Turisme de Barcelona has changed the design of the section of its website for the travel trade. With its new layout, it has become a space for services and specialised information.
This new focus will enable members of the travel trade to access information in a smoother, more dynamic way.
This new focus will enable members of the travel trade to access information in a smoother, more dynamic way.
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Turisme de Barcelona has published a new promotional leaflet "Barcelona is much more" in association with Barcelona Provincial Council's Tourism Delegation. The aim of the publication is to bring the tourist attractions in the province of Barcelona to a wider audience, drawing the attention of visitors to our city to the new tourist areas.
This leaflet is published in six languages (Catalan/English, Spanish/French and German/Italian) and is distributed at hotels and the main tourist information points in Barcelona and its province. It will also be featured at the different promotional events being carried out during 2011.
www.barcelonaturisme.cat
www.diba.cat/turisme
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The culture of rock now has its own temple in Barcelona: the newly-opened Museum of Rock located in Las Arenas commercial centre, a converted former bullring opposite the trade fair facilities on Plaça d'Espanya.
The museum's permanent collection covers the story of rock and its principal epochs with special rooms for the 60-70s, 80-90s, 2000s, and another featuring the origins of rock&roll –Elvis, Cash, Holiday, etc. Two other halls are set aside for special homage to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and finally there is a room for Spanish rock.
All in all, more than 400 items of memorabilia, over 50 gold and platinum records, more than 60 clothes worn by rock stars, dozens of signed musical instruments, and objects and rarities handled by the likes of Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, and many more.
Until the end of June the temporary exhibition space will be showing an exhibition featuring Queen.
The museum also wants to make visitors feel like rock stars too, with activities in the so called On Stage room complete with lighting and mock audience where you can sing your favourite songs and get a DVD as a souvenir. There is also a conference room ideal for special events (200 pax), a souvenir shop and the Happy Rock Restaurant.
www.museudelrock.com
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This latest addition to Barcelona's list of museums is definitely different to the rest: a stainless steel slide takes visitors from the ground floor to the basement! The museum is all about making people's creative juices flow. There's a fascinating spectrum of inventions and creativity on show, with some of the most absurd inventions imaginable!
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Housed in a futuristic blue triangular building in the Forum area, Museu Blau (Blue Museum) is the new home for the Natural Sciences Museum's zoology, geology, and botany collections. Inside its 9,000 m2, Museu Blau's permanent exhibition is Planet Life, showing the evolution of the earth from its beginning to today, including interactive displays, fossils, animals, plants, minerals and everything that makes up life on earth.
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From this May one of Barcelona's most emblematic buildings, Palau Güell, is again open to the public after extensive renovation work. Designed by Antoni Gaudí, this was the home of magnate Eusebi Güell's family until the start of the 20th century. Widely recognised as one of the world's finest examples of art nouveau architecture, the new museum project includes innovative services like audio guides and visits that include the former stables in the basement, the main reception rooms, bedrooms, and the attic rooms.
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CRÉDITS FOTOGRÀFICS:
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
«Troupe de Mlle Églantine»
1896
Litografia en color
61,7 x 78,9 cm
Musée d’Ixelles, Brussel·les
© Mixed Media, Brussels
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From July 1st to October 16th, 2011, the Picasso Museum is showing "Devouring Paris. Picasso 1900-1907", co-produced by the Picasso Museum and the Van Gogh Museum of Amsterdam. The exhibition follows Picasso's artistic evolution in Paris from his arrival in 1900 to 1907, where he discovered a thriving international art community, with its styles and techniques, new subject matter.
The exhibition brings together works by Picasso made in different media and works by artists such as Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and, in particular, Van Gogh, among others, offering an idea of the visual stimulus that Parisian life and art represented for Picasso.
www.museupicasso.bcn.cat/
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CRÉDITS FOTOGRÀFICS:
Joan Miró
Nature morte au vieux soulier, 1937
Natura morta del sabatot
Oli damunt tela
Museum of Modern Art, Nova York
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From October 13th, 2011 to March 25th, 2012, visitors to Barcelona can catch one of the best retrospectives on Catalan artist Joan Miró. Co-organised by Tate Modern and the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, "Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape" explores the wider context of the artist's work, bringing to light his political engagement and examining the influence of his Catalan identity, the Spanish Civil War and the rise and fall of Franco's regime.
Miró was among the most iconic of modern artists, evolving a Surrealist language of symbols that evokes a sense of freedom and energy in its fantastic imagery and direct colour. Often regarded as a forefather of Abstract Expressionism, his work is celebrated for its serene, colourful allure. However, from his earliest paintings onwards, there is also a more anxious and engaged side to Miró's practice, reflecting the turbulent political times in which he lived. This exhibition will explore these responsive, passionate characteristics across six decades of his extraordinary career.
www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org
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From next November 18th until February 12th 2012, Barcelona's CaixaForum will show one of the best exhibitions on French Impressionist masters with 73 works by artists such as Monet, Degas, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Gaugin.
Provisionally titled "French masterpieces from the Clark Collection. Barbizon through Impressionism." the exhibition is set to tour across Europe before going on to China.
This outstanding world tour of masterpieces from the famous American collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is a must for anyone interested in art and especially that of the period from the Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century.
www.obrasocial.lacaixa.es
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Barcelona's latest entertainment and leisure centre, Las Arenas, has now opened for business. But Las Arenas commercial centre is far from your typical mall. Located in a former bullring overlooking Plaça d'Espanya and Montjuïc's trade fair facilities, developers have restored the building's façade adding a huge 90-metre wide dome and raising the original Neo-Mudéjar structure to create a whole new entertainment experience.
Inside, visitors can find 116 excellent shopping boutiques, a 12-screen multiplex cinema, a wide variety of eateries, a gym, and a European first, a Museum of Rock. The 27 metre high dome can be hired for events and presentations. And don't miss the unbeatable views of Barcelona from the rooftop terrace.
www.arenasdebarcelona.com
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7 of Barceloneta's top restaurants have joined together under a new association to promote fresh, locally sourced fish and differentiate themselves from other eateries in the area. Few know that Barceloneta, the seaside neighbourhood overlooking the city's port and beaches, has its own fishing fleet, landing monk fish, shrimp, sardines, and the likes. The association, which is made up by restaurant Lluçanès, Somorrostro, La Mar Salada, Can Solé, El Nou Ramonet, Kaiku, and Ca la Nuri Platja, have created the new brand, called Barceloneta Cuina, so customers know their produce is fresh and locally sourced.
www.barcelonetacuina.cat
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Barcelona is great for cycling round with most of the main sights within easy reach. You get the freedom to stop and enjoy the sights or a have refreshment whilst seeing much more than walking. So it's not surprising that tourists love it, too. Now company Un Coxte Menys is offering a new 3-hour tour in French –Spanish every day from Friday to Monday (April 1st to November 15th) to the main downtown districts and the seafront area. The company also does a daily 3 hour tour in English throughout the year.
www.biketoursbarcelona.com
info@bicicletabarcelona.com
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Few realise that Barcelona is surrounded by the Collserola natural park that overlooks the city from the north with beautiful walks, deep valleys, and wonderful scenery and panoramic views. Now a new product called Collserola Scenic Tours offers a three-to-four hour guided walk totally adapted to the pace of the group (up to 20 pax and over 8 year olds) with visits to the Sant Medir Chapel with its Romanesque origins and the Font Groga natural spring. The tour is available all year round (except 25/12, 1 / 1 and 6 / 1), Monday through Saturday, in English, Spanish and Catalan, and includes transport from Barcelona city centre to the starting point of the route, accident insurance, water and snacks.
www.scenicwalkingbcn.com
info@scenicwalkingbcn.com
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Natura and Ocells is a company specialising in bird watching tours in Catalonia. The lagoon systems close to Barcelona, in the Remolar-Filipinas Marshes, and nearby wetlands towards the airport and the Garraf's Mediterranean shrubland offer a wealth of different birding experiences, where spotters can see warblers, herons or even flamingos. The half day or day long tours (up to 10 pax) are tailor-made and organised according to the needs of the groups and the seasons. An expert ornithologist accompanies the group with explanations in English, Spanish and Catalan.
www.naturaocells.info
alex@naturaocells.com
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The firm Globubolg now offers ballooning experiences across different regions in Catalonia. One tour covers the Montseny natural park region (depending on the winds). The tour for 8 pax per balloon has a pick-up point at Cardedeu train station (just 45 minutes away by train from Barcelona) and takes the whole morning with an early start and the group helping to set up, an hour and fifteen minute flight, and then breakfast. The balloon tours are organised throughout the year.
www.globubolg.com
a.puig@globubolg.com
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Barcelona has some of the world's most exclusive shopping experiences especially for luxury items. A new service called "Barcelona Shopping Deluxe" combines an English-speaking personal shopper that accompanies clients, an English-speaking chauffeur and Mercedes E Class limousines style. Clients explain what type of shopping they are interested in previous to their visit and the personal shoppers find the finest shops to visit. The four hour luxury shopping experience costs 458 euros (max 3 pax).
www.blailimousines.com
www.personalshopperdeluxe.com
info@personalshopperdeluxe.com
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Barcelona boasts one of the world's best cactus gardens, the Jardines de Mossèn Costa i Llobera (Ctra Miramar), which have now re-opened after a five-year-long renovation. The 6-hectare gardens on Mount Montjuïc overlook the port of Barcelona. Visitors can find cacti from dessert areas, tropical and subtropical regions, with examples from places like South Africa, Mexico, Australia, Chile, California, Morocco and Brazil.
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Barcelona Photographer now offers tours for amateur snappers and the more advanced, allowing you to discover Barcelona and develop your photography skills. A professionally-trained photographer accompanies groups (6-8 pax) or individual tours to find downtown locations where clients can develop their skills. There is also a night time tour, again very personalised to the interests of the clients, covering locations like the Magic Fountains and the Gothic area. The tours are instructed in English and can be tailor made according to client needs.
www.barcelonaphotographer.com
info@barcelonaphotographer.com
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Barcelona Toy Travel is now offering a novel new tour of Barcelona, for cuddly toys. You send your much-loved soft toy to the agency in Barcelona and they take it on a tour of the city, with photographs of your loved teddy in key locations, all updated on facebook and accompanied with a CD. Other tours include the possibility of eating typical dishes and a visit to a local amusement park, both documented for owners. The premium package includes a toys' beach party with picnic and a calendar souvenir featuring the fiesta.
www.barcelonatoytravel.com
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Barcelona's ultimate speedboat tour now offers various 50 minute trips out from the port of Barcelona down the coast until it reaches the Forum area before returning to port. The 40-seater boat whisks tourists across the seas providing spectacular views of the city skyline. The X-Max speedboat is also available for private charters and leaves from the docks at the end of Les Rambles (Portal de la Pau).
www.barcelonaspeedboat.com
info@barcelonaspeedboat.com
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Ocio Vital, a company offering food & wine tours, organises walking tours with a difference: clients get to savour some of historic Barcelona's best foodie haunts with a local guide. From Wednesday through Saturday, the firm offers evening tours (max 150 pax) around the downtown area with a highly-knowledgeable, English-speaking guide, stopping off to taste Spanish and Catalan wines and culinary treasures. In short, it's a chance visit, eat and enjoy at the same places the locals go and learn something about the city in the process.
www.ociovital.com
info@ociovital.com
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Barcelona is Europe's capital of motorcycles because of its benign climate and the easy-to-get-around grid system. Now the freedom that comes with riding a motorbike is available to tourists, thanks to a service by company Via Vespa. They rent iconic Vespa motorbikes out, or alternatively take a guided Vespa tour in any of 7 languages (English included) to discover the hidden secrets of Barcelona that only the locals know. The tours take in Montjuïc, Tibidabo, or the city's architecture. A tailor made tour service is available that can adapt to any client's needs.
www.via-vespa.com
barcelona@via-vespa.com
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El Molino ("The Windmill") became an icon of Barcelona's frenetic music hall and theatre heyday in the 50s and 60s. Now this doyenne has reopened with all the glitz and glamour, burlesque at its best thanks to new ownership and a whopping €15m investment to renew the inside of the building and create a state of the art music hall.
The move forms part of a wider city council policy aimed at making Avinguda Parel.lel Barcelona's premiere nightspot for entertainment and dining. And with just-opened eateries like Tickets, a tapas bar set up by world-leading chef Ferran Adrìa, and the new El Molino, the future looks bright.
El Molino opened last autumn and has enjoyed sellout shows since. The current cabaret show Made in Paral.lel is a comedy laced with burlesque, flamenco and 80s/90s hits, a non-stop spectacle with four bills, the first starting midday, from Wednesday to Sunday all with different fine gourmet dining options.
www.elmolinobcn.com
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AeroCity now offers a specialised Barcelona-airport transfer shuttle. Passengers benefit from modern, spacious and air-conditioned vehicles, with professionally-driven, door-to-door services available every day of the year at highly-competitive rates. Clients reserve by telephone or the internet with AeroCity doing the rest.
www.aerocity.com
jorge.dalmau@aerocity.com
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The TGV high speed train between Barcelona and Paris is closer to becoming a reality thanks to the opening of the Pertús high speed train tunnel on the Spanish-French border. Since last December, TGV trains have been offering a service between Figueres Vilafant, just to the north of Barcelona, and the capital of France. The journey takes just 5 hours and 27 minutes. In 2013, the route from Barcelona to Paris will be fully high speed taking just 5 hours.
www.raileurope.es
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Open every day of the week from 9 in the morning till 9 at night, Locker Barcelona provides a first-rate left luggage service located in an ideal spot next to Plaça Catalunya in the heart of the city's shopping and tourism area and close by to the main airport connections by train and bus, and the metro. Clients can get access to their 35 x 35 x 19 inch lockers at any time during their minimum 6-hour rental. Bikes and skis can also be left. Locker Barcelona solves your luggage headache, so you're free to enjoy the city.
www.lockerbarcelona.com
lockerbarcelona@gmail.com
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| 6-9 January |
Hockey |
63 International Epiphany Hockey Tournament |
www.hockeyreyes.com |
| 6 February |
Motorcycling |
SPEA FIM Campeonato del Mundo de Trial Indoor |
www.rpmoffroad.es |
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Barcelona's Indoor Trial |
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| 6 March |
Athletics |
Barcelona Marathon |
www.barcelonamarato.es |
| 9-11 March |
Conference |
Global Sports Fòrum Barcelona |
www.globalsportsforum.org |
| 16-24 April |
Tennis |
Barcelona Open BancSabadell 2011- 59 Conde de Godó Trophy |
www.barcelonaopenbancosabadell.com |
| 6-8 May |
Basket |
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four |
www.euroleague.net |
| 6 - 8 /13-15 May |
Polo |
43rd International Polo Tournament - Barcelona Polo Classic |
www.rcpolo.com |
| 20-22 May |
Motoring |
55 Gran Premio de España Telefónica de Formula One |
www.circuitcat.com |
| 20 - 22 May |
Sailing |
38th Conde de Godó Trophy |
www.rcnb.com |
| 3-5 June |
Motorcycling |
Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya de MotoGP |
www.circuitcat.com |
| 4-5 June |
Sports Extreme |
Movistar Barcelona Extreme |
www.movistarbarcelonaextreme.com |
| 13-16 July |
Sailing |
4th Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona Regatta |
www.puigvelaclassicabarcelona.com |
| 2nd fortnight August |
Football |
46th Joan Gamper Estrella Damm Trophy |
www.fcbarcelona.cat |
| August 2011-May 2012 |
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Spanish League Competition |
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Football |
XXXVII Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona - Memorial Fernando Lara |
www.rcdespanyol.com |
| August 2011-May 2012 |
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| 22-25 September |
Horse Riding |
100 CSIO Barcelona - FEI Nations Cup Promotional League Final |
www.csiobarcelona.com |
| 16 October |
Triathlon |
Garmin Barcelona Triathlon |
www.garminbarcelonatriathlon.com |
| 20 November |
Athletics |
88 Jean Bouin |
www.elmundodeportivo.es |
| 31 December |
Sailing |
Barcelona World Race |
www.barcelonaworldrace.com |
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Barcelona Soccer Tours is a soccer specialized company dedicated to offer world-class soccer programs for teams, coaches and individual players in Barcelona in partnership with FC Barcelona & RCD Espanyol.
www.kaptivasports.com
info@barcelonasoccertours.com
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Sports |
5-8 May |
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Spain Open 2011 – Club Golf El Prat |
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Sports |
6-8 May |
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Euroleague Final Four (Basketball) |
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Sports |
6-8,13-15 May |
3.000 |
International Polo Tournament |
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Trade Fair |
12-22 May |
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International Motor Show |
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Trade Fair |
16-21 May |
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Int. Building Exhibition (Construmat) |
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Sports |
20-22 May |
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Conde de Godó Sailing Trophy |
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Sports |
20–22 May |
200.000 |
Formula One Grand Prix |
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Music |
25-29 May |
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Primavera Sound Festival |
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Sports |
3-5 June |
170.000 |
MotoGP Grand Prix |
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Sports |
4-5 June |
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Barcelona Extreme Games |
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Conference |
8-10 June |
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The China @ Barcelona Summit - ESADE |
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Congress |
15-16 June |
3.000 |
HIT Barcelona |
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Music |
16-18 June |
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SONAR – Advanced Music Festival |
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Congress |
22-25 June |
2.500 |
Gastrointestinal Cancer Congress - UICC |
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LGBT Event |
24–26 June |
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Pride Barcelona |
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Culture |
17 June-August |
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"GREC" Barcelona Summer Festival |
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Culture |
June-Dec |
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Exhibition Romanesque Art Collection. New Display MNAC |
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Conference |
July |
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Spain-China Forum |
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Culture |
1 Jul-16 Oct |
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Picasso in Paris, 1900-1907 (Exhibition) |
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Congress |
2-6 July |
2.500 |
Otorhynolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery EUFOS |
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Sports |
8–10 July |
18.000 |
Barcelona Harley Days |
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Fashion |
13-15 July |
16.000 |
The Brandery. Urban Fashion Show |
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Sports |
13-18 July |
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Europa Race (Sailing Regatta IMOCA Class) |
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Sports |
13-16 July |
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Puig Classic Sailing Regatta |
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Music |
July-Sept |
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San Miguel Mas & Mas Festival (jazz, blues) |
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Sports |
August |
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"Joan Gamper" Summer Trophy – F.C. Barcelona |
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Congress |
12-15 August |
10.000 |
Jornada Mundial de la Joventut 2011 |
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Sports |
August |
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"Ciutat de Barcelona" Summer Trophy – RCD Espanyol |
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Sports |
10-17 Sept. |
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Audi Med Cup Circuit |
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Sports |
22-25 Sept. |
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100 CSIO International Show jumping Competition |
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Trade Fair |
22-29 Sept. |
100.000 |
International Exhibition of Textile Machinery - ITMA |
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Music |
Oct - Dec |
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Barcelona International Jazz Festival |
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Culture |
13 Oct -25 Març 2012 |
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Joan Miró. The ladder of escape (Exhibition) |
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Conference |
28 Sept.-2 Oct |
3.000 |
V Southern European Veterinary Conference |
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Conference |
13-14 Oct |
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General Assembly Int. Walking Association |
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Sports |
15-16 Oct |
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Barcelona International Walk |
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Sports |
16 October |
5.500 |
Barcelona Triathlon |
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Trade Fair |
19-23 October |
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Barcelona Meeting Point |
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Trade Fair |
29 Nov–1 Dec |
10.000 |
EIBTM- European Incentive, Business Travel & Meeting |
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| 2012 |
Fashion |
25-27 Jan |
16.000 |
The Brandery. Urban Fashion Show |
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Congress |
21-23 Feb. |
20.000 |
Fespa Digital Europe 2012 |
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Congress |
27 Feb-1 Mar |
50.000 |
Mobile World Congress |
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Congress |
18-20 April |
8.000 |
47th Meeting European Association for the study of the liver -EASL |
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Sports |
10 -15 July |
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14th IAAF World Junior Athletics Championship |
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Congress |
14-18 July |
6.000 |
8th Forum of European Neuroscience – FENS |
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November |
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IAAF Centennial Gala |
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Congress |
27-29 Nov |
12.000 |
EIBTM – European Incentive, Business Travel & Meeting Exhibition |
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Sports |
January |
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World Handball Championship |
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19 Jul – 4 Aug |
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XV FINA World Aquatics Championship |
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Sports |
September |
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World Basketball Championship |
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- 1th January (New Year's Day)
- 6th January (Three Kings Day/ Epiphany)
- 22rd April (Easter Friday)
- 25rd April ( Easter Monday )
- 13th June (Whit Monday)
- 24rd June (Saint John, Patron Saint of Catalonia)
- 15th August (Assumption)
- 24rd September (La Mercè, Patron saint of Barcelona)
- 12th October (Saint Pilar)
- 1th November (All Saints)
- 6th December (Constitution Day)
- 8th December (The Immaculate Conception)
- 26rd December (Saint Stephen/ Boxing Day)
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The official calendar for Sunday trading and shop opening in Barcelona includes the following days in 2011: July 3th, October 12th, December 6th, 8th, 12th and 18th.
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Turisme de Barcelona
Departament de Promoció
Rambla de Catalunya, 123. 08008 – BARCELONA
Tel. +34 933 689 700
Fax. +34 933 689 701
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