Celebrating Christmas in Barcelona is a unique experience. For one thing, where else can get presents from the Catalan Christmas log, the tió de nadal? Without further ado, here are FUN Christmas activities for kids in Barcelona 2023! You must reserve in advance for many of these activities, starting on December 14 or 15. Set…
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Visiting Barcelona in March 2024
As the weather in Barcelona in March starts to warm up, more tourists flock to my adopted hometown. People head outdoors to enjoy a drink at a table al fresco. Sun worshippers emerge from their winter holes and soak up the sun in the park. It’s shoulder season, so expect tourist crowds, but they’re not…
Visiting Barcelona in August 2023
Why you should visit Barcelona in August Barcelona is a popular destination year-round, but August can be an especially exciting time to visit for several reasons! It’s full of cultural festivals and is a perfect time to go to the beach. Beaches: Barcelona has several beautiful beaches, and August is the perfect time to enjoy…
Visiting Barcelona in July 2023
July in Barcelona is an exciting time to visit. With hot, sunny weather, the city is ripe for visiting the beaches, Montjuic mountain, or having a sangria on a rooftop bar. As one of the most popular months to visit, Barcelona is a buzzing city with plenty of outdoor festivals, seaside events, and of course,…
CosmoCaixa: An Interactive Science Museum in Barcelona
Remember this? Your physics teacher tells you to turn to page 137 of your textbook. He rattles on about a formula or a chart. You try to understand it, but you find the “hugs not drugs” posters on the wall much more intriguing. Yawwwwnnnn… So, how do you make learning science FUN AND EXCITING? You…
Wandering the Whitewashed Streets of Sitges
Just 35 kilometers from Barcelona, Sitges is that ideal not-too-far-away escape from the city. Because of its microclimate, there are 300 sunny days of the year. And I can say that I’ve never witnessed a bad day at Sitges. Perhaps because the town is painted white and sucks up all that gorgeous light. (Yes, it does…
Guide to Park Guell, Spain’s Most Colorful Park
Guide to Park Guell, Spain’s Most Colorful Park Call it a giant Candy Land in Barcelona. Park Guell is that place where you feel like a 5-year-old, oohing and ahhing at crazy rock formations and multicolored mosaics. While most parks have your typical grass, trees, and benches, this parks excites and explodes with color. It’s…
Parc del Clot and Its Magnificent Arches
If you want to feel wistful and romantic on your afternoon stroll in Barcelona, there’s a special park for you. It’s Parc del Clot in Sant Martí. Reminiscent of the Roman arches, this park was actually built in the 1980s. It’s a central and lively center for the Clot neighborhood to play sports or to…
Romantic Spots in Barcelona
Romantic Spots in Barcelona Combine Barcelona’s sunny weather with the sensuality of the city: the elegant modernist buildings in Eixample, unspoiled historic monuments, and bewildering views. Barcelona feels light in spirit, carefree, and romantic. But not only that, it’s mysterious. You can get lost in the lanes of Born and Gothic Quarter neighborhoods – to…
Getting Morbid at Museu Blau
Located at Barcelona’s modern Parc del Forum, the Museu Blau’s other moniker is the Museu de Ciencies Naturales (Natural Science Museum). The new museum, which found its new home in 2011, is in a massive space of 9,000 square meters. The permanent exhibition of Museu Blau is Planet Life, which explores all past forms of life: the…