RENT A SCOOTER

Explore Barcelona in a different and highly original way – on a scooter! An exciting alternative to conventional tours, Barcelona Scooter gives you access to every corner of the city and helps you make the most of your sightseeing time.
Barcelona Scooter provides a guided panoramic tour of Barcelona's main tourist landmarks, on 125cc automatic scooters with four-stroke engines. The tour is escorted by an English-speaking guide who will tell you about the history of the sights at each stop.

By Barcelona Scooter, you will see the jewels of Catalonia's art nouveau and modernism movements, such as Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, the Hospital de Sant Pau, La Pedrera Casa Mila and of course the bizarre Casa Batlo.

Continue to Montjuic Park, renowned for its gardens and sporting facilities. Sights include the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, the Poble Espanyol, or Spanish Village, and the Olympic Stadium which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1992 Olympic Games.

The Barcelona Scooter tour finishes with a glide along the waterfront through Port Olimpic and Parc del Forum.

Choose the single scooter option or share with a friend on a double scooter - the choice is yours!

Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
Departure Point: Pg. Joan de Borbo, 80-84 Barceloneta
Return Details: Returns to original departure point
Price:
from 50 €

Metro:
Barceloneta

Email:
info@cooltra.com

Web:
www.cooltra.com

Phone:
93 221 4070

IN A ANONYMOUS WORLD...melodies from the underground

The city, a place where everything moves in multiple directions, where the continued pursuit of its citizens is immersed in the spin life, it keeps small oasis, that since the humanity has memory, let go the imagination and make the world more pure, cleaner and creative.

"In an anonymous world ..." is a photographic exhibition by art students who have portrayed from different viewpoints, the lives of those who work submerged in a sea of anonymous faces, those who live in an anonymous world, those who do not leave any opportunity to demostrate that there are other ways of understanding the life: THE UNDERGROUND MUSICIANS.

You can enjoy this exposition in the metro station of "Diagonal" (line 3 color green and line 5 color blue) in the Espai Merçè Sala.
It's open from 18th November to 30th January 2012 from Monday to Friday from 10:00hs to 20:30hs
The entrance is free.

more info: tmb.cat
http://www.ideasandcreativity.com/

BEETLE MEETING IN BARCELONA, November 27th 2011

This Sunday, you will be able to see many Volkswagen Beetle classics at the first Beetle-meeting in Barcelona!

There will be a great participation of Volkswagen Beetle classics, expositions, conferences, tour and of course the New Beetle will be presented. Further, the organization will make sure that there is a snack and drinks and prizes for the winners.

You can see it all at Urgell, 135, Barcelona.

Bohemian Barcelona

Discover the city’s modernista bars and their artists on a night-time tour

With this itinerary, we will make you discover some of the most important Modernisme-style bars after-dark. Unknown places frequented by Picasso, Casas, Russiñol among others, will allow us to listen to the stories of entertainment, bohemian life and perversion lurking within their walls.

One of the defining characteristics of Catalonia’s home-grown art nouveau, modernisme, was the creation of unique architectural spaces that brought together all the arts in spectacular fashion. On this tour you will discover these places, many of them off the usual tourist trails but still in use today, that will reveal the atmosphere and splendour of modernista bohemian life.

As you enjoy a drink, you’ll find out about the complex society that gave rise to one of the most intense periods in Barcelona’s history.

Itinerary: Casa Almirall, London Bar, Bar Muy Buenas, Café de l’Òpera, Taverna Els Quatre Gats, El Paraigües, Molly’s Fair City and the Fonda Espanya.

Length of tour: 3 hours.

Includes: guided tour + 2 drinks + map.

Tour in english: Saturday at 7.30pm.

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THE CATHEDRAL SQUARE IN BARCELONA

The Barri Gòtic begins in the Plaça Catalunya, the oldest square of Barcelona where, in the 13th century, one of the most flourishing markets in the city was held and slaves were once sold.

Two Romans towers that formed part of the old city walls and constituted the city's only defense until the 13th century are still to be found here.

The Palau Episcopal which rises to the right of the Roman towers also dates to the 13th century and creates an interesting contrast with the modern Col·legi d'Arquitectes, decorated on the outside with a graffito frieze designed by Picasso. To the left of the Roman towers is another interesting building, the Casa de l'Arcadia (at the present seat of the hitorical Archives of the City and the Historical Institute of Barcelona), which takes its name from the fact that it was the residence of the archdeacon. The building which is probably dates from the 11th century, was restructured throughout the centuries and is a harmonious fusion of Gothic and renaissance styles. One of the three façades of the palace looks out on the Carrer del Bisbe Irurita, the heart of the Barri Gòtic, which skirts the side of the Cathedral and ends in the Plaça Sant Jaume.

About halfway along, this lovely street is crossed by a charming suspended bridge connecting the Palau de la Generalitat to the second façade of the Casa dels Canonges.

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Festival Raval (S)

The Festival Raval (s) invites you to discover the cultural wealth of this district of Barcelona.


This year's Festival Raval (s), from November 10th to the 13th, will fill again the streets with of all kinds of activities for all ages: Music, theater, cuisine, cinema, fairs, tours, workshops, and street performances. You have a lot to choose from! All this and more can be found in the 9th edition of the Festival of Culture Raval, better known as the Festival Raval (s).

Also this year, the festival is organized by it's neighbors together with several organizations. They'll fill the neighborhood with its rich culture and have all sorts of activities in every corner of the Raval, from the Ramblas, to their theaters and museums.

The Culture Street
Actions bastoners, Bollywood dancing, magic, capoeira, dance, and all kinds of music can be found around the streets of San Ramon and the Rambla del Raval. Alsio the Children's Workshop will be organized there.

Theater and food
Theatre is one of the highlights of this years edition. You will be albe to see the performances of groups as The Tantarantana, the Llantiol, the Theatre of El Raval, the Condal, The Villarroel, Goya and the Romea. The programming can be found on the website of the festival.
We do miss the food side of El Raval (s) in this year's edition, although they introduced the initiative "EnTAPA't Raval". With this you can enjoy drinks and tapas for three euros at various places in the neighborhood while listening to live music. Not a bad idea, isn't it?

If you do not know the neighborhood, I suggest you participate in any of the activities with which it runs, such as Gymkhana Raval, or visit any of the organized exhibitions, such as "Photographic Memory of the Raval". You can also join one of the routes that will allow you to discover the historic buildings and the neighborhood's latest changes. Or maybe the Romanesque monastery of St. Paul? Or choose one of the museums into the neighborhood, such as the Maritime, the Royal Shipyards, the MACBA or the CCCB. Too much to see for just a few days.... Enjoy!

Fuente: web del ayuntamiento de barcelona
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Walking tour for free through Montjuïc

Next November 13 you can participate in a great hike through the mountain of Montjuïc

The departure will be from the Jardins de les Tres Xemeneies (Avinguda Paral • lel number 49, close from the metro station Paral • lel i L2 L3 at 9:00 hs.
This walking will take around 3:30 hours and we will visit during our travel the Tres Xemeneies Garden, Passeig de la Canadenca, the Hortes de Sant Bertran Garden, Mossèn Costa i Llobera Garden, Miramar Garden, Carlos Ibáñez Square, the Carretera Antiga de Montjuïc, the Joan Brossa Garden, the Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Garden, Camí de Mar, the Mirador Olímpic were we will take a drink.
After that we will continue through the Passeig del Migdia, the Polvorí stairs, Buenaventura Durruti square, Matemàtiques square, Font Florida square , the Mies Van der Rohe Fundation, Primavera square arriving at the same point of departure.

It will be around 12 km. Are you ready for this???

Check this website: http://www.euro-senders.com/barnatresc/web_cas/propera.htm

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Route of Modernism: "Casa Almirall"

The 150 years of history of this bar, situated in the heart of the Raval, converts it to one of the must-see places of the modernistic Barcelona. The intimate ambiance allows for a romantic face-to-face but also invites groups of friends to hang out for a few drinks and enjoy the enchanting interior of this place. Although they don’t serve dinners, you can enjoy the frequent jazz concerts or cultural events with a small snack and a drink.

Located at:

Carrer de Joaquín Costa, 33 - Barcelona

They open:

from Monday to Thursday from 17:00 to 02:30hs
Friday and Saturday from 17:00 to 03:00hs

Sunday from 17:00 to 02:30hs

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