Colonia Guell

The Colònia Güell was first set up in 1890 on the initiative of Eusebi Güell, a businessman, at his Can Soler de la Torre estate, in the municipality of Santa Coloma de Cervelló, where he moved his textile busines from Sants, now part of Barcelona.

Social conflicts in Barcelona at that time led him to set up the new factory equipped with the latest technology- outside the city on a model industrial estate, with the workers’ houses alongside the factory, forming an urban complex with its own character, and social and economic life, supervised by the company.

Unlike the majority of industrial estate owners in Catalonia, Eusebi Güell improved social conditions for is workers and sponsored cultural activities. He provided cultural and religious amenities at the Colònia Güell, which were built in the current Modernista style by various architects whomhe commissioned, notably Antoni Gaudí, who was responsible for the church.

The talent of master builders is also displayed on many buildings, which is particularly evident in the variety of cornices and details on the facades.

Parking near our Bed and Breakfasts

Barcelona, like every cosmopolita and touristic city, can be expensive and difficult to park your car. Anyway, if you decide to come by car, there are some points to keep in mind:

- If your car is registered abroad, it is more a target for thieves. In this case we advise you not to leave valuable stuff inside de car, and drive with the doors closed (locked), including trunk.

- Even when parking, be sure not to leave anything that might be interesting to the thieves (or help to assume there many things of interesting inside (for exemple your support to your GPS)

- The best is to park your car at public parking (to relax and enjoy your holiday and not be thinking about the security of your car all the time). Just a 50 meteres to our Bed and Breakfasts you can find a public parking. can cost around 24-25€/day. You can check the places and prices here: www.bsmsa.cat/mobilitat/index.php/bsm-car-parks/bsm-car-parks/network-map

- If you want to park in the street, you can do it for free in some streets of Barcelona from Friday at 20-22hs (depending of the street) to Monday at 7-8 hs. be sure to check the signs before to leave your car.

- If you park in a area where it is not permitted, you will likely receive a fine or have your car towed away. This can cost around 170€!! If this happens to you, you'll find a yellow or green triangular sticker in the same place when you parked you car with the phone number when you can call to find out where you car is it.

- The passenger of the cruises of Pullmantur or Costa Crucero have a discount on the cost of the parking in the "Litoral" and "Biomédica" parkings. You have to show the identification to prove you are a passenger.

The night of the museums

One year more Barcelona celebrate "The Night of the Museums", a chance to discover it in a very special way.

Next saturday 15 of May between 19hs to 01hs all this museum are free:

- Arts Santa Mònica

- Caixaforum

- CCCB

- Centre Cultural Metropolitá Tecla Sala

- Cosmocaixa

- Disseny Hub Barcelona

- Espai Cultural Caja Madrid

- Fundació AD

- Fundació Antoni Tàpies

- Fundació Arranz-Bravo

- Fundació Foto Colectania

- Fundació Joan Miró

- Fundació Suñol

- Jardí Botanic de barcelona

- La Capella

- La Pedrera

- La Virreina. Centre de la Imatge

- Museu Agbar de les Aigües

- MACBA

- Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí de Barcelona

- Museu Can Tinturé

- Museu d'Arqueología de Catalunya

- Museu de badalona

- Museu de Ceràmica "La Rajoleta"

- Museu de Cienciès Naturals de Barcelona

- MUHBA Plaça del rei

- MUHBA Monestir de Pedralbes

- Museu d'Història de Catalunya

- Museu d'Història de L'Hospitalet

- Museu de la Música de Barcelona

- Museu Egipci de Barcelona

- Museu Etnològic de Barcelona

- Museu Frederic Marès

- Museu Marítim de Barcelona

- MNAC

- Museu Olímpic i del Esport

- Museu Picasso

Thursday free entrance in Joan Miro Museum

The Joan Miró Foundation was the first public institution in Barcelona to focus on contemporary art. Now they have included 17 new original works on paper, which come from the trust of the Miró family. To celebrate the new works they also offer free visits every Thursday afternoon.

Miró's works can also be seen in public places, like the Parc Joan Miró near Plaça Espanya, and in museums and galleries around the world.

The Joan Miró Museum is located in the Parc of Montjuic. You can arrive there by bus (number 50, 55 and 193 from Plaça Espanya), or by Funicular from the Paral·lel metro station.

The opening times are:

• Tuesday to Saturday from 10hs to 19hs (October to June) or 10hs to 20hs (July to September)
• Thursday 10hs to 21:30hs,
• Sunday and holidays 10hs to 14:30hs

Entrence fee is 8,50€

Feria de Abril en Barcelona

From 23th of April to 2nd of May, in the Forum we celebrate the Feria de Abril.

The Feria de Abril is a festival open to all who want to enjoy a living space. it's a popular event for all who want to remember at all the Catalans their origins Andaluz and Flamenco.

The Feria de Abril will opne with the "Grup Cal Bolavà de Calafell", who will dance and play the castanets. This set consists of 40 women from diverse communities and even countries like Sweden and Holland.

The entrance to the booth are free, visitors taking the opportunity to see performances by arts groups and shows.

The schedule is:

Friday 23th april from 18:00 to 4:15hs

Every day from 18:00 to 2:00hs

Saturday from 10:00 to 4:15hs

Sunday 25th April from 10:00 to 2:00hs

Friday 30th April from 10:00 to 4:15hs

Sunday 2nd May from 10:00 to 22:00hs

You can arrive by:

-Metro line 4 (yellow), the stop is call "Maresme-Forum"

-Bus, line 7, 36, 41, 43 y 141

-Special bus from Plaça Catalunya to Forum (from 22hs to 5:30hs)

In this festival you can enjoy of the

Sant Jordi a Barcelona the 24th of April

Like every year in Catalunya, and of course in Barcelona as well, the famous feast of Sant Jordi will be held on 23 and 24 of April. The city will be full of books and flowers. Tradition says that the men should give the women a rose and the woman a book to the men.

Some history:

Sant Jordi, knight and martyr, is the hero of a great history situated around the Montblanc.

A fierce and terrible monster was reacvhing the outskirts Montblanc, which had the powers to walk, fly and swing and to kill all breating beings.

The people thought that if they'd offer this monster each day a living person, it would not ruin right and left at will. Every day they picked at random a persom amongst all residents of the town, and that person would be delivered to the beast. This went on for a while and the monster was satisfied.

One day the fate wanted it to be the daugther of the king to be offered to the monster. There were citizens who volunteered to replace her, but the king was inexorable and severe, and with a heart full of grief he told his people that his daughter was also a resident of the town and would thus serve to offer to the beast. And so the princess was to be sacrified.

The girl was out the town and started walking toward the monster's lair. After some walking a young knight riding a white horse and golden armor presented himself to her. The princess told him to flee quickly since there was a fierce beast that wanted to eat all. The gentleman told her not to fea, as he had come for the purpose to fight the monster, kill him and liberate the princess -and all the citizens of Montblanc of this faith.

When the beast came, the princess was terrified though the knight felt stronger than ever, especially as he was defending this princess. The knight launced his spade and badly hurt the monster, bleeding him slowly and painfully to a miserable death. The knight, whos name was Jordi, tied the beast by the neck with a rope and returned with the princess and his prey to Montblanc. The king, so happy with the return of his daughter, offered the knight the hand of his daughter but Knight Jordi replied that he did not deserve such honor.

Then, Knight Jordi mysteriously disappeared, just he had appeared. Since then he lives in the heart of all Catalan people as Sant Jordi.

Fútbol Club Barcelona

On 1899, Hans Gamper founded Futbol Club Barcelona, along with eleven other enthusiasts of "foot-ball", a game that was still largely unknown in this part of the word.

The old Les Corts ground, inaugurated in 1922, was remodelled several times in order to find room for Barça's constantly growing fan base. After the Sapnis Civil War, the club started attracting more and more members every year, which also meant a considerably larger number of spectators of matches. Finally in 1957 was was inaugurated the new stadium.

If you want to visit the Camp Nou Tour and Museum, you can do it from Monday to Saturday from 10 to 20hs. Camp Nou Tour until one hour before the museum closes. Sundays is open from 10 to 14.30hs. The prices is 17€ for adults and 14€ for children up to 13 years old.

If you want to buy tickets for a match, you can do it in the web of Barça or in the ATM La Caixa. The prices depends of the match. If you need help to do it, please let us know!!!