Today we get to know Tona’s secrets Tona (a nickname for Marta > Martona > Tona) started guiding groups around Scandinavia. She had answered an add on the press for tour guides in Switzerland, but shortly after receiving her training her destination changed and she was sent to Norway instead. After working there for some …
The best Barcelona sports bars Today we are not offering you the typical list of sports bars in Barcelona packed with noisy Irish pubs where young tourists get drunk. Well, we’ll give you a couple that are super famous, but we’ll also give you other lesser known options that are suitable for all ages. So …
OUR FAVORITE BARCELONA BIRDS I’ve always been interested in the type of birds that live in Barcelona. But most of the time, when you think about Barcelona birds the first species that will come to your mind are the usual pigeons (over 85,000 of them!) and sparrows, and after thinking a bit more, one might …
Love indoor pools? Today’s post is for you! Are you one of those who always look for a hotel with pool because you love it? Regardless if it’s winter or summer you need a pool. The weather in Barcelona is usually temperate but in autumn and winter outdoor pools are out of service, so if you …
Clara’s interview for the blog! Clara has been working with ForeverBarcelona since 2013 and her guests are always uber happy with her tours. But would you believe she never envisioned being a tour guide? But she studied Journalism and Communication, and she was looking for a job that she combine with her journalist gigs. When …
BARCELONA VERMOUTH BAR LIST – THE CATALAN VERSION OF TAPAS Do you want to know a secret? Tapas aren’t really a Barcelona thing. Other cities like Seville, Madrid or Bilbao have entire neighborhoods full of tapas bars, and their locals hop from bar to bar enjoying a tapa here and another tapa there. That doesn’t …
OUR FAVORITE ACTIVITIES FOR DRIVERS IN BARCELONA Is driving one of your passions? Would you like to explore Barcelona by car or riding a motorbike or scooter? Are you a motorsports lover? Then today’s post is for you! With the easy to drive grid of the Eixample, and some vehicle friendly large avenues such as Diagonal, …
WHAT SHOULD YOU SEE IN THE HORTA DISTRICT? With the construction of the Eixample district after 1854, Barcelona expanded its limits beyond the city walls, eventually reaching those villages in the subburbs, that finally lost their independence and were annexed. One of the last to become part of Barcelona was Horta, in 1904. This a rural …
Interviewing our top guide Pepus Time for another interview of one of our guides! Today we want to introduce you Pepus, a fascinating tour guide that combines experience, savoir-faire, knowledge and a taste for the little pleasures of life – and that shows in his tours! Pepus studied Tourism in college and when he was …
WHAT DOES THE NATIONAL DAY OF CATALONIA CELEBRATE? Today is September 11, a day that for Catalans means something very different from what it mean for the rest of the world. Today we celebrate La Diada, the National Day of Catalonia. And while most nations have picked a victory day for their own National Day, we …