Places to eat near Magic Fountain One of my favorite things I recommend my guests to do at night in Barcelona is going to the Magic Fountain Show. If you haven’t heard of, it’s like the Bellagio in Vegas, the European way. I admit there was a time I thought it was too “touristy”. But …
beautiful barcelona tiles you’ll see in the sidewalks People in Barcelona walk around looking up to see the beautiful balconies. But looking down to the ground is a mistake: there are also beauties there they can miss! The Barcelona street tiles (also called “panots”) have inspired authors and artists. Here is how everything started: In …
What’s better, Barcelona or AMSTERDAM to visit? Barcelona and Amsterdam are two prominent European tourism destinations. Each of them offers wonderful sightseeing opportunities, and separated by a short 2-hr flight, they can be easily combined in the same trip to Europe. Or some might want to do a 3-city trip by either train or plane …
WHERE TO EAT A TRUE FORK BREAKFAST Fork Breakfast – esmorzar de forquilla in Catalan, is the breakfast of champions. In general, Spaniards eat continental breakfast: a cup of coffee and a bakery or toast. A sandwich to the most. Most jobs are quite sedentary and we don’t need many calories to survive until lunchtime. …
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The Catalonia castles you need to see Barcelona is the capital of the region of Catalonia. Our history dates back from the Roman times 2000 year ago and older. But it started defining its identity specially during the middle ages. In those times, Christians fought to push back the attacks of the moors, of Muslim …
Your itinerary for Barcelona in 5 days If you are wondering if 5 days in Barcelona is too long… Don’t worry: it’s not! It’s the perfect amount of time to explore the city and its surroundings leisurely. Without packing your days too much, without rushing. As an expert Barcelona tour guide, today I want to …
Do you know how many Salvador Dali Museums are there? Salvador Dali was born in 1904 in Figueres, just about 2 hours drive from Barcelona, Spain. He had a fearful and obsessive spirit that was also extremely curious and creative. And would turn him into one of the most intriguing artists in Art History. Inspired …
Medieval Towns in Catalonia worth visiting In the early 1000”s, the unification of several Franc counties gave place to Catalonia. And before that, the early Medieval times had already been a period of splendor for our land. A good prove are the many Catalonia medieval villages that you can visit in a short drive from …
Which is better, Barcelona or London? It’s time for another episode of our blog series Barcelona vs the World! And today it’s David vs Goliath: because how can Barcelona compete against London? Let’s explore that! The capital of the UK is easy to reach from most large cities in the world by plane. Actually, many …
Be mesmerized by stained glass in Barcelona As a tour guide, I love those “wow” moments that happen in certain stops. And if there’s one type of craft that guarantees to get the most “oooooh”, that’s stained glass. The beauty of sunlight filtering through colored glass is special. And for some reason it makes people …
HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIVATE TOUR COMPANIES Since confinement started things have been pretty quiet for tour operators like us. No new bookings, no emails asking about our tours and of course no tours to give. But that doesn’t mean I’ve spent all my time cooking cakes and snuggling with my family (which …
Paris vs Barcelona vacation – What to take into account Comparing Barcelona with Paris isn’t easy. Not many cities can shine when compared with the City of Lights. Both have obvious common points such as belonging to Southern Europe, being more than 2000 years old, a Roman past, beautiful medieval buildings … But while Paris …
Facts and History of Paella in Spain Paella is one of the most iconic dishes from Spain. Made of rice cooked in a shallow pan with two side handles, no tourist will leave Spain without ordering it. Spanish people also eat it regularly in all its different varieties: the most famous is the seafood version, …
Are there differences between Castilian Spanish vs Catalan? A Spanish student arrives to Barcelona, gets out of the plane and the first thing they notice is that… they don’t recognize the words in the signs! Were all their lessons rubbish? No: the signs are in Catalan! (Actually, in the airport Spanish and English are also …
What to see in barcelona for 4 days After 2 months of confinement, finally Barcelona is entering Phase 1 of un-lockdown. So it’s time to start dreaming about travel again! How long would you like to spend in Barcelona? The longer the better, if you ask me! And a 4 days Barcelona trip will allow …
Madrid vs BARCELONA travel differences Did you know I’ve been blogging since 2012 pretty much weekly except for last year that for a variety of reasons I couldn’t keep up with my posting plans? That’s many years of blog posts… And coming up with ideas sometimes gets hard. But some time ago I had an …
LUXURY APARTMENT HOTELS IN BARCELONA FOR YOU When pandemic is over and we start traveling again, there’ll be many decisions to make, and an important one is what type of accommodation to choose. Should it be an apartment, so you can avoid crowded restaurants (and save some money) and eat in most of the time? …
Cool Spanish cooking and tapas cookbooks A lot of people are spending their confinement days… cooking! My simple buñuelos recipe was a hit some weeks ago, so I thought you might be interested in learning how to cook other delicious Spanish dishes. We’ve covered some easy recipes in our blog, but this it not the …
Fascinating Spain history personalities and moments The Spanish history is full of events and characters that people see under a special aura. People and occurrences that have remained in our minds and that continue to fascinate us. In this times of confinement, learning about them is a nice distraction from the current situation. And for …
Travel virtually to Spain with these Barcelona puzzles As the days in confinement go by, at home we start needing new ideas for things to do. Luckily our 4yo keeps us busy! But sometimes it’s great to have a quiet activity that allows us to be together, create something beautiful and stay focused (rather than …
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