If you want to enjoy the best adventure in Montserrat, you must depart from Plaça Catalunya where the friendly orange umbrellas team is waiting for you. The adventure starts heading towards the well-known Mountain, an hour away from the city of Barcelona. After touring curvilinear roads with the private bus to the top of the… Read More
The doors of Barcelona, this is a city that seems enclosed by the elements: air, water and land. This city is located on the Mediterranean Sea to the East, the Collserola mountain to the West, the Llobregat River to the South and The river Besós to the North. But this limited territory welcomes a population… Read More
Montserrat is located 50 kilometers northwest of Barcelona. It is one of the most beautiful and admirable mountains in the world due to its abrupt and huge shapes. Its appearance impressive and threatening have created many legends around it. The impact it produces the first time you arrive at the mountain and contemplate the panorama is… Read More
After the Christmas celebrations and the desired extra payments of the year comes the period of sales where we all try to get those products we dreamed of at the best price. Enjoy the sales but be careful… sometimes television and marketing creates false needs and an extreme consumerism that can be very damaging to… Read More
On Saturday and Sunday 17-18 December Barcelona Guide Bureau participated one more year in the La Marató de TV3. This year we are very happy to announce than we collected more than 5.100 euros to give a financial boost to research on strokes and traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries. BGB superated all expectatives! This is… Read More
Barcelona has an antique and rich culture which is represented in a vast variety of customs. Traditions that in many occasions surprise the travellers that visit the city. Why not take a piece of this culture when you return home? In this article we recommend the top souvenirs that you should take home and the interesting history… Read More
The Sagrada Familia is the masterpiece of the architect, Antonio Gaudí, (in Catalan the building is called Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família). This architectural beauty that you can’t miss if you visit Barcelona belongs to the Catalan modernisme but combines others styles from different ages. This is because despite starting in 1882, it’s still… Read More
One of the reasons why Spain is known around the world is for its pleasant climate and its varied cuisine. Enjoy a glass of wine in the sunshine of a Summer or Autumn afternoon is a unique moment that you can’t miss on your holidays. The best time to walk through the vineyards is in September and… Read More
One of the most prized jewels of the Sanctuary is the voices that compose the Choir of Montserrat (in Catalan: Escolania de Montserrat). It is one of the oldest children choirs in Europe. There are documents dating from the fourteenth century that corroborate this religious and musical institution. Its existence is as old as younger is… Read More
What’s the best way to discover Barcelona? My favourite is to get lost in its streets and shopping areas with some amazing tradition and architectural details! There is such a melting pot of cultures, a mixture of old and new, full of curiosities waiting to be discovered. Do you know what locals eat or buy? Have you… Read More
