What would we do without our city parks? Even though you might have visited Barcelona before, maybe you didn’t have time to visit and enjoy the wonderful green offer the city has at our disposal. Barcelona has 2.784 hectares of beautiful parks and gardens. People, young and old, come here to enjoy their magnificent beauty… Read More
Summer is sun and flip-flops, late nights and short shorts. Summer is Holidays!! You probably form part of the 90% of people that plan well in advance their holidays. But if you are still in the preparation phase or part of that 10% that, like me, leave all your planning for the last minute, here… Read More
Barcelona by night can be as interesting as by day. So after a busy morning visiting the Sagrada Familia or the Picasso Museum, save some energy and pick one of the 5 proposals we offer you. But remember that when we Barcelonian’s talk about night we really mean night. Bars & restaurants are busiest around 10pm… Read More
Get the most of Barcelona in one day with only five steps Barcelona’s pleasant weather makes it suitable to visit the city throughout the year. Here are some suggestions to make your stay unforgettable. 1. Start the day with Picasso and the hidden treasures of the Gothic Quarter Follow the footsteps of Pablo Picasso in Barcelona. Travel… Read More
A customer sent us a letter after her vacation in Barcelona. We want to share it with you: To the team of BGB – I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how we enjoyed our time in Barcelona and the tours arranged by Barcelona Guide Bureau (BGB). When I was… Read More
Have you ever experienced the feeling of arriving home with the last acquisition for your house? When I bought my new crockery I laid it all out on the table. Looking at these modern white plates I thought about my old mismatched ones. What should I do with them? In Greece they smash plates to… Read More
There is a place, less than one hour by car from Barcelona, where you can find nature and culture a few meters from the sky. The legend tells us that some shepherds were walking along the mountain and found a “black Madonna” figure in a cave 1200 metres high. They called the place “Holy Cave”.… Read More
Modernisme is a cultural movement that started in Europe in the nineteenth century. In other countries it was known as Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Stile Floreale, etc. It was based in nature, curved lines and asymmetry, created as a reaction to bourgeois conservatism. Catalan Modernisme was also a political and cultural movement that sought to transform… Read More
The markets in Barcelona were built in the 10th century, although back in the Roman times there were all kinds of trades and exchanges taking place in the narrow streets of the old town. Barcelona has 39 food markets and 4 non-food markets where the locals go to buy their everyday fresh and seasonal products.… Read More
Codorníu is a Catalan company that has been producing wine since the 16th century. Founded in 1551 it is the oldest family company in Spain and one of the 20 world’s oldest companies. The first company in Spain to make Cava was Codorníu in 1872. Cava is made following the “Méthode Champenoise”: it is sparkling… Read More
