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Unique Sneaker Shops in Barcelona
Find the best sneaker shops in Barcelona Barcelona is an extremely multicultural and cosmopolitan city. You can tell this without even taking your eyes away from the floor, and just looking at the shoes people are wearing, from British tourists wearing their quintessential white trainers, to local kids wearing all sorts of flamboyant sneakers, as [...]
Santa Maria del Mar – Cathedral of the sea
Discover the original Cathedral of the Sea Ildefonso Falcones’ book Cathedral of the Sea (orig.: La Catedral del Mar) is based upon the construction of a church in Barcelona. Inspired by Santa Maria del Mar located in the district La Ribera next to the Ramblas del Born, Falcones’ intricately plotted novel which was published in [...]
Herzog and de Meuron – Forum building Barcelona
Barcelona Forum 2004 Building / Edifici Fòrum One of Barcelona’s most impressive buildings when it comes to modern architecture is the forum building in Barcelona . This “floating blue cheesecake” represents one of the most recent architectural creations in the city. It is officially recognised as Edifici Fòrum and was designed by the Swiss architects [...]
Twestival Barcelona 2010
Be part of the second ever Twestival in Barcelona 2010 For the second time, twitter users and social media fans are going to meet up tonight in cities around the globe. The first Twestival was a global meet-up that took place on 12th February 2009. In over 170 cities worldwide people came together for networking, [...]
Barcelona Aquarium – Explore the sea
Take a dip at Aquarium Barcelona One of the city’s latest attractions is the Barcelona Aquarium. Located right next to the IMAX cinema in the Port Vell area, Barcelonas’ own Seaworld attracts hundreds of tourists every week. In 35 aquariums which do features on all of the oceans on earth, the visitors are presented 450 [...]
Find Maneki Neko cats in Japanese shops
Maneki Neko and Japanese Shops in Barcelona Maneki Neko (or Manekineko) are Japanese handcrafted ceramic (or porcelain) sculptures which have existed for over 150 years in Japan. Their precise origin is unknown but there are several legends about it. Maneki Neko literally translated means “Beckoning Cat” and they have the same function as mojo. They [...]
Mies – Barcelona Pavilion
Barcelona Pavilion – Fundació Mies van der Rohe The Barcelona Pavilion is also recognized as the German Pavilion which was originally created by the German Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the International Exposition Barcelona in 1929. It was the official pavilion for Germany at the exhibition. In 1986 the city of Barcelona [...]
TABOO Burlesque night at Apolo
TABOO – Burlesque nights in Barcelona Vintage lovers and retro fans shouldn’t miss TABOO – Apolo’s Burlesque night. The event takes place once a month at the second floor of the club. The show comes up with a brilliant mix of live music, cabaret, comedy and sexy international Burlesque dancers. The audience consists of a [...]
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Palau Música Catalana The Palau de la Múscia represents Barcelona’s most famous concert hall. It’s been hosting world class musicians such as singers, orchestras, choirs and operettes since over 100 years now. Built between 1905 and 1908, designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the Palau is regarded as one of the worlds’ most [...]
