Those of you who have been in New York know the feeling: you go to places you have never been, but still for some reason everything feels familiar as if you had been walking on those streets for your whole short life. That is normally caused by seeing all those two trillion movies taking place in the city. This time, however, we are not talking about New York or a movie, but Barcelona and a book.
The Shadow of The Wind (La sombra del viento) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a …

 
Even though Halloween is not a big part of any Spanish tradition, it has gained a foothold here and in Barcelona you can find similar Halloween activities as in most of other significant European cities. People here don’t send their children wandering from door to door begging for candy but the costume shops are thankful for Halloween as people go in flocks to buy something extraordinary to wear for their Halloween parties. The non-Spanish population is particularly well presented in the celebration of Halloween but don’t think it only means …

Let’s take a look at something that truly defines the landscape of Barcelona; the mountain of Tibidabo. The city of Barcelona is basically located between it and the sea, which means from the top of the mountain you will have a spectacular view of all of the city. And if you want to get there from the center of Barcelona, the way our blogging team (= me) did it was to take a metro and ride it until the last stop, Av. Tibidabo.
After that you need to take a tram, a bus …

Let’s take a brief look at a good choice if you are in the mood for a nice dinner on or near the beach and you are not the biggest enemy of seafood. However, before you aim your taste buds towards Barceloneta, read a bit further and let your stomach decide.

The Lifestyle crew had an opportunity to visit the restaurant Xup Xup in Barceloneta, located right next to the beach. The dinner was a great fish menu which was accompanied by many different kinds of cava. Before the meal you …

Whether you have already visited the city or are planning to come, you might know that like other big cities, Barcelona is double-sided: in the ancient center -Barri Gotic and Ribeira-, you will be bewildered yet charmed by the maze of narrow streets inherited from the Middle Ages; while in the new part of the city –Barri Eixample-, you will be stunned by the large rectilinear arteries and numerous chic boutiques.
It is in the old part of the city that you will be able to see remains of the Roman …