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I just got back from Barcelona... here's what I think you should knowJul 6, 2022 • 7 min read
Lonely Planet writer Sasha Brady shares her tips and tricks from a two-week vacation in Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona Travel News
historySeize a rare chance to stay in this Gaudí masterpiece in BarcelonaJun 21, 2021 • 2 min read
Casa Vicens, one of Antoni Gaudí's earliest architectural works, is opening to guests for one night only through Airbnb.
festivals and eventsPrimavera Sound trialed a COVID-safe concert in Barcelona without social distancingJan 12, 2021 • 2 min read
Primavera Sound festival have hailed a successful trial held last month, investigating the possibility of holding live music events without social…
sustainable travelThe simple way Barcelona is making the city more pedestrian-friendlyNov 18, 2020 • 2 min read
Most of the streets through central Barcelona will be car-free in the next decade, according to a new plan from the city government.
wineBarcelona adds struggling bodegas to its list of cultural heritage sitesNov 10, 2020 • 2 min read
Barcelona is adding 11 bodegas — traditional wine bars — to its list of protected cultural heritage sites.
historyBarcelona's legendary Liceu theater reopens with a concert for house plantsJun 23, 2020 • 2 min read
Music returned to Barcelona's legendary Gran Teatre del Liceu on Monday with a string quartet playing to an audience of house plants.
unique staysLove Killing Eve? Rent Villanelle's Barcelona apartment on AirbnbJun 5, 2020 • 1 min read
The beautiful Barcelona apartment that Villanelle uses as her base in the third season of Killing Eve is now on Airbnb
'The whole city has turned into exercise fanatics' - Barcelona begins lifting lockdownMay 22, 2020 • 5 min read
After two months under one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns, Spanish people are slowly returning to a new normal. Phase zero at the start of month…
sustainable travelTravel from Barcelona to Madrid from €10 on Spain's new high-speed trainJan 29, 2020 • 2 min read
Spain has launched a new low-fare, high-speed rail line that connects passengers from Madrid to Barcelona with prices starting from just €10.
These are the world's best cities in 2020, according to a new reportJan 23, 2020 • 5 min read
This year’s list of the best cities in the world has been released, and it’s more than just a matter of hometown pride.
sustainable travelBarcelona is banning older vehicles from entering Europe’s largest low emissions zoneJan 9, 2020 • 2 min read
Barcelona is imposing a ban from 2021 on vehicles that generate more pollution from entering the city centre for 13 hours per day.
budget travelThe best times to visit these trending destinations, according to Dollar Flight ClubJan 4, 2020 • 3 min read
Resolving to see more of the world in 2020? You don’t have to go bankrupt chasing the dream.
There's a supercomputer lodged inside this Barcelona church – and it's open for visitorsDec 9, 2019 • 2 min read
It might look like something out of “Mission: Impossible,” but you don’t have to sneak inside like Ethan Hunt to catch a glimpse of this supercomputer in…
sustainable travelHow Barcelona's car-free 'superblocks' could save livesSep 12, 2019 • 2 min read
A new study predicts that Barcelona's revolutionary plan to return nearly 70% of street space to citizens could prevent hundreds of premature deaths every…