Archive for January, 2008

Jan 16 2008

The SARDANA typical catalan dance

Published by admin under Spanish Traditions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1E6pCOVEY&feature=related

 They dance together in circle …. very often en everywhere through Catalunya

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Jan 16 2008

Barcelona Old gothic cathedral – La Seu

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Plaza de La Seu
Gothic district  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC6wO8vlzvk 

The cathedral is officially named Cathedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia, after Barcelona’s patron saint Eulalia.
Already in 343 A.D. during the Roman Empire a basilica was built at the site of the current cathedral. In 985 the basilica was destroyed by the Moors, led by Al-Mansur. It was replaced by a Roman cathedral, built between 1046 and 1058. A Roman chapel, the Capella de Santa Llucia, was added between 1257 and 1268. It was later incorporated in the cloister next to the cathedral.

VERY AMAZING – GEESE IN THE CATHEDRAL 

Adjacent to the cathedral is a 14th century cloister. There are always 13 geese in its central courtyard. Each goose represents one year in the life of the martyr Santa Eulalia, a young girl tortured to death in the 4th century by the Romans for her religion. The cloister also contains a small museum with liturgist artifacts.

You can hire an apartment in the gothic centre for your stay in Barcelona.

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Jan 11 2008

Cinema Verdi Gracia area Barcelona

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CINE VERDI
Carrer Verdi
Gracia 

The Verdi cinema suggests many movies in the original language. Mostly european movies.

A nice place to go and discover spanish, french, german, english movies ….

Have a look at their website to see which movie you can go and watch.

http://www.cines-verdi.com/inicio.php

To enjoy your stay in Barcelona, you can hire an apartment in the Gracia area or a B&B room

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Jan 11 2008

Café del Sol in Gracia area Barcelona

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Cafe del Sol
Plaza del Sol 16
Underground Fontana
Open from 1 p.m. to 2.30 a.m.

In the charming Gracia district (which was a village before), the plaza del Sol is the nightlife centre.
Many young people come and sit at one of the terraces and have a drink.
The cafe del Sol is one of the oldest and more popular one. Very small inside but it has a big terrace which is very important in Barcelona.

If you plan on spending a few days in Barcelona, you can hire an apartment in the Gracia area.

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Jan 11 2008

The Buda Restaurant Barcelona

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Buda restaurant           
carrer Pau Claris 92
08010 Barcelona
ph : + 34 933 184 252
web : http://www.budarestaurante.com/

The Buda restaurant offers an ideal atmosphere for pre-dinner drinks where you can relax and enjoy a different thematic party every night ! Oriental decoration with big Buda statues of course. Restaurant with Fusion cooking.

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Jan 11 2008

Sint John’s festival – San Joan – on June 23 Barcelona

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June 23rd, the longest night of the year is celebrated everywhere in Barcelona with firecrakers.

You can buy firecrakers in small shops  … it is even a little bit dangerous …

Many many young people and older people spend the night on the beach at the ”Barceloneta” area eating ‘coca’ (typical cake for this celebration) and shooting firecrackers. They invade all the beaches of Barcelona. Playing music, dancing, drinking, eating … even night bathing in the sea ….

If you want to enjoy the San Joan festivities , you can hire an apartment in the Barceloneta area

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Jan 11 2008

Carnaval in Barcelona February 2nd 2008

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This year, carnaval will start on Tuesday February 2nd in Barcelona.

Parades and dances characterise the lively carnaval of Barcelona, which has its peak in the “Rua”, the great parade that starts from Plaça d’Espanya, crosses the centre of the city and ends with the “burial of the sardine” in Montjuic, marking the beginning of Spring.

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Jan 11 2008

Festival of Saint Eulalia February

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The festival of Saint Eulalia, first saint patron of Barcelona, takes place at the beginning of February and goes on for about ten days.  On this occasion, many popular celebrations and cultural events are organised. 

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