This swanky new uptown hotel combines a 19th-century villa with a state-of-the-art glass pavilion clad in teak lattices giving it a modern Japanese air. The...
Avda Tibidabo 1A true retreat, this small and friendly bed and breakfast property out in Tibidabo offers a home-style experience and is ideal if you're looking for a more...
C/August Font 24From its heyday in the 1980s, when matches were played at the massive Sant Jordi stadium, Barcelona basketball has slipped in status. The team's triumph in...
Palau Blaugrana
Forget the institutional youth hostels of old, with their mouldy showers, grubby sheets and threadbare towels - the Urbany has brought about a paradigm...
Avda Meridiana 97The Base Nàutica hires catamarans and windsurf gear to those with experience. There's a proficiency test for windsurfing held on Fridays at 4 or 5pm (€20...
Avda LitoralBikini lost some muscle in recent years, with the big-name stars it once booked replaced by little-knowns and ageing rockers. In 2010, however, programming...
Avda Diagonal 547This comfortable four-screen cinema has recently made the move from dubbed films and now shows crowd-pleasers in their original languages.
Avda Diagonal 508There are 14 lanes to try for that perfect 300, in an alley that hosts international tournaments. Early afternoons are quiet; otherwise, sit at the bar and...
Avda Dr Marañón 11Looking a tad jaded, Bucaro's white leather sofas and pouffes still manage to pull a crowd of glamour pusses, who stalk their prey from the mezzanine....
C/Aribau 195
Downstairs in the basement, the low sofas fill up with amorous couples, while upstairs everything is sleek and light, with brushed steel, dark leather and a...
C/Muntaner 240-242
Alongside the tents there's space for camper vans, plus a swimming pool, restaurant and bar.
Carretera N2A daycare centre for children aged one to ten. Meals are available. Some English is spoken.
Passeig de Sant Gervasi 16-20Highlights of these tiny renderings of 170 of Catalonia's most emblematic sights include a miniature Montserrat, Girona cathedral and everything Gaudí ever...
Can Balasch de BaixMaybe it's the name or maybe it's the location, but most of the Catwalk queue seems to think they're headed straight for the VIP room - that's crisp white...
C/Ramón Trias Fargas s/nSaid to be the biggest science museum in Europe, CosmoCaixa doesn't, perhaps, make the best use of its space. A glass-enclosed spiral ramp runs down an...
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