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 BlaugranaBikini 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....
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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 240-242A 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 BaixSaid 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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Child-specific attractions at the science museum include the Bubble Planetarium (a digital 3D simulation of the universe); the Toca Toca! space where...
C/Teodor Roviralta 47-51In 2008, the Museu Tèxtil, previously located in the Born, joined the ceramic and decorative arts museums in the Palau Reial de Pedralbes, built in the...
Palau Reial de PedralbesIf you have a Porsche and a model girlfriend, this is where you meet your peers. Housed in a converted mansion, Elephant is as elegant and hi-design as its...
Passeig dels Til·lers 1Up in the vicinity of Camp Nou, the main attraction of this mammoth two-tier white tent is a 1,000sq m (10,800sq ft) concert space that plays host to...
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