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The Brandery Barcelona 2010

Ever since the famous Bread and Butter urban clothes trade fair packed its bags and went back to its native Berlin, the city of Barcelona has been on the lookout for something similar. The Brandery Winter Edition 2010 is to be held in Barcelona from 27th to 29th January at the Fira de Montjuic. This [...]

18Jan2010 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Marilyn Manson comes to Barcelona

Marilyn Manson’s in Barcelona on 4th December to present his new album The High End of Low at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic and he plans to show the Catalan city of Barcelona what a party really is. Learn Spanish Courses Online

2Dec2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Monster Jam Barcelona 2009

Monster Jam, the world’s largest monster truck show is currently on an international tour and comes to Barcelona on 24th October 2009 at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic.

18Oct2009 | Steve | 1 comment | Continued

Red Bull Air Race Barcelona 2009

Come to Barcelona and enjoy the magnificent men in their flying machines as the Red Bull Air Race World Series 2009 takes to the skys.

30Sep2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

La Mercè 2009 Barcelona

Every September, Catalonia’s wonderful capital city Barcelona is turned into a dream world of fantasy. I hope you are ready because the Mercè 2009 has just got under way! Learn Spanish Online

23Sep2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

The Ice Bar in Barcelona

The Ice Bar in Barcelona is a great place to go and and even greater one to escape the humid Barcelona heat. Fortunately you are provided with warm clothing, hats and gloves to withstand the freezing temperatures inside and enjoy an ice cold Mojito.

12Sep2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Mark Cavendish Accused of Racism by French

Britain’s Mark Cavendish has laughed off accusations by an unnamed rival he is racist and anti-French.

16Jul2009 | Steve | 1 comment | Continued

The Bread & Butter Poll

A quick poll about Bread & Butter. This trade fair nets around 100 million euros for Barcelona and it looks like it’s packing it’s bags and going back to Berlin where it started. Even Jordi Hereu the mayor of Barcelona told the organisers of the event to think twice about going back to Berlin. What [...]

23Jan2009 | Steve | 3 comments | Continued

First emergency water supplies reach Barcelona

The ‘Sichem Defender’, the first tanker loaded with emergency domestic water supplies from Tarragona, arrived in Barcelona port this morning at 8.30am.
It will take just seventeen hours to unload the 19,000 cubic litres on board, that were pumped from aquifers of the Camp de Tarragona and Reus.
In total, the water has been subjected to four [...]

13May2008 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Barcelona to eliminate more than 4,300 Franco plaques

Barcelona is to eliminate over 4,300 plaques and remnants from buildings and façades from the General Franco era. They will also be taking away statues and fascist monuments such as those dedicated to “Primo de Rivera“.Horta-Guinardó, Nou Barris and Sarrià-Sant Gervasì are where most of these Franco relics are to be found.
Most of these plaques [...]

10Apr2008 | Catalonia | 3 comments | Continued

Max Mosley really should get his coat and leave

I really do think Max Mosley should get his coat and leave…..forever! To think that this guy cost McLaren 100 million dollars for the same thing that Renault did and is still sitting pretty in his connolly leather FIA president’s chair is beyond me.
I’m glad that the rest of the F1 fraternity are turning [...]

5Apr2008 | Catalonia | 0 comments | Continued