{"id":3438,"date":"2014-02-13T22:17:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2022-02-15T11:08:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:08:19","slug":"things-to-do-in-barcelona-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/things-to-do-in-barcelona-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Barcelona?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona\u2019s cultural charms and social calendar have helped make it one of the world\u2019s most popular destinations for both tourists and expats looking for a new life. Whether you\u2019re a hedonist on the prowl for all-night clubbing or a fine art connoisseur searching for gallery openings, every day of the week there\u2019s something on offer to suit your tastes. But with two foreign languages to contend with and a plethora of information sources, it can be a struggle to discover exactly just what\u2019s going. We\u2019ll discuss the best places to find out what to do with your week here.<\/p>\n

Time Out<\/a> has grown into one of the world\u2019s leading listings magazines since its launch in London in 1968. It expanded to Barcelona to 2008 and its website provides an up-to-the-minute and highly readable guide to everything that\u2019s going on in the city. Miniguide Barcelona<\/a> also provides an extensive guide to events in the Catalan capital, categorised into music, film, books, stage, art, fashion, beauty, wellness, food, drink, clubbing and romance. Their service includes a weekly events calendar and email newsletter. Their Twitter account is also worth following for the latest updates. The City Council\u2019s Barcelona guide<\/a> is another good place to find current cultural events taking place in Barcelona, helpfully displayed on a city map.<\/p>\n

For those looking for a good time without having to break the bank, forfree.cat<\/a> is a great resource for budget events. They display today\u2019s highlights and also provide a weekly calendar of events. Their search function allows events to be found by type and geographical area. If you\u2019re confident in your Spanish, the Facebook group Barcelona por 4 euros<\/a> publicises countless affordable events in Castellano. It\u2019s regularly updated throughout the day and highlights events that are often concealed from foreign eyes in Barcelona. For homesick Brits, Angloinfo<\/a> provides a detailed events schedule targeted at the expat community. Barcelona Metropolitan<\/a>, the city\u2019s leading free English language magazine, offers a good mix of coverage for both homesick ex-pats and local culture enthusiasts, all available online.<\/p>\n

The agenda available at Barcelona Turisme goes beyond tourist activities and ranges festivals to sports activities. They provide a list of upcoming highlights and a day-by-day agenda, as well as the facility to purchase tickets for events for some of them. For a wide variety of the major upcoming events, such as FC Barcelona games and arena concerts, try the Barcelona Yellow<\/a> events calendar.<\/p>\n

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Clubbers in Barcelona are spoilt for choice. The listings page of Resident Advisor<\/span> highlights the best nights in the city\u2019s upcoming schedule.\u00a0Songkick<\/a>, lists the many major concerts coming soon, and also offer ticket sales for them. If art galleries are more your thing, MutualArt<\/a> provides listings covering many of the current exhibitions in the city. PartyEarth<\/span> is another good resource for entertainment after dark in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

There are many websites for buying tickets online where you can also find major upcoming events, including eventful<\/span> and viagogo<\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for a place to stay while you\u2019re attending some of these events, ShBarcelona<\/strong> can provide you with both Barcelona\u00a0vacation rentals<\/strong> and long term rentals in\u00a0Barcelona<\/strong> whatever your tastes and requirements.<\/p>\n

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Barcelona\u2019s cultural charms and social calendar have helped make it one of the world\u2019s most popular destinations for both tourists and expats looking for a new life. Whether you\u2019re a hedonist on the prowl for all-night clubbing or a fine art connoisseur searching for gallery openings, every day of the week there\u2019s something on offer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[615],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3438"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107772,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3438\/revisions\/107772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}