{"id":77218,"date":"2017-02-11T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T08:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=77218"},"modified":"2017-02-10T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T08:55:58","slug":"greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Greek culture in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> has a somewhat surprisingly large <strong>Greek<\/strong> population. Due to its similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-weather-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mediterranean climate<\/strong><\/a> and culture, many <strong>Greeks<\/strong> have taken advantage of the free movement across Europe to come here to make a life for themselves. Because of this, there are a lot of ways to <strong>experience Greek culture<\/strong> in the city of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/greek\/#Eating_the_food\" title=\"Eating the food\">Eating the food<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/greek\/#Debating_ideas\" title=\"Debating ideas\">Debating ideas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/greek\/#Learning_the_language\" title=\"Learning\u00a0the language\">Learning\u00a0the language<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/greek\/#Meeting_other_people\" title=\"Meeting other people\">Meeting other people<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eating_the_food\"><\/span>Eating the food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_83631\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83631\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/salad-1607325_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several different <strong>Greek restaurants<\/strong> in around the main town, the most popular of which is located in the neighborhood of\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raval<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>El Magraner Boig<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>traditional Greek restaurant<\/strong> that\u00a0offers all of the\u00a0classic dishes, including\u00a0<strong>pita,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>hummus<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>souvlaki<\/strong> and <strong>moussaka<\/strong>. <strong>El Magraner Boig<\/strong> is\u00a0a simple and <strong>casual tavern<\/strong>\u00a0where you can spend hours eating <strong>Greek food<\/strong> and practicing your \u00a0<strong>Greek<\/strong>\u00a0with the staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/live-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to make Barcelona feel like home<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Debating_ideas\"><\/span>Debating ideas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Greeks<\/strong> are famous for their thinkers and philosophers, who would spend hours discussing all matters of life and existence. If you want to experience this side of the\u00a0<strong>Greek culture<\/strong>, grab a couple of friends and spend an afternoon discussing a variety of philosophic topics. There are a number of great<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cafe-wifi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>caf\u00e9s<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Barcelona where you can sit and talk the day away, but if you truly want to get into the\u00a0<strong>Greek\u00a0<\/strong>spirit, go to\u00a0<strong>La Taberna Griega<\/strong>, where you will be able to enjoy a delicious saganaki or a scrumptious spanakopita while you exchange words with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurants-friends-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learning_the_language\"><\/span>Learning\u00a0the language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_83632\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83632\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/student-1826700_960_720-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to experience the <strong>Greek culture<\/strong> more deeply, enroll in a course to learn how to speak the language. The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uab.cat\/web\/universitat-autonoma-de-barcelona-1345467954774.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>has courses in <strong>Greek<\/strong> and the <strong>history of Greece.\u00a0<\/strong>There are also intensive classes in <strong>Greek<\/strong> at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uic.es\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Universitat Internacional de Catalunya<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and modern languages classes in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ub.edu\/web\/ub\/ca\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universitat de Barcelona<\/a><\/strong>. There is also the option of hiring a tutor so that you can have private\u00a0<strong>Greek classes<\/strong>. You can use websites such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tusclasesparticulares.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tusclasesparticulares<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanuncios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">MilAnuncios<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0find a good\u00a0<strong>Greek<\/strong> teacher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/greek-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greek Restaurants in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meeting_other_people\"><\/span>Meeting other people<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MeetUp <\/strong>is a website dedicated to getting people to join together in whatever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-outdoor-activities-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activity<\/a> you can think of. You can look for groups that represent the\u00a0<strong>Greek community in Barcelona<\/strong>, join a group of\u00a0<strong>Greek\u00a0<\/strong><strong>culture<\/strong> enthusiasts, or even create your very own\u00a0<strong>Greek culture<\/strong><strong> group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"77218\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona has a somewhat surprisingly large Greek population. 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