{"id":77225,"date":"2017-02-27T18:32:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T17:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=77225"},"modified":"2017-07-17T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T14:49:34","slug":"german-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/german-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"How to feel like a German in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a country where it is almost the norm to have nothing happen the time it was scheduled to begin, be it doctor&#8217;s appointments, events or even meetings with friends, a little bit of\u00a0<strong>German culture<\/strong> is always welcome. But\u00a0<strong>Germans<\/strong> are not only known for their punctuality and efficacy. Here is how you can\u00a0<strong>feel like a German<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>in Barcelona.<\/strong><\/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<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\/german-barcelona\/#Oktoberfest\" title=\"Oktoberfest\">Oktoberfest<\/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\/german-barcelona\/#Food\" title=\"Food\">Food<\/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\/german-barcelona\/#Language\" title=\"Language\">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\/german-barcelona\/#Bundesliga\" title=\"Bundesliga\">Bundesliga<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/german-barcelona\/#MeetUp\" title=\"MeetUp\">MeetUp<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oktoberfest\"><\/span>Oktoberfest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_77228\" style=\"width: 318px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77228\" class=\" wp-image-77228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/245358696_5c5e10be4c_b-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by 46137 via VisualHunt\" width=\"308\" height=\"205\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by 46137 via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you know that Barcelona has its own <strong>Oktoberfest<\/strong>?\u00a0Every year at the<strong> Plaza Universo<\/strong>,\u00a0the people of Barcelona throw on their lederhosen and throw down with liters of fantastic <strong>German beer<\/strong>. It&#8217;s as close to the real thing as it gets in Spain, and it is a truly great experience.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food\"><\/span>Food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-the-universitat-de-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universitat de Barcelona<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>you will find\u00a0<strong>Alt Heidelberg.<\/strong>\u00a0This place not only offers traditional, and as usual perfect, <strong>German beers,<\/strong> but also all the main <strong>German classics<\/strong>:\u00a0from <strong>Sp\u00e4tzle<\/strong> to <strong>Bratwurst<\/strong>, it has it. The owner is <strong>German<\/strong> himself and provides a great company should you want a chat in <strong>German<\/strong> or to know more about the food and products on offer.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Language\"><\/span>Language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to feel <strong>German<\/strong> anywhere in the world, it is important to speak the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-language-schools-in-bcn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>language<\/strong><\/a>. Language and culture are, after all, closely interlinked. <strong>BCNLIP<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/video-gotico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barri Gotic<\/a> offer all lengths of <strong>German language<\/strong> courses from 2 hours a week to 10. Their classes are small, with no more than 10 people in one, enabling you to have the best chance to <strong>learn<\/strong>. Not only will you be taught the language, but also the history of the great country of <strong>Germany.<\/strong> The school can prepare you towards a<strong> Dele exam<\/strong>, should you wish to reach a level where you could live and work in a G<strong>erman speaking<\/strong> nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related\u00a0article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feel-the-spirit-of-football-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feel the Spirit of Football in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bundesliga\"><\/span>Bundesliga<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may have realized by now that the Spanish love their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/going-fcb-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>football<\/strong><\/a>. It is more of a religion that a sport. Because of this, many different pubs and bars show <strong>Bundesliga<\/strong> matches. <strong>L\u2019Ovella negra<\/strong> in Bogatell\u00a0is one of the best spots for this. You can buy 5 liters of beer at a time, and play some pool whilst watching <strong>Bayern Munich<\/strong>, <strong>Borussia Dortmund<\/strong> or any of your favorite <strong>Bundesliga<\/strong> teams.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MeetUp\"><\/span>MeetUp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84310\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84310\" class=\" wp-image-84310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sisters-2061718_960_720-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"248\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MeetUp<\/strong> is a website dedicated to getting people to join together in whatever activity you can think of. Whatever you want to do, they will have it. Even if you want to cartwheel through <strong>El Born<\/strong>, you will find people of a similar mind who also think that sounds like a brilliant activity. Spend some time exploring the site and you will be sure to find\u00a0<strong>German<\/strong> group to join.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So whether you want to meet <strong>German speaking friends<\/strong>, go to a VW rally or have a stolen bake-off, there are many different ways you can head out of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flat,<\/a> and <strong>feel like a German out in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"77225\"\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>In a country where it is almost the norm to have nothing happen the time it was scheduled to begin, be it doctor&#8217;s appointments, events or even meetings with friends, a little bit of\u00a0German culture is always welcome. But\u00a0Germans are not only known for their punctuality and efficacy. 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