{"id":87818,"date":"2017-06-12T15:03:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=87818"},"modified":"2017-06-05T15:08:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T13:08:14","slug":"barcelona-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should move to Barcelona after you retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona\u00a0<\/strong>is a gorgeous city that has been fascinating young and old people alike for many, many years. The truth is that this eclectic European city has so much to offer people in all stages of their lives, that many of those who come for a visit end up falling in love with it and deciding to stay for good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some of the reasons why you should\u00a0<strong>move to Barcelona after you retire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visiting Barcelona for seniors<\/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\/barcelona-retire\/#The_sea_and_the_beaches\" title=\"The sea and the beaches\">The sea and the beaches<\/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\/barcelona-retire\/#The_weather\" title=\"The weather\">The weather<\/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\/barcelona-retire\/#The_art_and_the_culture\" title=\"The art and the culture\">The art and the culture<\/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\/barcelona-retire\/#The_food\" title=\"The food\">The food<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_sea_and_the_beaches\"><\/span>The sea and the beaches<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_87822\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87822\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-87822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sea-man-person-beach-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some people love lying down to catch a tan on the <strong>beach<\/strong> while others can&#8217;t stand to remain still bearing the heat for too long. No matter what type of person you are, you can still enjoy the many <strong>beaches<\/strong> Barcelona has to offer, either for a nice swim, for a leisurely\u00a0stroll, or to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/app-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exercise<\/a> using some of the outdoors equipment available next to a number of <strong>beaches.<\/strong> There are even sections with ping pong tables available for anyone who brings their own paddle and ball!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_weather\"><\/span>The weather<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is possibly one of the most compelling reason for <strong>retirees<\/strong> to move to Barcelona. The city enjoys an extremely pleasant <strong>Mediterranean weather<\/strong> which offers a lot of sunny days and not that much rain. Granted, winters are still cold in Barcelona, but contrary to many European countries, it does not snow and the abundance of sunshine allows for a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/activities-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">activities outdoors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nightlife-seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona nightlife for seniors<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_art_and_the_culture\"><\/span>The art and the culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_87821\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87821\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-87821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pexels-photo-95364-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you appreciate <strong>art and culture<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong> won&#8217;t disappoint. The city is home to a large number of gorgeous monuments, such as\u00a0<strong>Casa Batll\u00f3, La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong>, and <strong>Sant Pau Recinte Modernista<\/strong>, some of which have been declared by UNESCO as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/world-heritage-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Heritage Sites<\/a>. On top of that, the city has hundreds of\u00a0<strong>museums<\/strong>, many of which offer free entrance on Sundays and all of which offer discounted prices for <strong>retirees.<\/strong>\u00a0And as if all of that wasn&#8217;t enough, there are an abundance of\u00a0<strong>art galleries<\/strong> spread across the city, showcasing work by new and established artists<b>, <\/b>which can be appreciated for free, or for a certain price, if you decide that a particular piece needs to be hanging on your wall instead of at the gallery.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_food\"><\/span>The food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chances are you have had to cook for yourself during a great part of your life, so now it has come the time to treat yourself with meals cooked by someone else.\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong> has thousands of restaurants ready to offer you excellent food from all corners of the world. Thai, French, Peruvian, Brazilian, American, Argentinean, you will be able to try them all and more in the capital of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalonia-rivers-lakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catalonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you think? 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