Costa Barcelona

It all starts with the sea in this amazing area. Discover its six regions and a whole host of travel ideas.

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What to do on the Costa Barcelona

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Paths next to the sea

If you enjoy combining your walk with a swim, you’re in luck: you’ll find plenty of paths in the regions of Barcelona that are ideal for exploring the coastline on foot. Signposted and waymarked, they often boast information panels listing the characteristics of the route. A great deal of effort has been made with these paths to ensure that no one gets lost and that everyone can discover the beautiful landscape and nature of this part of the Mediterranean region.

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An unforgettable outdoor shopping experience

Just 40 minutes from Barcelona, discover La Roca Village, one of the eleven luxury shopping destinations in The Bicester Collection. Explore more than 140 boutiques of the world's best fashion and lifestyle brands with discounts of up to 60% off the original price throughout the year, in a safe and privileged environment.

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Modernista 'souvenirs'

Very close to Barcelona you will find a great many examples of modernista works created between the 19th and 20th centuries. Urban palaces and holiday homes, churches and hospitals, warehouses and gardens, factories and cellars, all with the signature of the great architects of the movement in Catalonia: Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, among others. To commemorate this cultural trend, different towns and cities are organizing festivals and fairs to recover their aesthetic quality. Want to find out more about them?

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5 essential human tower building events

Strength, balance, courage and common sense, the four key concepts of human tower building, repeated like a mantra by its practitioners. For spectators, the most appropriate words might be thrills, nerves, suspense and joy. Without a doubt, to experience a human tower building event is to navigate a sea of sensations. So it’s no wonder that UNESCO inscribed this Catalan tradition par excellence on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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<p>De compres a Terrassa</p>

Anar de compres mentre passegem per nuclis urbans plens d'història, edificis emblemàtics, carrers amb encant i dinàmiques avingudes és possible als eixos comercials de Granollers, Igualada, Mataró, Terrassa, Sitges, Vic, Vilafranca del Penedès i Vilanova i la Geltrú. Hi trobaràs botigues de marques internacionals i establiments de tota la vida, una fórmula ideal per fer-hi el millor shopping. Si pots, mira, remena i compra en 8 eixos comercials absolutament únics

<p>Fira de les bruixes de Sant Feliu Saserra</p>

Les dones han estat oblidades durant dècades pels cronistes. Durant segles, el seu paper ha quedat relegat al d’esposes i mares i qualsevol fet destacat quasi sempre s’ha atribuït als  homes del seu voltant o ha caigut en l’oblit. Per aquest motiu i a les portes del 8-M volem explicar-te sis històries amb protagonistes femenines que han viscut al llarg de totes les èpoques. Les seves biografies demostren que van ser pioneres en diversos àmbits de la vida social, política i cultural de les comarques de Barcelona.

<p>Passeig entre vinyes amb bicicleta elèctrica</p>

Ets un aventurer de més de 125 centímetres d'alçada? T'agrada viatjar sobre dues rodes, pedalar sense cansar-te i descobrir la natura al teu ritme? Amb una bicicleta elèctrica pots fer-ho! A les comarques de Barcelona, hi ha molts centres que les lloguen i et proposen rutes guiades per GPS. Gaudir dels paisatges rurals més espectaculars mai ha estat tan fàcil!

It all starts with the sea

The unique Catalan modernist heritage, amazing natural areas and a strong wine tourism tradition make for the perfect cocktail


 

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