Culture and traditions

Discover a spectacular heritage while strolling around villages and towns in Barcelona's regions. Participate in traditional festivals and let museums nourish your sensibility.

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<p>El Masnou beach</p>

In your opinion, what is the greatest thing about Maresme? Summer? Its many sunny days and good weather all year round? Its bright blue skies? That there is no need to choose between the sea and the mountains? There are many reasons to come and visit Maresme... Today we add another one: The Maresme region boasts a hundred companies certified with the Biosphere sustainability label. This involves people working to improve products and services and minimise the impact on nature and the environment. Below you will find some of these 100 plans for you to choose from this summer. Read on, as they will surprise you!

<p>Fira Medieval i Festa de la Sal de Cardona</p>

One of the most typical ways to relive the Middle Ages in Catalonia and Barcelona is to explore their vast Romanesque and Gothic heritage. But you may not know about the many mediaeval fairs that can be enjoyed throughout the year in several towns close to Barcelona.

<p>Castellers de Vilafranca</p>

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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Cava Centre
Culture and traditions

An immersive, participatory and playful audio-visual activity that takes you on a journey through the origins, history, enigmas an...

Culture and traditions

La visita guiada més completa que et permetrà conèixer la importància històrica del Monestir de Sant Cugat en la història de la Ca...

Culture and traditions

Vine a les nostres visites a l'Ermita de Santa Maria de Sales i descobreix les meravelloses pintures gòtiques que amaguen al seu i...

Culture and traditions

Una visita guiada per les principals atraccions de la ciutat. Una visita que, segur, t'arribarà al cor!

Culture and traditions

Welcome at The Caves of the Toll, where will be able to endinsar-vos at a voyage for the prehistory.

Culture and traditions

Vine a visitar aquest espectacular conjunt monumental on la força de l’aigua ha conformat un paisatge geològic únic i singular.

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