About us
What we do at the Tourism Department of Barcelona Provincial Council
Tourism intelligence
Analysis and interpretation of data to assist in the decision-making process. At LABturisme you’ll find the studies, reports, statistics and training you need to boost your business on the basis of verified data.
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We help you to position and promote your company in order to contribute to the sustainable development of Destination Barcelona. Studies, data analysis and identification of opportunities.
- Support in the creation and structuring of tourism products
- Development of sustainable tourism
- Generating and sharing knowledge through meetings and training sessions
- Fostering relationships between businesses and destinations
- Tourism marketing actions: promotion, advertising and dissemination
Sustainable tourism
Sustainability is front and centre of everything we do. We strive to ensure the implementation of a tourism model that conserves the area, guarantees the wellbeing of the people who live there, and improves landscapes so that they can continue to be enjoyed in the future.
Vic
One of Catalonia's oldest cities, with a rich heritage and a market that started in the Middle Ages, located between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees.
The Llobregat Industrial Colonies
Factories and churches, workers' cottages and manor houses, schools and theatres, streets and gardens, bear witness to our industrial past along the river.
Cardona and the Salt Mountain
A town overlooked by a medieval castle and a salt deposit that formed 40 million years ago and exploited since Roman times.
La Roca Village
Rediscover the world’s most exciting brands in a beautiful open-air setting, just 40 minutes from Barcelona, with remarkable savings prices.
European Balloon Festival
The European Balloon Festival is a unique festival where you can enjoy the amazing sight of 50 hot air balloons in the sky and take part in fun activities for all the family.
Human towers, the Patum of Berga and the Fia-Faia festival
Human towers, the Patum of Berga and the Fia-Faia festival are unique traditions that have been listed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Very close to Barcelona, there are hidden villages, towns, routes and landscapes which, once you visit them, you cannot help but think about going back to or recommending them to anyone you know for them to enjoy a great one- or two-day getaway. Which one do you choose?
Very close to Barcelona, you have all kinds of opportunities to get away and discover in a morning or a day places you did not know and that you can visit either by public or private transport or by bicycle.
Which Barcelona do you know? The beaches of Maresme, Montserrat, Montseny or Sitges are some of the jewels you should visit if you come to Barcelona this summer. Set aside a couple of days to discover a unique region with a cultural, natural and culinary heritage that will surprise you.
Visita les Coves del Toll a la capital del Moianès i endinsa't en un viatge per la prehistòria.
This exhibition explores the challenges faced by six leading women in the world of sailing and the different ways they tackle them...
Discover and sample the different ways of preparing the most typical dish of the Penedès and Garraf regions at the Xató Festival i...
Ja a la venda els bitllets del nou tren turístic de Barcelona és molt més que et porta a descobrir Gavà i Castelldefels com no ho ...
Ara pots visitar l'obra més desconeguda de Gaudí. Un jardí únic que va dissenyar i regalar a la família Artigas com a mostra d'agr...