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Are you going to stay this weekend in our Barcelona Youth Hostel? From here we suggest you some activities ... for free!
The light, music and water show in the Magic Fountain of Montjuic. In a majestic environment, the Avenida Maria Cristina, and throughout the summer, a visual spectacle, full of color and in the open air is held every half hour from Thursday to Sunday, from 8:00 pm to 12:00 pm. You can enjoy a different event, fresh and surprising.
Price? It is free!! And at only 20 minutes distance from the best Barcelona Youth Hostel.
How to get there from Barcelona Urbany?
Take the Metro, you have the station at a 5 minutes walking distance from our Barcelona Youth Hostel.
Take the metro line L1-FONDO / HOSPITAL DE BELLVITGE at the Clot Station and get off after 9 stops at Pça. ESPANYA Station. It will take you 12 minutes to get there.
Our Barcelona Youth Hostel also recommends you Loft is in the Air, a peculiar and perticular exhibition that will remain open in Barcelona until Sept. 30th.
This is an exhibition of the works of several renowned artists and new promises of art in Barcelona, which encompasses various disciplines of art: graffiti, sculpture, painting, design, video, picture ... All artists will present their latest works and some of the works that have become a benchmark in their respective fields. An exhibition located in a different and exceptional environment.
Where? In Passatge del Sucre.
Price? It's Free!
Time: From 10 am to 3 pm
More information loftisintheair.wordpress.com
How to arrive from our Barcelona Youth Hostel?
Take the Metro L1 Fondo / Hospital de Bellvitge in the Clot Statio, 200 meters from our Barcelona Youth Hostel. Get off at Marina Station (two stops). Take the bus line 6 at the stop Pont de Marina-Almogàvers and get off after 4 stops at Ciutat de Granada-Ptge Mas de Roda.
Happy weekend!
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At our Hostel in Barcelona we know that for Barcelona Backpackers who come to the city in summer it's always interesting to find activities at dusk, when they can enjoy the fresh night air. If you stay for these days at our Hostel in Barcelona, now that it seems that the sun will melt the streets, you might want to find some cooler Barcelona activities overnight. At sunset, the temperature gets cooler, but Barcelona still has many offers. Our Hostel in Barcelona will propose you something else than the traditional "chiringuitos" on the beach or the ineffable summer terraces.
We suggest you to visit the Poble Espanyol in the evening. The Poble Espanyol is a separate space in the city, conceived as a little village inside Barcelona, it's a microcosm of streets and squares where each building is a symbol of different architectural styles of the towns and cities of Spain. At our Hostel in Barcelona we think that it's well worth visiting the Poble Espanyol by day due to its originality but also during the summer nights for it has become an important center of activities and concerts.
Among the events that take place there, our Hostel in Barcelona recommends to all Barcelona Backpackers the Mecal Air, an exclusive and original proposal whose sessions are held at the open air every Friday untill september at the Plaça del Baluard in the Poble Espanyol.
And what is it? The Mecal Air is an innovative audiovisual project, whose sessions include the screening of short films and music in a special environment for the occasion, a stylish chill out in a unique framework, an outdoor terrace where you stay cool and enjoy wonderful views of the city of Barcelona. The festival features every Friday a selection of short films and music where each session focuses on a specific subject: hard core animation, burlesque, fire ... Different proposals for Barcelona Backpackers!
Each session of the Mecal Air also offers a bar and barbecue service. You can go there and have dinner at the open air while enjoying a fresh, innovative and elegant proposal at sunset.
The event costs 5 €, but if you print the special flyer you'll find on their website, the ticket is only 2 €: www.mecalbcn.org. A great price for Barcelona Backpackers staying at our Hostel in Barcelona.
The price for the BBQ is not included in the ticket.
The Mecal Air is held every Friday from 8:00 pm to 01:00 am. From 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm a famous brand of beer offers drinks for 1 €.
How to reach the Poble Espanyol from our Hostel in Barcelona?
Take the metro, you have the Clot-Aragó station at a five minutes walking distance from our Hostel in Barcelona
Take the line L1-FONDO/ HOSPITAL BELLVITGE and get off after 9 stops at Pça ESPANYA. It will take you 12 minutes to arrive.
From there, take the bus line number 193 at Av Reina Maria Cristina, and get off after two stops at Av Dalia - Ferrer i Guardia.
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Our Hostel in Barcelona has other suggestions for this weekend in Barcelona ... And the following is free!
The Montjuic de Nit Festival: concerts, events and all the Montjuic Museums opened untill 02:00 AM with free entrance from 08:00 PM.
Thirteen stages have been installed at the Montjuic Mountain, where the concerts will be held at the open air. Each concert has been organized by some of the most important festivals held along the year in Barcelona, like The Sónar or The Primavera Sound Festival. There are also other activities scheduled: exhibitions, films & documentaries. Flamenco, hip-hop, pop, electronic music ... a wide offer for a special night filled with music.
But that's not all. Within the frame of the Festival, all the Montjuic Museums will be open during the night untill 2:00 AM, you will have free access to all activities and a make a night visit to the Joan Miró Foundation, the MNAC, the Olympic Museum or the Poble Espanyol.
There will also be a shuttle-bus service available between Pça Espanya to the Castle of Montjuic, it will allow you to attend all the events.
You'll get more information at the official Montjuic de Nit's website (only available in catalan).
How to get to Pça Espanya from our Hostel in Barcelona?
The easiest and fastest way: Take the Metro, you have the station at 5 minutes walking from the door of our Hostel in Barcelona.
You'll be at Pça Espanya in about 20 minutes: Take the line L1-FONDO / Hospital de Bellvitge at the CLOT station. Get off at ESPANYA Station (9 stops).
But there are also other things to do if you're staying at our Hostel in Barcelona this weekend ... What about having a drink inside a big truck at 10 degrees below zero? This is what famous brand of beer suggests us for this weekend in Barcelona. Go to the Barceloneta Beach, you'll find there until next Sunday the "Extracold Truck" . What can you do there? Visit the inside of the truck and have a drink at the bar settled there ... at ten degrees below zero!
How to reach the Barceloneta Beach from our Hostel in Barcelona? You'll be there in 25 minutes!
Take the train renfe line C1 at the Clot Aragó Station (at a 5 minutes walking distance form our Hostel in Barcelona), and get off at Arc de Triomf, after 1 stop. From there, take the bus line number 39 an get off after 7 stops at Joan de Borbó-Almirall Aixada.
We hope you have a great weekend while staying at our Hostel in Barcelona!
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Our Barcelona Hostel informs to all Barcelona Backpackers that on Sunday, June the 20th, from 10:00 h. to 18:00 h. the Palau de la Musica Catalana has scheduled its annual Open Day.
It is a great opportunity for those who are staying at our Barcelona Hostel, as well as for all Barcelona Backpackers who are travelling to the city during the week. Whether you came to attend the Sónar 2010 or if you are just backpacking in the city, stay up until Sunday the 20th and enjoy the free access to the Palau de la Música. Keep in mind that guided tours tickets cost normally 12 €, quite an expensive price for Barcelona Backpackers. So, stay on sunday and walk freely discovering all the spaces and rooms of this temple of music, declared Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO in 1997 ...
Work of the Architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner and built between 1905 and 1908, the Palau de la Música is a jewel of modernist architecture and one of the most emblematic buildings of the city of Barcelona and the Catalan society. The Palau is definitely a must see for Barcelona Backpackers and tourists.
How to get there from our Barcelona Hostel? Take the metro L1 line from the Clot Arago stop, 5 minutes walking distance from our Barcelona Urbany Hostel, and get off in Urquinaona (after 4 stops). From Pça. Urquinaona, walk down the c / Jonqueres and in 5 minutes you'll reach the Palau de la Musica Catalana. Enjoy this jewel of modernism, feel the magic, the sensuality and the color of modernist architecture, stay after the Sónar 2010 at our Barcelona Hostel, it's well worth it!
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Our Hostel in Barcelona, always up-to-date on sports and events, wants to congratulate all Barça supporters: Felicitats! Well Done! We're going to use our Hostel in Barcelona's blog today not to give some tips for Barcelona Backpackers about the city, but to celebrate that Barça is the 2010 champion of the spanish football league ... for the second year running! We have a great team and a great club.
We are proud of having a winning team, stylish, elegant, courageous, solid and successful. It exudes quality but, most of all, the humility and simplicity of the great champions ... Like our Hostel in Barcelona, the Futbol Club Barcelona is a lifestyle brand not only in the city, but beyond. Like our Hostel in Barcelona's philosophy, Barça's philosophy is just the philosophy of the winners.
And while congratulating all Barça supporters, if you're staying at our Hostel in Barcelona, or you're going to come soon, why don't you visit the museum of FC Barcelona? Why not visiting the Camp Nou stadium, walking on the pitch of one of the best teams in the world and feel like a football crack? Come on, go ahead and breathe as if you were Messi, Xavi, Ibrahimovic or Puyol!
The Camp Nou Tour will take you to see every corner of the stadium: the changing room areas, the pitch, the presidential's box, and the press room and press boxes. You can also visit the museum of FC Barcelona, the second most visited museum in Barcelona, where you'll see all cups won by the basketball, handball, hockey and football FC Barcelona's teams throughout its history, as well as other iconic items in Barça's history: the Kubala boots or the Olympic torch carried by Epi at the opening ceremony of the Barcelona '92 Olympics. And finally, the tour will take you to the new multimedia area, audio-visual projections, sound and touch screens showing all the best of the football history and especially, of course, of FC Barcelona's.
The price? 17€, a great price for Barcelona Backpackers staying at our Hostel in Barcelona. You can buy tickets at the FC Barcelona ticketing offices. More information.
Timetable: Monday to Saturday (29 March to 3 October) from 10:00 to 20:00 - Camp Nou Tour until one hour before the Museum is closed. The rest of the year the Museum hours will be from 10.00 to 18.30.
Sundays and holidays (all year) from 10.00 to 14.30 - Camp Nou Tour until one hour before the Museum is closed
Information Tel: 902 1899 00
How to get there from our Hostel in Barcelona?
Train/Metro: Take the Renfe Rodalies line C2-Montcada i Reixac / El Prat de Llobregat at the station El Clot, at a 5 minutes walking distance from our Hostel in Barcelona, and after two stops, get off at Sants Station. Take from there the Metro line L3 Canyelles /Universitat and get off after 4 stops, at Palau Reial Station. Cross the Avda. Diagonal and walk down the c / Marti and Franquès, at 450 meters you will find the Stadium!
Bus: You can take the bus line 33 (Z. Universitaria/ Verneda) at the bus stop in Dos de Maig street/Mallorca street, at a 5 minutes walking distance from our Hostel in Barcelona. Get off after 15 stops at Avinguda Diagonal / Avda Pedralbes bus stop. Cross the Avinguda Diagonal, and walk down the Juan XXIII street. You won't get lost, from the Avinguda Diagonal you'll see the stadium.
Enjoy the good football ... and from our Hostel in Barcelona: Well done, Felicitats Barça!
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Barcelona is great destination for backpackers: interesting sites and places to visit. However, another advantage of being a Barcelona Backpacker is that the city is well connected to nearby destinations so that those who stay at a Barcelona budget accommodation can make a cheap day trip with public transportation.
Our Hostel in Barcelona, one of those Barcelona budget accommodations, will share some cool destinations through the blog postings that Barcelona backpackers might want to visit: The destinations that you can visit with a single ticket that cost less than 10 euros for going and returning.
We begin with Sitges, a coastal town, 30 minutes away from Barcelona. Sitges has preserved important medieval references as well as others from the old fishing and farming town it once was, offering visitors a valuable architectural heritage. The narrow streets between white and low Mediterranean style houses offer a view that Barcelona backpackers will not find in the city center. Culturally speaking, its legacy is extraordinary; art is alive and traditions are upheld with a modern outlook.
Well mixed with the tradition, Sitges is also famous for updated events in Spain:
The International Film Festival, held in October, is a great chance to see top stars of Hollywood, watch great movies, or participate in free activities such as the zombie walk -free zombie make-up by professional makeup experts- through the streets of Sitges. Are you a Barcelona Backpacker that likes horror & fantasy films? Come!
Classic Car Rally, a Vintage Car Rally between Barcelona and Sitges, involving authentic cars from the early twentieth century.
Spring Flowers Festivals, Carnival, Gay festivals... The truth is, the town is full of local and international festivals and parties all year around. Check all of them at the Sitges Tourism Website
In sunny and hot summer season, you can visit the city in swim suite and have a refreshing bath in the beach, without having any plans to participate in the festivals. As all public beaches in Spain, the access to the beach is for free. Perfect for Barcelona Backpackers!
How to get there?
If you stay at our Hostel in Barcelona you can visit Sitges by train or by bus.
By train: Take a train at Clot-Arago, just 2 minutes away from our Hostel, for Sants Station. Trains depart to Sants station every 10 minutes and takes appx. 10 minutes to arrive to Sants. At Sants, buy a ticket go & return to Sitges -6€-, and take a R2 train to Sitges. Trains run every 20 minutes and it takes just 30 minutes to get to Sitges. (first train at 4:20am, last train at 10:19pm)
By bus: You can take a bus at Ronda Universitat, 33, close to Plaça Catalunya. (It´s 9 stops away from Clot station, by <L1 – red line>). The name of the bus company is MON BUS. Bus leaves once or twice every hour from Monday to Friday. For information about Saturday and Sunday buses timetable, as well as other information, check MON BUS website.
Stay at our Hostel in Barcelona and visit the precious nearby destinations in one day!
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