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La Rambla divides the centre of Barcelona in two halves. On one side there is the Gothic area and on the other side there is the Raval.
This quarter wasn’t very populated originally and most of the area was covered by fields. By the half of the XIX century, it became the industrial centre of the city, thanks to the development the Barcelona went through in those years. However this urbanisation made the quarter more and more degraded with very low hygienical conditions.

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Borne is the name of a quarter of Barcelona and it is located between via Laietana and Parc de la Ciutadela. Between the XIII and the XV centuries it has been the economic centre of the city.

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Talking about Spain we can’t forget to mention flamenco!
This music and dance style has very ancient origins and has been developed in Andalusia through the centuries, where the Gipsy community had a key role in the diffusion of this culture.

Through the years, flamenco differentiated into different styles, called palos. Some of them are very ancient and some others are more recent and modern. There are 50 different ones and some of the most popular names are bulería, tangos and siguiriyas. Palos are classified by their rhythmic pattern, their mode, the chord progression, the form of the verse, or the geographic origin. There are also some big differences among the traditions related to each palo. For example some of them are sung, some are danced, some are only for men, others only for women and some for either sex.

Flamenco dance is highly expressive, especially known for the dramatic movements of the arms and hands together with the stomping of the feet. The dances are improvised along the palo or the rhythm.

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November will be the month for the new edition of the Wintercase San Miguel. This festival has been the first itinerant music festival in Spain and it is now at its 7th edition. It always passes through Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia, bringing in these cities some of the biggest names of the independent music.

This year festival will bring on the stage some new bands, which seem will have a great future!

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Once again we invite our customers to taste some Spanish food in the common room of the hostel.

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 All over the world Spain is popular for its Mediterranean diet, with its quality ingredients, such as olive oil, cheese, ham, sausages and cold meat, fresh fish and vegetables.

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Until 1897 Gracia Quarter was an independent village, separated from Barcelona by fields. In the XIX century it grew a lot thanks to the immigration of the new industrial worker class.

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Stay this weekend in the new Urbany Hostel Barcelona and enjoy the Summercase Festival. It takes place simultaneously in Barcelona and Madrid and already is one of the most important music festival in all Europe! The line up ranges from indie rock, indie pop and electronic music. Some of the biggest names this year are:

Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, The Verve, The Kooks, Blondie, Kings of Leon, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Sex Pistols, Primal Scream, Maxïmo Park, 2 Many Djs...

When?
18 & 19 July 2008

Where?
Parc del Fòrum
Plaça de Llevant
08019 Barcelona Spain

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Barcelona nightlife is worldwide popular for its variety and intensity and this is one of the big attractions of this amazing city, which every year brings here many young travellers, groups of friends, stag and hens parties, etc.

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