23 Sep 2010 |
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 Stay at our Hostel in Barcelona this weekend, the city's dressed up to celebrate its most important festival, with over 300 events and shows, all of them for free. During these days you won't have any problem to getting around Barcelona with the public transportation services, since the metro, tram and bus lines that link to the places where events take place will be working continuously. On the other hand, bars, clubs and discos will extend their night hours today through Sunday. This is great chance to have fun, do not miss it out, come to our Hostel in Barcelona, come to the city and enjoy the activities that will take place from today until Sunday 26th. There are some of the most interesting and original activities: Thursday 23rd: A giants, dragons and fire beasts parade at the Pça St. Jaume between 9:30 and 11:30 PM. An impressive fireworks display on the beach of Barceloneta, at 10 pm. (To be repeated on Sept 24th and 25th) A free concert: Loquillo on the esplanade of Avenida Reina M ª Cristina, at 10:30 pm Saturday 25th: Do you like circus? In a big tent placed at Montjuic Castle will be a great show of clowns, acrobats and jugglers. A fire race: Tha particular catalan show of Correfocs i Diables, at 8 pm on Via Laietana... the fire becomes the main character of a unique tradition! Sunday 26th: The festivities closing event: fireworks, lights, magic and music, on the Avenida Maria Cristina, next to Pça Espanya, at 10 pm. And our Hostel in Barcelona strongly recommend you to visit the Parc de la Ciutadella, where there are scheduled daily sessions of magical performances that play with lights and music, and make the water "dance" ... you'll get into an enchanted world. Here's the full schedule of activities at the Parc de la Ciutadella: www.bcn.es/merce/pregen (available in spanish) And if you're at our Hostel in Barcelona these days, there are more interesting things: Theater Tickets with a 50% discount: If you want to go to the theater during the Festes de la Mercè, go to the Palau de la Viirreina (at La Rambla), the Institut de Cultura of Barcelona is offering theater tickets at half price. Want to win 2500 €? Like photography? Then you should send your pics to the Fotomercè Contest, which rewards the best images of the Festes de la Mercè. How? No registration is required, you can deliver the images on paper or by sending a digital file, up to a maximum of three photographs on paper and one on digital format. Click here for more information. (available in spanish/catalan) Free Museums: Open House museums on September 24: free entrance to CCCB, MACBA, Palauet Albeniz ... enjoy them! In addition, within its 6th anniversary framework, the access to Cosmocaixa Museum, the great Science museum of Barcelona, will be for free on Sept. 24th, 25th and 26th. Click here to view the full program activities, you will find all information on events, starting times and the city areas where all of them will be held. (in english) |
