10 Sep 2010 |
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 Our Barcelona Hostel informs you about some of the activities taking place this weekend in Barcelona. Saturday 11 it's the national catalan holiday .... if you wanted to go shopping, forget it, all shops will be closed. However, within the framework of the catalan holiday celebrations and at the Parc de la Ciutadella, one of the most beautiful parks in the city of Barcelona, several events will take place ... for free! Perfect for Barcelona Backpackers staying at our Hostel in Barcelona! From 7:30PM hours on Saturday 11, some open air live concerts: Hip Hop and jazz in the early hours, after that, the performance of Els Pets, a mythical Rock-pop catalan band. Finally, the performance of the Group of the Year in Catalunya, Els Friends of the Arts. On the other hand, at the Parc de la Ciutadella too, you'll find another event taking place: the week of the book in Catalan, starting today. All activities are in Catalan, but probably you'll find something interesting: discussions, cocktail parties, theater and movies, outdoors and free. And besides all the activities, of course, you can dive among the 30,000 books that are expected to be offered for sale ... who knows if you'll find some interesting book and you decide to buy it. On the other hand, if you are at our Hostel in Barcelona this weekend and you are interested in politics, the Palau del Parlament de Catalunya, home to the Catalan Parliament, is helding its Open Day: on Sept. 11 and 12, from 10 am to 7 pm, free of charge, you can visit the main areas of the Palace, both the Parliament Chamber and the Committee Rooms, the Salon de los Pasos Perdidos (the hall of lost steps) and even the offices of the Parliament and the Generalitat Presidents. How to reach the Parc de la Ciutadella from our Hostel in Barcelona: Take the C1 train line from the renfe station The Clot / Arago, at a 5 minutes walking distance from our Barcelona Hostel, and after one stop, get off Arc de Triomf. From there, you'll see the Parc de la Ciutadella, at 150 meters. Our Barcelona Hostel staff wishes a happy weekend to all the Barcelona Backpackers :) |
