Blog Entries tagged 'Accommodation'

Urbany Hostel Media Contest

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Barcelona Urbany Hostel website now has a new section: Urbany People .

Here you will find all you need to be part of our community through the following social networks and follow our news, blogs, get useful information for backpackers about Barcelona and Seville, watch the new pictures uploaded and join our contests.

This week we have launched a Media Contest. You can join it by simply uploading a photo or a video you shot in Barcelon [...]

Barcelona in books

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

During the years, Barcelona has been chosen by different writers as set of their novels, inventing their own stories about the city and their own characters. All the characters that walked in its streets left their marks and are still talking to us whenever we pass by some of the spots they were in.

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Christmas Market - Fira de Santa Llucia

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

As every year around this time, the Fira de Santa Llucia opened about 10 days ago and will go on until the 22 of December, in front of the Cathedral, in the Gothic area.

This is one of the main December appointments for people in Barcelona, with its almost 300 stalls selling seasonal ornaments and handicrafts. Here is where most of the inhabitants o [...]

Raval nightlife

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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 wasnt very populated originally and most of the area was covered by fields. By the half of the XIX century, it became the industrial [...]

World Press Photo 08

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100

This will be the 4th year in a row that the World Press Photo comes to Barcelona, in cooperation with the CCCB (Centro de Cultura Catalana de Barcelona).

The Photographic Social Vision Foundation, based in Amsterdam, each year organises one of the most prestigious contest in the world, where an international jury made of 13 members selects the best phot [...]

Going out in Borne

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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.

In the last years, this area turned into one of the trendiest ones in town with its independent fashion designers’ shops.
In t [...]

Gothic Quarter walking tour

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Gothic Quarter is the heart of the historical part of Barcelona, located between La Rambla and Via Laietana and between Plaa Catalunya and the seafront. In its labyrinth of narrow streets, most of them closed to regular traffic, you will see many Medieval buildings and some Roman ones. [...]

Flamenco in Barcelona

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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. [...]

Wintercase San Miguel 08

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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 s [...]

Paella night!

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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

This Friday, from 21:00 buy sangria or beer at the bar and you will get a free tapa of paella.

When: Friday 31/10/08 at 21:00
Where: 3rd floor of the BarcelonaUrbany Hostel

We are waiting for you!!

Do you fancy tapas?

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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.

Tapas are probably the most peculiar and popular habit tourists are always fond of. Tapa can be any dish, ser [...]

Sevilla Urbany Hostel

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Seville is the Andalusian capital, located on the plain of the Guadalquivir River. During the centuries it has been being a very important port city, especially for the commerce between Spain and America.

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ELS ENCANTS VELLS MARKET � FIRA DE BELLCAIRE

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Els Encants Vells or Fira de Bellcaire is one of the oldest flea markets in Europe. It seems it began working in the XIV century and it was created by the fusion of two different markets. This is why it has a double name.

During the years it changed its location several times but since 1928 it is in Pla&cce [...]

La Merc� Festival 2008

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Summer is almost over, but Barcelona still has one big festival to go.
From the 19th to the 24th of September takes place the Festes de la Mercè (or simply called La Mercè) to celebrate the Patron Saint of the city.

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Fiesta de Gracia... an amazing Festival in Barcelona

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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.

In the same years we can find the origins of the Fiesta [...]

Summercase Festival 2008, Barcelona

iruiz@gruprv.es — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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...

Barcelona Clubbing

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0100

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.

But in Barcelona the night doesn't start with the sunset. In fact restaurants don't get busy before 10 pm and pubs are pretty much empty until 11 pm. Of course this also means you will probably see the sunrise before being back home!

Bars us [...]

Almost there...

iruiz@gruprv.es — Sun, 27 May 2007 02:00:00 +0100

Hello,

Thank you for visiting our web!
We are working hard to open the Barcelona Urbany this summer (Jul 1st) and dying to see it full of people from all over the world...

Since our first inauguration in Seville last year (Sevilla Urbany) we have been top rated in most of the hostel portals and it makes us very proud. But we know that travellers are more and more concerned about safety, comfort and cleanliness so we keep moving to offer a great option in budget accommodati [...]