Urbany Blog

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 photos among all the ones

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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.

In the last years, this area turned into one of the trendiest ones in town with its independent fashion designers’ shops.
In the narrow streets which constitute the quarter, there are also

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The Gothic Quarter is the heart of the historical part of Barcelona, located between La Rambla and Via Laietana and between Plaça 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. Before starting make sure to get a map so you won’t get lost.

Coming from the Barcelona

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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

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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,

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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!!

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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.
Tapas are probably the most peculiar and popular habit tourists are always fond of. Tapa can be any dish, served in a small plate as an aperitif, which accompanies the drink and usually it is charged

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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.
From the 711 A.D. to the 1248 A.D. the whole region has been occupied by the Arabs and the influence they left in the territory is pretty big, especially in architecture. Art

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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 Plaça de les Glories, just two blocks away from the Barcelona Urbany Hostel.

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

According to the legend, on the 24^th of September of 1218, during the 5^th Crusade, the Virgin appeared to King Jaume I, St. Pere Nolasc and St.

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