If you are a fan of afterwork outings, enjoying a holiday in Barcelona is definitely your best bet. As in any other large city in southern Europe, leisure options are not limited to the weekend: from Monday to Friday, any tourist can fill their agenda with interesting cultural or gastronomic experiences. However, today we want to focus on the latter, presenting you some of the coolest bars in Barcelona.

Although it’s hard to believe, Barcelona still has places where you can escape the crowds while enjoying places that exude beauty, history … and tranquility. Yes, that’s right: it is possible to admire streets and buildings without other visitors around in the Catalan capital. The secret? Get away from the center, get on the Barcelona metro and prepare to discover old villas, parishes and monuments capable of making the traveler fall in love.

With no intention of overshadowing the Sagrada Familia, the Gothic quarter or the Montjuïc mountain, Poblenou is one of those places in Barcelona that deserve to be discovered as soon as possible. If we take into account the undeniable historical, architectural and economic importance that it has had since the nineteenth century, Poblenou is definitely a place to visit.

From halls with great history and tradition to the most modern and cozy places, next to our apartments on the beach in Barcelona or next to the main monuments of the city; In this list you will find places to taste some of the typical drinks of Barcelona

“The happiest street in the world, the street where the four seasons of the year live together, the only street on Earth that I wish would never end, rich in sounds, abundant with breezes, beautiful encounters, blood-old.” This is how the great Federico García Lorca referred to Les Rambles.

When we talk about Horta, Barcelona, there may be doubt as to which territory we are referring to and, to answer this question, we need to go back in history.

Perhaps the most international Spanish dish, paella is one of the most demanded delicacies by visitors arriving in the city of Barcelona. But there are many things to keep in mind regarding paella before actually tasting it.

More than a mountain, Montjuïc is practically a small town amidst nature. Although there is news that the place was already used as a quarry about 10,000 years ago, the truth is that the area was not urbanized until the 1920s, on the occasion of the International Exhibition of Barcelona in 1929.

There is no possible discussion: during a holiday in Barcelona, it is mandatory to try some of the most famous dishes of Spanish cuisine, such as gazpacho or paella.

A holiday to relax and disconnect does not have to be at odds with physical exercise. If you want to enjoy a city in which to leave stress behind, but without giving up on your daily training, you will like to know that the Catalan capital has become the perfect destination for runners.

Talking about urban tourism is not always synonymous with never-ending tours, lightning visits to museums and monuments or intense shopping afternoons in department stores.

Heart of leisurely life for the lower classes during the 20s, an oasis of lust for the upper classes and birthplace of the first Catalan variety song, this street hides countless stories.