Montjuic

There are too many tourists. There is an excellent football and Olympic stadium.There is a little crime in the morning but at night it’s sometimwe dangerous. In the summer the tourist visit the gardens and parks. Once a year, they make a fashion catwalk. Every week the fans of singers go to the concerts in the Palau Sant Jordi. There are good restaurants but they aren't very cheap

Núria

Ramblas

I live down town, near the sea and the beach , there is one main street that many people visit .There are the best restaurants and a very important Opera theatre, Liceo , the shopping is very attractive in this street, there is a beautiful market too, la Boqueria , and a monument to Cristobal Colon.There are museums, like wax museum, Sea museum, Arts, one aquarium and an imax cinema too.This zone is very visited by tourists because it is very famous in Barcelona .

Toñi

El Born

It is an old district of Barcelona. Now it is a fashion district , there are many shops, a lot of nightlife, many people walking in the street and many restaurants.

There is a very pretty gotic church, Santa Maria del Mar, also called "The sea cathedral". This place is near the city centre. In the last century it had an important and big market but now it is closed but the structure is conservate.The steets are very narrow and the flats are very cheap and old.

Leonor

Gotic Suburb

The old area of the town has a special smell. I like it, because I love to walk around old streets to imagine the history and the life of the other people who lived there when life was more difficult , without transport, without fridge , water running …You can visit the big Cathedral and know how many years were needed to finish this building and all the different political situations in those years. All the streets around shows the typical historical houses with the changes of the progress .We can go to windows shopping and while we smell, imagine and enjoy this special town. You can found many different kinds of restaurants and many kinds of people. Different nationalities, artists, beggars, executives….The great mix in a little town into a big town. Gema.17/01/08

Espanya Square

Barcelona has got various museums. In Reina Cristina avenue it is The National Art Museum "MNAC" there is also a bussines and congress zone and it is also very famous for its fountain with water in colours. The name of the area is Plaza España . It has got several hotels and There is a famous street whit many shops. It's called Sants Street. It is a very visited area with many tourists all year round.There are a lot of good bars and restaurants. Public transport is excellent there are buses, underground and train. Marga

Sitges

Sitges is a town near Barcelona. It is by the sea. This makes Sitges the nicest town near Barcelona. Its weather is ideal. Its sun is always shining. Its streets are narrow but you can walk calming. There are many, many shops with fashion clothes. There are very nice old buildings . But the most important is the interesting people that you can see walking in its streets. The people of Sitges is different. It is a favourite place for gays. There is very nightlife too. Many dracqueens go to Sitges in the night and in the carnival. The carnival of Sitges is very famous. The Cinema Festival it is also very important.

Ana Romera

Shopping malls

We have many of them of in Barcelona. You can find specific ones, like all computer, cloth or hardware related.

The most famous are “Alcampo” (a French mall), “Carrefour” (also French, it’s old name was PRYCA but it was bought by them) and IKEA… and I guess this one needs no explanations. They are everywhere.

The malls are related to one of the most infamous Spanish traditions. Have breakfast, lunch and dinner for free while you enjoy the aircon and play some videogames.
Alcampo and Carrefour are similar, both sell the same. IKEA sells furniture, which by the way, it’s a pain in the ass to do it yourself.
Dani

e-guide

Hi, in Sant Boi, Barcelona, we are preparing some useful information for those who would like to visit the town and the area.
We are going to work on different items. To start with we are going to talk about public transport, and private transport in case one would like to hire a car.

Our nearest airport is at El Prat de Llobregat which is only few kilometres from Barcelona centre (19 km) and Sant Boi, you could visit the website AIRPORT. There are many companies flying, some of them are low cost, if you would like to have a look click on the link LOWCOST. But there are other ways to arrive like bus, car....... I hope we could exchange ideas...

New Year's Eve

As we could check from the pool half of our students stay home with the family or friends on December 31st and half went out. I hope everybody enjoyed that night.

Caganer. A new character.

In Catalonia, as well as in other southern Europe countries the traditional Christmas decoration is a Nativity Scene but trying to show the entire town of Bethlehem rather than just the typical Nativity cave, showing not only Maria, Joseph and Christ but also shepards, the three wise men, farmers, black smith…The Catalans have added an extra character known as the Caganer is often tucked away in some corner of the model, typically nowhere near the manger scene, where he is not easily noticed, there’s a clear reason, Caganer can be translated as Pooper, and that is exactly what this little statue is doing — defecating. The Caganer represents the equality of all people: regardless of status, race, gender everyone defecates. Caganers are easy to find before Christmas in markets. Traditionaly it was wearing a traditional shepard dress with tha Barretina hat but nowadays there Caganers that represent many famous people, from politicians, fotball players, singer, actors or kings and Popes. Children always try to find where the cagaber is in every “Presepio” they found. Here you can see a traditional one, on representing a painter Salvador Dalí and one from the Pope.