Sala Ciutat, translating into the City Room, is the place for books about Barcelona. History, architecture, vintage and contemporary photography, city illustration, customs, secrets, symbols, districts – briefly any topic on Barcelona can be found, here. When browsing through the books it’s easy to find out original stories on Barcelona, especially as most books focusContinueContinue reading “Books and the City”
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The Tapas Plan | La Rubia
Last evening, looking for a place for a tapa and a glass of wine, we stopped at La Rubia. This casual restaurant addresses mostly local people and is specialised in tapas and salads, or platitos, bocadillos y ensaladas de carácter local, that go with their – also local – beers, wines and vermouth. My favourites byContinueContinue reading “The Tapas Plan | La Rubia”
Slow Food. A Route of Organic Barcelona
Vegetarian, vegan, raw-vegan, eco, of origin, unprocessed and healthy ideas to know, to stop, to taste, to take away, to enjoy and talk about. Blue Project Café, Teresa’s Stairway and Petit Brot.
Blue Project Café: the Raw-Vegan Kitchen of an Art Foundation
An independent platform for contemporary art, Blue Project takes great pride in their gastronomic space that offers 100% organic food and is the first raw vegan kitchen to have opened in Barcelona. I went to Blue Project in the morning, and what a great start the day it was. First of all, the surroundings areContinueContinue reading “Blue Project Café: the Raw-Vegan Kitchen of an Art Foundation”
Freestyle | a Route for a Day
Art, coffee, a snack, digital nomads in Spain, yoga, swim, relax. Cafeteria at D-HUB, BOX by the Barceloneta beach, Fundacio GASPAR in El Born.
Cycling & Co.
In Barcelona, you can pair pretty much everything with cycling. Here are 3 of my favorite experiences, so far.
Taste & Architecture. A Route in Style
Walk the centre of the city and have a Modernist breakfast, eclectic brunch and gourmet Catalan lunch at the market.
Blai 9
Some pintxos with a twist, in Poble Sec.
Specialty Training at Orbea Cycle Coffee
Orbea Cycle Coffee was a specialty cafe run by Café de Finca, local coffee roasters since 2009.
Escalivada | Cuines Santa Caterina
Escalivada is a traditional dish from Catalonia, and typically consists of roasted eggplant and bell peppers with olive oil, and sometimes onion, tomato, minced garlic, and salt.
Rutes de Barcelona 