Why Barcelona_3? Engine of a large and diversifies hinterland

Barcelona is one of the biggest economic areas that definitely have a dense business fabric and a long industrial tradition. Barcelona is diversified in different economy areas with multiplies of suppliers and companies. Sure, it has a lot of collaborators and customers. For sure, the industrial sector has an important weight. Industrial sector specialised and export-oriented companies, especially in the next fields: the automotive, consumer electronics, chemical-pharmaceutical and agri-food sectors.

The economy is developing and it signs up the most highly skilled staff. The next areas are developing in the city: biotechnology, business services, audiovisual production, cultural industries, communication technologies (ICT) and information, sustainable mobility and clean industries. 

On the up and up the next areas: logistics, commerce, medical services, restaurants and food, advertising and design. 

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Three Kings' Parade 
Christmas Holidays
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Festa Major de Gracia! 
New Year Swimming in Barcelona 2014
Halloween in Barcelona 2013 was great!!! 

Why Barcelona_2?

The second point is accessible and connection

Barcelona that is located on the South of Europe represented by itself like one of the main ports in the Mediterranean. It has an international airport, motorways linked to the European network. Barcelona is one of the biggest logistic zones in southern Europe and it the second biggest trade fair site in Europe. 

55 millions passengers can carry out the facilities of Barcelona’s equipment.

It is about more than 900 flights a day and connects with 190 domestic and international destinations. In 2013 started up more routes than any other airport in the world.

The Barcelona’s Port is the most important in the world for cruise traffic, after the Caribbean ports. In Europe it is the leader in terms of vehicle traffic and container freight, specializing in handling high added-value goods. Goods coming from ports in Asia save 3 days on their passage if they unload in Barcelona, rather than the ports of north-west Europe. 

Following its expansion, the Port of Barcelona has the Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), one of the most modern and automated container terminals in the world, as well as the biggest logistics transport and services zones in the Iberian Peninsula and southern Europe. It has a rail loading link with the Iberian rail network and the only European-gauge rail loading link in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Three Kings' Parade 
Christmas Holidays
Christmas lights in Barcelona
Festa Major de Gracia! 
New Year Swimming in Barcelona 2014
Halloween in Barcelona 2013 was great!!! 

Why Barcelona?

1. The first point is LOCATION. What does it mean?
Barcelona’s location is really good. Tthis city is the gateway to southern Europe. Its history has about 2000 years and it’s the Mediterranean’s area capital. It is well known as a bridge to the Maghreb and a platform to Latin America and it is represent the main city in the Mediterranean. In Catalonia it is also known as the economic, cultural and administrative capital. Barcelona is one of the economic drivers of the European Union and Spain.



Barcelona has about more than 25 million inhabitants, ones that make up the Euroregion. This Euroregion stretches from the Balearics to Aragon, and from Valencia to the south-east of France.
Being on the shores of the Mediterranean in the north-east of Spain, two hours from France by road. It has a good connection with the main European cities. This connection means that Barcelona’s destinations that is preferred for international investment in southern Europe.
Barcelona is a leader of the Mediterranean, it is like a bridge to the southern shore and a platform for the entry of goods, merchandise and people from the Middle East and America, is becoming increasingly clear.

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Three Kings' Parade 
Christmas Holidays
Christmas lights in Barcelona
Festa Major de Gracia! 
New Year Swimming in Barcelona 2014
Halloween in Barcelona 2013 was great!!! 

Christmas lights in Barcelona

In Barcelona well-known "Els llums de Nadal." It is special lights for Merry Christmas in Barcelona. Christmas stars when the Mayor of Barcelona are switched on all the lights every year. This year the lights were turned on the 22nd of November. The Barcelona Shopping night that helds every year is more popoular even than Christmas shoppping with its shopping festivals, and popular Christmas fashionable shopping street well known as Passeig de Gracia. During Christmas time in Barcelona you will find the christmas light on more than 390 spots and streets with illumination that that cover for about 85km.

One more popular tourist destination is Magic Fountain of Monjuic in Barcelona. During Christmas period thid fountain has a special Christmas water and music show. 

This special free show you can watch on Fridays and Saturdays in December 2013 and on 25th December and 1st January between 19:00 to 21:00. But it could be cold, so take care about yourself and dress warmly. Torre Agbar in the Sant Marti district is one more unusual Christmas show, which lights up with a special Christmas light show from 18:00 to 23:00.

More information about Barcelona traditions, culture, events, news here

Three Kings' Parade 
Christmas Holidays
Christmas lights in Barcelona
Festa Major de Gracia! 
New Year Swimming in Barcelona 2014
Halloween in Barcelona 2013 was great!!! 

Spain-Barcelona pro-European Union protests 2013

Today the 30th of November active citizens in Barcelona appeared to protect Ukrainian right to be in European Union! Everyone knows that Ukraine is not in the best relationship with European Union, but it was a great chance for Ukraine people become one step closer to Europe. Who could answer why our people suffer from inappropriate behavior of some of the head of the state? Where is the root of non-human behavior to Ukrainian people? 

The series of protests well known in the world as the EuroMaidan. The protest in Ukraine started on the night of 21 November, 2013. On the 21st of November, 2013 the protest for better life started out. In the capital of Ukraine in Kiev people begun protesting. The main challenge is  we want better life and Ukraine worth of it and deserve it! 

The series of protest were throughout the Europe, so we can’t stay aside!!! A few people, but WE CAN change the world!!!

Dear compatriots and not heartless people in Barcelona!

Дорогі співвітчизники і всі небайдужі жителі Барселони!
Ми не можемо стояти осторонь в той час, коли на теренах нашої держави відбувається такі важливі для нашої історії події!
Люди не можуть більше терпіти такого ставлення до себе і до своїх дітей, коли держава зневажає і не дбає про своїх громадян!
Ми повинні висловити свою волю і прагнення бути ближчими до своїх близьких і друзів!
Ми за Євроінтеграцію!

30/11/13 о 12 годині ми чекаємо на Вас біля Саграда Фамілія на всіх небайдужих!
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Dear compatriots and not heartless people in Barcelona!
Today is important day for Ukraine and its population! We can’t stand apart when our friends and families suffer from the heads of the our country. People can’t wait and do nothing while disrespect behavior to them and their children. We must defend our rights and take up the cudgels for our compatriots!
We are for European integration!
30/11/13 о 12 p.m. we are waiting for you to stay on our rights near Sagrada Familia for everyone who takes care of their future.

Take with you Ukrainian symbols!

Regulacíon horaria en Barcelona

BARCELONA . STAC 

Nearly 500 drivers have supported the call for Regulation Time, conducted by the Taxi Sindicat de Catalunya (STAC ). The demonstration started just after 11:30 am, at the confluence of the streets Ronda Sant Pere / Pl. Urquinaona and has come to the Plaza Sant Jaume.

The protest was led by four taxis, engalardonados with posters calling for the whole sector to assist concentration and a large banner that read: Regulation Time, SI .

The meeting was developed in peaceful way and at the end of it was read a letter to the mayor of Barcelona and president of the WBA, Xavier Trias, in urging the Administration to take action to adopt some form of regulation. The text of the statement is as follows: The taxi industry is suffering a crisis for years without having taken any steps to balance supply with demand. There is an excessive number of overexploited licenses and our organization has requested a while some regulation Barcelona taxi sector. This type of regulation must aim only remove street cars for the rest to monetize their work. Many cities (Madrid, Bilbao, Cordoba, among others) have already taken steps to regulate the sector and even in Valencia, and despite being paralyzed by the judge, the taxi drivers have voted for Regulation Time. Barcelona need to adopt a measure to remove cars from the street and balance supply with demand. All sections of this country have been regulated , the cab also has to do. The Sindicat Taxi de Catalunya (STAC ) has called on the administration for years the implementation of Regulation Time as a fundamental measure to balance supply and demand. Today we MANIFEST to require the Administration to implement a type of regulation that Time dignify our profession and make it more profitable. 16 hours for all is our proposal. REGULATION TIME . SI After delivery of the manifest to Chief Cabinet Eduard Freixedes, president of IMET, the manifestation is dissolved. During the march, and as the demonstration passed by the various hotels whose custodians charge fees taxi drivers shouting such asyou charge no darted Today !

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Own business in Barcelona

As it was mentioned, Spain, in the case when you are in the in Barcelona, so Barcelona is a great place to relax, live and start your own business! This country makes a lot of efforts to help people to start their own business! A plenty of countries don’t even think about these kinds of possibilities. But not here, in Spain. Here you get a great support do make all your dreams come true. So, take patience and read this useful article! If do you really thinking about opening own foundation in SpainBarcelona it is necessary to understand that it should be well planned concept. Chamber of Commerce (Camara de Comercio) is one if the companies that provide with the all necessary information about setting up own businesses! Viewing the Camara de Comercio official web site you will see the closest addresses of Chamber of Commerce (Camara de Comercio). If you are fancy of running your own idea, so go there and collect all the necessary information! Do you have questions about available subsidies, what type of entity is the best for your foundation or how much will it cost? There could be another more difficult questions, so don't hesitate contact them! 

Are there any requirements about the building where my company is established? 

Be sure, that there are some requirements that should be satisfied! The first things you should pay attention to are fire safety, development plan, permits etc. Camara de Comercio will ask it! Don’t miss! The types of entity! Which one suits exactly to your demands?  

The most famous are: 

• Limited company (Sociedad Limitada, S.L.) 

• Sole proprietorship (Autonomo or Empresario Individual) 

• General partnership (Comunidad de Bienes) Limited company (Sociedad Limitada, S.L.) is one of the cheapest foundation to open and it requires you €3005,06. Without that you couldn’t start something! Making ready your company plan! It is necessary for and required at Camara de Comercio. Next things should be discussed before the initiating company: feasibility study and a marketing plan, extensive description of your concept, market research. Are there any problems with the making-ready of business plan to initiate your own idea in Spain you could receive high qualified help at SECOT. By the way, if you are less than 35, go to the SECOT ant take free classes of how to make-ready yourself for the rules of cruel business in Barcelona. Needed to mention that after the crisis in this country made it difficult, somehow like a real challenge to get the loan unless you haven't a property or salary! But cheer up and do it!
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How to start your own business in Barcelona?

Start your own business in Barcelona!

On this blog you will find useful advice how to open your own business in Barcelona, how to manage the difficult problems, who can help?

Below you will find some examples of required documents, some tips about the different kinds of running business in Spain, what in general do you need to start it. In addition you will read about advantages and disadvantages of doing business in Barcelona.

Why is it good for you to start your own business in Barcelona?

Spain is a great place to start own business and to live. It is a country with a marvelous weather, good climate, pleasant people, old culture with its traditions, a lot of holidays and celebrations! Unfortunately during past years you could find that bureaucracy here is higher than in other countries in Europe. So, it will take time to prepare all the things!

Spain provide with the support people who wants to start their own business. What's more, if you are younger than 35 Spain have a special organization that helps you to start your own business.

Ideas what to start?

Start your business with rent apartments and sell houses! Barcelona is really attractive place for tourists. It means that a lot of apartments are required, especially during the tourist season in Barcelona! So, to start with, you should have a lot of patience and dwell. Here you will find a useful tips! or HERE

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IN BARCELONA

How to survive in Barcelona during CHRISTMAS holidays, when everything is almost closed?

Which restaurants are opened for Christmas ?

The plenty of restaurants are opened for Christmas for 25th December and 26th of December. As everyone know, Barcelona is number one touristdestination, that's why the industry of restaurant is always serves clients during Christmas holidays in Spain. It means, you will not starve here in Barcelona, you could find almost every type of restaurant you want. By the way, one more advise is to book the table in the restaurant! And in the end, be ready for hight price...

In the list below you could find the restaurants that work during the Christmas holidays in Barcelona: Restaurants in Barcelona

What tourist sites and attractions will be opened in Barcelona during Christmas? 

A plenty of tourist destination, for example, museums, galleries, unfortunately will be closed during the Christmas in Barcelona. But in Barcelona during the Boxing Day some of the sightseeing will be opened to public from 10:00-14:30. During this time the most famous destination as Sagrada Familia, and Park Güell are opened. Full information about the hours when the destination is opened about which you are looking for could provide you the official web sites.

Later here you will find the list of tourist destinations.

There is a list of the most popular attractions in Barcelona 

Magic Fountain 

Sagrada familia 

Park Güell

Casa Mila (La Pedrera) 

Casa Batlló 

Picasso Museum 

Cathedral 

Even they are closed don't hesitate to visit them because there you will find great tourist experience being in Barcelona. Even if you areoutside, just take a look of it, because it is marvellous. 

Which art galleries and museums are open during Christmas holidays? 

These links will provide you with the further information about destinations. It is about Barcelona's museums and galleries. 

Public transport during Christmas holiday period? 

TMB transport official website

What's about public transportation will support you during your staying in Barcelona for Christmas holidays and what are the operating hours? Go to this link and help yourself understand Barcelona better. TMB transport official website

Useful tips during the Christmas Period

APARTMENTS IN BARCELONA

What do you think about the hotels in Barcelona? Yes, they are really luxure, but at the same time cost a lot. So, what to do, how to deal with that problem? We have a great idea for you! Why not to try to rent apartments instead of hotels n Barcelona for staying? The problem is that a lot of tourist think only about hotels. Why not to take apartment accommodation, which offers you own kitchen, lounge, bathroom, badroom for the price less than only one hotel's room in Barcelona. Do you have any questions, so watch it. APARTMENTS IN BARCELONA

Christmas Eve and New Year in Barcelona

On this blog you will find all the needed infiramation about Bareclona. If you don't know what to do during the Christmas Eve or Ney Year, keep calm and read the article below! What do you know about the weather in Barcelona during the Christmas Eve or New Year?  Do you want to play snowballs, lying in the snow, go skating... unfortunatelly in that case Barcelona is not for you! Here you wouldn't see something like these kinds of fun! In February in far 2004 it happened to flutter a little bit! It was only for half of hour and nothing terrible happened! But for people in Barcelona in was a incredible thing! When it happend the snow doe not settle and melting fast. They were dancing! But since that times during 10 years here in Barcelona nothing like that happened. Usually in Barcelona has a mild climate during December, a lot of sunny days bat not like for swimming! Be carefully, during the winter in Barcelona is wet, rainy and can be damp.Have you any backgrounds of being in Barcelona during the New Year or Christmas? Do you know that Christmas for people in Barcelona is more important then in other European countries! Many traditional things are expected for the Christmas in Barcelona. They even have a special celebration Epiphany. The Christmas ends on the 26th December. Not taking into account that you can enjoy Christmas atmosphere until the January 6th. Christmas light will be during this period util the January 6th. Epiphany is fascinating celebration for kids than the Christmas Eve itself. Streets and trees are decorated brightly and illuminated!

The preparation to this marvellous celebration starts on the 8th of December. All the Barcelona is decorated with Christmas ornamentation. Especially spanish people take into account the nativity scenes, depictions of the Bethlehem stable in which baby Jesus appeared to the world. In Barcelona during the Christmas you will find a lot of moss and small Ctensils, such as tiny stoneware jugs, the icon is to look as authentic as possible."Caganer" (Catalan for "shitter") is a typal symbol of Barcelona. The figure that present the symbol is shown in the act of clarification that is close to nativity scenes. That is something that symbolize the a healthy body, that inreach the ground and provide a good harvest.

New Year celebration in Barcelona!! 2014

New Year celebration in Barcelona!! 2014 

La Rambla

In Spain locals call New Year “la nochevieja”. They mean “old night”. In Barcelona in the end of the December, the 31st people are together to celebrate the evening dish and to have a desire. How do you think which dishes do they have on their table? Guess what, of course a lot of seafood, they are crazy about that! In addition to that, they enjoy other meal too, for example, they like vegetable broths,casseroles, roast suckling piglets. When it is going closer to 12 a.m., people always keep together on the streets and are looking forward till the midnight. Here in Barcelona you will find some interesting thing about their tradition. They have very interesting one. You have to eat 12 grapes during the time along with the 12 ‘gongs of the bells’ of clock. It is counted like the sign for good luck for the New Year. What is about young people? As usually nothing new, they are usually celebrating New Year with their friends. They admire to party until the sunrise and drink one special national drink is Spain well known as cava, for tourists it is easier to understand – Spanish champagne. With that staff they finish their celebration! In Barcelona you will see some fireworks throughout the city, but it is not their habit to celebrate New Year this way.

12 grapes

La Rambla is the one of the most greatest places in Barcelona! Everyone know it! Just walk down this street and feel Barcelona! More places that “must done” are masterpiece works of Gaudi. These places have charming aura and fascinating history! Be sure it will surprise you! 

Best opportunities for New Year’s Eve 2014 in Barcelona- in the capital of Catalonia

While you are in Barcelona you should not worry about accommodation! Barcelona city offers you a huge variety of hotels, restaurants in general any facilities you want!

Festa Major de Gracia!

Festa Major de Gracia

Casa Vincens

The biggest and the most popular event of the year is Festa Major de Gracia! The Festa Major de Gracia takes place from 15th to 21st of August and all city and the neighborhood will turn into a wonderful fairy tale. Local people are competing in street decorations and they take this very seriously, you will be immersed oeuvre! Besides the street decoration there are also many parties, live music concerts, human towers, parades and fireworks, Festa Major de Gracia is for sure something is Barcelona that is really worth´s to see! There are a lot of wonderful places in Gracia, it would be better for you to read about them and of course visit it! Gracia is famous for its beautiful, marvelous sunny squares, bars, cafes, restaurants and terraces, little streets with little traffic and boutique shops. As well you may know Gracia was like an independent town until the end of the 19th century. The most of the locals from this district are very proud of their roots and even reply they are from Gracia, even not from Barcelona. Gracia district is a very diverse, it has a high ethnic population and despite of the trendy nature, it is also a very traditional district with its

own history and a huge amount of elderly people, this diversity create wonderful atmosphere of looking how its inhabitants walk around the streets. Ones of the most crowded and lively places of the Gracia are the squares. Let´s go to some of them! If do you look for some place where to go to it- Gracia’s districts are the perfect places! It is heaps of restaurants and cafes. In these lovely restaurants and cafes you can have a dinner, drink or whatever you want. Let’s start from the first square Virreina Square, which is located near the compelling Sant Joan church. Virreina Square has 3 terraces located on this square and they are always cowded. In the centre of the Virreina Square, there were children playing with the ancient waterpump. Next is the Diamant Square, this place is not so crowded as the Virreina Squere, there was only one terrace, Diamant restaurant. The food there is really good, but unfortunately not cheap. You 100 percent must Placa Del Sol.  Placa Del Sol is one of the favorites of the locals! The atmosphere was there marvelous and you can even take in nightclubs on this square.  There you could find the Gaudi’s masterpiece of in the district Gracia, also known Casa Vincens, a house built in 1888. Casa Vincens is the building that was the important one of his creature and it is a family residence. One more important thing about the Casa Vincens – it is for sale ! Unfortunately, people can’t visit this place, but it is definitely worth a visit! There you will find a luxury five-star hotel, named Casa Fuster, where one night stars about €250. Pretty good! Is not it? It is the modernism’s splendid masterpiece and it is ranked as the most expensive buildings ever made in Barcelona.

Placa Del Sol

If you adore cooking with ultimate fresh ingredients, you have to go to a market like Mercat de la Llibertat. Mercat de la Llibertat is a big inside market, there you will find a huge variety of fresh food like a bread, fish, meat, vegetables and fruit. It is a busy, but cozy atmosphere in Mercat de la Llibertat, when the local people of Gracia are doing their daily shopping. And of course, not to miss, one of the most greatest sights of Barcelona that is located in Gracia: Parc Guell. Seems like everybody know extensive garden complex with marvelous architectural elements of Gaudi? The park is a perfect place to hang around and there is a beautiful view over the city of Barcelona from the top of the hill. Now read really attentively because it will help you! There is some special road to Parc Guell where you don´t have to climb up hill. At this special pace are escalators. When you are up, you just have to ask the locals where Parc Guell is! Good luck! Have fun!