What to do in Barcelona? 5 things to do in Barcelona

What to do in Barcelona? 5 things to do in Barcelona

Are you in Barcelona?

So, it is a perfect time for you to open it in a new way. It does not matter how much time do you have in Barcelona. This city has a lot of activities that will make you crazy about this city and for sure YOU will come back here one more time. So, do not waste your to time, and start explore Barcelona! As you know now, Barcelona is a sun-drenched city, which you have to see anyway.

The first place is Placa Reial: a perfect place to listen to music, to see music, palm trees, to eat in luxurious restaurants and have good times. This beautiful place is located just near Las Ramblas. If you want to find a beautiful place for tasting traditional Spanish and Catalan restaurants in Barcelona this place is right for you! If you are a real fan of nightlife, be sure you will find a plenty of interesting clubs here too. It is a real good place to find live bands and indie rock music or head over to Jambore for pumping hip-hop and dance classics, you can also catch some live Flamenco performances. It should be mentioned that Flamenco is not a national Catalan tradition. This kind of tradition came from the South of Spain. One more important thing is that catalans expect you know that. 

The second one are El Born & El Gotico: these streets are really famous. They are the most beautiful and oldest streets in Barcelona.It does not matter how much time you are in Barcelona, every time you go there you will find out something new, interesting and fascinating. If you want to feel the atmosphere of Barcelona, you shuold go there anyway. It is the one thing must done in Barcelona, This district is a perfect place to find your part of Barcelona and enjoy it 100%. Probably, you will find El Born & El Gotico dirty, smelly and sometimes dangerous, but nothing can compare to these rustic streets. You can't claim that you know Barcelona, until you were in El Born & El Gotico and enjoy these marvellous ancient streets. 

The third one is Barcelona’s beaches: You can't find a better place where to relax in the summer, if not on the Barcelona's beahes!!! Is a magnificient place to kick back and grab a drink. In fact, Barcelona is one of the best beach's cities in Europe. And you know what, it is truth. Once you were in Barcelona's beaches you will come back for sure, to enjoy it one more time, to take a sunbath, to have a great time with your friends. In fact it is always overcrowded because of local people and huge quantity of tourists. You will be really lucky to find a place where to relax, but is worth of it. Here you will find people from all over the whole world. Especially near Chiringuitos, well-known beach-bar, where visitors will sip on expensive Mojitos (5-10 Euros). Young people their toned bodies and smoke strong cigarettes. Be aware of your things. As well as these kinds of places attract a lot of the city’s best pick-pockets. If you want some exotic you should go to the nudist beach, Marbella. 

The next one is rooftop terrace: Barcelona is reach in of rooftop terraces, but there is one the problem: anybody does not know where to find them. Barcelona's rooftop terraces should be at the top of Barcelona’s exclusive hotels and they like to keep it that way – exclusive and elusive. Useful recommendation is to head to Hotel 1898 toward the top end of La Rambla (it’s on the right, above Starbucks). Jump in the lift next to reception and go up to floor 7. You will come out directly on the rooftop terrace, next to the bar. Order a drink, or ask where you can sit, and they will provide you with a menu.

Escape to Sitges (Only 20 minutes from Barcelona): Barcelona has it all, but if you feel the need to get away from the city and go where the locals go for a holiday, then cute but classy Sitges is a must. Jump on the metro and head to Sants Estacio, then get the Renfe train to Sitges. You can use your T10 metro card (although technically you shouldn’t) and you’ll be in Sitges in 20 minutes. Even though it’s so close to the city, it has a completely different vibe. It’s clean and chic and you’ll totally understand why this is where the rich and famous Spaniards have their holiday homes. The broad board-walks are lined with tall palm trees and rows and rows of classic cafes and restaurants. The bars are surprisingly cheap considering the wealth this town attracts, but you may as well grab a couple of cold ones from a corner shop and hit the beach – the views are even better! You may also notice that Sitges is somewhat of a gay haven and the town is full of flamboyant gay bars and clubs. The town frequently erupts into extravagant festivals and the legendary Sitges Carnival is something I will never tire of. Sitges is simply amazing and has to be seen to be believed.

Studying abroad

Studying abroad 

If you are thinking about studying abroad, so you are in a right way! If you are abroad, it gives you many opportunities, which you will not have in your university at home. 

The first reason why should you study abroad is learning language or making your language skills better!

The season reason is that you discover a new part of the word.

You have a great opportunity to choose the best programs in your field. 

Every year the amount of international students grows. It is because the countries help these students to get visa, the countries make small tuition fee to increase the pool of international students.

If you were studying abroad, be sure, that you are more employable in the world, which started to be more globalized. All things that you have abroad: language skills, adaptability cultural sensitivity after your graduation will be very much in demand. 

Nowadays employers are looking for a person who can solve difficult problems, the one who can find a new way of solving problems. Speaking in a few languages will obviously help you! Internship in international company is valuable too. 

While you are abroad you can take advantage of local specialties, for example, study design in Australia, management in the US, art in Italy, engineering in Germany

What can be better then studying with the world leader in your fiels?

To sum everything up, studying abroad develops your independence, expands your personal horizons, and enlarges your circle of international friends and contacts. Who knows, probably someone of your international friends will be able to help you in your life or career?

Barcelona in 1 day

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My congratulations! You are in Barcelona! It is perfect place to relax, shopping, enjoying life!

Sure, there are a lot of interesting sightseeing, which everyone should visit! But what to do if you are here only for one day? Unfortunately, one day for Barcelona is not enough, but we will try to visit as much as possible. How to manage your time right not to miss anything breathtaking? Read here! 

In this article there is a plan for visiting Barcelona in one day. The purpose was to include the most important legendary historical cultural sites! Barcelona is a place where it is not possible to remain indifferent. 

Let´s start our trip with the heart of Barcelona, the place without which no one could imagine Barcelona. This Barcelona´s treasure is Sagrada Familia. Sagrada Familia is the most colossal Antoni Gaudi´s masterpiece.  It is still in the process of being finished! You can easily get here using metro Sagrada Familia. Any exit there will bring you to the cathedral. You can visit not only the cathedral itself (it takes you about 2 hours), bout also a permanent exhibition on the master´s work. From October to March the input is open from 9.00 to 18.00, and from April to September from 9.00 to 20.00. To visit Barcelona for one day we don’t have enough time to hang out Barcelona on foot, that’s why go to subway from Diagonal to Rambla de Catalunia. On the corner of 115 on this street you will find a church, called Parròquia de Sant Ramon de Penyafort. It was built in XIV century. This church is not popular, but worth to see. If do you want to explore altar neogótico of 1950 and the work of Claudi Rius, you should remember that its opening hours are at 1 p.m. or in the evening after 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Going down the La Rambla, going to Carrer d’Arago, where you should turn to go to Passeig de Gracia. Exactly there you will find two buildings that we are interested in. The first one is Casa Batlló, the second one is Casa Milá. The houses number 41 and 43. Antonio Gaudi created it. Casa Batlló was just like a simple house. But later on in 1904-1906 it was reconstructed on request Josep Batlló i Casanoves. Catalans call it Casa dels Ossos, because of its shapes. It remains bones. Since 2001 there is a museum and after that it is recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site. There side by side you will find Casa Milá. It was built during 1906-1912. Another name is La Pedrera. Here at first Antonio Gaudi first time used a huge quantity of supporting columns. This way he could fancy arches. In 1984 it was recognized as World Heritage Site.

After that going down to Passeig de Gracia. Turn there left and that go along the avenue Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes to Carrer Roger de Lluria. We need the opposite site of the street. That along Carrer Roger de Lluria gp to Carrer Casp. There is located Casa Calvet, 1898-1900. This building has a name of its customer Pedro Martir Calvet the owner of the textile factory. In the façade of the building immediately you will find Guadi´s work. If you go down the street or Carrer Bruc to Ronda de Sant Pere and turn right, in a few minutes we will be in the center of Plaça Catalunya. During the sunny days, here you can buy a special food for pigeons and feed them. It is an unforgettable little adventure. Because this little creatures get used to people and do not afraid of them. Some of the birds can sit down on you shoulder, head, and it is because of a handful of goodies. From there by Avinguda del Portal de l’Angel,from where goes Carrer Cucunulla, there we should turn left to Carrer Arcs, left to Carrer Boters, going down a little Carrer Palla, we will find Carrer Bisbe, where turning to the left we will find Plaça Seu.  There is a Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia de Barcelona. Its foundation was started in 1298. The building lasted for 2 hundred years. It was finished to 1420. Everything here is worth seeing - and bas-relief above the entrance, the interior, the main altar, stained glass and do not forget to pay attention to the keystones. After the exit from the Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia de Barcelona. Go it around by Carrer dels Comptes and turn to Carrer Pietat. Because it is a Barrio Gótico. Here every stone has a part of history. 

So, we are on the Carrer Bisbe again. Let’s go by it to square Sant Jaume.The ancient one in town. There we will find the Government of Catalonia. On the square usually city’s fiestas are held, including “castellers” (human towers). Along the squareis Carrer Ferran, going by it wee will find Carrer Vidre. This narrow passage goes to Plaça Reial in the center of which you will find Gaudi’s lights. In the tine of Fernand VII powering it was planned to call “Heroes' Square in Spain”. 

If someone wants, you can exit from the square on Rambla and walk through it to the sea to the Columbu’s monument. On the opposite site you will see the Museu Marítim The museum is closed on Mondays, the 1st and the 6th of January and 25-26 of December. The tickets are sold from 10a.m. till 7:30 p.m. But if you came on Sunday after 3 p.m. the temporal exhibitions are free! 

Soon is going to be evening and the coolness of the sea started to be felt. Going up by Rambla to the metro station Drassanes (for those who did not go to the monument of Columb and to the Museu Marítim- go in the direction of the sea ) and go two stops to Espanya. This way now we are on the Plaza España that was construed in 1929 by (Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer) as the beginning of the roads, leading from Barcelona in a suburban area at the time. Now we are at the foot of Montjuich Mountain. Where due to the beginning of World Fair in 1929 was created of Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Torres Venecianas, which departs from Avinguda Reina María Cristina and in the end (Palacio Nacional is located. In the end of Avinguda María Cristina we will find charming fountains. They were created by Carlos Buigas, the son of the Columba’s monument. Fountains were damaged during the Civil War in 1937 and did not used till 1955. After being repaired and restoration they again charming as with their beauty and magic!