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OFFICIAL Monthly agenda FREE GUIDE! JANUARY 2018

BARCELONA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS CHOOSE YOUR ROUTE AND DISCOVER THE MOST AUTHENTIC

AGENDA WITH ENJOY LIVE GASTRONOMY MORE THAN MUSIC IN THE IN CULTURAL 200 ACTIVITIES BEST VENUES SPACES

CONTENTS January 2018

Jazz at Jamboree, in the Barri Gòtic.

07 BARCELONA AS SEEN BY… all styles of music live in Joan Abellà, manager of Antoni unique, authentic spaces to Gaudi’s . experience the city just like a 08 COVER STORY local. Barcelona at your fingertips Barcelona Card lets you easily 20 FOOD AND DRINK move around the city and Gastronomy enjoy more than 65 discounts in cultural centres and free tickets for the most Many museums and unique important cultural and leisure buildings combine culture and centres. fine dining. 16 IN THE CITY Live music 24 AGENDA Jazz, soul, funk, pop... Enjoy More than 200 daily activities.

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3 THE HOT LIST January 2018

Sa. 06 GOSPEL P. 36 Alabama Gospel Choir Mo. 01 at Palau de la Música CLASSICAL MUSIC P. 32 Catalana. Great New Year’s Concert. Strauss at Palau de la Música and Gran Tu. 09 Teatre del . CLASSICAL P. 37 Anne Sofie von Otter, one of the most fascinating voices of the past few decades, at Palau de la Música.

Fr. 12 BALLET P. 39 Tu. 02 Teatre Nacional de EXHIBITION P. 25 Catalunya hosts Rodin’s sculptures Tchaikovsky’s at Fundación Mapfre. Swan Lake.

Su. 14 Th. 04 CLASSICAL MUSIC P. 40 TRADITIONS P. 35 Gustavo Dudamel Christmas carol concert conducts the in Plaça del Rei. Philharmonic at L’Auditori. Fr. 05 TRADITIONS P. 35 Mo. 15 Three King’s Parade along MUSIC P. 41 a spectacular route through Martha Argerich & the city. Gabriele Baldocci perform at Palau de la Música. Sa. 06 ÓPERA P. 37 Tu. 16 L’elisir d’amore. Mario Gas’ MUSIC P. 41 production of this amusing Appearing on stage at work by Donizetti returns to is the the Liceu. great pop star .

4 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com ‘Swan Lake’ Fr. 19 at Teatre Nacional MUSICAL P. 31 de Catalunya. The film classic Dirty Dancing at Teatre Tívoli.

Sa. 20 CLASSICAL P. 42 Yuja Wang & the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at L’Auditori. Sa. 20 TRADITIONS P. 42 Tres Tombs parade in honour of saint Anthony. Su. 21 DANCE P. 31 Back Àbac at Mercat de les Flors.

Th. 25 MUSIC P.43 Performer Pastora Soler at the Liceu as part of Festival del Mil·lenni.

Sa. 27 MÚSICA P. 44 Singer Salvatore Adamo at Palau de la Música thanks to Festival del Mil·lenni.

Lu. 29 LITERATURE P. 45 BCNegra , the meeting point for noir fiction in Barcelona.

Check out all the latest news at: 5 visitbarcelona.com TICKET SALES THERE ARE MANY BARCELONAS TO EXPLORE. January 2018 WHICH ONE IS YOURS? DISCOVER THE FULL RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES INFORMATION AND SALES ON OFFER BY VISITING: Tourist information points and tickets.visitbarcelona.com tickets.visitbarcelona.com Barcelona... just a click away Find more than 250 suggestions to suit a wide range of tastes

This month… Let it Snow, let it snow...:

Enjoy a one day trip to La Molina The Vall de Núria ski and moun- or Masella an Alpine skis resort tain resort is a unique treasure tro- that providing the services you would ve of nature and landscape. Take the uni- expect in a matchless natural setting. que rack railway along 12.5 km and have La Molina has a skiable terrain of 63 km the chance to visit the viewing point and and 53 runs Masella has a skiable terra- go on a guided snowshoe tour around in of 74.5 km and 65 runs. the shrine. Enjoy the winter high up in the mountains!

ALPINE SKI RESORT VALL DE NÚRIA

6 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com BARCELONA AS SEEN BY... Joan Abellà Manager of Casa Vicens

GAUDÍ’S CASA VICENS any rush and converting the dialogue be- CAN FINALLY BE VISITED. tween our guides and service staff into the ITS MANAGER TALKS ABOUT basis of transmitting all we have learned THIS MODERNISTA GEM AND about this historic moment in Barcelona ALSO ABOUT BARCELONA and Gaudí in general through Casa Vicens. Is it destined to become, alongside La Does the opening of Casa Vicens mean that Pedrera and Casa Batlló, one of the three the debt owed to the architect who put Bar- main Modernista monuments in Barce- celona on the international map in terms of lona? monuments to visit has come full circle? in Barcelona is fortunately not The great Gaudí circle in Barcelona has restricted to these three buildings, al- indeed been completed with the open- though I would definitely spend a long time ing to the public of the city’s last World in each one... and in many others! Heritage Site. It was his first house, the How are you managing the tours so that first he was in charge of, and this first they do not affect everyday life in the symphony, as we like to imagine it, pro- Gràcia neighbourhood? vides us with a much greater understand- We have limited them to a maximum of 550 ing of the sources of his creativity. people per day, 20 people every 20 min- What was the most difficult challenge utes. It is an unrushed tour. in terms of the restoration and recovery As an expert in cultural and artistic facili- efforts? ties (you were the former manager of Combining today’s rush with a delicate MACBA), what influence does the influx of restoration process. And finding the right visitors to the city have on cultural tourism? balance between a respect for heritage Culture is the element that most defines a and visitor comfort. Some very brave ar- city’s character. Tourism in Barcelona is driv- chitectural solutions were used, but al- en by the desire of visitors to share and dis- ways based on the utmost respect for the cover this character through our design, ar- original work. chitecture, museums, cuisine, customs... How does what Casa Vicens have to offer differ from that of Gaudí’s other work? “AS A BARCELONA LOCAL, I It is a prelude to Gaudí’s work, so it is an LOVE WANDERING AROUND essential part of understanding the archi- AIMLESSLY, SEEING HOW THE tect, his work and Modernisme, which has CITY IS CHANGING. AND left a very deep and beautiful mark on Bar- VISITING SMALL BOOKSHOPS, celona. We are also paying much atten- WHICH ARE FORTUNATELY tion to the quality of the tours, avoiding REAPPEARING”

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Barcelona is a multifaceted city filled So what are you waiting for? Plan your with nuances, contrasts and activities itinerary according to the days of your stay in a friendly setting that can be comfor- to get the most out of your visit and pur- tably visited all year round because of chase a Barcelona Card, a culture pass its fortunately mild climate. Stroll that includes transport and discounts as around the city like any other local and well as activities in various parts of the ci- soak up its tradition and history, de- ty. Below is a list of four one-day route su- sign and culture, music and sport. And ggestions to discover the essence of Bar- there is no better way to do this than by celona and all its hidden corners. using an excellent public transport net- work comprising bus, metro, tram and ROUTE A taste of history rail to make the most of your stay and 1 Get up early and enjoy a good travel easily from one point to another! breakfast because today promises to

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1. Fundació Miró. 2. Tram next to UNLIMITED EXPERIENCES Els Encants flea market. 3. Detail of BARCELONA CARD Casa Batlló. The city’s official tourist card, the Barcelona Card, will let you move around the city with total freedom, saving you both time and money. If you plan to spend two days in the city, the pass for you is the BCN Card Express, but if your stay is longer, go for the BCNCard, which is valid for 72, 96 or 120 hours. You can use them for 2 the train to the airport and all the city’s public transport options, as be an intense day. We suggest you well as including free entrance to start in Plaça Catalunya, the nerve cen- several museums and more than tre of the city, and stroll up Passeig de 65 discounts at cultural and leisure Gràcia while contemplating the series centres, museums and on tours. of outstanding buildings on this walk, You will also save yourself a lot of authentic gems of Modernisme: to your time by not having to queue at the right stands Casa Lleó Morera, by many cultural sights. Domènech i Montaner; , tickets.visitbarcelona.com by Puig i Cadafalch; Casa Batlló and, a little further up, La Pedrera, both by An- toni Gaudí. Passeig de Gràcia is also the city’s ‘golden mile’ and you will notice that the most emblematic international fashion brands are gathered there. From La Pedrera, head to Casa Vicens (Carolinas, 20-26), a building in the Grà- bookshop. And while you are in Grà- cia neighbourhood that is thought to be cia, take the opportunity to wander Gaudí’s first masterpiece, having just around the area. Its many lively squa- opened its doors to the public after a res (Plaça del Sol, Plaça del Dia- meticulous restoration process. You mant...) are filled with outdoor café can get there by the L3 metro line, seating areas, so you can enjoy a meal alighting at Fontana, or by FGC subur- outside during Barcelona’s mild win- ban rail, alighting at Gràcia. Several ter. Next, head down to Passeig de bus lines will also take you the- 3 Gràcia and take the L2 metro re. You can visit the house, line to Sagrada Familia (ad- as well as its temporary vance bookings are ne- and permanent exhibi- cessary), Gaudí’s unfi- tions, a fantastic cafete- nished temple that ria run by Hofmann and leaves no one indiffe- its souvenir shop and rent. Nearby, you can vi-

Check out all the latest news at: 9 visitbarcelona.com Liceu, the city’s opera house on the Rambla. From there, you can wander into the Barri Gòtic, whose medieval legacy is very prominent. Make sure you stop for a snack at one of the clas- sic ‘granjas’ in Carrer Petritxol to join in a very deep-rooted Barcelona tra- dition: a ‘suizo’, a cup of hot sticky chocolate topped by a huge dollop of fresh cream. And also visit the histo- ric church of Santa Maria del Pi, who- se bell tower offers some of the best 1 views of the district. Walking Tours Gòtic offers a guided tour of the city’s sit the Sant Pau Modernista Site, a impressive Gothic legacy (ticket sales former hospital that has since been at tickets.visitbarcelona.com). moved and comprising an impressive When you get to the neighbourho- and curious network of pavilions de- od of La Ribera, you will find yourself signed by Domènech i Montaner. It is immersed in medieval Barcelona. On- well worth a visit to take a look at the- ce there, Carrer Montcada and its su- se from the cafeteria-restaurant in its rrounding streets contain luxurious garden and you can also join a guided old mansions built in the 12th and tour that combines Modernista art 13th centuries. Today, they house va- and a living history of medicinea. rious museums and institutions, inclu- Don’t leave the city without visi- ding , which you can vi- ting Barcelona’s most historic district, sit thanks to Walking Tours Picasso, a , the oldest part of the city guided tour of the places the painter housing three emblematic neighbour- frequented that includes entrance to hoods: Barri Gòtic, La Ribera and El the museum. There is also MEAM, Raval, all of which comprise authen- Museu Europeu d’Art Modern, a mo- tic little nooks and crannies, alleys dern art museum combining its dis- and picturesque squares. The L3 play of figurative paintings and sculp- green metro line will take you to the tures with blues and classical music

Punxes+ + una imatge BCN UNIQUE SHOPS to century-old shops or those specialising Barcelona Unique Shops is the name in delicatessen identifying the city’s most characteristic products. Businesses shops, unique establishments you will that have survived the only find here to make your shopping passage of time and experience a true adventure. Unique the standardisation Shops comprises a diverse range of of commerce in large shops, from artisans and designers cities, preserving a sense

10 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com concerts (ticket sales at tickets.vi- sitbarcelona.com). You can also enjoy a snack in the cafeteria of this late 18th-century palace. A good option at the end of the day is to head to the Born neighbourho- od, presided over by the Born Centre of Culture and Memory, a leading cul- tural space housed in a former food market that contains an archaeologi- cal site with the remains of 1,700 houses. El Born 300 is also located there, a restaurant serving a cuisine that is influenced by Barcelona’s own culinary history. A few metres away stands the basilica of Santa Maria del 2 Mar, a medieval construction that is the protagonist of the famous novel 1. . Plaça del Rei. 2. Montjuïc and Cathedral of the Sea by Idelfonso Fal- Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. cones. Incidentally, if you want to take home an original gift, visit the souve- next to the Born market that has been nir shop there and you will find uni- converted into Arab baths, the perfect que, locally made items. The neigh- place to disconnect both body and bourhood also comprises some of the mind after a hectic day. most cutting-edge creative and fas- hion shops in the city, such as Etnia ROUTE Art, culture and sea Barcelona (Espaseria, 1-3), a local firm 2 Two metro lines (L1 and L3) stop that has made a name for itself by re- at Plaça Espanya, at the foot of the hill of volutionising the design of spectacle Montjuïc, which is crowned by the im- frames. And you can cap off the day posing , home to the by relaxing in Aires de Barce- Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya lona, a former 18th- (MNAC). It boasts an impressive collec- century warehouse tion of Romanesque and Modernista art

Punxes+ + una imatge of local spirit fashion icon headquartered in and offering Barcelona with international quality and recognition and sales. Another, excellent this time in the field of gourmet, personalised is Vila Viniteca (Agullers, 7), attention as true specialising in wines and ‘brands’ of the city. spirits. More information One example is Antonio about Barcelona’s shops at: Miró (Enric Granados, 46), a barcelonashoppingcity.com

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and an outdoor area that is the perfect 1. GreenLifeStyle EcoFashion. vantage point from which to contempla- 2. Buildings in 22@ neighbourhood. te the city, as well as its Òleum restau- rant, with a menu inspired by the side the innovation and technology that museum’s art collections. The park of now comprises 22@, a new neighbour- Montjuïc is also home to Fundació Joan hood constructed around Plaça de les Miró, housed in a spectacular building Glòries. The area also contains some of designed by Josep Lluís Sert. Once you the newest facilities in the city, such as have visited both centres, take the funi- L’Auditori, Teatre Nacional, Museu del cular (FM line) to connect to the L2 metro Disseny and Els Encants flea market, line that will take you to Poble Sec, a tra- housed under an ultramodern structu- ditional neighbourhood filled with wine re that shelters hundreds of stalls se- bars and taverns, and a very popular lling a panoply of items. ‘pintxo’ bar! Carrer Blai and its surroun- ding streets are a safe bet. Make sure to visit the tavern of Can Margarit (Concór- ART, SHOPPING, DINING dia, 21), an eatery dating back to 1974 MUSEUMS AND MORE that seems to be frozen in time. A few meters away in the same neighbourho- Many of Barcelona’s museums od, Avinguda del Paral.lel is home to so- and unique spaces not only have me of the city’s most emblematic musi- permanent works on display, but cal and cabaret venues: Victòria, cu- also have commercial premises rrently running the musical Cabaret, selling special gifts related to their Sala Apolo, El Molino and Sala Barts, collections or to the city, as well as among others (check the programming cafés and restaurants, temporary in the guide of this magazine). exhibition rooms and other social From here, head to Poblenou by and cultural activities... You will using both the L3 and L4 metro lines. find all of these at Casa de les With its working-class, revolutionary, Punxes, Fundació Miró, CCCB, fishing past, Poblenou is today a tradi- CaixaForum and CosmoCaixa, tional yet at the same time modern Museu Picasso, MACBA, Museu neighbourhood. Visit Plaça Prim and de la Xocolata, Museu del FC its surrounding areas or stroll along the Barcelona, among others. Rambla del Poblenou, where the former houses of fishermen still stand along-

12 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Take the L4 metro line again or the tram to travel to Parc del Fòrum, at the north end of the city’s coastline. Here you will findMuseu Blau, a na- tural science museum and a perfect place to vi- sit if you are travelling with your family. The 2 same metro line will take you back to the ci- 1. ‘Pintxos’ in Poble Sec. ty centre in the direc- 2. Finca MIralles. tion of Trinitat Nova. Get 3. Torre . 1 off at Verdaguer and head to Passeig de Sant Joan, where you timedia exhibitions that are ideal for will findPalau Macaya, a Modernista all audiences, as well as a shop and building designed by Puig i Cadafalch cafeteria next to the former walls of in one of the city’s hippest areas. Stop the old city. for a snack at Chicha Limoná (Passeig Directly opposite as you look out de Sant Joan, 90) or Granja Petitbó towards the sea is the Mirador de Colón. (Passeig de Sant Joan, 82). If you stroll Make sure to visit this monument to en- down Passeig de Sant Joan, you will joy magnificent views of the city and get to , the lar- join a wine or cava tasting activity in its gest green space in the old town. wine tourism space. It is now time for A great idea once you are back in dinner, so take a leisurely stroll along the centre is to stroll along La Rambla Passeig Marítim to Palau de Mar, in Port at sunset. You can head down to the Vell. Here you will find some excellent sea from Plaça Catalunya and sit by seafood cuisine, among other dishes, the water as the sun sets. If you look in the restaurants 1881 per Sagardi and to your right, you can see the former Barceloneta, in Moll dels Pescadors. royal shipyards, Drassanes, now housing the Museu Marítim, with a ROUTE Culture permanent display of boats and mul- 3 and gastronomy Take the L3 metro line to Maria Cristina 3 or Palau Reial to begin your tour of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, a well-heeled neighbourhood at the foot of Tibidabo mountain whose centre still retains the charm of the town that was until it was annexed into the city in 1921. Make sure you visit one of Gaudí’s works in the area, the main gate and outside wall of the former Finca Miralles (Passeig Manel Girona, 55), and also worth a visit is Jardín de the Vil.la Amèlia (Eduardo Conde, 22), the former gardens of a

Check out all the latest news at: 13 visitbarcelona.com local mansion. The other testimony of Gaudí’s work in the area is Finca Güell (Avinguda Pedralbes, 7), where you can visit the entrance pavilions to the estate designed by the architect and marvel at the emblematic mythological dragon of its main entrance. Finish your tour at (), located in one of the quietest, most stately gardens in Barcelona. And don’t miss the local shops in the area of independent designers, combi- ning modernity and quality. You are 1 bound to find that special item to take home with you. While still in Sarrià-Sant open to the public. Take bus 196 to head Gervasi, you can head to one of the down to CosmoCaixa (Isaac Newton, shops of Sita Murt (Mestre Nicolau, 18), 26), an interactive science museum and one of the internationally acclaimed fas- another perfect place in the city to visit hion brands of Barcelona. with the family. It has a permanent co- Take bus 75 from Avinguda Diagonal llection and also stages temporary ex- and head to Monestir de Pedralbes, a mo- hibitions, workshops and other activi- numental Gothic style convent complex ties. Highlights of its permanent spaces with a striking cloister. The same bus goes are The Flooded Forest, a natural recrea- to Avinguda del Tibidabo, but before you tion of an Amazonian rainforest, while get off there you will pass another work by its current temporary show displays the Gaudí, Torre Bellesguard (Bellesguard, well-preserved remains of a Tyranno- 16). It was built between 1900 and 1909 saurus rex. Its main building is a Moder- on the remains of a medieval castle of a nista brick structure that is more than Catalan king who lived there until his dea- 100 years old. It has a shop selling inter- th in 1410. This explains its appearance, a esting items related to science and an combination of Modernisme and Gothic indoor cafeteria. A good stop along the styles. Both the house and its gardens are way is Jardins de la Tamarita (Passeig Sant Gervasi, 47). A few meters away, you can jump on 2 board the Tramvia Blau (only running wee- kends), a mode of transport that lo- cals traditionally took to get to the funicular that would take them to the amusement park on Tibidabo. Bus 196 is an alternative way to get there on weekdays. You will enjoy some of the best views of the city on Tibidabo at the park of Collserola, the

14 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com hop on board the Catalunya Bus Turístic (www.catalunyabusturistic.com), offering routes to the most popular places. On the way back, you can combine your visit to Montserrat with a Gaudí ex- perience. Just 20 minutes by train from Barcelona is the town of Sant Boi de Llo- bregat, home to one of the most remarka- ble legacies of the architect: Colònia Güell, the largest Modernista workers’ colony, perfectly preserved today. Its sights inclu- de a famous crypt in which Gaudí experi- mented with the innovations that he would apply at the Sagrada Familia. ‘green lungs’ of the city. And here are two Wine tourism is another star activi- recommended places to eat in Sarrià-Sant ty near Barcelona, with the Penedès re- Gervasi: El Trapío (Esperança, 25), serving gion as an outstanding destination. Just market cuisine in a Modernista tower, and over an hour by train from Barcelona, A Contraluz (Milanesat, 19), Mediterra- the surroundings of its capital, Vilafran- nean cuisine in a space with skylight cei- ca del Penedès, are home to a wide ran- lings to eat inside as if you were dining out- ge of activities that combine vineyard side. And to cap off the day, it is a good landscapes, wine tasting activities and idea is to head up to Vallcarca by combi- food samplings. The train passes ning the L3 and the L5 metro lines to visit through Sitges on the way there, a Park Güell (prior booking). Parc de la beautiful coastal town on the Costa Creueta del Coll can be found in the same Daurada with a great variety of cultural area, occupying a former quarry that sits and gastronomic ideas and a seafront almost alongside the bunkers of Carmel, promenade that is well worth a stop. the remains of an anti-aircraft battery da- ting back to the Civil War and now used as More information: a vantage point of the city. visitbarcelona.com barcelonaesmoltmes.cat/en ROUTE A lot closer 3 4 to Barcelona Barcelona is culture, sea, leisure, history... but it is also natural parks, wine tourism, fishing villages or inland routes. This is why it offers a multitude of options beyond its city borders. An endless range of possibilities within a half-hour radius that are served by public transport or organised tours. One good option is to

1. Tibidabo amusement park. 2. Blau Tram. 3. Sitges.

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Live music BARCELONA PROVIDES ITS VISITORS WITH THE CHANCE TO ENJOY MUSIC IN THE MOST GENUINE WAY POSSIBLE: CLOSE-UP AND IN SMALL SPACES SO THAT YOU CAN SOAK UP THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE JUST LIKE A LOCAL

Barcelona offers a wide range of live parallel route involving places with music options throughout the year quality live music. that covers all manner of styles. Spaces where you can immerse Apart from big shows in the city’s yourself in the local entertainment scene three most important classical au- as another local, soaking up the atmos- ditoriums (Liceu, Palau de la Músi- phere of a city that constantly moves to ca and L’Auditori) and events featu- the sound of all manner of rhythms: jazz ring famous national and internatio- and soul, rock, pop... Barcelona has spa- nal artists in large-scale concerts and ces scattered throughout the city, from music festivals, the city also has a the city centre to outlying neighbourho- major network of places where you ods, and they guarantee you will genui- can enjoy live music. If our front-pa- nely enjoy live music. ge report provides you with advice on various routes to make the most Jazz and soul of your stay in the city, we now want These two styles are among the fa- to complete this information with a vourites of a city where performan-

16 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com ces and jam sessions are punctually , near the Sagrada Familia, programmed each week. It is such with live shows twice a week. A club a deep-rooted tradition that Barce- where you can feel among friends, lona has historical clubs dedicated listen to the best international jazz solely to jazz, as well as a regular an- and make the most of your time the- nual festival, the Barcelona Interna- re to discover local music talent whi- tional Jazz Festival, whose most re- le enjoying a drink. cent edition ran from September 30 And if a drink is not enough and to December 19. you also want a fine meal, thenLittle One of these legendary clubs is (Rec, 30) is your best option. This Jamboree (Plaça Reial, 17), a jazz New York-style restaurant in the Born cellar in the Gothic Quarter that has neighbourhood offers fine Medite- become a true institution. With its rranean cuisine based on Italian co- 50-year history and two daily perfor- oking, as well as live jazz. mances 365 days a year, it is already Another good choice is Milano part of Barcelona’s cultural heritage Cocktail Bar (Ronda Universitat, 35), and best reflects the lively culture of which despite its name not only ser- a dynamic, restless, cosmopolitan ves cocktails to the sounds of live metropolis that is open to the world. music, but also has a menu of Me- Various world jazz legends from all diterranean cuisine that includes times have played here and genera- tapas. tions of local musicians have been trained and are now finding success Other genres: across five continents. funk, pop, rock... Another classic place in the same But not everything is jazz in Barcelo- neighbourhood is Harlem Jazz Club na. Funk, pop, rock, electronic mu- (Comtessa de Sobradiel, 8), a legen- sic... all these styles have their own dary venue that first opened in 1987, places with regular programming. with a daily schedule mainly featuring Mention must be made of the re- jazz, but also including other musical novated Sala Apolo (Nou de la Ram- genres. A prestigious music school bla, 113), in Poble Sec, an emblema- in the city, Taller de Músics, has its tic venue in the city that has a more own concert venue, the Jazz Sí Club than 30-year history as a dance hall, (Requesens, 2), located in the Raval although today it is used as a concert neighbourhood. The space has mo- re than 20 years of history and ser- 2 ves as a platform for young musicians and it is not limited only to jazz. Its live music programming also includes fla- menco, Cuban rhythms and pop rock Jazz Man (Roger de Flor, 238) is an authentic, small jazz club in the

1. Jamboree, in Plaça Reial. 2. Milano Cocktail Bar.

Check out all the latest news at: 17 visitbarcelona.com 1 hall and nightclub. Thursdays there ce that has today been are dedicated to black music (funk, divided into five rooms soul, hip hop...), while Fridays and and it leads the way in Saturdays are for the Nitsa Club, a terms of national and label that programmes pop and in- international music. dependent rock. Artists of the - Nearby, sharing the same squa- bre of , The re where Jamboree is located, Side- Strokes or Belle and car (Plaça Reial, 7) is one of the lea- Sebastian have pla- ding venues in the city’s music sce- yed here and it also hosts ne. This bar and club has been pro- small club sessions featu- gramming DJ sessions and creative ring new bands. A truly versa- avant-garde concerts in the fields of tile space in Poblenou. rock, punk, indie and experimental A very different club that is also music in all senses since 1982. Still in the neighbourhood of Poblenou is in the Ciutat Vella district, electro- Balius (Pujadas, 196). Since 2014, its nic music has had its own club since goal has been to create a single envi- the mid-1990s, the Moog Electronic ronment in which a cocktail bar, ver- Dancing Club (Arc del Teatre, 3), lo- mouth bar, dining area and good li- cated in the heart of the Raval neigh- ve music can all coexist in harmony, bourhood and now a famous temple and all of the highest quality. of electronic and synthetic rhythms Founded as the cultural project of from the best international DJs. Ano- an association to promote art and cul- ther of the city’s major musical ve- ture in the neighbourhood of Gràcia in nues in terms of its size and progra- 1995, Heliogàbal (Ramón y Cajal, 80) mming is Razzmatazz (Pamplona, today focuses on musical and poetic 88). Founded in the year 2000, it is projects both at its own venue and in housed in a former industrial spa- other spaces. Two small yet very im-

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18 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com portant places stand out in the Eixample. Wood, e beer, meatloaf, fish & chips and music in an English pub in the city centre: The Philarmo- nic (Mallorca, 204). Its CONCERTS programming includes blues, soul, country, fla- UNIQUE SPACES menco... And a few streets Barcelona has places where you can away, the Mediterráneo pub (Bal- listen to good live music within cen- mes, 129) has small-scale live music tury-old walls, providing the added concerts each day of the week. advantage of uniqueness and often quality acoustics. Palau Dalmases Music and gastronomy (Montcada, 20) is a baroque spa- Two recommendations among the ce that programmes small format gastronomic spaces that also pro- flamenco and opera shows (pictu- gramme live music. First, Bodega red above). One of the first bourge- Saltó (Blesa, 36), a 100-year-old ois mansions built in the city, Palau cultural wine bar in the neighbour- Gomis in the Ribera neighbourho- hood of Poble Sec that programmes od, today houses the Museu - musical vermouth days every Sun- peu d’Art Modern, MEAM (Barra de day, with rumba, blues, fusion, sin- Ferro, 5), which is not only strongly ger-songwriter... The artists pass the committed to figurative art, but al- hat around once the performance is so has live concerts of blues or clas- over. But the low price doesn’t mean sical music every Friday (your ticket that the music is of dubious quali- includes entrance to the museum ty, in fact quite the opposite, for he- and the concert). Still in the histo- re you can hear high quality perfor- rical centre, the basilicas of Santa mances. You can also head to per- Maria del Pi (Plaça del Pi, 7) and haps one of the most cosmopolitan Santa Anna (Santa Anna, 29, pictu- places in the city, ArtTe (Muntaner, red below), both jewels of Catalan 83), housed in a beautiful space that Gothic, programme weekly Spa- is ideal for an informal dinner based nish guitar concerts. on small dishes and tapas and featu- ring a multicultural range of perfor- More information and sales at: mances, including not only music, tickets.visitbarcelona.com but also micro-theatre, screenings, painting, photography... and almost always with free entry.

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Eat in a museum Make sure you order fish, as it is sent The city’s main museums have cafete- directly by the fishermen’s associa- rias and some even offer a complete di- tion of Barcelona. You can also dine ning experience. One highlight is the me- on seafood at the cafeteria-restaurant nu designed by the two-Michelin-star of the Museu Marítim, a striking chef Fina Puigdevall at Òleum, the res- example of the best Gothic architec- taurant of the Museu Nacional d’Art de ture and the only civil construction of Catalunya (Av. Reina Maria Cristina), this style in the city. housed in the former throne room of the The restaurant at Fundació Miró and providing some (Parc de Montjuïc) is also recommen- magnificent views. The restaurant at ded, with its own terrace and gar- the Museu d’Història de Ca- 3 den area and housed in an talunya (Palau de Mar), original avant-garde 1881 por Sagardi, building designed by offers delightful views Josep Lluís Sert. of the port and serves Another recom- traditional Mediterra- mendation is El 300 nean cuisine. del Born, a restau-

20 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1. Cafeteria at La Pedrera. 2. Òleum rranean cuisine: La Font de Prades at Museu Nacional de Catalunya. and Bòria Arrosseria Restaurant. 3. Rice dish at Bòria. In a Modernista setting Special mention should also be made of two restaurants located in striking Modernista spaces where you can en- joy excellent dishes: Els 4 Gats (Mont- sió, 3), in a building designed by Puig i Cadafalch that was a meeting place for cultural circles in Barcelona and 2 where Woody Allen shot various sce- nes for his movie Vicky, Cristina, Barce- lona, and (Casp, 48), in the rant whose cuisine is influenced by building of the same name that Antoni Barcelona’s own culinary history, lo- Gaudí designed for the offices of a tex- cated in El Born, Centre of Culture and tile manufacturer. Memory, a new cultural space in the visitbarcelona.com/restaurants city housed in a former market. Rounding out the list are eating areas located in unique spaces, such as the former Modernista factory Casa- CULTURE AND GASTRONOMY ramona, designed by Puig i Cadafalch THREE KINGS’ DAY and now housing CaixaForum, or the cafeteria at the CosmoCaixa science Children are in the spotlight on museum, in a former Modernista January 6. The Three Magi arrive at warehouse and a perfect place to go 4.30pm on January 5 at Moll de la with the family. Fusta and at 6pm they travel from Parc de la Ciutadella to Av. Maria Eat in unique spaces Cristina together with their Other places where you can eat and drink entourage along a parade route like a real Barcelona local from the early filled with lights, music, dancing 20th century is at the restaurant in La Pe- and a lot of excitement. The drera, one of the ‘jewels in the crown’ of following day has its own dessert, Gaudí’s legacy, or the 1902 Café Moder- the Kings’ ‘tortel’, a marzipan ring nista, housed in the Sant Pau Modernist cake with candied fruit. Hidden Site, designed by Domènech i Montaner. inside is a figurine of one of the The Hofmann cafeteria in the re- Three Kings and a bean. If you want cently inaugurated Casa Vicens, in the to try this sweet delight, head to Gràcia neighbourhood, will also help Forn Mistral (Rda Sant Antoni, 96), you to regain your strength in a Gaudi one of the most popular places space, and if like vermouth, your where it is made, or else pastry should head to the terrace bar at Casa shops such as Mauri (Rambla de les Punxes. Catalunya, 102) or Farga (Av. Finally, on Mon- Diagonal, 391; Gran Via, 630). tjuïc has two places offering Medite-

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Agenda 1/1 27/1 NEW YEAR’S CONCERT MUSIC CLASSIC JOHANN JORGE DREXLER AT STRAUSS AT LICEU AS PART OF PALAU DE LA MÚSICA GUITAR BCN FESTIVAL

MUSICAL THEATRE ‘DIRTY DANCING’, CINEMA’S FAMOUS STORY NOW TAKES TO THE STAGE AT TEATRE TÍVOLI

Check out all the latest news at: 23 tickets.visitbarcelona.com British Museum explore why competition was so important to this classical culture. CASTELL DE MONTJUÏC (Ctra. de Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya (L1, L3; ACTIVITIES FGC). T. 93 256 44 45. 10am-6pm. Last entry: 5.30pm. Closed Jan 1. €5. Reduced: €3. Under- January 2018 16s free. First Sunday of month and other Sun- days after 3pm, free. ajuntament.barcelona.cat castelldemontjuic/en Montjuïc, the construction of a castle Perma- INFORMATION AND SALES nent exhibition about Montjuïc and its castle. Tourist information points and Doble Creu Permanent exhibition of sculpture tickets.visitbarcelona.com by Carles Berga. Nazis and fascists. The symbolic occupation of Barcelona, 1939-1945 Until Feb 23. This exhibi- tion looks back at a key period in the city’s his- tory, as the Fascist regime of Franco Francisco (and ally of Adolf Hitler) took power. Welcome Until Feb 2. Artistic installation suit- Exhibitions able for all ages that’s in place for the festive FREE ARXIU FOTOGRÀFIC DE BARCELONA season. (Pl. Pons i Clerch, 2). M: (L1), CENTRE DE CULTURA CONTEMPORÀNIA Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 34 20. Mon-Sat 10am- DE BARCELONA 7pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). T. arxiufotografic.bcn.cat/en 93 306 41 00. Tue-Sun, public holidays 11am- Darius Koehli. Poblenou 22@ Until May 19. 8pm. Jan 6 11am-3pm. Last entry: half an hour See the transformation of the Poblenou neigh- before closing. Closed Mon (except public holi- bourhood of Barcelona between 2005 and days) including Jan 1, and Jan 5. €6. Reduced 2017 through the photographs of Koehli, €4. Under-12s, free. Sunday 3pm-8pm, free. Swiss-born but now living in Barcelona. You www.cccb.org can also enjoy images of the area from the After the End of the World Until Apr 29. A look AFB’s own archive that start in 1872. at the state of our planet today, what might FREE ARXIU HISTÒRIC DE LA CIUTAT DE happen between now and the latter part of the BARCELONA 21st century, and our responsibilities to future (Santa Llúcia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4), Liceu (L3). T. generations. 93 256 22 55. Mon-Fri 9am-8.45pm; Sat 10am- COSMOCAIXA 8pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. T. 93 212 barcelona.cat/arxiuhistoric 60 50. 10am-8pm. Jan 5 10am-6pm. Closed The City of Barcelona Historical Archive Until Jan 1 and 6. €4. Under-16s, free. Apr 30. This key city institution marks its cente- http://obrasociallacaixa.org nary, with information about its history, role as The Material Room Permanent exhibition.Voy- a research centre, and future plans. age through the history of the Universe. CAIXAFORUM 3D Planetarium: Is anybody out there? Per- (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya manent exhibition. Installation for discover- (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 476 86 00. 10am-8pm. Jan 5 ing space. 10am-6pm. Closed Jan 1 and 6. €4. Under-16s, The flooded forest Permanent exhibition. Liv- free. http://obrasociallacaixa.org ing exhibit with over 100 species from the Bra- H(a)unting Images. Anatomy of a shot Until zilian jungle. Jan 7. An analysis of how, beyond their techni- Two faces of the Antarctic No end date. See cal relationship, cameras and firearms share a this unique area from two very different per- process of aiming, firing and receiving. spectives. 500 years of the Protestant Reformation Until Talking brains Until Jan 28. Examining the hu- Jan 14. This show commemorates the five cen- man brain from the point of view of its linguis- turies since the start of the Protestant Refor- tic functions. mation from a historical and cultural viewpoint. Tyrannosaurus Rex Until Feb 18. This exhibi- Fight! Competition in Ancient Greece Until Feb tion takes a detailed look at a T-Rex skeleton 18. Athletes, warriors, philosophers and artists that was found in Montana (USA). When is it in Ancient Greece cultivated a particular con- from? Why is it so well-preserved? What did the cept of competivity both in domestic and myth- dinosaur eat? How do paleontologists analyse ological settings. An array of objects from the such findings?

24 MOVE BCN Metro times (I): Monday to Thursday, Sundays and public holidays: 5am-12am EL BORN CENTRE DE CULTURA I unique approach to the creative process and MEMÒRIA for paintings capable of exploring the darkest, (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Barceloneta most hidden corners of human beings. (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). T. 93 256 68 51. Site and FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ exhibitions: Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and pub- (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; lic hols 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except public FGC). T. 93 443 94 70. Tue, Wed, Fri-Sat 10am- holidays) including Jan 1. Permanent exhibi- 6pm; Thu 10am-9pm; Sun and public holidays tion: €4.40. Reduced: €3.08. Check with venue 10am-3pm. Jan 5, 6 10am-3pm. Closed Mon for temp exhibition. Free for under-16s. Sunday (except public holidays) including Jan 1. Last 3pm-8pm and first Sunday of month all day, entry: 30 mins before closing. €12. Reduced: free. elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat €7. Temporary exhibition: €7. Reduced: €5. Es- El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria Under an pai 13: €2.50. Under-15s, free. emblematic 19th-century market, discover an www.fmirobcn.org archaeological site from 1700. Joan Miró. Collection The most important pub- Barcelona 1700. From stones to people (Sala lic collection of work by the Catalan artist has Villarroel) Permanent exhibition about life in been given an updated presentation. the city 300 years ago. Espai 13: The possibility of an island The sec- Montserrat Roig, 1977. Memory and utopia ond artist taking part in this series of exhibi- Until Mar 4. Montserrat Roig (1946-1991) was tions, until Jan 7, is Irene de Andrés. She’s creat- a Catalan writer and journalist as well as a po- ed a multimedia project entitled ‘Shipwrecked litical activist particularly committed to the Species’ about a Spanish galleon discovered causes of feminism and the anti-Franco fight. in Colombian waters 300 years after it was In 1977, she published a book about Catalans sunk. From Jan 19, the space is taken over by held in Nazi concentration camps. Lucía C. Pino with her work ‘Non-Slave Tender- ESPAI VOLART – FUNDACIÓ VILA CASAS ness’, a sculptural investigation that takes the (Ausiàs Marc, 22 ). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4), Cat- 1989 documentary Isle of Flowers as its start- alunya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 481 79 85. Temp exhi- ing point. bitions: Tue-Sat 11am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm; Sun Photography in the Foyer: Joaquim Gomis. Se- 11am-2pm. Closed Mon and public holidays lection of Photographs Until Jan 28. Joaquim including Jan 1. €5. Reduced €2. Gomis (1902-91) was the first president of the www.fundaciovilacasas.com Miró Foundation and had a career as a photog- Lita Cabellut. Retrospective Until May 27. This rapher that spanned five decades. exhibition focuses on the work of this Barce- Photography in the Foyer: Toni García. Retorns lona artist who goes beyond the conventional de llum Jan 30-May 13. A new series of images limits of painting into the domains of risk, ges- is featured in the entrance to the centre. ture and psychological portraits, all imbued Sumer and the Modern Paradigm Until Jan 21. with a latent classicism. This show explores links between Mesopota- FUNDACIÓ ANTONI TÀPIES mian art and the work of modern artists, partic- (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). ularly from the period between 1920 and 1945. T. 93 487 03 15. Tue-Sun 10am-7pm. Last entry Nadala: Joan Miró and nativity scene figures 15 minutes before closing time. Closed Mon in- Until Jan 7. Every year the Fundación Joan Miró cluding Jan 1, and Jan 6. €7. Students and over- sets up an installation created by an artist giv- 65s: €5.60. 16 year olds and under, free. ing their own take on the festive season. This www.fundaciotapies.org year, Josep Mañà offers a domestic nativity Permanent exhibition Extensive collection of scene with traditional Catalan and Mallorcan artworks by Tàpies. figures, reflecting Miró’s own interest in these Susan Meiselas. Mediations Until Jan 14. Ex- objects. hibition of work by Magnum photographer Su- FUNDACIÓ SUÑOL san Meiselas. (Pg. de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: Antoni Tàpies. Objects Until Jan 14. At the end Provença. T. 93 496 10 32. Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, of the 1960s, coinciding with his increasing po- 4pm-8pm; Sat 4pm-8pm. Closed Sun and litical activity, the late Catalan artist started ex- public holidays. €4. Reduced: €3. panding the use of objects in his art. www.fundaciosunol.org FUNDACIÓ CATALUNYA-LA PEDRERA Fernando Vijande 1971-1987 Until Apr 7. Ex- Sala d’Exposicions (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). M: Di- tensive exhibition that pays homage to gallery agonal (L3, L5); FGC: Provença. Tel. 902 202 owner Fernando Vijande, who was a key figure 138. 10am-8pm. Jan 1 11am-8pm. €4. in contemporary art in in the 1970s and www.lapedrera.com 1980s. Covering all three floors of the founda- Joan Ponç. Diàblo Until Feb 4. Joan Ponç (1928- tion, it includes works by the likes of Warhol, 1984) was a key player in the post-war art Mapplethorpe and Kounellis, as well as Span- scene in and Spain, renowned for his ish artists such as Luis Gordillo and Zush.

TICKET SALES: 25 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE Bélorgey stretch the traditional tensions be- Casa Garriga i Nogués (Diputació, 250). M: tween these two art forms. Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). T. 93 401 26 03. 20 Red Lights Until Feb 4. Max de Esteban ex- Mon 2pm-8pm; Tue-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun and plores concepts of financial capitalism, the ar- public holidays 11am-7pm. Last entry: 30 mins chitecture that symbolises its supremacy, and before closing. Closed Jan 1, 6. €3. Mon 2pm- the monetary algorithms from which it enforc- 8pm, free. www.fundacionmapfre.org es its huge social influence. Hell according to Rodin Until Jan 28. Marking 100 years since the death of Auguste Rodin, MUSEU D’ARQUEOLOGIA DE this exhibition includes around 100 sculptures CATALUNYA-BARCELONA and 30 drawings related to the history of ‘The (Pg. de Santa Madrona, 39-41). M: Espanya Gates of Hell’, an 1880 commission that was to (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec (L3). T. 93 423 21 49. change the artist’s life. Tue-Sat 9.30am-7pm; Sun and public holidays 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon including Jan 1. THE GAUDÍ EXHIBITION CENTER Museu Diocesà (Pla de la Seu, 7). M: Jaume I €5.50. Reduced: €4.50. Last Tue of month (Oct- (L4), Liceu (L3). T. 93 268 75 82. 10am-6pm. Jun) and under-8s, free. www.mac.cat €15. Reduced: €7.50, €12. Under-8s, free. Permanent exhibition Take a trip through Cata- www.gaudiexhibitioncenter.com lonia’s past, stretching from pre-historic times Walking with Gaudí Permanent exhibition fea- via the Ibers, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans turing virtual reality and other technologies and Visigoths, with a splendid collection of that give you the chance to delve into the life objects found around the region from each of and work of the genius architect. these eras. HASH MARIHUANA & HEMP Empúries, ’s great ar- MUSEUM chaeological enterprise 1908-1923 Until Jan (Ample, 35). M: Drassanes (L3), Barceloneta 28. As part of the events marking the 150th an- (L4). T. 93 319 75 39. 10am-10pm; public holi- niversary of the birth of Catalan architect Josep days 2pm-10pm. €9. Under-13s, free (when ac- Puig i Cadafalch, the museum welcomes this companied by an adult). exhibition regarding the extensive excavations www.hashmuseum.com that he oversaw at the Costa Brava site of Em- Permanent exhibition Discover the past, púries, which was once settled by both the Ro- present and future of the cannabis plant and mans and Greeks. its potential for industrial, nutritional, medici- The Neolithic revolution. La Draga, a town of nal and leisure uses. prodigies Until Feb 4. This is the first time that JARDÍ BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA some 200 archaeological pieces from the Dra- (Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; ga settlement (in central Catalonia) have been FGC). T. 93 256 41 60. Permanent exhibition: displayed, including an exceptional set of 10am-5pm. Closed Jan 1. €3.50. Reduced: wooden utensils made some 7,000 years ago. €1.70. Combined ticket with Museu Blau: €7. MUSEU BLAU. MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. First Sunday NATURALS DE BARCELONA of the month, all day, and other Sundays from (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del Fòrum). 3pm, free. museuciencies.cat M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). T. 93 256 60 02. Permanent exhibition Mediterranean plants from around the world. Tue-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and Bonsai show Weekends and public holidays public holidays 10am-8pm. Last entry: 30 mins 10.30am-4.30pm. Permanent exhibition fea- before closing. Closed Mon (except public hol- turing a collection donated by the family of Pere idays) including Jan 1. €6. Reduced: €2.70. Duran i Farell, a leading Catalan industrialist Combined ticket with Jardí Botànic: €7. Re- and bonsai aficionado. duced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, all day, and other Sundays from 3pm, FREE LA VIRREINA. CENTRE DE LA IMATGE free. museuciencies.cat (La Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 316 10 00. Planet Life Permanent exhibition about the Tue-Sun, public holidays noon-8pm. Closed Jan 1. ajuntament.barcelona.cat/lavirreina/en/ history of life and evolution of the planet, and Barcelona, Besòs view Until Feb 4. Chronicle includes section such as ‘The biography of the of the transformation of the Barcelona coast- Earth’ and ‘Islands of Science’. line, a unifying process that affected different Oceans, the last savage territory Until Sep 14. neighbourhoods; it’s a joint project from geog- Take an audiovisutal trip through the deep sea rapher-historian Joan Roca and photographer with images taken from the Oceans documen- Patrick Faigenbaum. tary, made using 480 hours of footage. A high- Rue des Pyrénées Until Feb 4. The urban light of the show is a large screen that gives you drawings and photographic tableaux of Yves a sense of immersion in the water.

26 MOVE BCN Metro times (II): Fridays and public holiday eves: 5am-2am MUSEU CAN FRAMIS – FUNDACIÓ VILA oped her career during a time when minimal- CASAS ism and conceptualism formed part of the New (Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries (L1), Poble- York avant-garde movement. nou & Llacuna (L4). T. 93 320 87 36. Tue-Sat MUHBA EL CALL 11am-6pm; Sun 11am-2pm. Closed Mon, in- (Placeta de Manuel Ribé, s/n). M: Liceu (L3), cluding Jan 1, and public holidays. €5. Re- Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Wed, Fri 11am- duced: €2. Temp exhibitions: €2. 2pm; Sat-Sun 11am-7pm. Closed Jan 1. €2.20. www.fundaciovilacasas.com #ClásicosDesollados Until Jan 21. Young Cata- Reduced: €1.54. Under-16s, free. First Sun- lan artist Jordi Díaz Alamà won the 2016 Paint- day of month, all day, and other Sundays from ing Prize awarded by the Vila Casas Founda- 3pm, free. museuhistoria.bcn.cat tion. His work provides a reinterpretation of The Jews in Medieval Barcelona Permanent the history of painting and he takes care with exhibition about the city’s historical Jewish the quality of the pictorial information present community. in his pieces. MUHBA AT FABRA I COATS L’art de col·leccionar. Joan-Artur Roura i Co- (Sant Adrià, 20). T. 93 256 21 00. M: Sant An- mas. The world of private collections Until Jan dreu (L1). Sun 11am-2pm. 28. The latest in a series of shows about private museuhistoria.bcn.cat collections in Catalonia. Fabra i Coats factory Site of exceptional histori- MACBA. MUSEU D’ART cal interest that is based on English industri- CONTEMPORANI al facilities. Following a renovation process, it (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). M: Universitat (L1, L2), now hosts cultural and educational projects. Sant Antoni (L2). T. 93 412 08 10. Mon, Wed-Fri The Wound of Hipercor Until Mar 11. In June 11am-7.30pm. Sat 10am-8pm; Sun and public 1987, the Hipercor supermarket in Barcelona holidays 10am-3pm. Last entry: 30 mins before was targeted by ETA with a car bomb in its car closing. Closed Tue (except public holidays). park that killed 21 people and injured another €10 (valid for one month). Reduced: €8. Under- 45. This exhibition looks back at this terrible at- 14s free. www.macba.cat tack, the deadliest that the terrorist group car- Enthusiasm. Challenge and stubborness in ried out. the MACBA Collection Until May 5, 2019. Mul- FREE MUHBA OLIVA ARTÉS ti-artist project that approaches modernity (Espronceda, 142-146, Parc Central del Poble- from an optimistic, persistent and passionate nou). T. 93 256 21 22. M: Poblenou (L4). Wed perspective. Rather than following a specific 10am-2pm; Sat-Sun 11am-3pm, 4pm-6pm. theme or chronology, the extensive show aims Closed Jan 1. museuhistoria.bcn.cat for a particular way of understanding artistic Interrogate Barcelona practice and the mental strength it requires. Permanent exhibition MACBA Collection 33. Under the surface Until that traces change in the city from industrialisa- Nov. Featuring works from the MACBA archive, tion to the 21st century. this exhibition explores problems of represen- Industry, territory, identity Until Jan 10. Travel- tation and its limits, as well as the relevance ling exhibition that looks at the Industrial Herit- and incidence of the artist and art in contem- age Route of the Ruhr, which has 1,000 indus- porary society. trial remains that can be visited. The Maids. II Fundació Han Nefkens MACBA MUHBA PARK GÜELL Prize Until Jan 7. The winner of this award is the (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). M: Vallcar- Iranian collective formed by Ramin and Rokni ca (L3). T. 93 256 21 22. Check wtih venue for Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian, and this times. The Casa de la Guarda is part of the visit show features a selection of their recent works. to the Conjunt Monumental of Park Güell, and Brossa Poetry Until Feb 25. A comprehensive is subject to the conditions regarding access to survey of the work of pioneering Catalan artist Park Güell. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Under-7s, free. Joan Brossa (1919-1988), from his early books museuhistoria.bcn.cat; www.parkguell.cat to his later visual investigations, and cover- Güell, Gaudí and Barcelona, the expression of ing his work in theatre, cinema, music and an urban ideal Permanent audiovisual exhibi- other fields. tion about Park Güell and the city at the time of Mostreig #2. This is mail art Until Jan 7. Show of modernisme. works from the MACBA collection linked to ar- tistic practices that have used the postal serv- MUHBA PLAÇA DEL REI ice as a distribution system. (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Tue- Rosemarie Castoro. Focused on infinity Un- Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon til Apr 15. This is the first major retrospective of including Jan 1. €7. Reduced: €5. Under-16s, work by Rosemarie Castoro (1939-2015), with a free. First Sunday of month, all day, and other particular emphasis on her creative period be- Sundays from 3pm, free. tween 1964 and 1979. US artist Castoro devel- museuhistoria.bcn.cat

TICKET SALES: 27 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Permanent exhibition Archaeological site Sun and public holidays 10am-3pm. Last entry: that lets you get to know the Roman colony half an hour before closing. Closed Jan 1. of Barcino. museuhistoria.bcn.cat Christianity, visigoths and the city Permanent Permanent exhibition Beautiful historical exhibition about Barcelona in the late antiq- farmhouse in Collserola park, which was con- uity period. verted into a residential home in the 19th Images to believe Until Jan 14. Marking 500 century. years since the Protestant Reformation, this Verdaguer kidnapped. Appropriation of the show looks at both Catholic and Protestant im- myth during Francoism Until Jan 21. Using ar- ages from Europe and Barcelona between the ticles, images, recordings and correspond- 16th and 18th centuries. ence, discover how the figure of Catalan po- et Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), who died at MUHBA REFUGI 307 Vil·la Joana, was manipulated by the Franco (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). T. dictatorship. 93 256 21 22. Guided tours: Sun 10.30am (Eng- lish), 11.30am (Spanish) and 12.30pm (Cata- MUSEU D’HISTÒRIA DE CATALUNYA lan). Closed public holidays. €3.40. Prior reser- Palau de Mar (Plaça de Pau Vila, 3). M: Barce- vation necessary: [email protected] loneta (L4). T. 93 225 47 00. Tue, Thu-Sat 10am- or call 93 256 21 22. museuhistoria.bcn.cat 7pm; Wed 10am-8pm; Sun and public holi- Permanent exhibition 400 metres of tunnels days 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon (except pub- let you sense the anguish felt by residents lic holidays) including Jan 1, and Jan 6. during air raids on the city during the Span- www.mhcat.cat ish Civil War. Puig i Cadafalch. Architect of Catalonia Until Apr 14. This is the closing event of a year full of FREE MUHBA SANTA CATERINA activities to honour the celebrated Catalan ar- (Pl. de Joan Capri, s/n.). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 chitect Josep Puig i Cadafalch (who was also a 256 21 22. Mon-Sat 8.30am-3.30pm. Closed town planner, monument restorer, art historian Sun and public holidays. and politician), and aims to higlight his many museuhistoria.bcn.cat professional and artistic skills, as well as the Permanent exhibition Archaeological remains persecutions he faced and overcame. among the foundations of the Santa Cateri- na market. MUSEU DE BADALONA (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1. Badalona). M: FREE MUHBA TEMPLE D’AUGUST Badalona Pompeu Fabra (L2). T. 93 384 17 50. (Paradís, 10). T. 93 256 21 22. M: Liceu (L3), Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 5pm-8pm. Sun and pub- Jaume I (L4). Mon 10am-2pm; Tue-Sat 10am- lic holidays 10am-2pm. Closed Mon including 7pm; Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Jan 1. Jan 1, and Jan 6. €6. Reduced: €1, €3, €4.80. museuhistoria.bcn.cat Under-7s, free. Temp exhibition: Tue-Sat 5pm- Permanent exhibition Visit the remains of Au- 8pm, Sun 10am-2pm. gustine’s temple, which dates from Roman www.museudebadalona.cat Barcelona. Baetulo, Roman city Permanent exhibition in- MUHBA TURÓ DE LA ROVIRA cludes the remains of the steam baths and De- (Marià Labèrnia, s/n) Bus: 119, V17. T. 93 256 21 cumanus Maximus street. 22. General access has no fixed timetable. Mu- FREE Montalegre. Six centuries of Carthusian seum area: Wed 10am-2pm; Sat, Sun 10am- silence Until Jan 14. The Carthusian monastery 3pm. Closed Jan 1. museuhistoria.bcn.cat of Montalegre, located in Tiana and which is Barcelona to the limit This spot overlooking over 600 years old, has had a long relationship the city was used for anti-aircraft guns in the with Badalona. To commemorate this connec- Civil War. tion, the museum has created this exhibition MUHBA VIA SEPULCRAL ROMANA as well as a book and various talks. (Pl. de la Vila de ). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; MEB: MUSEU DE L’ERÒTICA DE FGC). T. 93 256 21 22. Tue, Thu 11am-2pm; Sat, BARCELONA Sun 11am-7pm. (La Rambla, 96, bis). M: Liceu (L3), Catalunya Closed Mon (including Jan 1), Wed and Fri. €2. (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 318 98 65. 10am-midnight. Reduced: €1.50. Under-16s, free. First Sun- Jan 1 noon-midnight. €10. Entrance with au- day of month, all day, and other Sundays from dioguide: €14.88. Special prices for groups. 3pm, free. museuhistoria.bcn.cat www.erotica-museum.com Permanent exhibition This secondary Roman Permanent exhibition Take a trip through road was also the site for burials between the the history of eroticism and its representa- first and third centuries AD. tion in art. FREE MUHBA VIL·LA JOANA MUSEU DE LA MÚSICA (Ctra. de l’Esglèsia, 104). FGC: Baixador de Val- L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina lvidrera. T. 93 256 21 22. Thu 10am-2pm; Sat, (L1), Monumental (L2). T. 93 256 36 50. Tue,

28 MOVE BCN Metro times (III): Saturdays: non-stop service Wed, Fri 10am-6pm; Thu 10am-9pm; Sat, Sun Renaissance works, he specialised in female 10am-7pm. Closed Mon including Jan 1, and figures, portraits and public works of art. Jan 6. €6. Reduced: €4.50. Under-16s, free. MUSEU DEL DISSENY DE BARCELONA First Sunday of month, all day, and other Sun- Edifici Disseny Hub Barcelona (Pl. de les Glòries days from 3pm, free. Catalanes, 37-38). M: Glòries (L1). T. 93 256 68 www.museumusica.bcn.cat 00. Tue-Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except Permanent exhibition. Enjoy a journey through public holidays) including Jan 1. Permanent ex- the different periods that make up the histo- hibitions: €6. Reduced: €4. Under-16s, free. ry of music. Temp exhibition: €4.40. Reduced: €3. Com- Granados. From to Goya Until May 20. Marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of bined tickets available. Sundays from 3pm- Catalan composer Enric Granados, the Music 8pm and first Sunday of month, all day, free. Museum examines his inspirations along with www.museudeldisseny.cat his works and other accomplishments. Adolf Loos. Private spaces Until Feb 25. This Eolssigu! The sounds of Korea Until Jun 3. The is the first time that such an extensive body music of Korea uses many instruments and of work by the Viennese architect has been forms that are not well-known in the west. It’s shown in Spain. It showcases Loos’s (1870- a world of sound that’s rich, passionate and 1933) aesthetical revolution and his pioneering built on principals different from those we’re role in the modern architectural movement. used to hearing. FREE Puig i Cadafalch seen by Ramon Manent Until Jan 28. As part of the events happening to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Antic Convent de Sant Agustí (Comerç, 36). birth of Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cada- M: Arc de Triomf (L1). T. 93 268 78 78. Mon-Sat falch, images taken of his creations by photog- 10am-7pm, Sun and public holidays 10am- rapher Ramon Manent are shown at the De- 3pm. Closed Jan 1 and 6. €6. Reductions avail- sign Museum. able. Under-7s, free. www.museuxocolata.cat From the world to the museum. Product de- Permanent exhibition The origins of chocolate, sign, cultural heritage Permanent exhibition its arrival in Europe in the 16th century and the showing daily objects from a museum per- relationship it has with Barcelona. spective. MUSEU DE LES CULTURES DEL MÓN Extraordinary! Collections of decorative arts (Montcada, 12). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 23 and signature works (3rd-20th centuries). Per- 00. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and public holi- manent exhibition featuring art from the past days, 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except public 1700 years. holidays) including Jan 1. Joint ticket for Museu The dressed body. Silhouettes and fashion Etnològic + Museu de les Cultures del Món: €5. (1550-2015) Permanent exhibition about how Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. First Sun- women have long altered their shapes using day of month, all day, and other Sundays from their clothes. 3pm, free. museuculturesmon.bcn.cat Graphic design: from trade to profession Permanent exhibition Explore the artistic her- (1940-1980) Permanent exhibition tracing the itage of different cultures from Africa, Asia, professionalisation of graphic design. America and Oceania. MUSEU DEL FUTBOL CLUB BARCELONA MUSEU DE MONTSERRAT Estadi FCB (Aristides Maillol, s/n. Gates 7 and (Abadia de Montserrat. 08199 Montserrat). 9). M: (L3). T. 902 18 99 00. Jan 2-7 FGC from Pl. Espanya (R5 line). Station: Monis- 9.30am-7.30pm; from Jan 8 Mon-Sat 10am- trol de Montserrat + zip train. 6.30pm, Sun 10am-2.30pm. Closed Jan 1. €25. T. 93 877 77 45. 10am-5.45pm. €7. Reduced: Reduced: €20. Under-6s, free. Some areas €6. Children 8-16: €4. closed and opening hours reduced on match www.museudemontserrat.com days. www.fcbarcelona.com Permanent exhibition Paintings by El Greco, Experience Permanent exhibition Caravaggio, Tiepolo, Monet, Sisley, Degas, Pis- that takes in the club’s 118 years of history and sarro, Miró, Dalí, Picasso... includes a visit to the stadium facilities. Explore and vindicate. The painting of Niebla Until Apr 2. Josep Niebla was born in Moroc- MUSEU DEL MODERNISME DE co but has lived in Catalonia since 1962. This BARCELONA show features some of his principal works, (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). which encompass a range of interests. T. 93 272 28 96. Tue-Sat 10.30am-7pm; Sun Chronicle of the origin Until Feb 25. Barcelona and public holidays 10.30am-2pm. Closed sculptor Joan Borrell i Nicolau (1888-1951) was Mon including Jan 1, and Jan 6. €10. Reduced: a key artist in Catalonia in the first half of the €7. Children 6-16: €5. Under-6s, free. 20th century. Inspired by Classical Greece and www.mmbcn.cat

TICKET SALES: 29 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Permanent exhibition Over 350 works by 42 of Josep Llimona (1864-1934) that have been the most important artists from Catalan mod- collected by MEAM in recent years, including ernisme, including Ramon Casas. works in marble, bronze and terracota. Vitralls de Barcelona Until Mar. Barcelona’s MUSEU FREDERIC MARÈS Modernisme Museum celebrates the beautiful (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). stained glass windows that were often created T. 93 256 35 00. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and to complement the innovative architectural de- public holidays 11am-8pm. Closed Mon (ex- signs that marked the artistic movement. cept public holidays) including Jan 1. €4.20. MUSEU EGIPCI DE BARCELONA Reduced: €2.40. Under-16s, free. First Sun- (València, 284). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, day of month, all day, and other Sundays from L4). T. 93 488 01 88. Jan 2-5 Mon-Sat 10am- 3pm, free. www.museumares.bcn.cat 8pm; Sun 10am-2pm; from Jan 7 Mon-Fri Permanent exhibition Wide-ranging display in- 10am-2pm, 4pm-8pm; Sat 10am-8pm; Sun cludes Frederic Marès’s sculpture collection, 10am-2pm. Closed Jan 1 and 6. €11. Reduced: his ‘collector’s cabinet’, which houses thou- €8. Children 6-14: €5. Under-6s, free. sands of items that he collected during his life, www.museuegipci.com and his library-study. Permanent exhibition Almost a thousand Oleguer Junyent, collector. Around the world items that date from the ancient civilisation of and back to the Born Until Jan 7. Junyent was an the Pharaohs. artist, collector and traveller. This show looks Sacred animals in ancient Egypt. Until March at his art collection and connection to Fred- 31. Discover the bonds that ancient Egyptians eric Marès. had with the animal world. Propaganda Fidei. Sculpture and Counter-Ref- Tutankhamun, history of a discovery No end ormation Until Jan 14. Running in conjunction date. How the tomb of the famous Egyptian with the MUHBA Plaça del Rei exhibition of Ref- king was uncovered. ormation religious imagery, this show focuses on seven sculptures in the Frederic Marès col- MUSEU ETNOLÒGIC lection dating from the same period. (Passeig de Santa Madrona, 16-22). M: Poble Nativity scene at the Museu Frederic Marès Sec (L3), Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 256 34 84. Until Feb 2. The museum celebrates the festive Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and public holidays season in traditional style with a nativity scene 10am-8pm. Closed Mon including Jan 1. Joint (pessebre in Catalan) inspired by the Catalan ticket for Museu Etnològic + Museu de les Cul- landscape, natural vegetation and figures from tures del Món: €5. Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, Italian creators Heide Original. free. First Sunday of month, all day, and other Adoration of the Magi Until Feb 2. As part of its Sundays from 4pm-8pm, free. ajuntament. Christmas celebrations, the museum has se- barcelona.cat/museuetnologic/en/home lected eight sculptures focused on the theme The faces of Barcelona End date tbc. This tem- of the Three Wise Men. porary exhibition invites visitors to take a fresh The gardens of the museum Until end 2018. look at the city through a selection of carefully The museum has created a special route chosen objects. around its permanent collection that focuses Feel our heritage Permanent exhibition that on the world of gardens. aims to explain our society through the com- parison of different places and times. MUSEU MARÍTIM DE BARCELONA (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). MEAM: MUSEU EUROPEU D’ART T. 93 342 99 20. 10am-8pm. Last entry: half an MODERN hour before closing. Closed Jan 1 and 6. Mu- (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 319 56 seum + temporary exhibitions: €10. Reduced: 93. Tue-Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon including €5. Under-17s, free. Sundays from 3pm, free. Jan 1. €9. Reduced: €7. Under-10s free. Games of Thrones: Tue-Thu, Sun 10am-8pm; www.meam.es Fri, Sat 10am-9pm; tickets: adults €15.50, Grzegorz Gwiazda Until Jan 28. The MEAM €18.50; children (3-14) €10, €12. marks the centenary of the death of Auguste www.mmb.cat Rodin with this exhibition dedicated to the Game of Thrones. The Touring Exhibition work of Polish sculptor Gwiazda, one of the March 11. If you count yourself among the many stars of contemporary sculpture. fans of the hit TV show, you’re in luck because Figurativas 2017 & ARC Salon Until Jan 28. Ex- this new interactive show has made its world tensive exhibition of contemporary figurative premiere in Barcelona. Original props, cos- art featuring two international competitions, tumes and decorative items and multimedia one from the US and the other European, that features, all in a specially designed area that re- come together to bring key recent works to creates different locations from the series. Tick- Barcelona. ets: gameofthronesexhibition.es Llimona Until Jan 28. This show features 19 FREE Exodus. Life and death along the Libya pieces by the prestigious Catalan sculptor route to Europe Until Jan 7. As part of the Doc-

30 MOVE BCN Metro and bus tickets: ticket: €2.15, T-10 ten-ride ticket: €9.95 field documentary photographic festival, the VIII Prize International Barcelona Olympic Maritime Museum hosts this exhibition featur- Foundation: Art on paper Until Jan 14. Exhibi- ing work from the winners of a grant from Pho- tion of work featuring the winners and final- tographic Social Vision. Ricard Garcia Vilano- ists of the latest edition of this event that aims va and Karlos Zurutuza capture the daily life of to highlight the relationship between art and thousands of refugees and migrants. sport. Royal boatyards and galleys Until Mar 29. First MUSEU PICASSO part of a new installation dedicated to the his- (Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 30 tory of Barcelona’s shipbuilding industry. 00. Tue-Sun (except Thu) 9am-7pm; Thu 9am- Port, border territory Jan 10-Sep 25. This ex- 9.30pm. Jan 5 9am-5pm. Last entry: half an hibition covers the history of the neighbour- hour before closing. Closed Mon including Jan hoods of Barcelona that adjoin the port be- 1. Collection + temp exhibitions: €11 . Reduced: tween 1900 and 1992. It looks at the role of the €7. Temporary exhibitions only: €6.50. Re- port in bringing new ideas and products to the duced: €4.50. Every Thu 6pm-9.30pm and first city, as well as the fact that the area was a place Sunday of month all day, free entry. that some of Barcelona’s poorest residents www.museupicasso.bcn.cat called home. Permanent exhibition More than 3,800 works FREE Camins de ronda Jan 10-May. The coastal from different periods of the artist’s career. paths of Catalonia have a long history and at The Shared Workshop Until Jan 28. Highlight- the same time offer a beautiful way to explore ing the importance of printmaking across three the region’s countryside. generations of the same family, from Pablo Pi- MUSEU NACIONAL D’ART casso to two of his nephews and the son of DE CATALUNYA one of these. (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, L3: FGC). 1917. Picasso in Barcelona Until Jan 28. This ex- T. 93 622 03 60. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun and hibition celebrates the last extended stay that public holidays 10am-3pm. Closed Mon (ex- Picasso spent in Barcelona, when he accom- cept public hols) including Jan 1. General ad- panied Serge de Diaghilev’s Russian Ballet to mission €12. For temporary exhibitions, check the Catalan capital. with museum. Rooftop viewing-point: €2. Un- Arthur Cravan. Maintenant? Until Jan 28. Box- der-16s and over-65s, free. Saturdays from er, poet and adventurer Arthur Cravan sur- 3pm, and first Sunday of every month, free. rounded his life with mystery, and was one of www.museunacional.cat the forerunners of the Dada movement. This Permanent exhibition Most important collec- show looks at time he spent in Barcelona from tion of painted Romanic murals and Catalan December 1915, which included a meeting in modernisme in the world. During your visit, the ring with world heavyweight champion head up to the rooftop, the perfect spot for en- Jack Johnson. joying panoramic views of the city. Lucien Clergue: 27 meetings with Picasso Un- Ramón Pichot. From to La Mai- til Jan 28. French photographer Lucien Clergue son Rose Until Jan 21. Barcelona artist Ramón (1934-2014) first met Pablo Picasso in 1953 Pichot (1871-1925) settled in Paris at the start of at a bullfight in Arles; this exhibition looks at the 20th century and ended up staying there the friendship that grew out of that initial en- for the rest of his life, at the heart of key contem- counter. porary artistic movements. PALAU GÜELL The Entropic Box Until Jan 14. Catalan artist (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 472 Francesc Torres has selected a variety of works 57 75. Tue-Sun 10am-5.30pm. Closed Mon (ex- from the museum’s collections, mainly from cept public holidays) including Jan 1, and Jan the 19th and 20th centuries, to highlight both 6. €12. Reduced: €9. Venue closed for mainte- the MNAC’s role in preservation and our con- nance during the third week of January. stant battle to protect ourselves and our sur- www.palauguell.cat roundings from destruction. Young artists End date tbc. The Palau Güell MUSEU OLÍMPIC I DE L’ESPORT JOAN hosts an exhibition of work by young artists ANTONI SAMARANCH who received grants from the Fundació Güell (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: Espanya (L1, in 2016. L3; FGC). T. 93 292 53 79. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; The hidden face of Palau Güell Until Feb 11. Sun and public holidays 10am-2.30pm. Photographic show featuring images by Ram- Closed Mon (except public holidays) including on Manent of different spaces around the em- Jan 1. €5.80. Reduced: €3.60. Under-7s and blematic building. over-65s, free. www.museuolimpicbcn.cat FREE Permanent exhibition Explore in-depth the (Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: worlds of sport and the Olympic Games. Provença. T. 93 238 80 91. Mon-Sat 9am-8pm;

TICKET SALES: 31 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Sun and public holidays 9am-2.30pm. Closed tional success of The Hole and The Hole 2, Jan 1 and 6. palaurobert.gencat.cat this is a new take on the shows that combine Joana Biarnés. Countercurrent Until Mar 4. Dis- circus, music and humour, with a setting in cover the career and legacy of the first female the iconic Studio 54 club on New Year’s Eve in photojournalist in Catalonia and Spain. 1979. In Spanish. D’ones. The revolution of women in music Until Apr 23. Looking at the women who have TEATRE GAUDÍ BARCELONA transformed music in Catalonia in the 20th and (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). M: Sagrada 21st centuries through various genres. Família (L2, L5) and Sant Pau/Dos de Maig I am my own experiment Until Mar 25. Part of (L5). T. 93 603 51 52. Ticket office opens an the celebration of the Palau i Fabre Year, this ex- hour before performance starts. hibition explores the work of the Catalan writer, www.teatregaudibarcelona.com translator, poet, critic and historian, Josep Pal- Tick Tick... Boom Until Jan 7. Wed-Sat au i Fabre (1917-2008). 9.15pm; Sun 6.30pm. No show Jan 5. €24. Musical theatre set in New York in 1990, REIAL MONESTIR DE SANTA MARIA DE where Jon is approaching his 30th birthday PEDRALBES and the clock is ticking on big decisions. Au- (Baixada del Monestir, 9). FGC: Reina Elisenda. tobiographical work from writer of Rent. In T. 93 256 34 34. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat, Sun Catalan. 10am-5pm. Last entry half an hour before clos- Singing Talent Show Until Jan 7. Sat 5pm, ing. Closed Mon including Jan 1. €5. Reduced: Sun noon. €20. Family theatre where princ- €3.50. Under-16s, free. Sundays from 3pm, es, princesses, the baddies and other enter- and first Sunday of month, all day, free. çmonestirpedralbes.bcn.cat taining characters come together for a sing- Women also sit down: Female furniture and song. In Catalan. spaces at Pedralbes Monastery Until Feb 18. (MONTJUÏC - SALA This six-section exhibition uses furniture as FABIÀ PUIGSERVER) a key source of information to reflect on soci- (Pg. Santa Madrona 40-46 / Pl Margarida ety’s expectations of women in the 16th and Xirgu, 1). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec 17th centuries. (L3). T. 93 289 27 70. Ticket office in Plaça Pessebre popular Until Feb 2. The Pedralbes Margarida Xirgu opens weekdays 9am-8pm; convent once more hosts an intricate nativity the office in Sala Fabià Puigserver opens two scene, in the best tradition of Catalan Christ- hours before show starts. mases. www.teatrelliure.com Pedralbes Monastery. The treasures of the Brundibár Jan 9. 8.30pm. €10.50-€21. Re- Monastery Permanent exhibition of a unique creation of children’s opera that was first collection of art, furniture and liturgical items. performed in the Jewish ghetto in in Plants, remedies and apothecaries; the medi- 1941. In Catalan. eval garden Permanent exhibition about how Daral Shaga Jan 19-21. Fri 9.30pm; Sat 7pm; Greek and Roman medicine, with Arab-Islam- Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. Contemporary op- ic culture, uses nature as the basis of treating era, circus, theatre, cinema. This show fea- sickness. tures snapshots of life for 10 immigrants, and Petras Albas. The Pedralbes Monastery and takes place in such key locations as Melilla, the Montcada family (1326-1673) Permanent Tijuana and Lampedusa. In French with Cata- exhibition exploring the lineage of the Montca- lan surtitles. da family and its close relationship with the Begin the beguine Monastery. Jan 23-25. 8.30pm. Murals in the spotlight. Paintings in the Sant €13.50-€26.50. Adaptation for theatre of the Miquel Chapel Permanent exhibition on the film script by John Cassavetes that he wrote study and conservation of the earliest Italian for Peter Falk and Ben Gazzara shortly before Trecento murals in Catalonia. his death. In French, English and Spanish with Catalan surtitles. TEATRE LLIURE (GRÀCIA) Theatre, musicals (Montseny, 47). M: Fontana (L3). T. 93 289 27 70. Ticket office opens Mon-Fri from 5pm; and cabaret weekends two hours before show starts. TEATRE www.teatrelliure.com (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 595). M: Rhümia Until Jan 14. Wed- Fri 8.30pm; Sat Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Ticket office 5.30pm, 9pm; Sun 6pm; Sat 6 7pm. No show opens from 5pm until half an hour after per- Jan 1, 5. €10.50-€21. Discover the alternative formance starts. www.grupbalana.com circus acts performed by the Rhum compa- The Hole Zero Check with venue for dates and ny as they appear at the Lliure for the second times. From €14.40. Following the interna- time. In Catalan.

32 MOVE BCN Metro and bus tickets: ticket: €2.15, T-10 ten-ride ticket: €9.95 La visita de la vella dama Jan 18-Feb 4. Tue- Fri TEATRE VICTÒRIA 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. (Paral·lel, 67). T. 93 324 97 42. M: Paral·lel Actress Vicky Peña takes on the role of Clara, (L2, L3). Ticket office opens for two hours a multimillionaire who returns to her home before the start of the performance. town to confront her past and seek justice – or www.teatrevictoria.com is it vengeance? In Catalan. Cabaret Check with venue for dates and times. TEATRE TIVOLI From €17.90. The classic musical set in the (Casp, 8). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 215 decadent Kit Kat Club in 1930s , and 95 70. Ticket office opens at 5pm on perform- which tells the story of singer Sally Bowles. ance days up to half an hour before the start of In Spanish. the show. www.grupbalana.com M’agrada el Nadal Jan 7. 10am, 12.30pm. €11- Dirty Dancing Check with venue for dates and €20.80. Enjoy traditional and contemporary times. From €18. The popular story of Baby Catalan Christmas songs for all the family with and Johnny is much-loved by romantics the the popular singer Dàmaris Gelabert who’s world over. Don’t miss your chance to see this joined by a children’s choir. In Catalan. hit movie brought to the stage. In Spanish. VERSUS TEATRE TEATRE NACIONAL DE CATALUNYA (TNC) (Castillejos, 179). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (Pl. de les Arts, 1). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2). T. 93 603 51 52. www.versusteatre.com (L2). T. 93 306 57 00. Ticket office opens Wed- Tickets available from www.atrapalo.com or Fri 3pm-7pm; Sat 3pm-8.30pm; Sun 3pm- the venue website. 5pm. www.tnc.cat Només 3 dies Until Jan 28. Wed-Sat 8pm; Sun El perro del hortelano Jan 2-7. Tue, Thu-Sat 6pm. No performance Jan 5. €24. Musical the- 8pm; Wed 7pm; Sun 6pm. €14-€28. From 14 atre about Edgar, a writer who’s been given years. Helena Pimenta directs this Lope de Ve- three days to live by Death. Three days to do ga comedy written between 1613 and 1618, a what he hasn’t managed to so far: leave his tale of the romantic ups and downs between mark on the world. In Catalan. Countess Diana and Teodoro, her secretary. Happy Boom! Until febr 4. Sat 5pm; Sun noon. In Spanish. €12. Imaginative dance and music show for Blasted (Rebentats) Jan 11-Feb 11. Wed 7pm; families featuring circus, hip hop, classical Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €19.50-€23. From 16 and contemporary music, and flamenco. years. This work by British playwright Sarah Kane portrays a couple spending the night in a hotel room where unleashed violence takes Dance over, especially once they’re joined by a third MERCAT DE LES FLORS person. In Catalan. (, 59). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Lo speziale Jan 18-20. Thu-Sat 8pm. €24-€28. Sec (L3). T. 93 426 18 75. Ticket office opens an From 12 years. Comedy opera production hour before the performance starts. from The Netherlands of work by Joseph Hay- www.mercatflors.cat dn and Carlo Goldini; four men battle for the InTarsi Jan 3, 4, 7, 12-14. Thu-Fri 8pm; Tue, heart of the young Grilletta. In Italian with sur- Wed, Sat 6pm. €16. The circus company Eia titles in Catalan. presents InTarsi, an energetic journey taken by Screen man Jan 27-Feb 4. Sat 5pm, 6pm; Sun four acrobats that features dance, theatre and 11am, noon. €6-€12. From 3 years. The star of different circus acts. this show inhabits a very particular universe Back Àbac Jan 20, 21, 27, 28. Sat 6pm; Sun in which he plays with images and transforms noon. €12. This work from Àngels Margar- them. One day, Pomodoro appears, a tiny be- it is based on numbers, infinity and the mu- ing who starts off as a projection and ends up sic of Bach. becoming a real puppet. A vore Jan 26-28. Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €15. This project explores the relationship between tra- TEATRE POLIORAMA (La Rambla, 115). T. 93 317 75 99. M: Catalunya ditional and modern music and dance. (L1, L3; FGC). Ticket office: Tue-Fri from 5pm; TEATRE NACIONAL DE CATALUNYA (TNC) Sat-Sun from 4pm until the start of the per- (Pl. de les Arts, 1). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental formance. www.teatrepoliorama.com (L2). T. 93 306 57 00. Ticket office opens Wed- Un cop l’any Until Feb 11. Check with venue for Fri 3pm-7pm; Sat 3pm-8.30pm; Sun 3pm- dates and times. €10-€29. This romantic com- 5pm. www.promoconcert.es edy is an adaptation of Bernard Slade’s popu- Swan Lake/The Nutcracker Jan 12-14. Fri, Sat lar 1970s work Same Time, Next Year, about 5.30pm, 9pm; Sun noon, 5pm. €57-€71. Over two lovers who decide to only meet once a three days, the Moscow State Ballet and stars year, always in the same hotel and on the of the Bolshoi perform two classic ballet piec- same day, while the rest of the time carrying es. On Friday and Saturday, enjoy Swan Lake, on with their day-to-day lives. In Catalan. while on Sunday, you can see The Nutcracker.

TICKET SALES: 33 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Every year, Barcelona sets up a nativity scene (pessebre in Catalan) in this city centre square as part of its Christmas celebrations. This year’s creation, which can be seen all day DAY BY DAY and night and features all the familiar charac- ters from the Christmas story, is based on the January 2018 themes of forest, place, play and action. FREE Christmas in Plaça Catalunya (Pl. Cat- alunya). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Until Jan 4. 11am-9pm, except Jan 1 6pm-9pm. www.bar- celona.cat/nadal INFORMATION AND SALES Festive activities for all ages that include a va- Tourist information points and riety of cultural events with performances, family activities and games. Come and visit tickets.visitbarcelona.com this magical ‘city’ that features seven spheres where seasonal stories are told. Reis Mags Poble Espanyol (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Until Jan 5. General entrance: €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. Under-4s free. www.poble-espanyol.com Monday 1 In Catalonia, the arrival on January 5 of the CLASSICAL MUSIC Three Kings (Reis Mags) bearing gifts is one Johan Strauss: New Year’s concert Gran Tea- of the most eagerly awaited days of the year. tre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Head to Poble Espanyol to make a wish at the 8pm. €32-€75. promoconcert.es magic tree, enjoy workshops, a magic show Indulge yourself in this classic musical event and games, and visit the Christmas market. that’s been touring Europe for 28 years and seen by over five million people. Inspired by OPEN-AIR FAMILY the world-famous concert held each year in Vi- PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcalde enna, it includes numerous popular waltzes Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca ()). T. and creates a wonderful atmosphere for eve- 902 20 22 20. Train: Port Aventura (line R16 rybody in the audience. from Sants-Estació or Passeig de Gràcia; Johann Strauss: New Year’s concert Palau de www.renfe.es). Direct 90-min bus from Balm- la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). es, 5 (Julia Travel). Jan 1-7, check website for M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Jan 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 21. times. Theme park closed from Jan 8. 6pm, except Mon 1 9pm, Tue 2 9.30pm. €32- tickets.visitbarcelona.com or €59. promoconcert.es www.portaventura.es This classic musical event (see above) is al- At this popular resort enjoy PortAventura Park, so being performed over various dates at the with rides and fun for all, and Ferrari Land, an splendid Palau de la Música. exciting new area dedicated to the famous fast cars. CHRISTMAS Kings’ Fair on Gran Via Gran Via de les Corts OPERA – FLAMENCO Opera and flamenco Catalanes (between Rocafort and Muntaner). Teatre Poliorama (La Until Jan 6. 11am-10pm, except Jan 5 10am- Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Jan 1, 3am. www.firareisgranviabcn.com 3. Mon 9.30pm; Wed 7pm. €35-€50. More in- This fair appears every year as a place to buy fo and tickets at tourist offices and toys and sweeties for the all-important Kings’ tickets.visitbarcelona.com Day on January 6. If you’re visiting with kids, This show is a love story combining the pas- they’ll thank you for taking them to see all the sion and beauty of the two musical genres, goodies – although you should probably be and which tells the tale of a tempestuous af- prepared to spend! fair between flamenco dancers who perform to some of opera’s most famous arias. FREE Responsible consumption fair (Pl. Cat- alunya). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Until Jan 4. FLAMENCO 10am-9pm. www.barcelona.cat/nadal Grand Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música Cat- Products, services and activities that pro- alana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinao- mote responsible consumption and locally na (L1, L4). 5pm. €20-€50. More info and tick- sourced goods. ets at tourist offices and FREE Nativity scene in Plaça de Sant Jaume tickets.visitbarcelona.com (Pl. de Sant Jaume, 1). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I Hear the most traditional sounds of classic (L4). Until Jan 7. Open 24 hours. Spanish flamenco, with an intense perform- www.barcelona.cat/nadal ance full of passion.

34 MOVE BCN NitBus night bus: night buses leave from Plaça Catalunya. Ticket: €2.15 Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: p to 15 years are free if accompanied by a pay- Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Daily 5pm, 6pm, ing adult. www.casadelespunxes.com 7.30pm, 9.15pm, 10.30pm (shows start later). The modernista includes a €44-€79.50. tablaocordobes.com spectacular rooftop and new vermouth bar. Enjoy a meal or drink then see some of Barce- Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la lona’s best flamenco dancers and musicians Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 10am- in this show at the city’s most authentic tab- 3.30pm. €18. Reduced: €11. lao; this month’s show is entitled ‘Encuen- www.palaumusica.cat tros en el cumbre del baile’ and features this Take a tour of this stunning Catalan moderni- year’s winner and finalists of the Unión Prize. sta building. In Spanish. Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Diag- onal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Daily 6.25pm, Tuesday 2 8.15pm,10.30pm (dinner starts earlier). Op- CHRISTMAS tions: show only, show + drink, show + dif- Christmas at Cosmocaixa! (Isaac Newton, 26). ferent menu options (including tapas). €45- FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Until Jan 7. Closed Jan 1, 6. €160. €10 discount at tourist offices. www. http://obrasociallacaixa.org palaciodelflamenco.com Celebrate the festive season at Barcelona’s Extensive cast of guitarists, singers and danc- science museum with a range of dinosaur ers is accompanied by the rhythms of the ca- activities tied in with their current exhibition jón, heel and palms. about Tyrannosaurus Rex, including work- shops, screenings and special tours. SPANISH GUITAR Christmas at the Chocolate Museum Antic Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de Convent de Sant Agustí (Comerç, 36). M: Arc Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya de Triomf (L1). Until Jan 7. Closed Jan 1, 6. For (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 1-4, 6, 17-21, 26-28. 9pm, ex- times, languages and prices, check cept 6, 20, 27 9.30pm. €23. Discount at tourist www.museuxocolata.cat offices. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Make this time of year even sweeter with a Barcelona Guitar Trio performs a concert of fla- family-friendly workshop at Barcelona’s Choc- menco and Spanish guitar music. olate Museum. You can make Christmas stars NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES or cookies, learn how to decorate with choco- Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Pg. de Gràcia, late, or take part in the excellently named ‘De- 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Jan sign and eat’ activity. 1-3 9pm-11pm; from Jan 4 7pm-9pm. Ven- Christmas at CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer ue closed for maintenance Jan 8-14. €34. Re- i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan duced: €17. Under-7s, free. 2-4. Noon. http://obrasociallacaixa.org www.lapedrera.com Christmas comes to CaixaForum with con- Spectacular night-time event with rooftop vid- certs for children featuring a variety of wind eo mapping, screenings and a glass of cava. instruments. Videomapping Sant Pau, Site Taller familiar de Nadal MNAC (Parc de (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/ Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, L3: FGC). Jan 2- 4. Dos de Maig (L5). Jan 1, 5, 6. 6pm-10.30pm. Check with venue for times and prices. www.santpaubarcelona.org www.museunacional.cat See this spectacular modernista building in a For children aged 3 and above, this workshop new light, with this videomapping screened is a special seasonal activity. on its iconic façade. Light installation El Born Centre Cultura i Memòria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & TOURS Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). Until Jan 8. Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe (Av. Francesc Fer- elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat rer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). This light show is entitled ‘Christmas bau- 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under-16s. www. bles come back to the Born’. Get ready to be miesbcn.com dazzled! Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- Children’s workshops Museu del Disseny ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- (Edifici Disseny Hub Barcelona: Pl. de les al Exhibition. Glòries Catalanes, 37-38). M: Glòries (L1). Jan Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: 2-4. Check with venue for times and prices. Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5); Prov- www.museudeldisseny.cat ença (FGC). Daily 9am-8pm. Guided tour: Barcelona’s Design Museum runs three differ- €20. Free for under-5s. Self-guided tour with ent workshops for the Christmas holidays, for audio guide (available in 10 languages): making chocolate letters and seasonal items. €12.50. 5-18 year olds and senior citizens: Christmas activities at the Aquarium €11.25. Free for under-5s. Until Jan 7, children L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya del ,

TICKET SALES: 35 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), Drassanes (L3). subject is ‘ABC Miró’ for kids between 4 and Check with venue for times and prices. 8 years old. www.aquariumbcn.com The sea of skies Museu Marítim de Barcelo- Throughout the Christmas holidays, Barce- na (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes lona’s Aquarium hosts a range of activities for (L3). Jan 2-5. Adults: €4. Children: €2.50. all the family, including lamp making work- www.mmb.cat shops, a mural and seasonal traditions. For younger children, aged 3 and above, the Nativity scene at Museu Frederic Marès Maritime Museum hosts this one-hour ac- (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I tivity that explores the skies to answer ques- (L4). Until Feb 2. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and tions such as ‘Why does the moon change its public holidays 11am-8pm. €4.20. Reduced: shape?’, ‘Does the sky move or is it us?’, and €2.40. Under-16s, free. ‘What are the figures drawn by stars in the www.museumares.bcn.cat night sky?’. The museum celebrates the festive season in Galleon explorers Museu Marítim de Barce- traditional style with a nativity scene (pesse- lona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes bre in Catalan) inspired by the Catalan land- (L3). Jan 2-5. Children: €4.50. www.mmb.cat scape, natural vegetation and figures from For children aged 6 and above, the Maritime Italian creators Heide Original. Museum offers this one-hour activity where Nativity scene at the Reial Monestir de Pe- you can join Indiana Jones’s cousin, Francesc dralbes (Baixada del Monestir, 9). FGC: Reina Jones, as he tries to discover what life was like Elisenda. Until Feb 2. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat, Sun 10am-5pm. €5. Reduced: €3.50. Under- aboard a galleon. 16s, free. monestirpedralbes.bcn.cat OPEN-AIR FAMILY The Pedralbes convent once more hosts an in- Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). FGC: tricate nativity scene, in the best tradition of Av.Tibidabo + Tramvia Blau or bus 196. Funic- Catalan Christmases. ular del Tibidabo (Pl. Doctor Andreu). €28.50 FAMILY (under-120cm, €10.50). Jan 2-5 11am-6pm. Els documents secrets de Gaudí Palau Güell Theme park closed from Jan 6. (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). Until www.tibidabo.cat Jan 5. Check with venue for times. €3 per per- Barcelona’s theme park features fun rides son. www.palauguell.cat new and old plus amazing city views. Get a new perspective on this city centre Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). building through the secret documents of its M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Weekends and architect, Antoni Gaudí. public hols 10am-3pm. Jan 2-5, 7-8 10am- Pangeica / Mirades creuades? Museu 3pm. Closed Jan 1, 6. €11-€24 (depending on Blau (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del circuit & age). www.barcelonaboscurba.com Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Pangei- Zip wires, trampolines and bungees for high- ca: Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun; Mirades creuades Wed, adrenaline fun. Fri. Jan 2-7. General entry (which includes ac- FAMILY CINEMA tivity): €6. Reduced: €2.70. Under-16s, free. Animac CCCB (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya museuciencies.cat As part of the Museu Blau’s activities for the (L1, L3; FGC). Until Jan 4. www.cccb.org Christmas holidays, check out these family- Children aged 7 and above will enjoy this sea- friendly workshops that involve investigating son of animated films at the CCCB. some of the items on display at this natual sci- CINEMA ence centre. Pantalla Barcelona Until Jan 30. Every Tue at Animalades Museu Picasso (Montcada, 15- 8pm. www.barcelona.cat 23); Museu de Cultures del Món (Montcada, This initiative aims to bring cinematic works 12). M: Jaume I (L4). Jan 2-5. www.museupi- recently made in Barcelona to the general casso.bcn.cat public in the city. Every week, you can enjoy a This activity starts with a tour of the short and full-length film made or produced section in the World Cultures Museum and is here in the past few years. followed with an art workshop at the Picas- so Museum, located just down the street. For SPANISH GUITAR children aged 6-12. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and Family guided tours Fundació Joan Miró (Parc wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 2, 4, 9. 9pm. €20. Bus: 55, 150. Jan 2-4. 11am. www.fmirobcn.org Discount at tourist offices. More info: Learn more about art with these specially de- tickets.visitbarcelona.com signed family tours. On Jan 2, the title of the Robert Majure performs an intimate candle- visit is ‘With all five senses’ and is aimed at lit concert where you can also enjoy a glass children aged 3 to 6, while on Jan 3 and 4, the of wine.

36 MOVE BCN Aerobus airport bus: leaves from Plaça Catalunya. Tickets from €5.90 TOURS ish flamenco, with an intense performance Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe (Av. Francesc Fer- full of passion. rer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under-16s. www.miesbcn.com Wednesday 3 Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- CHRISTMAS ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- Fira de Reis de Gran Via (Gran Via, between al Exhibition. Muntaner and Rocafort). M: Universitat Christmas at Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, (L1, L2), Urgell (L1). Until Jan 6. 11am-10pm, 26). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). Tue except Jan 5 10am-3am. 11am (English), 1pm (Spanish). €9. Reserve in www.firareisgranviabcn.com advance at www.casessingulars.com Barcelona children eagerly await the arrival of Created in 1895 with funds from Rossend the Three Kings (‘kings’ is ‘reis’ in Catalan) on Arús, this library specialises in research into January 5, and the gifts they bring. This market social movements. has everything any kid could want. Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Visit with audio guide: Tue- SPA Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths Sun 10am-3pm. €9. Reduced: €7.20. Guid- (Pg. de Picas- ed tour: Sat noon, Sun 1.15pm (Spanish), Sat, so, 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 Sun 11am (English). €16. Reduced: €12.80. 295 57 43. Sun-Thu: first session 9am, final www.bellesguardgaudi.com session from 11pm. Fri, Sat: first session 9am, Discover Gaudí’s fabulous modernista castle final session from midnight. that he built on the slopes of Tibidabo. airedebarcelona.com Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vall- Treat yourself to the old-age tradition of bath- carca (L3). General guided tour: €7 pp. Private ing to care for your body and mind in a tran- guided tour (for 2-5 people): €36 pp. Every quil, idyllic space. day, various languages available. Advanced TOURS booking recommended on parkguell.cat The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Grà- Get to really know Gaudí’s masterpiece with cia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). one of the hour-long guided tours on offer. Wed-Sat (Eng). 8am. Venue closed for mainte- The Gothic Route Daily. 9am, noon, 5pm. Eng, nance Jan 8-14. €39. Reduced: €19.50. Book Spa, Cat, Greek. €20. More info and tickets: online at: www.lapedrera.com tickets.visitbarcelona.com and See Gaudí’s Casa Milà before the crowds ar- barcelonaothereyesroutes.com rive with this morning guided tour that takes Take a tour of one of the city’s most interest- in the whole building including some areas ing areas, where transformations have tak- not on the regular tours. en place and different communities have left Christmas at Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Di- their mark. agonal, 373). M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Prov- Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: ença (FGC). 11am (Eng), 1pm (Spanish). €14. Liceu (L3). 10am-6pm.Closed Jan 1, 6. €4. Re- Reduced: €12.60. Children 7-12: €6. Aged 6 duced: €3. Guided tour including bell tower: and under: free. Reservations: check website for times. €8.50. www.casessingulars.com www.riostabarcelona.com A festive celebration at this building that fea- Visit the 14th-century basilica and its bell tow- tures Gothic sculpture and Islamic-style ce- er, which gives you great views across the city. ramics. Enjoy a guided tour or a dramatised FLAMENCO visit. La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fon- Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). tana, Lesseps (L3). Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. €16. Mon-Sat 6pm (dinner), 7pm (show); 8.30pm Reduced: €14. www.casavicens.org (dinner), 9.30pm (show). Various menus and The first house in Barcelona designed by drink-only option available. Closed Sun. Gaudí, this beautiful building only opened its www.labodegaflamenca.com doors to the public last month following res- Enjoy an authentic flamenco experience in toration works. Be among the first to see this this unique space dedicated to flamenco cul- outstanding early work of the architect. ture and Med cuisine close to the Sagrada Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya Família. (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). Wed, Sat 10.30am, Grand Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama (La 11.30am, 12.30pm. Check website for availa- Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Jan 2, bility. Various languages. €8. 4. 7pm. €35-€50. More info and tickets at tour- www.sternalia.com ist offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Hear This academy is located in one of Barcelo- the most traditional sounds of classic Span- na’s most important neo-classical buildings,

TICKET SALES: 37 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com where highlights include the anatomy amphi- Over 100 artists take to the stage as part of theatre built for teaching student surgeons. the choir, orchestra and dance company from this classic Russian ensemble with a per- CINEMA MUSIC formance that’s been seen by over 30 million Cinema Music (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: spectators. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. €27-€54. www.promoconcert.es Hear orchestral versions of music from classic Thursday 4 and contemporary movies, with themes from BASKETBALL hits including The Lord of the Rings, Apoca- EuroLeague: FCB Lassa vs CSKA Moscow lypse Now, La La Land, Lawrence of Arabia Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts and Mission Impossible. (L3). 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat FAMILY Barcelona’s basketball stars face the side Per la cara! Fundació Suñol (Pg. de Gràcia, from the Russian premiere league in this Eu- 98). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: Provença. ropean match. 5pm. www.fundaciosunol.org NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Family workshop aimed at children aged 6 to FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). 12 focused on art and portraiture. M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Thu-Sat 8pm-9pm Inventem objectes! MACBA (Plaça dels Àn- (shows start at 8pm and 8.30pm).Closed Jan gels, 1). M: Universitat (L1, L2), Sant Antoni 6-Feb 16 for maintenance. www.barcelona.cat (L2). Jan 3-5. Check with venue for time and This beautiful light, music and water show is price. www.macba.cat one of Barcelona’s most special attractions. Christmas workshop for kids between 6 and Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la 12 years that gives them the chance to get in- Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Cathe- venting different items. dral). M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 9pm-11pm. From €20. Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. Tickets: FLAMENCO www.visitbarcelona.com and Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: barcelonaothereyesroutes.com Jaume I (L4). Wed-Sat 8pm-10pm. Show + Discover the city by night with tales from the drink €16.90; show + supper €27.90. past, a look at different attitudes to sex down City centre restaurant hosts flamenco per- the ages, and hear about some of the famous formances by the Café del Duende group, fea- people who’ve left their mark here. turing a singer, guitarist, percussionist and dancer. TECHNO Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: M: Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm. Liceu and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. €15. www.masimas.com/tarantos www.masimas.com/moog Experience the passion of flamenco in an inti- Head to the city centre for a night of electroni- mate tablao on Plaça Reial. ca and dance at Barcelona’s foremost tech- Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). no club. M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 6pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm. OPERA €25. Book online at: Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: www.palaudalmases.com Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. Singing, dancing, guitar and cajón all in a his- www.palaudalmases.com torical setting. La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- forms in a historical venue. OPERA – FLAMENCO Opera and flamenco Teatre Poliorama (La CHRISTMAS Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Jan 1, FREE Christmas carols at Plaça del Rei Plaça 3. Mon 9.30pm; Wed 7pm. €35-€50. More in- del Rei. M: Jaume I (L4). www.orfeocatala.com fo and tickets at tourist offices and . Carol concert by the Orfeó Català, the Barce- tickets.visitbarcelona.com lona city choir, and organized by the Barcelo- This show is a love story combining the pas- na City Council. sion and beauty of the two musical genres, Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: and which tells the tale of a tempestuous af- Liceu (L3). 11am. €3 per person. www.pal- fair between flamenco dancers who perform auguell.cat to some of opera’s most famous arias. This festive family workshop celebrates the imminent arrival of the Three Kings from the CLASSICAL MUSIC & DANCE East. Entry also includes an express guided Russian Army of Moscow L’Auditori (Lepant, tour of the Gaudí-designed house with par- 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental ticular focus on the magnificent chimneys, (L2). 6pm, 9pm. €39-€47. which serve as inspiration for making your www.promoconcert.es own king.

38 MOVE BCN Rodalies airport train: from BCN city centre to T2 terminal. Ticket: €2.15 TOURS dancers, performers and musicians. Make Christmas at Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). sure you get to your chosen spot early, as the M: Lesseps (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. 11am streets fill up on this magical evening. (English), 1pm (Spanish). €14. Reduced: ALT-ROCK €12.60. Children 7-12: €7. Under-7s free. Wolf Alice Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). www.casessingulars.com 8.30pm. From €24.50. www.livenation.es A special seasonal take on this tour that lets The London alternative rock band released you discover the extensive art collections their second studio album Visions of a Life in gathered by Manuel Rocamora, all on display September last year. at his one-time residence. 150th anniversary of Josep Puig i Cadafalch: NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES tour of façades of Puig i Cadafalch buildings The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, (Start: Casa Amatller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). Fri Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). 10.30am. €15. 9.30pm (English/Spanish). From €12. Info Prior reservation necessary at and tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com and www.casessingulars.com iconoserveis.com As part of extensive celebrations to mark 150 A two-hour tour around some of the spookiest years since the birth of architect Josep Pu- corners of Barcelona. ig i Cadafalch, this tour looks in detail at the BLUES façades of some of his most famous Barcelo- Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: na buildings: Casa Amatller, Casa Serra, Pal- Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm. €11 (in advance). €14 au Baró de Quadras, Casa de les Punxes and (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist Palau Macaya. offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- Rockabilly and rhythm and blues with Red dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Rombo, featuring guitarist María Esteban, Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Bus: 55, 150. Thu 1pm Damián Gómez on electric guitar, and dou- (Eng); Sat 11am (Spa), 12.30pm (Cat). Entry ble bassist Gerard Mases ‘Lere’; as well as the (includes tour): €12. Reduced: €7. music you can also enjoy modern art, drinks www.fmirobcn.org and snacks. Gain a deeper understanding of the late Cat- alan artist’s work with this guided tour of the TOURS permanent collection on show at his foun- Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe (Av. Francesc Fer- dation. rer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Stories and legends of the Gothic quar- 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under-16s. ter (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). www.miesbcn.com Thu 3.30pm (English/Spanish); Sat 10am Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- (French); Sun 10am (English). €15 (includes ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- one snack and a drink). Info and tickets: al Exhibition. tickets.visitbarcelona.com and Christmas at Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: iconoserveis.com Urquinaona (L1, L4). Fri 11am (English), 1pm Explore the heart of the Ciutat Vella, discover (Spanish). €14. Reduced: €12.60. Reserve in its long history and see some of the city’s em- advance at www.casessingulars.com blematic landmarks. Festive version of weekly tour of this apart- Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de San- ment that was once home to the Felip family, ta Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). Noon to 6pm. and which is an excellent example of the mod- Closed Jan 1, 6. Various languages. €10. Re- ernista style of architecture. duced: €8. Booking: www.riostabarcelona. Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig com and tickets.visitbarcelona.com de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Daily guided tours (one Guided tours to the top of this historic church hour): 11am (English), 5pm (Spanish). €17. Ex- for great city views. press tours with video guide (30 mins): 10am- 6pm. €14. Reduced: €12.60. Children 7-12: €8. Under-7s free. Prior reservation necessary Friday 5 at www.casessingulars.com TRADITIONS Part of Barcelona’s modernisme epicentre, Kings’ Day Parade (Start: Av. Marquès de the building was remodelled in the late 1800s l’Argentera). From 6pm. www.barcelona.cat for chocolate tycoon, Antoni Amatller. Children across Barcelona are excitedly await- UNDERWATER SPORT ing the arrival of the The Three Wise Men with Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll gifts that they’ll find when they wake up to- d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barcelone- morrow. To get the festivities started, there’s ta (L4), Drassanes (L3). Subject to availability. a grand parade through the city centre with Mon-Sun 9.30am, noon, 4pm. For ages 8 and the kings, their assistants and hundreds of above. From €150. www.aquariumbcn.com

TICKET SALES: 39 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Enjoy a unique adventure by going underwa- tain Aquarium (Sunday only), and a treas- ter in a cage to see the Aquarium’s sharks and ure hunt. fish up close! Family activities at the zoo (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). Week- Saturday 6 ends and public holidays. Zoo opening hours: OPEN-AIR FAMILY 10am-5.30pm. www.zoobarcelona.cat PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcal- In the morning enjoy activities like helping at de Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca, Tarrago- the farm, discovering how to look after ani- na). Train: Port Aventura (line R16 from Sants- mals and nature, and learning more about Estació or Passeig de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). some of the zoo’s inhabitants; at 3pm (Plaça Direct 90-minute bus from Balmes, 5 (Julia Dama del Paraigües) and 5pm (in front of lion Travel). See Mon 1. enclosure), hear stories courtesy of one of the zookeepers. TRADITIONS FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). SPANISH GUITAR Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and Catalonia’s national dance is performed in wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: front of the cathedral every weekend. Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 6, 13, 20, 27. 9pm. €20. Discount at tourist offices. More info: TOURS tickets.visitbarcelona.com Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- Barcelona Duo de Guitar perform a candle- quinaona (L1, L4). Sat 11am (Spa/Eng). €10. lit concert entitled ‘Carmen’, as you enjoy the Reduced: €8. Free for under-11s. music and a glass of wine. www.casadelaseda.com ‘The House of Silk’ is the only professional GOSPEL Alabama Gospel Choir Palau de la Música guild building in Barcelona open to the public. Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- With over 300 years of history, a visit there will quinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €29-€49. take you back to a time of splendour and ele- www.palaumusica.cat gance, and give you the chance to learn about Enjoy an uplifting and inspiring celebration the work of such institutions. of music with the 20 members of this gospel The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art choir as they perform a range of spirituals and Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes protest songs. (L3). Sat 5pm (Spanish/English). €14. Info and tickets: iconoserveis.com For fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s extraordinari- Sunday 7 ly successful Barcelona-set book, this guided FOOTBALL tour is a can’t-miss. La Liga: FC Barcelona vs. Levante Camp Nou CLASSICAL MUSIC (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 4.14pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 6pm. €15 (in advance). Barça take on the side from Valencia in their €19 (on the door). More info and tickets at first league game of 2018. tourist offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com POP-PUNK – ALT-ROCK Violinist Ala Voronkova and guitarist Sergi Vi- Sant Jordi Club (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7). cente give a performance whose title trans- 9pm. €33.50. www.livenation.es lates as ‘Gypsy Airs’. Entry includes an after- This Barcelona concert is one of just three Eu- noon snack. ropean dates on the current Paramore tour. FAMILY It’s the first time that they’ve visited the city Shark maniacs L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya and they’ll be performing from their 2017 al- del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), bum, After Laughter. Drassanes (L3). Every Sat, Sun until Feb 4. OPERA Check website for opening and activity times. L’elisir d’amore Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- General entrance (includes these activities): bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Jan 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, €20; discounts for children 3-10 years. Edu- 22, 24, 26, 28. 8pm except Sun 7, 14 6pm, Sun cational sessions and tours can be reserved in 28 5pm. €11-€260.40. advance at: [email protected] www.liceubarcelona.cat www.aquariumbcn.com The Liceu’s first major production for 2018 Get to know sharks a whole lot better with is this Gaetano Donizetti romantic comedy, special weekend activities at the Aquarium which tells the tale of Nemorino, a young man focused on that fish family. The fun includes who still believes in the power of love potions. mask making, educational sessions, tours of Director Mario Gas sets the performance in spaces visitors don’t usually see led by Cap- Fascist , with a neorealist cinema style.

40 MOVE BCN Metro to airport: Line L9. Ticket: €4.50. Single-ride and T-10 Metro tickets are not valid OPEN DAY this event): €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. Un- FREE Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni der-4s free. www.poble-espanyol.com Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig Enjoy a puppet show that tells this classic tale (L5). 10am-2.30pm. First Sunday of month, from the Grimm Brothers. In Catalan. free (no guided tours). SPANISH GUITAR www.santpaubarcelona.org The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and This spectacular network of modernista pavil- wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: ions designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). 6pm. €20. Discount at was once a working hospital. tourist offices. More info: FREE Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Liceu (L3). First Sunday of month, free. Morn- Barcelona Duo de Guitar perform a candle- ing: from 10am; afternoon: from 3pm. Limited lit concert entitled ‘Carmen’, as you enjoy the tickets, available on the door. music and a glass of wine. www.palauguell.cat See one of Gaudí’s most splendid creations, TOURS this house designed for the family of Euge- The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de San- ni Güell and which was built between 1886 ta Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). Sun 10am and 1890. (Spanish). €14. Info and tickets: OPEN-AIR tickets.visitbarcelona.com and iconoserveis.com FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Fans of Ildefonso Falcones’s novel shouldn’t Drassanes, s/n). First, third and fourth Sun of miss this tour that takes in some of the places month. 11am-2pm. www.mmb.cat mentioned in the book. Explore this hidden corner of the city featur- Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- ing the only remaining portal of Barcelona’s atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Grà- medieval walls, dating from the 14th century, cia (L2, L3, L4). Sun 10.30am (English), noon and a bastion from the 18th century. You can (Spanish). €17. Reduced: €15.30. Reserve in also explore the Baluard Gardens, situated advance at www.casessingulars.com on the wall. The ‘Mansana de la Discòrdia’ is a block of buildings known for having five of the city’s FAMILY most outstanding modernista creations: Casa 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cos- Amatller, Casa Lleó i Morera, Casa Batlló, Casa moCaixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibid- Mulleras and . This tour explains abo. Check with museum for times. the façades of each one. http://obrasociallacaixa.org FREE Guided tour of the Josep Lluís Sert build- Explore the secrets of deep space with a range ing Fundació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, of screenings available in English, French, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Bus: 55, 150. Spanish and Catalan. Kids can also enjoy 11am (Eng), 12.30pm (Cat). hands-on activities for different ages that fea- Discover the building created by Sert, a great ture different aspects of science. friend of Joan Miró, to house an extensive col- The hidden treasures of the Guitarts Museu lection of the artist’s work. Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). Weekends. €0.50 plus entry fee for museum. www.mmb.cat Monday 8 Take this self-guided tour of the ‘7 vessels, 7 SPANISH GUITAR histories’ exhibition along with siblings Laia Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica San- and Pau who are set to discover a whole host ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Jan of treasures, around the theme of sailors, pi- 8-11, 14. 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. rates and treasure maps. For children 7 and More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com above. Pedro J. González gives a guitar recital of fla- Family planetarium Museu Marítim de Barce- menco music. lona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3).11.30am. Adults €4. Children €2.50. TOURS www.mmb.cat Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diagonal For children aged 3 and above, this hour-long (L3, L5). Mon 11am (English), 1pm (Spanish). activity looks at the most important constella- €14. Reduced: €12.60. Children 7-12: €7. Un- tions and planets, and how people have used der-7s free. Reserve in advance at stars to help navigate their boat. www.casessingulars.com Hansel i Gretel Poble Espanyol (Av. Francesc Explore this modernista building that’s cur- Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). rently the office for the city’s lawyers’ asso- 12.30pm-1.20pm. General entrance (includes ciation.

TICKET SALES: 41 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com JAZZ The Liceu’s first major production for 2018 Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, is this Gaetano Donizetti romantic comedy, 17). M: Liceu (L3). Mon 8pm. €5 (box office). which tells the tale of Nemorino, a young man €4 (online in advance). More info at: who still believes in the power of love potions. www.masimas.com/jamboree. Director Mario Gas sets the performance in Classic weekly Barcelona jam event. Fascist Rome, with a neorealist cinema style. FLAMENCO Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, Wednesday 10 L3; FGC). Daily 6pm: doors, 6.45pm: show; OPERA 8.30pm: doors, 9.15pm: show. From €30. Op- Poliuto Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51- tions include drink + show and meal + show; 59). M: Liceu (L3). Jan 10, 13. 8pm. €12-€270. ticket includes entrance to Poble Espanyol. www.liceubarcelona.cat www.tablaodecarmen.com This Gaetano Donizetti tragedy is performed Opened in 1988 in homage to iconic Barcelo- in a concert version by soprano Sondra Rad- na flamenco star, Carmen Amaya, this spot in vanovksy, who makes her debut in the role Poble Espanyol offers top-quality performanc- of Paulina, baritone Luca Salsi and bel canto es of different styles of flamenco. specialist Gregory Kunde in the title role. TOURS Tuesday 9 Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). CLASSICAL MUSIC M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). Wed Anne Sofie von Otter Palau de la Música (Pal- 11am (Eng), 1pm (Spanish). €14. Reduced: au de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). €12.60. Children 7-12: €6. Aged 6 and under: 8.30pm. €30-€50. www.palaumusica.cat free. Reservations: www.casessingulars.com Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter Opened to the public for tours in 2016, this is accompanied by South African pianist Kris- building features Gothic sculpture and Islam- tian Bezuidenhout for a recital of ‘miniatures’ ic-style ceramics. by Mozart, Schubert, Haydn and Lindblad. Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barce- SPANISH GUITAR lona (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and FGC). Wed, Sat 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm. wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: No tours Jan 3, 6. Various languages. €8. Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 2, 4, 9. 9pm. €20. www.sternalia.com Discount at tourist offices. More info: Discover this 250-year-old institution located tickets.visitbarcelona.com in an 18th-century building right at the heart Robert Majure performs an intimate candle- of the city. Albert Einstein explained the fun- lit concert where you can also enjoy a glass damentals of relativity in its main hall, and it’s of wine. also home to an astronomical clock that dates TOURS from 1869. Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe (Av. Francesc Fer- NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES rer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under-16s. www. Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Cathe- miesbcn.com dral). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 4. Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- CHRISTMAS al Exhibition. Nativity scene at Museu Frederic Marès Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). Tue 11am (English), (L4). Until Feb 2. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and 1pm (Spanish). €9. Reserve in advance at public holidays 11am-8pm. €4.20. Reduced: www.casessingulars.com €2.40. Under-16s, free. Created in 1895 with funds from Rossend www.museumares.bcn.cat Arús, this library specialises in research into The museum celebrates the festive season in social movements. traditional style with a nativity scene (pesse- Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fon- bre in Catalan) inspired by the Catalan land- tana, Lesseps (L3). See Wed 3. scape, natural vegetation and figures from OPERA Italian creators Heide Original. L’elisir d’amore Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- Nativity scene at the Reial Monestir de Pe- bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Jan 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, dralbes (Baixada del Monestir, 9). FGC: Reina 22, 24, 26, 28. 8pm except Sun 7, 14 6pm, Sun Elisenda. Until Feb 2. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat, 28 5pm. €11-€260.40. Sun 10am-5pm. €5. Reduced: €3.50. Under- www.liceubarcelona.cat 16s, free. monestirpedralbes.bcn.cat

42 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (I): running from 9-9.30am to 8pm The Pedralbes convent once more hosts an in- www.barcelona.cat tricate nativity scene, in the best tradition of Barcelona starts the celebrations to honour Catalan Christmases. the local patron saint of animals, whose feast day is on January 17. As well as processions, there’s also a special cake to eat, which you’ll Thursday 11 find in local bakeries and which contain a spe- CLASSICAL MUSIC cial themed gift. Daniel Barenboim Palau de la Música Catala- MUSICAL na (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona West Side Story L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: (L1, L4). 8pm. €30-€99. Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Jan www.palaumusica.cat 12-14. Fri 8pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 11am. €10-€56. As part of the BCN Clàssics season, Baren- www.auditori.cat boim, one of the best pianists of our times, Re-live the energy, tragedy and iconic songs performs work by Claude Debussy to mark from the 1961 film version of this enduringly the 150th anniversary since the composer’s popular musical, as the movie is screened (in death. This promises to be a memorable con- English with Catalan subtitles) and accompa- cert to start 2018. nied by a live score from the Orquestra Sim- FLAMENCO fònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: MUSIC FESTIVAL Drassanes, Liceu (L3). See Mon 1. 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Carla Bruni Palau de la Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: M: Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €18-€78. €15. www.masimas.com/tarantos www.festival-millenni.com Experience the passion of flamenco in an inti- The former French first lady and model Car- mate tablao on Plaça Reial. la Bruni presents her latest album, French TOURS Touch, which features covers of 11 songs Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps by the likes of The Rolling Stones, Depeche (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. Thu 11am (English), Mode and AC/DC. 1pm (Spanish). €14. Reduced: €12.60. Chil- FLAMENCO dren 7-12: €7. Under-7s free. Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- www.casessingulars.com esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; Discover the extensive art collections gath- FGC). See Mon 1. ered by Manuel Rocamora, all on display at La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: his one-time residence. Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- See Tue 2. dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Es- panya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 4. NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Observatori Fabra Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Mar- (Camí de l’Observatori, ia Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). s/n). To get there, you need a car or can take a Tours in various languages; consult for sched- taxi. Jan 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27. Check times on ule. Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun, public holi- website. Fri (Spa/Cat): €15; children (12 and days 10am-2.30pm. First Sunday of month, under) €7.50. Sat (Eng/Spa/Cat): €25; chil- dren (12 and under) €12.50. free (no guided tours). www.sternalia.com www.santpaubarcelona.org Take a tour around Barcelona’s hillside ob- This spectacular network of modernista pavil- servatory, look through the telescope and ions designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner visit the exterior of the cupula. Plus, on Sat- was once a working hospital. urday, visit extra spaces, see a video screen- Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter ing about astronomy and enjoy a glass of ca- (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See va or juice. Thu 4. The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, OPERA Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: See Fri 5. Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. Medieval supper and show at the Palau Re- www.palaudalmases.com quesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- Jaume I (L4). Fri, Sat. 7.30pm. Check website forms in a historical venue. for availability. From €71. Discounts available. www.sternalia.com and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Friday 12 Take a tour of this historic building, try medi- TRADITIONS eval food and enjoy entertainment typical of Sant Antoni Various venues. the era. Guided tours only also available.

TICKET SALES: 43 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com BALLET Swan Lake/The Nutcracker Teatre Nacional Saturday 13 de Catalunya (Pl. de les Arts, 1). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2). Jan 12-14. Fri, Sat 5.30pm, BASKETBALL Endesa league: FCB Lassa vs Unicaja 9pm; Sun noon, 5pm. €57-€71. Camp www.promoconcert.es Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Over three days, the Moscow State Ballet and Date and time tbc. www.fcbarcelona.cat stars of the Bolshoi perform two classic ballet The basketball team from Malaga plays FC pieces. On Friday and Saturday, enjoy Swan Barcelona in this Spanish league match. Lake, while on Sunday, you can see The Nut- OPEN-AIR FAMILY cracker. Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo TOURS (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe (Av. Francesc Fer- (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 6. rer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). TOURS 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under-16s. Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- www.miesbcn.com quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 6. Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes al Exhibition. (L3). See Sat 6. Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinao- FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection na (L1, L4). Fri 11am (English), 1pm (Spanish). (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, €14. Reduced: €12.60. Reserve in advance at 56-58). Bus: 21. Sat noon. In Catalan. www. www.casessingulars.com cbsa.cat Once home to the Felip family, this apartment Guided tour of the world’s largest collection of is an excellent example of the modernista style of architecture. such carriages, with examples dating from the Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). 18th century to the 1950s. FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See Tue 2. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Wed 3. SPANISH GUITAR Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and (L3), Jaume I (L4). Sat 11.30am, 12.30pm, wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: 1.30pm. Various languages. Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 12, 19, 26. 7pm. www.sternalia.com €20. Discount at tourist offices. More info: Get to know the history of this wonderful pal- tickets.visitbarcelona.com ace and its striking architecture, a place built Barcelona Duo de Guitar perform a candle- on top of part of the former Roman walls.You lit concert entitled ‘Carmen’, as you enjoy the will also get to know Isabel de Requesens and music and a glass of wine. what the city was like while she was alive. Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya FLAMENCO (L1, L3; FGC). 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist of- Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: fices. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Jaume I (L4). See Wed 3. Xavier Coll is a Barcelona guitarist who has TRADITIONS studied with illustrious teachers, won various FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). awards for his performances and played in Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. different venues around the world. Catalonia’s national dance is performed in SHOPPING front of the cathedral every weekend. Barcelona Genuine Shops (Start: tourist office in Pl. Sant Jaume, Ciutat, 2). M: Jaume I (L4), FAMILY Liceu (L3). 3.30pm. €25. Shark maniacs L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya tickets.visitbarcelona.com del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), Three-hour tour led by a professional guide Drassanes (L3). See Sat 6. that lets you discover some of the city’s most SnowThis and next weekend, various ski resorts distinctive and authentic shops. and companies in the Pyrenees are joining in the celebration of World Snow Day (January 21) by of- BLUES fering special activities and discounts. Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: More information: Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm.€11 (in advance). €14 (on visitbarcelona.com/mountain-and-snow the door). More info and tickets at tourist offic- es and tickets.visitbarcelona.com TECHNO Performance by the Tota Blues Trio, led by Tota Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: on harmonica; and you can also enjoy mod- Liceu and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. ern art, drinks and snacks. www.masimas.com/moog

44 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (II): running all year round (except 1/01 & 25/12) Head to the city centre for a night of electroni- This group is made up of members of the ca and dance at Barcelona’s foremost tech- Barcelona Municipal Band, and here they no club. present their latest album based on an origi- CLASSICAL MUSIC nal piece for a clarinet quartet by the Austrian composer Alexandre Kukelka and with poetry Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, from Paul Celan. 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Every Sat. 6pm. €15 (in ad- Gustavo Dudamel and the Viena Philharmon- vance). €19 (on the door). More info and tick- ic L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Ma- ets at tourist offices and rina (L1), Monumental (L2). 7pm. €25-€175. tickets.visitbarcelona.com www.auditori.cat A piano solo from Maria Lilia Cano entitled Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel once ‘Under the blades’. Entry also includes an af- more joins forces with the Viennese orches- ternoon snack. tra for a performance of works by Mahler and OPERA Berlioz. Three Tenors: Homage to Pavarotti, Domingo SPANISH GUITAR and Carreras (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica San- quinaona (L1, L4). 6pm. €27-€54. ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Jan www.promoconcert.es 8-11, 14. 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. Arias, duets, extended works and canzonet- More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com tas napolitanas performed by three tenors Pedro J. González gives a guitar recital of fla- who are accompanied by a 60-piece sym- menco music. phonic orchestra. TOURS NEW YEAR CONCERT Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- New Year’s concert at Palau Güell (Nou de la atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Gràcia Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). 8pm. €35 per per- (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 7. son. www.palauguell.cat The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de San- This musical evening celebrates the start of ta Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sun 7. 2018 in the stylish salon of the Palau Güell. FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Cemetery. The programme features pieces by Benjamin Dreams of Barcelona (Mare de Déu del Port, Britten, Haydn and Grieg, and a tour and glass 56-58). Bus: 21. Second and fourth Sun of of cava is also included. month. 11.15am (Catalan). www.cbsa.cat World Snow Day Various ski resorts and com- Barcelona’s hillside graveyard is as much an panies in the Pyrenees are joining in the cel- art museum as a final resting-place. ebration of World Snow Day (January 21) by of- FAMILY fering special activities and discounts. More The hidden treasures of the Guitarts Museu information: Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, visitbarcelona.com/mountain-and-snow s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). See Sun 7. Galleon explorers Museu Marítim de Barce- Sunday 14 lona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). 11.30am. Children: €4.50. www.mmb.cat POP The Maritime Museum hosts this one-hour Lady Gaga Palau Sant Jordi (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7). activity for children aged 6 and above. Join Jan 14, 16. 9pm. From €37. www.livenation.es Indiana Jones’s cousin, Francesc Jones, as Following illness at the end of last year, which he tries to discover what life was like aboard meant having to cancel a number of planned a galleon. performances, Lady Gaga is re-starting the Eu- Il·lusió d’il·lusionar Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- ropean dates of her Joanne World Tour right esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; here in Barcelona. FGC). 12.30pm-1.20pm. General entrance FOOTBALL (includes this event): €14. Reduced: €7, €9, La Liga: RCD Espanyol vs. Athletic Estadi Cor- €10.50. Under-4s free. nellà-El Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100. Cor- www.poble-espanyol.com Dapevimag is a young magician who, with nellà de Llobregat). FGC: Cornellà Riera. Date his skill and warmth, will take us on a tour of and time tbc. www.rcdespanyol.com the fantastic world of illusionism. It’s a magic The side from Bilbao visit Catalonia to meet show full of a variety of tricks where audience Espanyol. participation is all part of the fun. CLASSICAL MUSIC SnowThis and next weekend, various ski resorts Barcelona Clarinet Players Sant Pau, Art Nou- and companies in the Pyrenees are joining in the veau Site (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: celebration of World Snow Day (January 21) by of- Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). 7pm.www.sant- fering special activities and discounts. paubarcelona.org More information:

TICKET SALES: 45 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com visitbarcelona.com/mountain-and-snow World Snow Day Various ski resorts and com- Tuesday 16 panies in the Pyrenees are joining in the cel- POP ebration of World Snow Day (January 21) by of- Lady Gaga Palau Sant Jordi (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7). fering special activities and discounts. More Jan 14, 16. 9pm. From €37. www.livenation.es information: Following illness at the end of last year, which visitbarcelona.com/mountain-and-snow meant Lady Gaga had to cancel a number of planned performances, she’s re-starting the Monday 15 European dates of the Joanne World Tour right here in Barcelona. TOURS Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diago- SPANISH GUITAR nal (L3, L5). See Mon 8. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: door of Barcelona University, Pl. Universitat). Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 16, 23, 30. 9pm. M: Universitat (L1, L2). See Fri 5. €20. Discount at tourist offices. More info: Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vall- tickets.visitbarcelona.com carca (L3). See Tue 2. Joan Benejam presents ‘Fandango’, a jour- The Language of Stones Daily noon. €20. ney through the history and development Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. More info and tickets: of Spanish guitar, while you enjoy a glass tickets.visitbarcelona.com and of wine. barcelonaothereyesroutes.com TOURS Take a much closer look at the city and mes- Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de sages that have been left on its stones with Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 9. this guided tour that covers centuries of histo- Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig ry from Roman times to the Middle Ages. de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Fri 5. FLAMENCO Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Mar- Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Diag- ia Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). onal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Mon 1. See Thu 11. Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 4. Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, entrance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, OPERA L5); Provença (FGC). See Mon 1. L’elisir d’amore Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3).See Sun 7. SPANISH GUITAR Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya Wednesday 17 (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 15-16, 22-23. €23. Discount TOURS at tourist offices. More info: Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). tickets.visitbarcelona.com M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See Ekaterina Záytseva was brought up in Russia, Wed 10. although she has lived in Spain for over a dec- The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Grà- ade and is a Spanish guitar expert. cia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: See Wed 3. Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Daily 5pm, 6pm, The Gothic Route Daily. 9am, noon, 5pm. 7.30pm, 9.15pm, 10.30pm (shows start later). Eng, Spa, Cat, Greek. €20. More info and tick- €44-€79.50. tablaocordobes.com ets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com and Enjoy a meal or drink then see some of Barce- barcelonaothereyesroutes.com lona’s best flamenco dancers and musicians Take a tour of one of the city’s most interest- in this show at the city’s most authentic tab- ing areas, where transformations have tak- lao; this month’s show is entitled ‘Encuen- en place and different communities have left tros en el cumbre del baile’ and features this their mark. year’s winner and finalists of the Unión Prize. Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: In Spanish. Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). See CLASSICAL MUSIC Mon 1. Martha Argerich & Gabriele Baldocci, piano. Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barce- Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Músi- lona (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; ca, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €23- FGC). See Wed 10. €94. www.palaumusica.cat TRADITIONS Liszt-Mozart, Liszt-Verdi, Liszt-Wagner, Shosta- Sant Antoni-Tres T Various venues. kovich, Schumann, Rachmaninov and Ravel. www.barcelona.cat

46 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child Today is the feast day of Saint Antoni, the local patron saint of animals, and the day is marked Friday 19 with special events and a cake. OPERA SPA 55 Tenor Viñas competition Gran Teatre del Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Picas- Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 3pm. so, 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). See €10-€29. www.liceubarcelona.cat Wed 3. Come and hear the opera singers of the future UNDERWATER SPORT who are participating in this long-running con- Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll test created in memory of the Catalan tenor d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta Francesc Viñas. (L4), Drassanes (L3). See Fri 5. TOURS Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Fri 12. Thursday 18 Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la BASKETBALL Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See EuroLeague: FCB Lassa vs Brose Bamberg Mon 1. Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: (L3). Date and time tbc. www.fcbarcelona.cat Liceu (L3). See Tue 2. Brose Bamberg hail from Baviera in Germany, The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main and come to face FC Barcelona’s basketball door of Barcelona University, Pl. Universitat). team in this European league game. M: Universitat (L1, L2). See Fri 5. CLASSICAL MUSIC BLUES Mendelssohn Symphonies Palau de la Músi- Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: ca (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm. €11 (in advance). €14 (L1, L4). 8pm. €12. www.palaumusica.cat (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist The Andorra National Classical Orchestra, un- offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com der Gerard Claret, presents a concert of work The foursome of Casa das Feras (whose in- by Mendelssohn. struments include singing, acoustic guitar, Robert King & The King’s Consort L’Auditori banjo, double bass and violin) perform swing (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monu- and gypsy jazz, and you can also take in the mental (L2). 8pm. €10-€58. www.auditori.cat modern art while having a drink and snacks. Conductor Robert King and his King’s Consort orchestra and choir come to the Auditori to NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES perform the same set of music that was heard Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, at the 1727 coronation of British King George II s/n). See Fri 12. at Westminster Abbey, including work by Han- The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Tri- del, Purcell and Tallis. omf, Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). See Fri 5. TOURS Medieval supper and show at the Palau Re- Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter quesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See Jaume I (L4). See Sat 13. Thu 4. Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 11. Saturday 20 Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- MUSIC FESTIVAL dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Es- 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Vanesa Martín Palau panya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 4. Sant Jordi (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7). 9pm. €25-€40. OPERA www.festival-millenni.com Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: The popular Spanish singer-songwriter Vane- Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. sa Martín returns to Barcelona to present her www.palaudalmases.com latest album, Munay. Recorded in LA, the La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- name of the album and accompanying tour forms in a historical venue. means ‘to love’ and defines the love that a cre- SPANISH GUITAR ator has for their creation. Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de CLASSICAL MUSIC Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya Yuja Wang and the Chamber Orchestra of Eu- (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 1-4, 6, 17-21, 26-28. 9pm, ex- rope L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Ma- cept 6, 20, 27 9.30pm. €23. Discount at tourist rina (L1), Monumental (L2). 7pm. €20-€55. offices. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com www.auditori.cat Barcelona Guitar Trio performs a concert of fla- Yuja Wang, one of the most exciting pianists of menco and Spanish guitar music. today, returns to Barcelona to perform pieces

TICKET SALES: 47 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Chopin. The TRADITIONS. concert also marks the Barcelona debut of the FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Chamber Orchestra of Europe, a cultural am- Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. bassador of the European Union. Catalonia’s national dance is performed in Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, front of the cathedral every weekend. 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 6pm. €15 (in advance). €19 (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Sunday 21 A solo cellist recital from Amparo La Creu fea- FOOTBALL turing Bach’s suites. Entry includes an after- La Liga: Espanyol vs. Sevilla Estadi Cornellà- noon snack. El Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100. Cornellà de Mozart and Peer Gynt Palau de la Música Llobregat). FGC: Cornellà Riera. Date and time (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, tbc. www.rcdespanyol.com L4). 6.30pm. €18-€68. RCD Espanyol play the team from the south of www.palaumusica.cat Spain this weekend. The local Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès per- YOUNG MUSICIANS forms a two-part programme, with a Mozart Musical residencies at La Pedrera (Pg. de Grà- flute concerto as part of a semi-staged version cia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). of Peer Gynt, written by Henrik Ibsen and with 6pm. €12. www.lapedrera.com music by Edvard Grieg. As part of La Pedrera’s programme supporting up-and-coming musicians, young soprano TRADITIONS Sara Blanch is accompanied by pianist Adrian Tres Tombs FREE Various streets in the neigh- Blanco for a programme of works by Guino- bourhood of Sant Antoni. From 10.30am. vart, Garcia, Demestres, Blanch and Ortega. www.barcelona.cat Every year, this procession pays tribute to FAMILY the local patron saint of domestic animals, Marina i el somni de volar Poble Espanyol (Av. with numerous horses and carriages parad- Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, ing through the Barcelona neighbourhood of L3; FGC). 12.30pm-1.20pm. General entrance Sant Antoni. (includes this event): €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. Under-4s free. TOURS www.poble-espanyol.com Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya Children’s show based on the story of a girl (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Wed 3. who is witness to the industrial revolution. The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art She meets a magical figure who can take her Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes to the places she really wants to visit. It’s a (L3). See Sat 6. story about overcoming our fears and dealing FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection with new situations and change, and includes (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, theatre, dance and puppets. 56-58). Bus: 21. See Sat 13. Let’s build a submarine Museu Marítim de Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 13. Drassanes (L3).11.30am. €4.50. Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- www.mmb.cat quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 6. For children aged 8 to 12, the Maritime Mu- seum hosts this one-hour activity that thinks FAMILY about what submarines do, who invent- Shark maniacs L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya ed them, and how they move up and down del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), through the water. Drassanes (L3). See Sat 6. 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cos- World Snow Day Various ski resorts and com- moCaixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibid- panies in the Pyrenees are joining in the cel- abo. See Sun 7. ebration of World Snow Day (January 21) by of- World Snow Day Various ski resorts and com- fering special activities and discounts. More panies in the Pyrenees are joining in the cel- information: ebration of World Snow Day (January 21) by of- visitbarcelona.com/mountain-and-snow fering special activities and discounts. More in- OPEN-AIR – FAMILY formation: Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). visitbarcelona.com/mountain-and-snow M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Tue 2. OPERA Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo 55 Tenor Viñas competition concert Gran Tea- (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf tre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 6. 6pm. €10-€73. www.liceubarcelona.cat

48 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child This year’s contest for up-and-coming opera Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fon- singers comes to an end with this concert. tana, Lesseps (L3). See Wed 3. OPEN-AIR SPANISH GUITAR FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya Drassanes, s/n). See Sun 7. (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 15-16, 22-23. €23. Discount TOURS at tourist offices. More info: The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de San- po.visitbarcelona.com ta Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sun 7. Ekaterina Záytseva was brought up in Russia, Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- although she has lived in Spain for over a dec- atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Gràcia ade and is a Spanish guitar expert. (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 7. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: FLAMENCO Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 16, 23, 30. 9pm. Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). €20. Discount at tourist offices. More info: M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 6pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm. tickets.visitbarcelona.com €25. Book online at: Joan Benejam presents ‘Fandango’, a jour- www.palaudalmases.com ney through the history and development Singing, dancing, guitar and cajón in a histori- of Spanish guitar, while you enjoy a glass cal setting. of wine. Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: Jaume I (L4). See Wed 3. FLAMENCO Palacio del Flamenco NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES (Balmes, 139). M: Diag- onal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Mon 1. Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Cathe- Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). dral). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 4. M: Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm. €15. www.masimas.com/tarantos CLASSICAL MUSIC Experience the passion of flamenco in an inti- Other voices. 400 years of Joan Cererols Mu- mate tablao on Plaça Reial. seu Frederic Marès (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). Noon. www.museumares.bcn.cat Wednesday 24 Joan Cererols (1618-1680) was the founder of TOURS the choral school of the Montserrat Monas- Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). tery and is considered the first great composer M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See of Catalan barroque music. This concert pays Wed 10. tribute to his music in an ambience enhanced The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Grà- with images of the Virgin of Montserrat. cia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Wed 3. Monday 22 OPERA TOURS L’elisir d’amore Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diago- bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3).See Sun 7. nal (L3, L5). See Mon 8. CLASSICAL MUSIC Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Albert Guinovart, piano Palau de la Música Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Mon 1. L4). 8.30pm. €20. www.palaumusica.cat Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). Pianist Albert Guinovart performs a pro- FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See Tue 2. gramme of works by Brahms, Chopin, Liszt JAZZ and Poulenci, as well as some of his own com- Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, positions. 17). M: Liceu (L3). See Mon 8. TRADITIONS OPERA Nativity scene at Museu Frederic Marès L’elisir d’amore Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3).See Sun 7. (L4). Until Feb 2. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and public holidays 11am-8pm. €4.20. Reduced: €2.40. Under-16s, free. Tuesday 23 www.museumares.bcn.cat TOURS The museum celebrates the festive season in Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de traditional style with a nativity scene (pesse- Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 9. bre in Catalan) inspired by the Catalan land-

TICKET SALES: 49 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com scape, natural vegetation and figures from Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter Italian creators Heide Original. (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See Nativity scene at the Reial Monestir de Pe- Thu 4. dralbes (Baixada del Monestir, 9). FGC: Reina OPERA Elisenda. Until Feb 2. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat, Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Sun 10am-5pm. €5. Reduced: €3.50. Under- Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. www.palaudal- 16s, free. monestirpedralbes.bcn.cat mases.com The Pedralbes convent once more hosts an in- La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- tricate nativity scene, in the best tradition of forms in a historical venue. Catalan Christmases. TOURS Friday 26 Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe FLAMENCO (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- (L1, L3; FGC). 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; 16s. www.miesbcn.com FGC). See Mon 1. Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- TOURS al Exhibition. Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Fri 12. Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa Thursday 25 Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 4. MUSIC FESTIVAL The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Pastora Soler Gran Tea- door of Barcelona University, Pl. Universitat). M: Universitat (L1, L2). See Fri 5. tre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). The Language of Stones Daily noon. €20. 9pm. €18-€66. www.festival-millenni.com Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. More info and tickets: A long-awaited return to the stage for this per- tickets.visitbarcelona.com and former from Seville, who took two years off fol- barcelonaothereyesroutes.com lowing the birth of her baby. Pastora Soler is Take a much closer look at the city and mes- currently working on a new album and comes sages that have been left on its stones with to Barcelona as part of a wider tour of leading this guided tour that covers centuries of histo- Spanish concert venues. ry from Roman times to the Middle Ages. CULTURAL FESTIVAL TECHNO Som Cultura Popular Fabra i Coats (Sant Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: Adrià, 20). M: Sant Andreu (L1). Jan 25-28. Liceu and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. www.barcelona.cat www.masimas.com/moog The aim of this event is to promote cultural Head to the city centre for a night of electroni- heritage and let the public witness some of ca and dance at Barcelona’s foremost tech- these historical activities first hand, as well as no club. promoting an exchange of ideas and knowl- NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES edge among organisations, academics and The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Tri- researchers. omf, Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf DISCUSSION (L1). See Fri 5. FREE Metropolis: Narratives of the Anthro- Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, pocene CCCB (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya entrance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, (L1, L3; FGC). 6.30pm. www.cccb.org L5); Provença (FGC). See Mon 1. Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la In conjunction with the exhibition current- Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Cathe- ly showing at the CCCB, ‘After the End of the dral). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 4. World’, this classic Fritz Lang movie (1926) is re-explored for considerations about the de- BLUES sign of our cities and our role in them. Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm. €11 (in advance). €14 FLAMENCO (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Drassanes, Liceu (L3). See Mon 1. The intriguingly named Three Time Losers give TOURS a concert of ‘genuine’ blues, you can also en- Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vall- joy modern art, drinks and snacks. carca, Lesseps (L3). See Tue 2. SPANISH GUITAR Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 11. Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya

50 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 1-4, 6, 17-21, 26-28. 9pm, ex- €19 (on the door). More info and tickets at cept 6, 20, 27 9.30pm. €23. Discount at tourist tourist offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com offices. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Pianist Marta Pujol accompanies soprano Barcelona Guitar Trio performs a concert of fla- Marga Cloquell in a concert of opera and ‘sar- menco and Spanish guitar music. suela’ music. Entry includes an afternoon snack. OPEN-AIR FAMILY Saturday 27 Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). BASKETBALL M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Tue 2. Endesa League: FCB Lassa vs Divina Joventut Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L3). 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 6. This is a neighbouring affair as Divina Joven- tut, based in nearby Badalona, visit Barcelona FAMILY Shark maniacs L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya for this basketball league game. del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), MUSIC FESTIVAL Drassanes (L3). See Sat 6. Guitar BCN 2018: Jorge Drexler Gran Teatre 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cos- del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). moCaixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibid- 9pm. From €25. www.theproject.es abo. See Sun 7. The popular Uruguayan singer-songwriter The hidden treasures of the Guitarts Museu presents his latest album, Salvavidas de hie- Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, lo, where all the featured sounds have been s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). See Sun 7. produced using the elements and material SPANISH GUITAR of a guitar. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Salvatore Adamo Pal- wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: au de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 6, 13, 20, 27. 9pm. 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €18-€86. €20. Discount at tourist offices. More info: www.festival-millenni.com tickets.visitbarcelona.com TOURS Barcelona Duo de Guitar perform a candle- Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barce- lit concert entitled ‘Carmen’, as you enjoy the lona (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; music and a glass of wine. FGC). See Wed 10. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Wed 3. Sunday 28 The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art FOOTBALL Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes La Liga: FC Barcelona vs. Alavés Camp Nou (L3). See Sat 6. (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Date Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu and time tbc. www.fcbarcelona.cat (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 13. Deportivo Alavés find themselves near the Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- bottom of the Spanish league this season. quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 6. Can they grab some valuable points at the FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection Camp Nou? (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, FAMILY 56-58). Bus: 21. See Sat 13. Contes per conviure Poble Espanyol (Av. Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Es- L3; FGC). 12.30pm-1.20pm. General entrance panya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 4. (includes this event): €14. Reduced: €7, €9, NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES €10.50. Under-4s free. Medieval supper and show at the Palau Re- www.poble-espanyol.com quesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Kids’ theatre show based on three stories that Jaume I (L4). See Sat 13. feature everyday family situations explained in a fun, entertaining, interactive way. TRADITIONS TOURS FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Gràcia Catalonia’s national dance is performed in (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 7. front of the cathedral every weekend. The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de San- CLASSICAL MUSIC ta Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sun 7. Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Cemetery. Dreams 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 6pm. €15 (in advance). of Barcelona (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). Bus:

TICKET SALES: 51 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com 21. Second and fourth Sun of month. 11.15am Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fon- (Spanish). www.cbsa.cat tana, Lesseps (L3). See Wed 3. Barcelona’s hillside graveyard is as much an art UNDERWATER SPORT museum as a final resting-place. Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya SPA del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), Drassanes Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Picasso, (L3). See Fri 5. 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). See Wed 3. FLAMENCO OPEN-AIR Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion Mu- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; seu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, FGC). Daily 6pm: doors, 6.45pm: show; 8.30pm: s/n). See Sun 7. doors, 9.15pm: show. From €30. Options in- clude drink + show and meal + show; ticket in- cludes entrance to Poble Espanyol. www.tablao- Monday 29 decarmen.com LITERATURE FESTIVAL Opened in 1988 in homage to iconic Barcelona BCNegra 2018 Jan 29-Feb 4. flamenco star, Carmen Amaya, this spot in Poble lamevabarcelona.cat/bcnegra/es/ Espanyol offers top-quality performances of dif- Annual event in Barcelona that celebrates crime ferent styles of flamenco. fiction with a range of activities including read- TOURS ings, round tables and guest appearances by Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe some of the genre’s leading writers. (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya TOURS (L1, L3; FGC). 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under-16s. Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verd- www.miesbcn.com aguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). See Mon 1. Reconstruction of modernist German pavilion Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diagonal designed for 1929 Barcelona International Ex- (L3, L5). See Mon 8. hibition. FLAMENCO La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: Wednesday 31 Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC See Tue 2. Jóhann Jóhannsson L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). 9pm. M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 6pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm. €28. www.auditori.cat €25. Book online at: As part of the Sit Back season at the Auditori and www.palaudalmases.com co-curated by Primavera Sound, this event sees Singing, dancing, guitar and cajón in a histori- the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson cal setting. come to Barcelona to present his 2016 work, Or- SPANISH GUITAR phée. Renowned for his compositions for films Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica Santa such as Arrival, he recently won an award for Best Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Jan 29-31. Soundtrack Composer. 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. More info: TOURS tickets.visitbarcelona.com Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Classical Spanish guitar at its best performed Liceu (L3). See Tue 2. by Manuel González, described by the New The Gothic Route Daily. 9am, noon, 5pm. Eng, York Times as one of the leading specialists in Spa, Cat, Greek. €20. More info and ickets: tick- the genre. ets.visitbarcelona.com and barcelonaothereyesroutes.comTake a tour of Tuesday 30 one of the city’s most interesting areas, where transformations have taken place and different SPANISH GUITAR communities have left their mark. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Cat- FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See Tue 2. alunya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 16, 23, 30. 9pm. €20. Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Mar- Discount at tourist offices. More info: ia Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). tickets.visitbarcelona.com See Thu 11. Joan Benejam presents ‘Fandango’, a journey Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). through the history and development of Spanish M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See guitar, while you enjoy a glass of wine. Wed 10. TOURS The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Grà- Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de cia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Fri 5. See Wed 3.

52 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child Unforgettable modernista architecture. CASA DE LA SEDA (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4), Jaume I (L4). Guided tours every Sat morn- SIGHTS ing. 11am (Eng/Spa). €10. Reduced: €8. www.casadelaseda.com January 2018 Unique 18th-century building belonging to city’s guild of silk-workers. CASA DE LES PUNXES (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), INFORMATION AND SALES Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: Provença. 9am-8pm. Tourist information points and Guided tour: €20. Self-guided tour with au- dio guide (10 languages): €12.50. Exclu- tickets.visitbarcelona.com sive guided tours (with glass of cava): €23. casadelespunxes.es This modernista gem is full of symbolism and has a splendid rooftop. CASA VICENS (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, Lesseps (L3). Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Jan 1, 6. Architecture €16. Reduced: €14. www.casavicens.org BASÍLICA DE LA SAGRADA FAMÍLIA This is the first house Gaudí designed in (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família (L2, L5). Barcelona; it opened to visitors at the end 9am-6pm; Jan 1, 6 9am-2pm. Panoramic of 2017. tour: €29. Guided tour: €24. Self-guided au- dio tour: €22. Prior reservation necessary. CRIPTA GAUDÍ COLÒNIA GÜELL www.sagradafamilia.org (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervel- Gaudí’s spectacular temple. ló). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colò- nia Güell station (S4, S8 or S33). Mon-Fri BASÍLICA DE SANTA MARIA 10am-5pm; Sat, Sun and public hols 10am- DEL MAR 3pm. Closed Jan 1, 6. €7. Reduced: €5.50. En- (Plaça de Santa Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). trance plus audio guide: €9. Reduced: €7.50. Mon-Sat 9am-1pm, 5pm-8.30pm; Sun, www.gaudicoloniaguell.org public hols 9am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm. Head a short way out of town to see this Closed Jan 1, 6. Guided tours includ- Gaudí creation. ing rooftop: noon-5.15pm (various lan- guages). From €8. Reduced: from €6.50. LA PEDRERA www.riostabarcelona.com (Passeig de Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Beautiful Gothic church featured in popular FGC: Provença. Pedrera by Day: Jan 1 11am- novel The Cathedral of the Sea. 8.30pm; Jan 2, 3 9am-8.30pm; from Jan 4 9am-6.30pm. €22. Reduced: €16.50. Gau- BASÍLICA DE SANTA MARIA DEL PI di’s Pedrera. The Origins: Jan 1-3 9pm-11pm; (Plaça del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I from Jan 4 7pm-9pm. €34. Venue closed for (L4). 10am-6pm. Closed Jan 1, 6. €4. Re- maintenance Jan 8-14. www.lapedrera.com duced: €3. Guided tour including bell tower A standout example of Gaudí’s innovation (Spa/Eng): check website for times. €8.50. and vision. www.riostabarcelona.com Historic church in the heart of Barcelona. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Diagonal (L3, CASA AMATLLER L5); FGC: Provença. Guided tours: (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, Wed 11am (Eng), 1pm (Spa). €10. Re- L3, L4). Guided tours (one hour): 11am (Eng), duced: €9. Prior reservation necessary: 5pm (Spa). €17. Tours with video guide (30 www.casessingulars.com mins): 10am-5.30pm (various languages). Another unmissable modernista building. €14. amatller.org PALAU GÜELL One of the city’s most outstanding moderni- (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). Tue- sta buildings. Sun 10am-5.30pm. Closed Mon (except pub- CASA BATLLÓ lic hols) including Jan 1, and Jan 6. €12. Re- (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Passeig de Grà- duced: €9. Venue closed third week of Janu- cia (L2, L3, L4). 9am-9pm. Cultural visit + ary for maintenance. www.palauguell.cat video guide: €23.50. Reduced: €20.50. Just off La Rambla, this building was de- www.casabatllo.es signed for Gaudí patron, Eusebi Güell.

TICKET SALES: 53 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com PALAU DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA BARCELONA URBAN FOREST (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, (Plaça del Fòrum, s/n). M: El Mares- L4). 10am-3.30pm (every 30 mins). €18. Re- me/Fòrum (L4). Weekends and pub- duced: €11. www.palaumusica.cat lic hols 10am-3pm. Jan 2-5, 7-8, open Sumptuous modernista concert venue. from 10am-3pm. Closed Jan 1 and 6. €11-€24 (varies according to circuit and PALAU REQUESENS age). www.barcelonaboscurba.com (Bisbe Cassador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I Fun for all ages with zip lines, bridges and six- (L4). Guided tours & suppers: Fri, Sat 7.30pm metre-high platforms. (check website for availability). Guided tours with glass of cava and sword fight: GAUDÍ EXPERIÈNCIA €20. Tour, supper & medieval show: from (Larrard, 41). M: Lesseps (L3). 11.30am-5pm. Jan 1 noon-6.30pm. Closed Jan 6. €9. Re- €71. Saturday morning tour also available. duced: €7.50. www.gaudiexperiencia.com www.sternalia.com Interactive 4D journey through Gaudí’s cre- Historical setting for a night of medieval fun. ativity. PARK GÜELL L’AQUÀRIUM (Olot, 5). M: Vallcarca (L3). 8.30am-6.30pm. (Moll d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barce- €8. Reduced: €5.60. Daily general guided loneta (L4), Drassanes (L3). Check website for tours (Spa, Eng and Fre): €7 pp. Daily private opening times. €20. Discounts for children guided tours for 2-5 people: from €36 pp. Ad- 3-10 years. www.aquariumbcn.com vanced booking recommended via website. The city’s aquarium features a range of living www.parkguell.cat creatures. Gaudí’s take on an English garden city. POBLE ESPANYOL PAVELLÓ MIES VAN DER ROHE (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Es- (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya panya (L1, L3; FGC). Jan 1 1pm-8pm; Jan 2-7 (L1, L3; FGC). 10am-6pm. €5. Free for under- Mon 9am-8pm; Tue-Thu, Sun 9am-mid- 16s. www.miesbcn.com night; Fri 9am-3am; Sat 9am-4am. From Reconstruction of modernist German pavil- Jan 8 9am-8pm. €14. Reduced: €7, €9, ion designed for 1929 Barcelona Internation- €10.50. www.poble-espanyol.com al Exhibition. Architecture from around the country at this ‘Spanish village’. SANT PAU, ART NOUVEAU SITE (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/ PORTAVENTURA WORLD THEME PARK Dos de Maig (L5). Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm; (Av. Alcalde Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Se- Sun and public hols 9.30am-2.30pm. Closed ca (Tarragona)). T. 902 20 22 20. Train: Jan 1, 6. Self-guided visit: €13. Reduced: Port Aventura (line R16 from Sants-Estació €9.10. Guided tour: €19. Reduced: €13.30. or Passeig de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). Di- rect 90-min bus from Balmes, 5 (Julia www.santpau.barcelona Travel). Jan 1-7: check website for times. A one-time working hospital created in the Theme park closed from Jan 8 until 21st modernista style. March. www.portaventuraworld.com TORRE BELLESGUARD Experience two different parks: PortAventura (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Tue- Park with rides for all, and Ferrari Land, an ex- Sun 10am-3pm. Closed Mon including citing new area dedicated to the fast cars. Jan 1, and Jan 6. Self-guided tour with au- TIBIDABO THEME PARK dio guide: €9. Reduced: €7.20. Full guid- (Pl. del Tibidabo, 3-4). Bus Tibibus (T2A) from ed tour: Sat, Sun 11am (Eng); Sat noon, Pl. de Catalunya. FGC: Av. Tibidabo (L7) + Sun 1.15pm (Spa). €16. Reduced: €12.80. Tramvia Blau or Bus 196 + Tibidabo Funicu- www.bellesguardgaudi.com lar. Jan 2-5 11am-6pm. Theme park closed Gaudí creation that combines modernisme from Jan 6 until March. €28.50. Under- and medieval Gothic designs. 120cm: €10.30. www.tibidabo.cat New and classic rides, plus amazing views Leisure across the city. ZOO DE BARCELONA AIRE DE BARCELONA, ARAB BATHS (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Tri- (Pg. de Picasso, 22). M: Barceloneta, Jaume omf (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). I (L4). Sun-Thu: first session 9am, final ses- 10am-5.30pm. Check website for activi- sion from 11pm. Fri, Sat: first session 9am, -fi ties, services and promotions. €19.90. Chil- nal session from midnight. Closed Jan 1 in the dren 3-12 years: €11.95. Over-65s: €10.05. morning. www.airedebarcelona.com www.zoobarcelona.cat Indulge yourself at this luxurious spa. Animals large, small and all sizes in between.

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