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Barcelona Turisme OFFICIAL Monthly agenda FREE GUIDE! SEPTEMBER 2017 THE MOST UNKNOWN BARCELONA THREE BEST WINERY TASTINGS, AGENDA WITH CONTEMPORARY PAIRINGS AND TOURS MORE THAN ART EVENTS DURING HARVEST MONTH 200 ACTIVITIES CONTENTS September 2017 Barcelona’s many prestigious galleries are hosting a large number of exhibitions this autumn. 08 COVER STORY 18 IN THE CITY The most unknown Barcelona La Mercè, Barcelona’s major Discover the sights of different celebration neighbourhoods: architecture, Tradition, culture and fun for museums, natural spaces, unique shops… all at Barcelona’s patron saint festival, as well as this month’s 14 ART music, art, sport... The best contemporary art Warhol, figurative art, Joan 22 SHOPPING Brossa and the city’s best Denim for all galleries. The best shops to visit to find 16 FOOD AND DRINK all types of jeans for the whole Wine tourism in Barcelona family. Visit the best wineries during harvest month and enjoy tastings, 24 AGENDA pairings, walks... More than 200 daily activities. Follow us @VisitBCN_EN facebook.com/visitbarcelona youtube.com/c/visitbarcelonaofficial pinterest.com/visitbcn/ instagram.com/visitbarcelona plus.google.com/+visitbarcelonaofficial Key to symbols Type: show, sport, culture, gastro-tourism Target: family, children, romantic Space: outdoors, routes, historical, panoramic Time: morning, afternoon, evening, all day Publisher: Turisme de Barcelona. Passatge de la Concepció, 7-9. Tel. 93 368 97 00. visitbarcelona.com · Design & layout: ZetaCorp (Ediciones Reunidas SA - Grupo Zeta). Tel. 93 227 94 16 · Advertising: Sales Manager, Juan Garçon. ZETA Gestión de Medios. Tel. 93 484 66 00 · LD: B 12.919.2016 · Printed on certified paper 3 THE HOT LIST We. 09 September RECYCLING FESTIVAL P. 37 2017 Maratón Drap-Art at Fabra i Coats, with artistic and musical creations, as well as other activities. Tu. 01 DANCE P. 32 Th. 10 IBStage classical dan- FOOTBALL P. 37 ce gala, with ballerinas Spanish League match at from the world’s most Camp Nou: FC Barcelona prestigious companies vs. RCD Espanyol. at Teatre Grec on Montjuïc. Su. 13 OPERA P. 38 Tu. 01 Il Viaggio a Reims by MUSIC P. 32 Rossini at Gran Mas i Mas Festival Bri- Teatre del Liceu. tish jazz band Incogni- to at Palau de la Música Mo. 14 Catalana. FESTIVAL P. 38 Live Music Market of Vic Various musical genres Th. 03 and activities. MAGICAL NIGHTS P. 34 Cultural tour and live Tu. 15 music on the rooftop EXHIBITION P. 24 of the Modernista Andy Warhol. Casa Batlló. Mechanical Art at CaixaForum. We. 16 MUSICAL THEATRE P.31 Cabaret at Teatre Victòria in Paral·lel. Mo. 07 TRADITIONS P. 36 Phylloxera Festival in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. 4 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com La Mercè fireworks Mo. 21 and musical display POP MUSIC P. 41 on Montjuïc. International artist Lady Gaga at Palau Sant Jordi. Tu. 22 TRADITIONS P. 41 La Mercè, Barcelona’s patron saint festival The city’s biggest festival kicks off with activities for all audiences. We. 23 INDIE MUSIC P. 19 BAM Festival during La Mercè celebrations. Su. 27 ROCK P. 44 The Rolling Stones at Olympic Stadium. Mo. 28 CLASSICAL MUSIC P. 44 Steven Isserlis at Pa- lau de la Música. Tu. 29 CLASSICAL MUSIC P. 45 L’Auditori season be- gins with Kazuki Ono and Julian Rachline. TOURISM THERE ARE MANY DESK BARCELONAS TO EXPLORE. September 2017 WHICH ONE IS YOURS? DISCOVER THE FULL RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES ON OFFER BY VISITING: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Barcelona... just a click away Find more than 200 suggestions to suit a wide range of tastes This month… Join in on grape harvest season: Take a little break from the city Just 15 km from Barcelona and breathe air from the near- you’ll discover Alella, known by wine country. Not far from Barcelo- for its vineyards and excellent wines. na, at El Penedès you can make your Take a guided tour of the vineyards own cava, walk through vineyards or and winery and taste top quality or- try a pairing with wine and cheeses. ganic-wines. PENEDÈS ALELLA 6 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com COVER 1 STORY Discover the most unknown Barcelona PLUNGE INTO ITS DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS TO DISCOVER EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS TO OFFER: CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, NATURAL SPACES, MUSEUMS, LEISURE, GASTRONOMY AND SHOPPING BY MARÍA V. VELASCO Barcelona is divided into ten districts, a dest area), Sant Pere, Santa Caterina, El mosaic –or “trencadís”– that forms a li- Born and La Ribera (its medieval city), El ving, pulsating, balanced fresco. From the Raval (originally a rural trail outside the ci- slopes of Tibidabo down to the Mediterra- ty walls) and Barceloneta (the city’s 18th- nean, there are ten Barcelonas you can century seafaring quarter). discover to understand a 2,000-year-old Visit ancient Barcino in Plaça dels city, one that is open to the world, where Traginers, which still preserves part of knowledge, fun, culture, creativity, tradi- the Roman wall and a defensive tower, tion and avant-garde all coexist. as well as the remains of the temple of Augustus. Continue your journey in- Ciutat Vella to history at the church of Sant Pau del Barcelona’s first district lies within a for- Camp (911 AD), chapel of Santa Ágata (a mer walled space and is one of its live- Gothic oratory), and church of Sant Felip liest multicultural areas. It includes the Neri (one of the city’s few Baroque chur- neighbourhoods of El Gótic (the city’s ol- ches). And if you feel peckish, try some ta- 8 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1. Monestir de Pedralbes. 2. CaixaForum. 3. Views from Miramar on Montjuïc. 4. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. 2 3 pas at Bar Lobo or dine at Fonda España, restaurant with seasonal signature cui- traditional Catalan cuisine in a Modernis- sine. Another good choice is Ninot Cui- ta room designed by Domènech i Monta- na, located in Mercat del Ninot. The best ner. The Sita Murt shop in the Born sells sweets and cakes can be found at Paste- knitwear design by a Catalan family com- lería Mauri and fashion, decoration and pany. Buy your handicrafts and gifts at accessories can be purchased at Anto- Palau Moja–The Catalan Heritage Hou- nio Miró. se, or the BCN Original Shops in Pl. Cata- lunya and at Carrer Ciutat, 2. Sants-Montjuïc A traditional district at the foot of Mon- Eixample tjuïc, with small streets and squares, as Industrialisation forced Barcelona to ex- well as large sports facilities (Olympic pand beyond its walls and connect to Ring), major museums, cultural centres its surrounding towns, now neighbour- (CaixaForum) and theatres in Paral·lel. hoods. Ildefons Cerdà was the city plan- It has seven neighbourhoods: La ner and he created perfectly aligned Bordeta, Hostafrancs, Sants-Badal, streets around octagonal blocks from Montjuïc, Font de la Guatlla, Marina, Zo- Gran Via to Diagonal. His design inclu- na Franca and Poble Sec, the latter now des the “golden mile” of Passeig de Grà- a tapas zone, including Quimet & Qui- cia, where Modernisme has left us such met vermouth bar and Blai 9 bar. You jewels as Casa Batlló, Casa Amatller, Pa- can enjoy market cuisine with sea and lau Baró de Quadras or Palauet Casades. city views at Forestier Miramar and Ca- Make sure you visit Museu del Moder- sa de Tapas Cañota provides tapas and nisme and Museu de la Música, which Japanese specialities. The hill of Mon- also organises family workshops. tjuïc is home to many iconic spa- And drop by Biblioteca Arús, 4 ces, such as Museu Nacio- a library specialising in so- nal d’Art de Catalunya, cial movements and Teatre Grec, a fortress point of reference for castle and cemetery, researchers. with the world’s bi- Gresca & Bar de ggest collection of fu- Vins is a designer neral carriages. Over- Check out all the latest news at: 9 visitbarcelona.com 1 Sarrià-Sant Gervasi One of the city’s biggest districts, with streets and squares recalling the town it once was, as well as French-style mansions and avenues, like the one that leads up to Tibidabo. The most tra- ditional way to travel there is by Tram- via Blau. Its peak has an amusement park that combines tradition and mo- dernity and some amazing views. Near- by, CosmoCaixa offers science related activities for all ages. Casa Rocamo- ra is an Elizabethan mansion in El Pu- txet that displays a collection of pottery, drawing, painting and sculpture from the 19th and 20th centuries, and locally de- signed jewellery is sold at Elena Estaun. Enjoy a meal at a market cuisine res- looking the sea, Jardins Mossèn Cos- taurant before leaving the district, such ta i Llobera is Europe’s largest cactus as El Trapío, Café 1907 or A Contraluz. garden. Another green space, Jardins de Laribal, has Mediterranean vege- Gràcia tation. Enjoy beautiful views from the The ‘Vil·la de Gràcia’ is all about bohe- Alcalde and Migdia vantage points, mia, culture, celebrations, traditions... as well as from the cable car. and is also home to the birthplace of Catalan rumba, near Plaça del Raspall. Les Corts Another square you should visit is Plaça This district developed in an area of iso- Diamant, with its underground bomb lated farming estates. Make sure you vi- shelter from the Civil War. But the district sit the Monestir de Pedralbes monastic also has other neighbourhoods with a complex and Neo-Renaissance church more agricultural past, such as Vallcar- of Santa María Reina. FC Barcelona’s ca, and is home to two Gaudí jewels: stadium, Camp Nou, is also here and Park Güell and Casa Vicens.
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