Modernisme Discover the Work of Puig I Cadafalch on His 150Th Anniversary

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MODERNISME DISCOVER THE WORK OF PUIG I CADAFALCH ON HIS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

POPULAR THE BEST AGENDA WITH TRADITIONS AND RESTAURANTS IN MORE THAN CULTURAL EVENTS UNIQUE BUILDINGS 200 ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS November 2017

Housed in a Modernista building by Puig i Cadafalch, Els 4 Gats restaurant celebrates 120 years.

08 COVER STORY The best gastronomy in spaces Puig i Cadafalch’s renowned for their history and Modernista legacy architectural interest. Discover the work of one of the greatest exponents of Catalan 18 IN THE CITY Art Nouveau on his 150th Traditional celebrations anniversary. “La Castañada” and the best recommendations of festivals, 14 ART music, dance, sport... Exhibitions in unique locations 22 SHOPPING Ancient Greece, science, A different shopping historic ships, “Game of experience Thrones”... Commercial areas, large malls and cutting-edge spaces. 16 FOOD AND DRINK Restaurants in historic 24 AGENDA buildings More than 200 daily activities.

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3 THE HOT Ballet du Grand Théâtre LIST de Genève at the Liceu. November 2017 8-11 FASHION P. 37 Rec. 016 Experimental Stores: major fashion We. 01 brands in Igualada. TRADITION P. 32 ‘All Saints’ Day: chest- Fr. 10 nuts and “panellets”. FILM & MUSIC P. 37 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Th. 02 at L’Auditori: live sound- CHAMBER MUSIC P. 33 track screening. Kavakos and Pace perform Beethoven Sa. 11 at Palau de la Música. FESTIVAL P. 33 MOST: film, wine and cava in Vilafranca.

03-05 WITH THE FAMILY P. 35 Medieval fair at Su. 12 Poble Espanyol. HALLOWEEN P. 32 Last days of Halloween at 3-26 Port Aventura. SUSTAINABILITY P. 33 Drap-Art 2017, sustainable art festival 13-19 at Museu Marítim. FILM FESTIVAL P. 39 L’Alternativa: Mo.06 indie film at CCCB. EXHIBITION P. 28 Sacred Animals Su. 19 at Museu Egipci. JAZZ P. 18 Chucho Valdés and Tu. 07 Gonzalo Rubalcaba at DANCE P. 34 49th Barcelona Interna- Romeo and Juliet by Le tional Jazz Festival.

4 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Chucho Valdés and Tu. 21 Gonzalo Rubalcaba MUSIC P. 42 at Jazz Festival. 19th Mil·lenni Festival: Carla Morrison at Sala Apolo. Th. 23 MUSIC P. 42 Diego El Cigala at Palau de la Música as part of De Cajón! Festival. 23-25 DANCE P. 31 Ballet du Nord/Olivier Dubois present Auguri at Mercat de les Flors.

Fr. 24 EXHIBITION P. 24 Agon! Competition in Ancient Greece at CaixaForum. 25-26 POP P. 43 Shakira brings her El Dorado World Tour to Palau Sant Jordi. Su. 26 SPORT P. 44 94th Jean Bouin, the classic fun run in the streets of Barcelona.

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Discover the holy mountain of Enjoy the nature in the city, Montserrat with your five sen- take a walk through Collserola, ses. You’ll see, hear, touch and even Barcelona’s natural park, which com- smell the essence of a Benedictine bines magnificentpanoramic views of monastery which is also a shrine to the city and the verdant valleys. On foot Catalan spirituality and culture loca- or on horseback of more than 8,000 ted in the middle of a natural park. hectares of natural protected space.

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Puig i Cadafalch’s Modernista legacy DISCOVER THE WORK OF ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPONENTS OF CATALAN ART NOUVEAU, THE ARCHITECT PUIG I CADAFALCH, ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH

POR MARÍA V. VELASCO

Together with Antoni Gaudí and Lluís rest of Catalonia. The event aims to Domenech i Montaner, Josep Puig i disseminate and promote his work Cadafalch forms the trio of the grea- as an architect, town planner and ar- test representatives of Modernista chaeologist and his buildings and architecture in Catalonia. This 2017 structures are simply must be seen is the 150th anniversary of his birth because of their undeniable quality. and to celebrate the Puig i Cada- falch Year has been organi- Architect and town planner sed with a wide and va- The multifaceted Puig i Ca- ried programme of ac- dafalch was the architect tivities, including exhibitions, gui- 1. Palau Baró ded tours, semi- de Quadras. nars, etc., both in 2 y 3. Casa Amatller. Barcelona and the 2 4. Casa de les Punxes.

8 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com of many of the most recognised buil- now housing the Institut Ramon Llu- dings of Modernisme, although so- ll, with guided tours on Wednesdays me of his projects also show traces of from 11am to 1pm in Catalan, Spanish Noucentisme or Neo-medievalism. and English, and Casa Terrades, po- He was also a prominent figure as pularly known as Casa de les Punxes, a town planner, restorer, art histo- or House of Spikes (Diagonal, 420), rian specialising in the Romanesque a unique building whose medieval and Gothic, and politician. Among castle-like appearance makes it ea- his internationally acclaimed work sily recognisable. It has recently been as a town planner was the opening of opened to the public and can be vi- Via Laietana to the coastline and the sited with an audio guide or guided urbanisation of the hill of Montjuïc to house the buildings that were to host the 1929 International Exposition of Barcelona. As an architect, he left a rich legacy of buildings in Barcelona and the Maresme, his native land.

Visits in Barcelona Barcelona’s Gothic quarter and Eixample contain the largest number MATARÓ ROUTE of buildings designed by Puig i Cada- THE ARCHITECT’S falch. Some of his buildings that can be visited in these areas include Casa BIRTHPLACE Amatller (Passeig de Gràcia, 41), Pa- Just half an hour from Barcelona lau Baró de Quadras (Diagonal, 373), (by car or train) lies the capital of the Maresme and birthplace of Puig i Cadafalch: Mataró, an important place to gain an insight into his work. Here, you will find his first Modernista creations: Casa Parera, Casa Coll i Regàs, whose spectacular façade includes a balcony in the form of a bay window, the 3 shop of La Confianza and Casa Sisternes, his first building. As municipal architect, he was also in charge of renovating the municipal market of El Rengle, to which he added decorative ceramics and ironwork, and the assembly room of the Town Hall. He also designed the Casa de la Beneficiència. 4

Check out all the latest news at: 9 visitbarcelona.com tour that includes its rooftop space, rious buildings. These include a which offers delightful views of the city. tour of the so-called “Block of Dis- Palau Macaya (Passeig de Sant Joan, cord”, the name given to a group 108), a centre for debate, reflection of buildings in Barcelona’s Eixam- and social transformation belonging ple area in which the best architects to the social work department of a at the beginning of the 20th century banking entity, also organises gui- competed to design the most daring ded tours. façades. These buildings include Ca- Cases singulares (casessingula- sa Amatller, once home to the cho- res.com) offers guided tours to va- colate industrialist of the same name. Another of its guided tours includes the façades of Puig i Cadafalch’s buildings in the Eixample, with stops ARCHITECTURE AND WINEMAKING at Casa Amatller, Casa Serra, Palau CODORNÍU WINERY Baró de Quadras, Casa de les Punxes AND MANSION and Palau Macaya. A third option is to visit Casa Amatller as part of a drama- On the occasion of the Puig i Cada- tized tour that concludes with a tasty falch Year, Cavas Codorníu, one of cup of hot chocolate. the main cava companies in Sant Other buildings designed by Puig i Sadurní d’Anoia, located in the Cadafalch that are not open to the pu- Penedès wine region, is offering blic in this area are Casa Puig i Cada- visitors an activity that combines falch, his former residence in Barcelo- Modernisme and cava. You can na (Provença, 231) and a clear exam- visit the winery, industrial archi- ple of Noucentisme, Casa Serra (Ram- tecture designed by Puig i Cada- bla Catalunya, 126), headquarters of the falch, and the Torre Codorníu, Barcelona Provincial Council, and Casa the family home that he also Company (Buenos Aires, 56), now hou- designed. And you will also enjoy sing the Museu i Centre d’Estudis de a tasting of two cavas and a deli- l’Esport Doctor Melcior Colet.Heading cious, varied brunch. Another into the Gothic quarter, the works by Jo- option is to take a bicycle tour of sep Puig i Cadafalch include Casa Gua- the vineyards that concludes with rro (Via Laietana, 37), commissioned a visit of the winery. by a paper industrialist, Casa Marti, home to the popular Els 4 Gats res- visitascodorniu.com taurant, and Casa Pich i Pon (Plaça Ca- tickets.visitbarcelona.com talunya, 9), named after its original owner and more in line with Neoclassicism rather than Modernisme. On Montjuïc, Puig i Cadafalch designed the Modernista textile factory known as Casaramona, now home to the CaixaForum cultural centre, which you can visit as part of a guided tour, and the so-called “palaces” of Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia, exhibi-

10 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1. Columns on Montjuïc. 2. Palau Macaya. 3. Casaramona. tion buildings constructed for the 1929 Universal Exposition of Barcelona. He was also responsible for the design of the staircases in the area and the van- tage point at Palau National, now home to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalun- 1 ya (MNAC), as well as the four Ionic columns that welcome visitors to the hill, recently reconstructed in their original position and representing the four bars of the “senyera” (Catalan flag). Finally, in the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, in the city’s uptown area, you can admire Casa Muley Afid (Passeig de la Bonanova, 55), a Modernista building currently housing the Mexi- 2 can consulate, Casa Muntadas (Av. del Tibidabo, 48) and Casa Pastor de Cruïlles, near the peak of mount Tibi- dabo (Ctra. Vallvidrera, 102).

Near Barcelona Puig i Cadafalch’s work outside the city is concentrated in the nearby region of the Maresme, easily accessible by car 3 and train. Many of his buildings can be found in the city where he was born, Mataró, as well as in other towns. In façade and monastery of Santa Ceci- Argentona, just 5 km from Mataró, the lia, and the Third and Fifth Mysteries Puig i Cadafalch family used to spend of the Monumental Rosary. A one-day its summers and the house where they route that stops at two important sites stayed still stands there today. Two in the architect’s legacy allows you other buildings of his are also worthy the option of visiting the Sagrada Fa- of attention in this town: Casa Garí and mília, Montserrat and Codorníu wi- the chapel of the sacrament in the pa- nery. Puig i Cadafalch also left us the rochial church. He also built his first in- sanctuary of Sant Pere del Bosc in the dustrial complex in neighbouring Ca- coastal town of Lloret de Mar, where he net de Mar: Fábrica Carbonell, which designed the Costa i Macià pantheon used to manufacture knitwear.The in the town’s cemetery. monastery of Montserrat also con- Puig i Cadafalch was also an expert in tains some of his work: its neo-Ro- Catalan Romanesque and he directed va- manesque cloister and square of San- rious restoration projects, including those ta Maria, the restoration of the church of the church of Sant Pere in Terrassa,

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Activity agenda Various activities have been organised to provide an insight into the work and figure of Puig i Cadafalch during 2017 and early 2018. Below are some still running. Barcelona is home to four exhibitions. Until January 28, you can visit Empúries, the Great Archaeologi- Casa Coll i Regàs. cal Project of J. Puig i Cadafalch 1908- 1923 at the Museu d’Arqueologia de i Cadafalch as Viewed by Ramon Ma- Catalunya (Passeig de Santa Madro- nent at the Museu del Disseny in Bar- na, 39-41, on Montjuïc). On November celona (Plaça de les Glòries). 19, MUHBA (the Barcelona City History A major retrospective show will be Museum) in Plaça del Rei is staging the opened in December covering all his work activity Puig i Cadafalch in Ciutat Vella: and personality. Under the title Josep Puig Shops, Houses and Urbanism, a tour i Cadafalch. Architecture, History, Art and that visits his work in the district, whe- Politics, the exhibition is organised by the re he left his mark with both public and Museu d’Història de Catalunya (Palau de private works and in the urban redeve- Mar, Pl. De Pau Vila, 3) and Arxiu Nacio- lopment of the city, including Plaça Ca- nal and will open on December 14, cul- talunya. On November 16, the same minating a year of activities focusing on space will host Puig i Cadafalch and this outstanding, multifaceted figure. the Capital of Barcelona, a conference on the configuration of the city as ca- visitbarcelona.com/agenda pital. And from November 23, you can anypuigicadafalch.cat visit the photographic exhibition Puig tickets.visitbarcelona.com

DISCOUNT TOURS PUIG I CADAFALCH PASSPORT In order to gain greater insight into discounts at Casa Museu Amatller, the legacy of the architect, the Puig Casa de les Punxes, Fábrica Casara- i Cadafalch passport has been mona, Palau Baró de Quadras and created, a pass with discounts to Palau Macaya, the key buildings he visit some of his most emblematic designed in Barcelona’s so-called works. Download it at anypuigi- “golden mile” and essential works cadafalch.cat and you will receive from his career as an architect.

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Exhibitions in unique locations HISTORIC SHIPS, “GAME OF THRONES”, SCIENCE FOR ALL, PHOTOGRAPHY, ANCIENT GREECE... EXHIBITIONS FOR ALL TASTES IN OUTSTANDING SPACES

Museu Marítim (Shipyards and Galleys) is its Royal Gal- Just at the end of the Ramblas on the ley. The museum also displays nautical Barcelona coastline stands the ware- atlases and charts, cannons, votive of- house structure that housed the royal ferings, weapons... and also includes in- shipyards (Drassanes in Catalan), to- teractive, audiovisual contents to relive day housing the Museu Marítim. This Mediterranean sea battles. imposing Gothic structure was built in From October 28 to January 7, the the 14th century for the construction of Museu Marítim is hosting Game of galleys (warships) during the glo- Thrones, the official exhibition of rious age of Catalonia’s na- 4 the famous HBO series. And vy (13th-14th centuries). as part of DOCfield 17, One of the most the Documentary Pho- outstanding pieces of tography Festival of its semi-permanent Barcelona, the mu- exhibition entitled seum will host two Drassanes i galeres shows focusing on

14 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1 y 4. ‘Shipyards and Galleys’ (above) and ‘Game of Thrones’ at Museu Marítim. 2 y3. ¡Agon! Competition in Ancient Greece at CaixaForum.

MACBA. 2 And the show Rosemarie Castoro. Focus at Infinity will be running from Novem- ber 9 at the Museu d’Art Contempora- ni in Barcelona (MACBA), the first major retrospective of this American artist, including abstract painting, conceptual works, performances, poetry, mail art, 3 sculpture, installation and land art. visitbarcelona.com/agenda refugees: EXODUS: Life and Death on the Libyan Route to Europe and the collective show Proactiva Open Arms (until November 19).

CosmoCaixa and CaixaForum Located at the foot of Tibidabo, Cosmo- Caixa is an interactive science museum housed in a large Modernista building. Alongside several permanent exhibitions (Planetarium, Room of Matter, Flooded MUSEU NACIONAL D’ART DE CATALUNYA Forest), the centre also hosts family activities, conferences, exhibitions... On the oc- CATALAN ART casion of Science Week, CosmoCaixa will You can visit the exhibition Ramon stage workshops, amazing experiments Pichot. From Els Quatre Gats to and a variety of activities on the weekends La Maison Rose at the Museu of November 11-12 and 18-19. The cele- Nacional d’Art de Catalunya bration coincides with the exhibition Ex- (MNAC) until January 21. The show plore the World of Mushrooms and the focuses on the work of this prom- 13th Science Book Show. inent figure from the world of At the foot of Montjuïc, the Caixa- Catalan art in the late 19th century Forum cultural centre is housed in a through some 50 paintings, draw- former Modernista factory designed by ings and engravings. MNAC is also Puig i Cadafalch. From November 24 to hosting the show Francesc Torres. February 18, the centre is hosting the The Entropic Box [The Museum of exhibition Agon! Competition in An- Lost Objects], a multimedia exhi- cient Greece, on the competitive spir- bition of another Catalan artist that it as seen through a selection of treas- explores the nature of museums. ures from the spectacular collection www.museunacional.cat/en of the British Museum in London.

Check out all the latest news at: 215 visitbarcelona.com FOOD AND 1 DRINK Restaurants in historic buildings YOU CAN DINE IN EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS IN BARCELONA HOUSED IN UNIQUE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL BUILDINGS. LET US POINT YOU TO THE MOST IMPORTANT BELOW

History and culture in Barcelona are (Passeig d’Isabel II, 14), a space that closely linked to its gastronomy. So was opened in 1836 as a Parisian- much so that several restaurants style luxury cafe. Not far away, but are housed in interesting architec- now in the Gothic quarter, Agüelo tural spaces: Modernista buildings 013 (Avinyó, 37) is a cutting-edge res- designed by Gaudí, Puig i Cadafalch taurant housed in a building from or Domènech i Montaner, stately 1850 that was once one of the city’s homes, old “masias” (Catalan farm- most traditional taverns. And in the houses)... Born, Mercat Princesa (Flassaders, 21) is housed in a 14th-century bour- Most outstanding geois mansion with 17 gastronomic Heading north always along the stands from which to choose a 4 coast, our recommenda- great variety of food and tions begin with his- drink.. toric spaces. In Ciu- You also have a tat Vella, you will place to go if you find quality Cata- prefer a Moderni- lan cuisine at the sta style environ- legendary 7 Portes ment. El Gran Café

16 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com (Avinyó, 9) was opened in 1920 and 1. El Quatre still displays its original Modernista Gats. decoration, serving dishes based on 2. Can traditional Catalan cuisine, as well as Cortada. live piano music nightly. Housed in 3. Fonda a magnificent building designed by España. Puig i Cadafalch, Els 4 Gats (Montsió, 4. Casa Calvet. 3) dates back to 1897, when it served 2 as a place for artistic and cultural Domènech i Montaner. gatherings. Some of its regulars in- Moving into the Eixample, you cluded Picasso, Rusiñol, Ramon Ca- will find Casa Calvet (Casp, 48), a sas, Albéniz, Granados, Rubén Da- building designed by Antoni Gaudí río... Today, it is a bohemian space that once housed the offices of a textile company and has now been converted into a restaurant bearing the same name, where you can enjoy local, traditional, Mediterranean cuisine. And heading uptown, an early 20th-century Modernista mansion included in the Barcelona Modern- isme Route houses Café 1907 (Cister, 25), a restaurant with a cosy terrace. 3 Two “masias” round off our list and both serve excellent cuisine: with an excellent menu. Just off the Can Cortada (Av. de l’Estatut de Cat- Ramblas, Fonda España (Sant Pau, alunya, s/n), built over 900 years 9) is the dining area of Hotel España, ago and listed as an artistic heritage offering a traditional menu under the building, and Can Travi Nou (Jorge direction of Martín Berasategui, with Manrique, s/n), a rustic space sur- a nod to modern cuisine in a Mod- rounded by nature. ernista dining room designed by visitbarcelona.com/restaurants

TRADITION almonds, as well as various ingredients such as pine nuts, coconut, chocolate, THE “CASTAÑADA” candied fruits... You can buy them at The most anticipated autumn festival, pastry shops and bakeries like Forn All Saints’ Day, is celebrated on Mistral, which opened in the year 1879 November 1, when the custom is to (Ronda Sant Antoni, 96). visit a cemetery and bring flowers for your ancestors. But in Catalonia, the “Castañada” is also celebrated, a time when chestnuts and sweet potatoes are eaten and sold in street stalls, as well as sweet “panellets”, made from a mixture of sugar, egg yolk and

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An autumn packed with tradition and culture DESPITE FEWER SUNLIGHT HOURS, BARCELONA’S CULTURAL ACTIVITY IS EQUALLY RICH AND VARIED. THE CELEBRATION OF LOCAL TRADITIONS IS COMBINED WITH AN AGENDA PACKED WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS

Music 5, Chick Corea and The Corea/Gadd The 49th Barcelona International Ja- Band on Nov. 9 and La Locomotora zz Festival kicks off in November (jazz. Negra on Nov. 12, both at Palau de la barcelona/en/festival), a leading in- Música. The Fred Hersch Trio will also ternational event for jazz enthusiasts. perform at the Conservatori del Liceu The line-up continues this mon- on Nov. 14, the pianist duo of Chucho th with, among others, a tribu- Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba 4 te to David Bowie by Tony at Teatre Auditori in Sant Visconti at Sala Barts Cugat on Nov. 19 and on Nov. 3, pianist Ja- The Waterboys at Sa- mes Rhodes at Tea- la Barts on the same tre Auditori in Sant day. Lila Downs will Cugat (very near perform at Palau de Barcelona) on Nov. la Música on Nov. 21

18 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1 y 4. The Waterboys and Toni Visconti at Sala Barts. 2 y 3. Leonidas Kavakos and Viktoria 3 Mullova, at Palau de la Música.

national scene of classical music. Its “From the 2 New World” programme includes and the trio The Bad Plus a piano concert by at Conservatori del Liceu on Poland’s Piotr Ander- Nov. 28. The Festival programme szewski, performing Mo- also includes parallel activities, such zart and Chopin, at Palau de la Músi- as meetings, master classes, confe- ca on Nov. 8, the Armida Quartet with rences, etc., and at its heart is also De Martin Fröst on clarinet at L’Auditori Cajón!, Barcelona’s Flamenco Festi- on Nov. 9 and the Bamberger Sym- val. This November it includes the gui- phoniker with Viktoria Mullova on tarist Niño Josele at the Conservatori violin at Palau de la Música on Nov. An autumn packed with del Liceu on Nov. 8 and Diego El Ciga- 10 as part of the BCN Classics pro- la, piano and vocals, at Palau de la Mú- gramme. sica on Nov. 23. L’Auditori is also running OBCine- tradition and culture As for classical music, Barcelo- ma, with the screening of a classic film na Obertura Classic & Lyric is a joint and live soundtrack performed by the initiative between the Liceu, Palau Barcelona City Orchestra. The cho- de la Música Catalana and L’Auditori sen film on Nov. 11, 12 and 13 isE.T. to highlight Barcelona in the inter- the Extra-Terrestrial.

VISITS DISCOVER GAUDÍ’S FIRST BUILDING: CASA VICENS

After a rigorous process of rehabilitation and restoration, Gaudí’s first house, Casa Vicens, will open its doors to the public on Nov. 16, giving visitors the chance to stroll through the spaces designed by this renowned Modernista architect, visit its permanent exhibition and the first of its sche- duled temporary exhibitions: The First House. The House Itself. The Manifesto House. The exhibition will take you on a journey of detached houses designed by contemporary architects of Gaudí through the models of their works. More information and tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com, casavicens.org/en/

Check out all the latest news at: 19 visitbarcelona.com Anne-Sophie Mutter performs a violin recital of Brahms, Penderecki and Bach at Palau de la Música on Nov. 17 and you can enjoy Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Beethoven performed by Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace as part of the Palau Cam- bra season on Nov. 2. And A German Requiem by Brahms featuring the so-

prano Mojca Erdmann and baritone Bofill. Antoni © 1 bass Jose Antonio López at the Liceu on Nov. 10. (The Smallest of All) for children aged 0 The Mil.leni Festival also continues to 5 years and their families from Nov. in November, featuring José James (Sa- 11 to 19. More dance at the Liceu, with la Apolo on Nov. 10), Buika (Palau de the ballet Romeo and Juliet performed la Música on Nov. 13), Fuel Fandan- by the Grand Théatre de Genève from go (Sala Razzmatazz on Nov. 17), Car- Nov. 3 to 7 and the show Escrito en el la Morrison (Sala Apolo on Nov. 21) aire (Written on the Air), with choreo- and Catalonia’s La Iaia (Sala Apo- graphy by Cesc Gelabert, at Teatre Lliu- lo on Nov. 30). And two more major re in Gràcia from Nov. 3 to 7. concerts: worldwide star Shakira is A final highlight is the new edition of set to take the stage at Palau Sant the Dansa Ara at La Pedrera season on Jordi (Nov. 25 and 26) and the band Nov. 2, 16 and 23, an exceptional pro- Texas will perform at Sala Razzmata- gramme that combines renowned cho- zz on Nov. 25. reographers with young emerging artists to provide an overview of the excellent Dance creative period of Catalan dance today. The programme at Mercat de les Flors is a highlight for dance fans: Compañía Sport Sol Picó performing Dancing with Frogs The annual edition of Jean Bouin arrives from Nov. 2 to 5, the Ballet du Nord and on Nov. 26, a fun run in which the best Olivier Dubois with Auguri from Nov. 23 runners of today participate through so- to 25 and the festival El més petit de tots me of the oldest city streets in Europe.

ALTERNATIVE FESTIVALS NON-COMMERCIAL FILM EVENTS The music documentary film festival on Nov. 19, featuring auteur scree- In-Edit continues until Nov. 6, while nings at CCCB. And from Nov. 26 to the Asian Film Festival at Caixa- Dec. 10, it is the turn of the Barce- Forum, organised by Casa Asia, will lona Human Rights Film Festival run from Nov. 2 to 12. Barcelona’s at Cines Texas, featuring films L’Alternativa Independent Film denouncing injustices that aim to Festival starts on Nov. 13 and ends make spectators think.

20 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1 y 2. “A German Requiem” by Brahms and “Romeo and Juliet” at the Liceu. 3. Anne-Sophie Mutter at Palau de la Música.

Art and sustainability offerings that were made to the dead so The Drap-Art Festival at Museu Marítim that they would not lack food on their jo- from Nov. 3 to 26 combines art and envi- urney to the afterlife. Both items, was- ronmental sustainability. The event re- hed down with sweet wine, abound du- flects on the potential of art as a tool for ring this most traditional of celebrations. both action and transformation when it “La Castañada” today shares the comes to environmental issues. spotlight with the Anglo-Saxon tradi- And lovers of comics have not been tion of Halloween, combining to make forgotten, with the Manga Fair at the a mix of chestnuts, “panellets” and Barcelona’s Montjuïc trade fair centre monstrous disguises. from Nov. 2 to 5. Until November 19, PortAventura World (only one hour from Barcelona) fea- Popular traditions tures special Halloween programming, in- “La Castañada” is celebrated on the cluding theme menus, monster parade night of October 31 and November 1, and shows. And Barcelona’s Aquarium the festival of All Saints’ Day, the Day is offering fun and entertaining family ac- of the Dead, bringing together friends tivities, including a Halloween game (until and family around the table in lively ce- Nov. 5) and monstrous makeup (Nov. 1, 4 lebrations that last well into the night. and 5).Two popular Barcelona neighbour- According to tradition, chestnuts hoods are also celebrating their traditional (castañas) and “panellets” are eaten patron saint festival this month with enter- on All Saints’ Day. Seasonal chestnuts taining cultural activities: the neighbour- have been a part of these celebrations hood of La Sagrera from Nov. 16 to 26 and since the 18th century and today it is mo- Sant Andreu from Nov. 30 to Dec. 10. Both re common to buy roasted chestnuts will undoubtedly include such staples of and sweet potatoes in street stalls scat- traditional Catalan culture as giants, “tra- tered throughout the city. bucaires” (blunderbuss bandits), dances Sharing the bill with roasted chest- and devils, as well as a spectacular “co- nuts are delicious “panellets”, made rrefoc” (fire run) organised by traditional from a marzipan base to which is added “colles de diables” (groups of devils) . pine nuts, coconut, chocolate, candied fruits, etc. They most likely originated as visitbarcelona.com/agenda

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A different shopping experience BARCELONA HAS COMMERCIAL AREAS THAT COMBINE SHOPS, LARGE MALLS AND CUTTING-EDGE SPACES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT ITS VARIOUS NEIGHBOURHOODS

Els Encants Barcelona’s official flea market, Els En- cants (Castillejos, 158/Pl. de les Glòries), is one of the most charming shopping areas in the city. Relocated in a spectacular avant-garde building, Els Encants has 300 stalls selling a variety of items. Strolling and shopping in Barcelona is the best way to discover the city and Two must-see events mingle with the city’s locals. Strolling From November 9 to 11, the Museu del Dis- through one of its 25 commercial areas seny (Pl. Glòries, 37) hosts the BCN Ethi- allows you to admire its streets, build- cal Fashion Fest (BEFF), including pop-up ings, urban planning... shops, parades, conferences and screen- Make sure you are well informed. All ings. On November 30, there is Shopping you need to know can be found on the Night Barcelona, that combines shop- Barcelona Shopping City map. Ask for it ping, gastronomy, drinks and shows all at tourist offices or in hotels, or visit the along Passeig de Gràcia. barcelonashoppingcity.com website. ¡ barcelonashoppingcity.com

FASHION, MUSIC AND FOOD REC.0 EXPERIMENTAL STORES FESTIVAL REC.O Experimental Stores is a bench- into spaces housing pop-up shops. mark of the most experimental shop- More than 80 international and Cata- ping. The event will take place on No- lan brands, as well as concerts, confer- vember 15 at Carrer Rec, ences, exhibitions, recitals and more 15 in Igualada, where than 35 foods trucks and pop- old factories have up bars. More information: been transformed www.recO.com

22 Buy your tickets at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com22 visitbarcelona.com Agenda 3/11 26/11 ART FESTIVAL SPORT DRAP-ART: JEAN BOUIN, BARCELONA’S ART AND RECYCLING MOST PRESTIGIOUS AT MUSEU MARÍTIM ATHLETIC RACE

25/11 MUSIC SHAKIRA AT PALAU SANT JORDI. THE COLOMBIAN SINGER PRESENTS HER ‘EL DORADO WORLD TOUR’

visitbarcelona.com 23 tickets.visitbarcelona.com tickets.visitbarcelona.com 23 INFORMATION AND SALES Fight! Competition in Ancient Greece Tourist information points Nov 24-Feb 18, 2018. Athletes, warriors, phi- and tickets.visitbarcelona.com losophers and artists in Ancient Greece cul- tivated a particular concept of competivity both in domestic and mythological settings. An array of objects from the 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. €5. Reduced: €3. Under-16s free. November 2017 First Sunday of month and other Sundays after 3pm, free. ajuntament.barcelona.cat/cas- telldemontjuic/en Montjuïc, the construction of a castle Per- manent exhibition about Montjuïc and its castle. Doble Creu Permanent exhibition of sculp- Exhibitions ture by Carles Berga. Montjuïc. 100 years of posters Until Nov 19. ARXIU FOTOGRÀFIC DE BARCELONA This show includes some of the posters fea- (Pl. Pons i Clerch, 2). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), turing key events staged on the ‘mountain’ of Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 34 20. Mon-Sat 10am- Montjuïc in the past century. 7pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. arxiufotografic.bcn.cat/en CENTRE DE CULTURA CONTEMPORÀNIA FREE Darius Koehli. Poblenou 22@ Nov 14- DE BARCELONA May 18, 2018. See the transformation of the (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). T. Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona be- 93 306 41 00. Tue-Sun, public holidays 11am- tween 2005 and 2017 through the photo- 8pm. Last entry: 7.30pm. Closed Mon (except graphs of Koehli, Swiss-born but now liv- public holidays). €6. Reduced €4. Under- ing in Barcelona. You can also enjoy images 12s, free. Sunday 3pm-8pm, free. of the area from the AFB’s own archive that www.cccb.org start in 1872. After the End of the World Until Apr 29, 2018. A look at the state of our planet in 2017, what ARXIU HISTÒRIC DE LA CIUTAT DE might happen between now and the latter BARCELONA part of the 21st century, and our responsibili- (Santa Llúcia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4), Liceu (L3). ties to future generations. T. 93 256 22 55. Mon-Fri 9am-8.45pm; Sat 10am-8pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. COSMOCAIXA barcelona.cat/arxiuhistoric (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. T. 93 212 60 50. 10am-8pm. €4. Under-16s, free. FREE The City of Barcelona Historical Ar- chive Apr 30, 2018. This key city institution http://obrasociallacaixa.org marks its centenary, with information about The Material Room Permanent exhibition.Voyage through the history of the Uni- its history, role as a research centre, and fu- verse. ture plans. 3D Planetarium: Is anybody out there? CAIXAFORUM Permanent exhibition. Installation for discov- (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Es- ering space. panya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 476 86 00. 10am- The flooded forest Permanent exhibi- 8pm. €4. Under-16s, free. tion. Living exhibit with over 100 species http://obrasociallacaixa.org from the Brazilian jungle. Andy Warhol. Mechanical art Until Jan 1, Two faces of the Antarctic No end date. 2018. Exploration of work by the famous art- See this unique area from two very different ist that looks at his interest in incorporating perspectives. industrial and technical innovations into his Talking brains Until Jan 28, 2018. Exam- artistic productions. ining the human brain from the point of view H(a)unting Images. Anatomy of a shot of its linguistic functions. Until Jan 7, 2018. An analysis of how, beyond Tyrannosaurus Rex End date tbc. This ex- their technical relationship, cameras and hibition takes a detailed look at a T-Rex skel- firearms share a process of aiming, firing and eton that was found in Montana (USA). When receiving. is it from? Why is it so well-preserved? What

24 MOVE BCN Metro times (I): Monday to Thursday, Sundays and public holidays: 5am-12am did the dinosaur eat? How do paleontolo- FUNDACIÓ CATALUNYA LA PEDRERA gists analyse such findings? (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); FGC: EL BORN CENTRE DE CULTURA I Provença. Tel. 902 202 138. 10am-8pm. €4. MEMÒRIA www.lapedrera.com (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Barce- Joan Ponç. Diàblo Until Feb 4, 2018. Joan loneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). T. 93 256 68 51. Ponç (1928-1984) was a key player in the Site and exhibitions: Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun post-war art scene in Catalonia and Spain, re- and public hols 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (ex- nowned for his unique approach to the crea- cept public holidays). Permanent exhibition: tive process and for paintings capable of ex- €4.40. Reduced: €3.08. Free for under-16s. ploring the darkest, most hidden corners of Temporary exhibition: €4.40. Sunday 3pm- human beings. 8pm and first Sunday of month all day, free. FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria Under L3; FGC). T. 93 443 94 70. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat an emblematic 19th-century market, discov- 10am-6pm; Thu 10am-9pm; Sun and pub- er an archaeological site from 1700. lic holidays 10am-3pm. Closed Mon (except Barcelona 1700. From stones to people (Sala public holidays). Last entry: 30 mins before Villarroel) Permanent exhibition about life in closing. €12. Reduced: €7. Temporary exhi- the city 300 years ago. bition: €7. Reduced: €5. Espai 13: €2.50. Un- Memories of a market Until Nov 26. Discov- der-15s, free. www.fmirobcn.org er the history of the municipal market that Joan Miró. Collection The most important was on this site for many years - first as an public collection of work by the Catalan artist outdoor one then inside the metal and glass has been given an updated presentation. structure that still stands - before it became Espai 13: The possibility of an island Until the cultural centre it is today. Nov 5. Installation by young Barcelona artist FREE The Born vindicated (1971-2001) Until Gerard Ortín. Nov 17-Jan 7, 2018. The second Nov 26. In 1971 the Born market stopped be- artist taking part in this series of exhibitions ing Barcelona’s main fruit and veg wholesal- is Irene de Andrés. Hailing from Ibiza but now er and instead the space was used for cultur- based in Madrid, here she has created a mul- al events for 30 years. This is a photographic timedia project about the history of a Span- history of that time. ish galleon discovered in Colombian waters ESPAI VOLART – FUNDACIÓ VILA CASAS 300 years after being sunk. (Ausiàs Marc, 22 ). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4), Photography in the Foyer: Joaquim Gomis. Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 481 79 85. Selection of Photographs Until Jan 28, 2018. Temp exhibitions: Tue-Sat 11am-2pm, 5pm- Joaquim Gomis (1902-91) was the first presi- 8.30pm; Sun 11am-2pm. Closed Mon and dent of the Miró Foundation and had a ca- public holidays. €5. Reduced €2. reer as a photographer that spanned five www.fundaciovilacasas.com decades. Lita Cabellut. Retrospective Until May 27, Sumer and the Modern Paradigm Until Jan 2018. This exhibition focuses on the work of 21, 2018. This show explores links between this Barcelona artist who goes beyond the Mesopotamian art and the work of modern conventional limits of painting into the do- artists, particularly from the period between mains of risk, gesture and psychological por- 1920 and 1945. traits, all imbued with a latent classicism. FUNDACIÓ SUÑOL (Pg. de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). FUNDACIÓ ANTONI TÀPIES (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, FGC: Provença. T. 93 496 10 32. Mon-Fri L4). T. 93 487 03 15. Tue-Sun 10am-7pm. Last 11am-2pm, 4pm-8pm; Sat 4pm-8pm. Closed entry 15 minutes before closing time. Closed Sun and public holidays. €4. Reduced: €3. Mon. €7. Students and over-65s: €5.60. 16 www.fundaciosunol.org year olds and under, free. Fernando Vijande 1971/1986Until Apr www.fundaciotapies.org 7, 2018. Extensive exhibition that pays hom- Permanent exhibition Extensive collection of age to gallery owner Fernando Vijande, who artworks by Tàpies. was a key figure in contemporary art in Spain Susan Meiselas. Mediations Until Jan 14, in the 1970s and 1980s. Covering all three 2018. Exhibition of work by Magnum photog- floors of the foundation, it includes works rapher Susan Meiselas. by the likes of Warhol, Mapplethorpe and Antoni Tàpies. Objects Until Jan 14, 2018. At Kounellis, as well as Spanish artists such as the end of the 1960s, coinciding with his in- Luis Gordillo and Zush. creasing political activity, the late Catalan FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE artist started expanding the use of objects Casa Garriga i Nogués (Diputació, 250). M: in his art. Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). T. 93 401 26

visitbarcelona.com 25 tickets.visitbarcelona.com 03. Mon 2pm-8pm; Tue-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun ing the 150th anniversary of the birthday of and public holidays 11am-7pm. Last entry: Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, the 30 mins before closing. €3. Mon 2pm-8pm, museum welcomes this exhibition regard- free. www.fundacionmapfre.org ing the extensive excavations that he over- Hell according to Rodin Until Jan 21, 2018. saw at the Costa Brava site of Empúries, Marking 100 years since the birth of Auguste which was once settled by both the Romans Rodin, this exhibition includes around 100 and Greeks. sculptures and 30 drawings related to the MUSEU BLAU. MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES history of ‘The Gates of Hell’, an 1880 com- NATURALS DE BARCELONA mission that was to change the artist’s life. (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del THE GAUDÍ EXHIBITION CENTER Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). T. 93 256 Museu Diocesà (Pla de la Seu, 7). M: Jaume I 60 02. Tue-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-7pm; (L4), Liceu (L3). T. 93 268 75 82. 10am-6pm. Sun and public holidays 10am-8pm. Last en- €15. Reduced: €7.50, €12. Under-8s, free. try: 30 mins before closing. Closed Mon (ex- www.gaudiexhibitioncenter.com cept public holidays). €6. Reduced: €2.70. Walking with Gaudí Permanent exhibition Combined ticket with Jardí Botànic: €7. Re- featuring virtual reality and other technolo- duced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. First Sunday gies that give you the chance to delve into the of month, all day, and other Sundays from life and work of the genius architect. 3pm, free. museuciencies.cat HASH MARIHUANA & HEMP MUSEUM Planet Life Permanent exhibition about the (Ample, 35). M: Drassanes (L3), Barceloneta history of life and evolution of the planet, and (L4). T. 93 319 75 39. 10am-10pm. Public holi- includes section such as ‘The biography of days 2pm-10pm. €9. Under-13s, free (when the Earth’ and ‘Islands of Science’. accompanied by an adult). MUSEU CAN FRAMIS – FUNDACIÓ VILA www.hashmuseum.com CASAS Permanent exhibition Discover the past, (Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries (L1), present and future of the cannabis plant and Poblenou & Llacuna (L4). T. 93 320 87 36. its potential for industrial, nutritional, medic- Tue-Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 11am-2pm. Closed inal and leisure uses. Mon and public holidays. €5. Reduced: €2. JARDÍ BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA Temp exhibitions: €2. (Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; www.fundaciovilacasas.com FGC). T. 93 256 41 60. Permanent exhibition: #ClásicosDesollados Until Jan 21, 2018. 10am-5pm. €3.50. Reduced: €1.70. Combined Young Catalan artist Jordi Díaz Alamà won ticket with Museu Blau: €7. Reduced: €3.50. the 2016 Painting Prize awarded by the Vila Under-16s, free. First Sunday of the month, all Casas Foundation. His work provides a re- day, and other Sundays from 3pm, free. interpretation of the history of painting and museuciencies.cat he takes care with the quality of the pictorial Permanent exhibition Mediterranean plants information present in his pieces. from around the world. Joan-Artur Roura i Comas. The world of pri- Bonsai show Weekends and public holidays vate collections Until Jan 21, 2018. The latest 10.30am-6.30pm. Permanent exhibition fea- in a series of shows about private collections turing a collection donated by the family of in Catalonia; this one features collector Joan- Pere Duran i Farell, a leading Catalan industri- Artur Roura i Comas. alist and bonsai aficionado. MACBA. MUSEU D’ART MUSEU D’ARQUEOLOGIA DE CONTEMPORANI CATALUNYA-BARCELONA (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). M: Universitat (L1, L2), (Pg. de Santa Madrona, 39-41). M: Espanya Sant Antoni (L2). T. 93 412 08 10. Mon, Wed- (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec (L3). T. 93 423 21 49. Fri 11am-7.30pm. Sat 10am-8pm; Sun and Tue-Sat 9.30am-7pm; Sun and public holi- public holidays 10am-3pm. Last entry: 30 days 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon. €5.50. Re- mins before closing. Closed Tue (except pub- duced: €4.50. Last Tue of month (Oct-Jun) lic holidays). €10 (valid for one month). Re- and under-8s, free. www.mac.cat duced: €8. Under-14s free. www.macba.cat Permanent exhibition Take a trip through Enthusiasm. Challenge and stubborness Catalonia’s past, stretching from pre-historic in the MACBA Collection Until May 5 2019. times via the Ibers, Phoenicians, Greeks, Ro- Multi-artist project that approaches moder- mans and Visigoths, with a splendid collec- nity from an optimistic, persistent and pas- tion of objects found around the region from sionate perspective. Rather than following each of these eras. a specific theme or chronology, the exten- Empúries, Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s great sive show aims for a particular way of un- archaeological enterprise 1908-1923 Un- derstanding artistic practice and the mental til Jan 28, 2018. As part of the events mark- strength it requires.

26 MOVE BCN Metro times (II): Fridays and public holiday eves: 5am-2am MACBA Collection 33. Under the surface Un- which has 1,000 industrial remains that can til Oct 2018. Featuring works from the MACBA be visited. archive, this exhibition explores problems of MUHBA PARK GÜELL representation and its limits, as well as the (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). M: Vallcarca relevance and incidence of the artist and art (L3). T. 93 256 21 22. 8.30am-6.30pm. The in contemporary society. Casa de la Guarda is part of the visit to the The Maids. II Fundació Han Nefkens MACBA Conjunt Monumental of Park Güell, and is Prize Until Jan 8, 2018. The winners of this subject to the conditions regarding access award is the Iranian collective formed by to Park Güell. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Under-7s, Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam free. museuhistoria.bcn.cat; Rahmanian, and this show features a selec- www.parkguell.cat tion of their recent works. Güell, Gaudí and Barcelona, the expression Brossa Poetry Until Feb 25, 2018. A compre- of an urban ideal Permanent audiovisual ex- hensive survey of the work of pioneering Cat- hibition about Park Güell and the city at the alan artist Joan Brossa (1919-1988), from his time of modernisme. early books to his later visual investigations, and covering his work in theatre, cinema, MUHBA PLAÇA DEL REI music and other fields. (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Mostreig #2. This is mail art Until Jan 7, 2018. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Show of works from the MACBA collection Mon. €7. Reduced: €5. Under-16s, free. First linked to artistic practices that have used the Sunday of month, all day, and other Sundays postal service as a distribution system. from 3pm, free. museuhistoria.bcn.cat Rosemarie Castoro. Focused on infinity Nov Permanent exhibition Archaeological site 9-Apr 15, 2018. This is the first major retro- that lets you get to know the Roman colony spective of work by Rosemarie Castoro (1939- of Barcino. 2015), with a particular emphasis on her Christianity, visigoths and the city Perma- creative period between 1964 and 1979. US nent exhibition about Barcelona in the late artist Castoro developed her career during antiquity period. a time when minimalism and conceptual- Images to believe Until Jan 14, 2018. Marking ism formed part of the New York avant-garde 500 years since the Protestant Reformation, movement. this show looks at both Catholic and Protes- tant images from Europe and Barcelona be- MUHBA EL CALL tween the 16th and 18th centuries. (Placeta de Manuel Ribé, s/n). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Wed, Fri 11am- MUHBA REFUGI 307 2pm; Sat-Sun 11am-7pm. €2.20. Reduced: (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Paral·el (L2, L3). €1.54. Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, T. 93 256 21 22. Guided tours: Sun 10.30am all day, and other Sundays from 3pm, free. (English), 11.30am (Spanish) and 12.30pm museuhistoria.bcn.cat (Catalan). Closed public holidays. €3.40. Pri- The Jews in Medieval Barcelona Permanent or reservation necessary: reservesmuhba@ exhibition about the city’s historical Jewish eicub.net or call 93 256 21 22. community. museuhistoria.bcn.cat Permanent exhibition 400 metres of tunnels MUHBA AT FABRA I COATS let you sense the anguish felt by residents (Sant Adrià, 20). T. 93 256 21 00. M: Sant An- during air raids on the city during the Span- dreu (L1). Sun 11am-2pm. ish Civil War. museuhistoria.bcn.cat Fabra i Coats factory Site of exceptional his- MUHBA SANTA CATERINA torical interest that is based on English in- (Pl. de Joan Capri, s/n.). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 dustrial facilities. Following a renovation 256 21 22. Mon-Sat 7.30am-3.30pm. Closed process, it now hosts cultural and education- Sun and public holidays. al projects. museuhistoria.bcn.cat MUHBA OLIVA ARTÉS FREE Permanent exhibition Archaeological remains among the foundations of the Santa (Espronceda, 142-146, Parc Central del Poble- Caterina market. nou). T. 93 256 21 22. M: Poblenou (L4). Wed 4.30pm-8pm; Sat-Sun 11am-3pm, 4pm-8pm. MUHBA TEMPLE D’AUGUST museuhistoria.bcn.cat (Paradís, 10). T. 93 256 21 22. M: Liceu (L3), FREE Interrogate Barcelona Permanent exhi- Jaume I (L4). Mon 10am-2pm; Tue-Sat 10am- bition that traces change in the city from in- 7pm; Sun 10am-8pm. dustrialisation to the 21st century. museuhistoria.bcn.cat FREE Industry/Territory/Identity Until Jan FREE Permanent exhibition Visit the remains 10, 2018. Travelling exhibition that looks at of Augustine’s temple, which dates from Ro- the Industrial Heritage Route of the Ruhr, man Barcelona.

visitbarcelona.com 27 tickets.visitbarcelona.com MUHBA TURÓ DE LA ROVIRA midnight. €10. Entrance with audioguide: (Marià Labèrnia, s/n) Bus: 119, V17. T. 93 256 €14.88. Special prices for groups. 21 22. General access has no fixed timetable. www.erotica-museum.com Museum area: Wed, Sat 4.30pm-8.30pm; Permanent exhibition Take a trip Sun 10.30am-2.30pm, 4.30pm-8.30pm. through the history of eroticism and its repre- museuhistoria.bcn.cat sentation in art. Barcelona to the limit This spot overlook- MUSEU DE LA MÚSICA ing the city was used for anti-aircraft guns in L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina the Civil War. (L1), Monumental (L2). T. 93 256 36 50. Tue, MUHBA VIA SEPULCRAL ROMANA Wed, Fri 10am-6pm; Thu 10am-9pm; Sat, Sun (Pl. de la Vila de Madrid). M: Catalunya (L1, 10am-7pm. Closed Mon. €6. Reduced: €4.50. L3; FGC). T. 93 256 21 22. Tue, Thu 11am-2pm; Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, all day, Sat, Sun 11am-7pm. and other Sundays from 3pm, free. Closed Mon, Wed and Fri. €2. Reduced: €1.50. www.museumusica.bcn.cat Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, all day, Permanent exhibition. Enjoy a journey and other Sundays from 3pm, free. through the different periods that make up museuhistoria.bcn.cat the history of music. Permanent exhibition This secondary Ro- Granados. From Paris to Goya Until May man road was also the site for burials be- 20, 2018. Marking the 150th anniversary of tween the first and third centuries AD. the birth of Catalan composer Enric Grana- MUHBA VIL·LA JOANA dos, the Music Museum examines his inspi- (Ctra. de l’Esglèsia, 104). FGC: Baixador de rations along with his works and other ac- Vallvidrera. T. 93 256 21 22. Thu 10am-2pm; complishments. Sat, Sun and public holidays 10am-5pm. Last Eolssigu! The sounds of Korea Nov 3-Jun entry: half an hour before closing. 3, 2018. The music of Korea uses many in- museuhistoria.bcn.cat struments and forms that are not well-known FREE Permanent exhibition Beautiful his- in the west. It’s a world of sound that’s rich, torical farmhouse in Collserola park, which passionate and built on principals different was converted into a residential home in the from those we’re used to hearing. 19th century. MUSEU DE LA XOCOLATA FREE Verdaguer kidnapped. Appropriation Antic Convent de Sant Agustí (Comerç, 36). of the myth during Francoism Until Jan 21, M: Arc de Triomf (L1). T. 93 268 78 78. Mon- 2018. Using articles, images, recordings and correspondence, discover how the figure of Sat 10am-7pm, Sun and public holidays Catalan poet Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), 10am-3pm (including Nov 1). €6. Reductions who died at Vil·la Joana, was manipulated by available. Under-7s, free. the Franco dictatorship. www.museuxocolata.cat Permanent exhibition The origins of MUSEU DE BADALONA chocolate, its arrival in Europe in the 16th (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1. Badalona). century and the relationship it has with Bar- M: Badalona Pompeu Fabra (L2). T. 93 384 celona. 17 50. Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 5pm-8pm. Sun and public holidays 10am-2pm. Closed Mon. MUSEU DE LES CULTURES DEL MÓN Temp exhibition: Tue-Sat 5pm-8pm, Sun (Montcada, 12). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 23 10am-2pm. €6. Reduced: €1, €3, €4.80. Un- 00. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and public holi- der-7s, free. www.museudebadalona.cat days, 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except pub- Baetulo, Roman city Permanent exhibition lic holidays). Joint ticket for Museu Etnològic + includes the remains of the steam baths and Museu de les Cultures del Món: €5. Reduced: Decumanus Maximus street. €3.50. Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, FREE Montalegre. Six centuries of Carthusian all day, and other Sundays from 3pm, free. silence Until Jan 14, 2018. The Carthusian museuculturesmon.bcn.cat monastery of Montalegre, located in Tiana Permanent exhibition Explore the artis- and which is over 600 years old, has had a tic heritage of different cultures from Africa, long relationship with Badalona. To com- Asia, America and Oceania. memorate this connection, the museum has MUSEU DE MONTSERRAT created this exhibition as well as a book and (Abadia de Montserrat. 08199 Montserrat). various talks. FGC from Pl. Espanya (R5 line). Station: Mon- MEB: MUSEU DE L’ERÒTICA DE istrol de Montserrat + zip train. BARCELONA T. 93 877 77 45. 10am-5.45pm. €7. Reduced: (La Rambla, 96, bis). M: Liceu (L3), Cat- €6. Children 8-16: €4. alunya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 318 98 65. 10am- www.museudemontserrat.com

28 MOVE BCN Metro times (III): Saturdays: non-stop service Permanent exhibition Paintings by El Greco, MUSEU DEL MODERNISME DE Caravaggio, Tiepolo, Monet, Sisley, Degas, BARCELONA Pissarro, Miró, Dalí, Picasso... (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, Explore and vindicate. The painting of Nie- L4). T. 93 272 28 96. Tue-Sat 10.30am-7pm; bla Until Apr 2, 2018. Josep Niebla was born Sun and public holidays 10.30am-2pm. in Morocco but has lived in Catalonia since Closed Mon. €10. Reduced: €7. Children 1962. This show features some of his princi- 6-16: €5. Under-6s, free. www.mmbcn.cat pal works, which encompass a range of in- Permanent exhibition Over 350 works by terests. 42 of the most important artists from Catalan Chronicle of the origin Until Feb 25, 2018. modernisme, including Ramon Casas. Barcelona sculptor Joan Borrell Nicolau Vitralls de Barcelona Nov-Mar 2018. Bar- (1888-1951) was a key artist in Catalonia in celona’s Modernisme Museum celebrates the first half of the 20th century. Inspired by the beautiful stained glass windows that Classical Greece and Renaissance works, he were often created to complement the inno- specialised in female figures, portraits and vative architectural designs that marked the public works of art. modernisme movement. MUSEU DEL DISSENY DE BARCELONA MUSEU EGIPCI DE BARCELONA Edifici Disseny Hub Barcelona (Pl. de les (València, 284). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, Glòries Catalanes, 37-38). M: Glòries (L1). T. L4). T. 93 488 01 88. Mon-Fri 10am-2pm, 4pm- 93 256 68 00. Tue-Sun 10am-8pm. Closed 8pm; Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 10am-2pm. €11. Re- Mon (except public holidays). Permanent duced: €8. Children 6-14: €5. Under-6s, free. exhibitions: €6. Reduced: €4. Under-16s, www.museuegipci.com free. Temp exhibition: €4.40. Reduced: €3. Permanent exhibition Almost a thou- Sundays from 3pm-8pm and first Sunday of sand items that date from the ancient civili- month, all day, free. sation of the Pharaohs. www.museudeldisseny.cat Tutankhamun, history of a discovery No Puig i Cadafalch seen by Ramon Manent Nov end date. How the tomb of the famous Egyp- 23-Jan 28, 2018. As part of the events hap- tian king was uncovered. pening to coincide with the 150th anniversa- Sacred animals in ancient Egypt End ry of the birth of Catalan architect Josep Puig date tbc. Discover the bonds that ancient i Cadafalch, images taken of his creations by Egyptians had with the animal world. photographer Ramon Manent are shown at MUSEU ETNOLÒGIC the Design Museum. (Passeig de Santa Madrona, 16-22). M: Poble From the world to the museum. Product de- Sec (L3), Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). T. 93 256 34 sign, cultural heritage Permanent exhibi- 84. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and public holi- tion showing daily objects from a museum days 10am-8pm. Closed Mon. Joint ticket for perspective. Museu Etnològic + Museu de les Cultures del Extraordinary! Collections of decorative arts Món: €5. Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. and signature works (3rd-20th centuries). First Sunday of month, all day, and other Sun- Permanent exhibition featuring art from the days from 4pm-8pm, free. ajuntament.bar- past 1700 years. celona.cat/museuetnologic/en/home The dressed body. Silhouettes and fash- The faces of Barcelona End date tbc. This ion (1550-2015) Permanent exhibition about temporary exhibition invites visitors to take how women have long altered their shapes a fresh look at the city through a selection of using their clothes. carefully chosen objects. Graphic design: from trade to profession Feel our heritage Permanent exhibition that (1940-1980) Permanent exhibition tracing aims to explain our society through the com- the professionalisation of graphic design. parison of different places and times. MUSEU DEL FUTBOL CLUB BARCELONA MEAM: MUSEU EUROPEU D’ART Estadi FCB (Aristides Maillol, s/n. Gates 7 and MODERN 9). M: Les Corts (L3). T. 902 18 99 00. Mon- (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 319 Sat 10am-6.30pm, Sun 10am-2.30pm. €25. 56 93. Tue-Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon. €9. Reduced: €20. Under-6s, free. Some areas Reduced: €7. Under-10s free. www.meam.es closed and opening hours reduced on match Figurativas 2017 & ARC Salon Until Nov days. www.fcbarcelona.com 26. Extensive exhibition of contemporary fig- Camp Nou Experience Permanent ex- urative art featuring two international com- hibition that takes in the club’s 118 years of petitions, one from the US and the other Eu- history and includes a visit to the stadium ropean, that come together to bring key re- facilities. cent works to Barcelona.

visitbarcelona.com 29 tickets.visitbarcelona.com MUSEU FREDERIC MARÈS ed to the history of Barcelona’s shipbuild- (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I ing industry. (L4). T. 93 256 35 00. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 7 boats, 7 stories Until Dec 31. Show that fea- and public holidays 11am-8pm. Closed Mon tures some of the museum’s most notable (except public holidays). €4.20. Reduced: model boats and a variety of other interest- €2.40. Under-16s, free. First Sunday of ing items from its archive. month, all day, and other Sundays from 3pm, FREE We are the ocean Until Dec 31. Over free. www.museumares.bcn.cat 1,500 children from more than 20 schools Permanent exhibition Wide-ranging display have participated in the construction of this includes Frederic Marès’s sculpture collec- collective sculpture that aims to show we all tion, his ‘collector’s cabinet’, which houses form part of a unique, single entity. thousands of items that he collected during FREE Unusual objects Until Dec 31. Enjoy a his life, and his library-study. new perspective of the museum’s collec- Oleguer Junyent, collector. Around the world tions with this show featuring 10 to 15 pieces and back to the Born Until Jan 7, 2018. Juny- (that are regularly changed) which aren’t of- ent was an artist, collector and traveller. This ten put on public display. show looks at his art collection and connec- MUSEU NACIONAL D’ART DE tion to Frederic Marès. CATALUNYA Propaganda Fidei. Sculpture and Counter- (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, L3: FGC). Reformation Until Jan 14, 2018. Running in T. 93 622 03 60. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun and conjunction with the MUHBA Plaça del Rei public holidays 10am-3pm. Closed Mon (ex- exhibition of Reformation religious image- cept public hols). General admission €12. For ry, this show focuses on seven sculptures in temporary exhibitions, check with museum. the Frederic Marès collection dating from the Rooftop viewing-point: €2. Under-16s and same period. over-65s, free. Saturdays from 3pm, and first MUSEU MARÍTIM DE BARCELONA Sunday of every month, free. (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes www.museunacional.cat (L3). T. 93 342 99 20. 10am-8pm. Last entry: Permanent exhibition Most important 7.30pm. Museum + temporary exhibitions: collection of painted Romanic murals and €10. Reduced: €5. Under-17s, free. Sun- Catalan modernisme in the world. During days from 3pm, free. Game of Thrones: Fri, your visit, head up to the rooftop, the perfect Sat open until 9pm; tickets: adults €15.50, spot for enjoying panoramic views of the city. €18.50; children (3-14) €10, €12. Ramón Pichot. From Els Quatre Gats to www.mmb.cat La Maison Rose Until Jan 21, 2018. Barce- Game of Thrones. The Touring Exhibition lona artist Ramón Pichot (1871-1925) set- End date tbc. If you count yourself among the tled in Paris at the start of the 20th century many, many fans of the hit TV show, you’re and ended up staying there for the rest of his in luck because this new interactive show life, at the heart of key contemporary artistic has made its world premiere in Barcelona. movements. See original props, costumes and decora- The Entropic Box Until Jan 14, 2018. Cat- tive items and try out multimedia features, alan artist Francesc Torres has selected a all in a specially created area of more than variety of works from the museum’s collec- 1,000m2 that re-creates different locations tions, mainly from the 19th and 20th cen- from the series. turies, to highlight both the MNAC’s role in FREE Exodus. Life and death along the Libya preservation and our constant battle to pro- route to Europe Until Jan 7, 2018. As part of tect ourselves and our surroundings from the Docfield documentary photographic fes- destruction. tival, the Maritime Museum hosts this exhi- MUSEU OLÍMPIC I DE L’ESPORT JOAN bition featuring work from the winners of a ANTONI SAMARANCH grant from Photographic Social Vision. Ricard (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: Espanya (L1, Garcia Vilanova and Karlos Zurutuza cap- L3; FGC). T. 93 292 53 79. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; ture the daily life of thousands of refugees Sun and public holidays 10am-2.30pm. and migrants. Closed Mon (except public holidays). €5.80. FREE Proactiva Open Arms Until Nov 19. Col- Reduced: €3.60. Under-7s and over-65s, free. lective photographic exhibition that is al- www.museuolimpicbcn.cat so part of Docfield – it looks at the work of Permanent exhibition Explore in-depth Catalan NGO Proactiva Open Arms in Les- the worlds of sport and the Olympic Games. bos (Greece) and the Central Mediterraean Plus on November 25, enjoy a special tour of area to help deal with the humanitarian cri- the museum. sis there. VIII Prize International Barcelona Olym- Royal boatyards and galleys Until Mar 29, pic Foundation: Art on paper Until Jan 14, 2018. First part of a new installation dedicat- 2018. Exhibition of work featuring the win-

30 MOVE BCN Metro and bus tickets: ticket: €2.15, T-10 ten-ride ticket: €9.95 ners and finalists of the latest edition of this products that include considerations to im- event that aims to highlight the relationship prove their environmental impact in their between art and sport. design. MUSEU PICASSO FREE D’ones. The revolution of women in mu- (Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 sic Nov 9-Apr 3, 2018. Looking at the women 30 00. Tue-Sun (except Thu) 9am-7pm; Thu who have transformed music in Catalonia 9am-9.30pm. Last entry: half an hour before in the 20th and 21st centuries through vari- closing. Closed Mon. Collection only: €11. ous genres. Reduced: €7. Collection + temp exhibitions: FREE I am my own experiment Nov 29-Mar €14. Reduced: €7.50. Temporary exhibitions 25, 2018. Part of the celebration of the Pal- only: €6.50. Reduced: €4.50. Every Thu 6pm- au i Fabre Year, this exhibition explores the 9.30pm and first Sunday of month all day, work of the Catalan writer, translator, po- free entry. www.museupicasso.bcn.cat et, critic and historian, Josep Palau i Fabre Permanent exhibition More than 3,800 (1917-2008). works from different periods of the artist’s REIAL MONESTIR DE SANTA MARIA DE career. PEDRALBES The Shared Workshop Until Jan 28, 2018. (Baixada del Monestir, 9). FGC: Reina Elisen- Highlighting the importance of printmaking da. T. 93 256 34 34. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat, across three generations of the same fam- Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry half an hour be- ily, from Pablo Picasso to two of his nephews fore closing. Closed Mon. €5. Reduced: and the son of one of these. €3.50. Under-16s, free. Sundays from 3pm, 1917. Picasso in Barcelona Until Jan 28, 2018. and first Sunday of month, all day, free. This exhibition celebrates the last extended monestirpedralbes.bcn.cat stay that Picasso spent in Barcelona, when Women also sit down: Female furniture and he accompanied Serge de Diaghilev’s Rus- spaces at Pedralbes Monastery Until Feb 18, sian Ballet to the Catalan capital. 2018. This six-section exhibition uses furni- Arthur Cravan. Maintenant? Until Jan 28, ture as a key source of information to reflect 2018. Boxer, poet and adventurer Arthur on society’s expectations of women in the Cravan surrounded his life with mystery, 16th and 17th centuries. and was one of the forerunners of the Dada Pedralbes Monastery. The treasures of movement. This show looks at time he spent the Monastery Permanent exhibition of a in Barcelona from December 1915, which in- unique collection of art, furniture and litur- cluded a meeting in the ring with world heav- gical items. yweight champion Jack Johnson. Plants, remedies and apothecaries; the me- Lucien Clergue: 27 meetings with Picasso dieval garden Permanent exhibition about Until Jan 28, 2018. French photographer Lu- how Greek and Roman medicine, with Arab- cien Clergue (1934-2014) first met Pablo Pi- Islamic culture, uses nature as the basis of casso in 1953 at a bullfight in Arles; this exhi- treating sickness. bition looks at the friendship that grew out of Petras Albas. The Pedralbes Monastery and that initial encounter. the Montcada family (1326-1673) Perma- PALAU GÜELL nent exhibition exploring the lineage of the (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 Montcada family and its close relationship 472 57 75. Tue-Sun 10am-5.30pm. Closed Mon with the Monastery. (except public holidays). €12. Reduced: €9. www.palauguell.cat Young artists Until Jan 2018. The Palau Güell Theatre, musicals hosts an exhibition of work by young artists who received grants from the Fundació and cabaret Güell in 2016. TEATRE COLISEUM PALAU ROBERT (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 595). M: (Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Ticket office FGC: Provença. T. 93 238 80 91. Mon-Sat opens from 5pm until half an hour after per- 10am-8pm; Sun and public holidays 10am- formance starts. www.grupbalana.com 2.30pm. palaurobert.gencat.cat The Hole Zero Until Nov 12. Wed-Fri 8.30pm; FREE Joana Biarnés. Countercurrent Until Sat 7.30pm, 10.30pm; Sun 7pm; Wed 1 Mar 4, 2018. Discover the career and legacy 7.30pm, 10.30pm. From €14.40. Following of the first female photojournalist in Catalo- the international success of The Hole and The nia and Spain. Hole 2, this is a new take on the shows that FREE Catalan prize for eco-design Until Nov combine circus, music and humour, with a 19. See the winners from recent editions setting in the iconic Studio 54 club on New (2015 and 2017) of a regional contest for Year’s Eve in 1979. In Spanish.

visitbarcelona.com 31 tickets.visitbarcelona.com TEATRE GAUDÍ BARCELONA Wed-Fri 3pm-7pm; Sat 3pm-8.30pm; Sun (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). M: Sagrada 3pm-5pm. www.tnc.cat Família (L2, L5) and Sant Pau/Dos de Maig Islàndia Until Nov 5. Wed 7pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; (L5). T. 93 603 51 52. Ticket office opens an Sun 6pm. €11.50-€23. From 16 years. The hour before performance starts. financial crisis in Iceland drives a young www.teatregaudibarcelona.com man to head to New York City in search of Micròmetre Until Nov 8. Tue, Wed 8pm. €18. his mother. This festival celebrates microtheatre, small Desig sota els oms Until Nov 26. Thu-Sat productions that are just as worth seeing as 8pm; Sun 6pm. €12-€28. From 14 years. A large-scale spectacles. In Catalan. translated version of Eugene O’Neill’s Desire Tenors Until Nov 12. Fri, Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. Under the Elms (1924), a play set in New Eng- €20. Production created by Miquel Cobos land during the 19th-century gold rush in the and Ezequiel Casamada, who also contrib- United States. In Catalan. ute to the directing and music. In Catalan. FREE La Chana Nov 3. 8pm. La Chana is a re- TEATRE LLIURE (MONTJUÏC - SALA nowned Spanish flamenco dancer, and a FABIÀ PUIGSERVER) 2013 performance she did at the TNC be- (Pg. Santa Madrona 40-46 / Pl Margarida came the basis for a documentary by the Xirgu, 1). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec Croatian director Lucija Stojevic, who lives (L3). T. 93 289 27 70. Ticket office in Plaça in Barcelona. Her film won the public award Margarida Xirgu opens weekdays 9am-8pm; at the 2016 Amsterdam International Doc- the office in Sala Fabià Puigserver opens two umentary Film Festival and here it has its hours before show starts. Spanish premiere with the dancer in attend- www.teatrelliure.com ance. In Spanish. El Metge de Lampedusa Until Nov 12. Tue- Parlàvem d’un somni Nov 16-26. Wed 7pm, Fri 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 6pm. €26.50; Tue, Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €11.50-€23. From Wed €20. Adaptation of the autobiography 16 years. Theatrical version of a conversation of doctor Pietro Bartolo who works on the is- from 1984 between then Barcelona mayor land of Lampedusa and has spent over 30 Pasqual Maragall and writer Maria Aurèlia years treating refugees from Africa. Actor Xicu Capmany, in which they discuss the city, their Masó stars in this one-man performance. links to it and the kind of place they want it to In Catalan. become. In Catalan. Renard o el llibre de les bèsties Nov 11, 12, Claudia Nov 22-Dec 10. Wed 7pm, Thu-Sat 18, 19, 25, 26. Noon. €12. Musical theatre 8pm; Sun 6pm. €11.50-€23. From 16 years. and cabaret for all the family, based on a fa- True story of Claudia Victoria Poblete Hlaczik, mous book by Catalan writer Ramon Llull. a young Argentinian woman who discovers In Catalan. that the people who brought her up are not Molsa Nov 21-Dec 17. Sat, Sun noon. €13.50- her actual parents. With Claudia herself nar- €26.50. Adaptation of a novel by David Ciri- rating the story, the work explores the coun- ci that is loved by both adults and children, try’s recent past and considers concepts which talks about the misery and despera- such as revolution, memory and education. tion of war but is also a song of love, friend- In Spanish. ship, brotherhood and solidarity. In Catalan. Maria Estuard Nov 15-Dec 10. Tue-Fri TEATRE POLIORAMA 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. (La Rambla, 115). T. 93 317 75 99. M: Catalun- Production about the historical battle be- ya (L1, L3; FGC). Ticket office: Tue-Fri from tween Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth 5pm, Sat-Sun from 4pm until the start of the I based on a work by Friedrich Von Schiller. performance. www.teatrepoliorama.com In Catalan. Paradise Until Nov 5. Check with venue for dates and times. €6-€20. Three stories that TEATRE LLIURE (GRÀCIA) take place in the same space, a bedroom in a (Montseny, 47). M: Fontana (L3). T. 93 289 brothel. In Spanish and Catalan. 27 70. Ticket office opens Mon-Fri from 5pm; Un cop l’any Nov 9-Jan 7, 2018. Thu, Fri 9pm; weekends two hours before show starts. Sat 5.30pm, 8.30pm; Sun 6pm; Mon 13 www.teatrelliure.com 8.30pm, Wed 22, 29 9pm. €10-€29. This ro- El cosidor Nov 17-19. Fri 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; mantic comedy is an adaptation of Bernard Sun 6pm. €10.50-€21. As part of a series Slade’s popular 1970s work Same Time, Next of dramatised readings, hear three texts Year, about two lovers who decide to only around the subject of sewing. meet once a year, always in the same hotel TEATRE NACIONAL DE CATALUNYA (TNC) and on the same day, while the rest of the (Pl. de les Arts, 1). M: Glòries (L1), Monumen- time carrying on with their day-to-day lives. tal (L2). T. 93 306 57 00. Ticket office opens In Catalan.

32 MOVE BCN Metro and bus tickets: ticket: €2.15, T-10 ten-ride ticket: €9.95 TEATRE VICTÒRIA Auguri Nov 23-25. 8pm. €28. This is a new (Paral·lel, 67). T. 93 324 97 42. M: Paral•lel production from Olivier Dubois, director of (L2, L3). Ticket office opens for two hours -be the Ballet du Nord, and is the final part of fore the start of the performance. his series, Étude critique pour un trompe de www.teatrevictoria.com l’oeil. Featuring 22 dancers, it’s an intense, Cabaret Until Dec 3. Wed, Thu 8.30pm; Fri beautiful, intelligent production that pre- 5pm, 9pm; Sat 5.30pm, 9.30pm; Sun 6pm; miered at the Lyon Biennale. Tue 28 8.30pm. €16-€47. The classic musical TEATRE LLIURE (GRÀCIA) set in the decadent Kit Kat Club in 1930s Ber- (Montseny, 47). M: Fontana (L3). T. 93 289 lin, and which tells the story of singer Sally 27 70. Ticket office opens Mon-Fri from 5pm; Bowles. In Spanish. weekends two hours before show starts. www.teatrelliure.com VERSUS TEATRE Escrit en l’aire Nov 7-12. Tue-Fri 8.30pm; Sat (Castillejos, 179). M: Glòries (L1), Monumen- 7pm; Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. Choreogra- tal (L2). T. 93 603 51 52. www.versusteatre. pher Cesc Gelabert returns to the Teatre Lliure com Tickets available from www.atrapalo. with a performance focused on the French com or the venue website. writer, painter and director, Valère Novarina. Happy Boom! Until Nov 26. Sat 5pm; Sun noon. €12. Imaginative dance and music show for families featuring circus, hip hop, classical and contemporary music, and flamenco. 1984 Nov 2-12. Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €20. Escapada theatre company and director Sue Flack bring us this production of George Or- well’s unforgettable novel, which returns to the Versus Teatre for its second run. In English. Dance MERCAT DE LES FLORS (Lleida, 59). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec (L3). T. 93 426 18 75. Ticket office opens an hour before the performance starts. www.mercatflors.cat Dancing with frogs Nov 2-5. Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 6pm. €16. A new production from choreographer Sol Picó that focuses on the world of masculinity in contrast with her show ‘We Women’, performed in October at the Mercat de les Flors. Like that performance, here Picó looks at the condition of half of the world’s population in the 21st century. Bombyx Mori Nov 4, 5. Sat 9pm, Sun 8pm. €16. Choreographer Ola Maciejewska presents this work that’s part of a cycle looking back in time as part of a desire to recon- sider and reconstruct the past. This performance is based on the work of Loie Fuller, a US choreographer who was a leader in her field in the 20th century. Festival El Més Petit de Tots Nov 11-19. Check website for times and prices. New edition of this dance festival that’s aimed at children between 0 and 5 years. The international event is now in its 13th year and gives kids the chance to explore the freedom of movement. This year, the featured companies come from Catalonia, Andalusia, France and The Netherlands.

visitbarcelona.com 33 tickets.visitbarcelona.com INFORMATION AND SALES FGC). Wed, Sat 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm. Tourist information points and Various languages. €8. www.sternalia.com tickets.visitbarcelona.com Discover this 250-year-old institution located in an 18th-century building right at the heart of the city. Albert Einstein explained the fun- damentals of relativity in its main hall, and it’s also home to an astronomical clock that dates from 1869. Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 10am- 3.30pm. €18. Reduced: €11. DAY BY DAY www.palaumusica.cat November 2017 Take a tour of this stunning Catalan modernista building. Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Visit with audio guide: Tue-Sun 10am-3pm. €9. Reduced: €7.20. Guided tour: Sat noon, Sun 1.15pm (Span- ish), Sat, Sun 11am (English). €16. Reduced: €12.80. www.bellesguardgaudi.com Wednesday 1 Discover Gaudí’s fabulous modernista castle that he built on the slopes of Tibidabo. ALL SAINTS’ DAY Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya FREE Open day at Barcelona cemeter- (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). Wed, Sat 10.30am, ies Check website for venues and full pro- 11.30am, 12.30pm. Check website for availa- gramme. 8am-6pm. In Spanish and Catalan. bility. 10.30am. Various languages. €8. www.cbsa.cat www.sternalia.com To mark the day of All Saints (Tots Sants in This academy is located in one of Barce- Catalan), the cemeteries of Barcelona open lona’s most important neo-classical build- their doors and offer different activities to the ings, where highlights include the anato- public including concerts, workshops and my amphitheatre built for teaching student guided tours. surgeons. FILM FESTIVAL HALLOWEEN InEdit 2017 Various venues. Until Nov 5. Halloween at L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya in-edit.org del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), For 15 years, this festival has been bringing Drassanes (L3). Until Nov 5. some of the best music documentaries to www.aquariumbcn.com Barcelona, from a look behind the careers of Get into a spooky, watery mood with this big-name stars to examining the ‘what if’ of special event at the city’s aquarium, which is others who didn’t quite make it. This year’s decorated for the scary season, plus there’s programme includes docs about Suzanne face painting and legends from the deep. Ciani, a pioneer in the use of electronic music and sound effects in advertising, an explora- SPANISH GUITAR tion of the history of the cassette tape, and Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la the return of the Eagles of Death Metal to Par- Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: is after the killing of 89 people at the group’s Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €39-€45. More info: 2015 concert there. tickets.visitbarcelona.com Guitarist Pedro Javier González and his spe- SPA cial guests give a guitar recital of pure fla- Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Pi- menco music to create an unforgettable casso, 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). T. evening. 93 295 57 43. Sun-Thu: first session 9am, -fi FLAMENCO nal session from 11pm. Fri, Sat: first session Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: 9am, final session from midnight. Jaume I (L4). Wed-Sat 8pm-10pm. Show + airedebarcelona.com drink €16.90; show + supper €27.90. Treat yourself to the old-age tradition of bath- City centre restaurant hosts flamenco per- ing to care for your body and mind in a tran- formances. quil, idyllic space. Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, TOURS 17). M: Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barce- 9.30pm, 10.30pm. €15. lona (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; www.masimas.com/tarantos

34 MOVE BCN NitBus night bus: night buses leave from Plaça Catalunya. Ticket: €2.15 Experience the passion of flamenco in an in- Barcelona’s theme park features fun rides timate tablao on Plaça Reial. new and old plus amazing city views. Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 6pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm. €25. Book online at: Thursday 2 www.palaudalmases.com CLASSICAL MUSIC Singing, dancing, guitar and cajón all in a his- Beethoven’s sonatas for piano and vio- torical setting. lin (III) Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Diag- de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). onal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Daily 6.25pm, 8.30pm. €40. www.palaumusica.cat 8.15pm,10.30pm (dinner starts earlier). Op- Violinist Leonidas Kavakos, a critically ac- tions: show only, show + drink, show + dif- claimed performer who regularly appears at ferent menu options (including tapas). €45- the Palau, and pianist Enrico Pace lead this €160. €10 discount at tourist offices. concert that features a programme of three www.palaciodelflamenco.com Beethoven sonatas. Extensive cast of guitarists, singers and dancers is accompanied by the rhythms of FILM FESTIVAL the cajón, heel and palms. Asian Film Festival CaixaForum (Av. Franc- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; OPERA – FLAMENCO FGC). Nov 2-11. http://obrasociallacaixa.org Opera and flamenco Teatre Poliorama (La New edition of the city’s festival dedicated to Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Nov film from Asia, organised by Casa Asia. This 1, 19 9.30pm; 10, 15 7pm. €35-€50. More info year 11 productions from across the conti- and tickets at tourist offices and nent are screened. tickets.visitbarcelona.com This show is a love story combining the pas- GASTRONOMY – FILM sion and beauty of the two musical genres, MOST International Wine and Cava Film and which tells the tale of a tempestuous af- Festival Various venues in Vilafranca del fair between flamenco dancers who perform Penedès and other towns in the Penedès and to some of opera’s most famous arias. Priorat regions. Renfe (train): Vilafranca del OPEN-AIR FAMILY Penedès (R4). Nov 2-12. PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcal- www.mostfestival.cat de Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca (Tarragona)). Launched in 2011 and organised by the Wine T. 902 20 22 20. Train: Port Aventura (line Culture Museum of Catalonia and the Cine R16 from Sants-Estació or Passeig de Grà- Club of Vilafranca, this festival showcases cia; www.renfe.es). Direct 90-min bus from the best audiovisual work connected to vini- Balmes, 5 (Julia Travel). PortAventura Park: culture. As well as screenings, there is also a Nov 1-5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 10am-7pm; Fer- programme of related activities that seek to rari Land: Nov 1-5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 10am- promote wine and cava culture. 5pm. tickets.visitbarcelona.com or OPERA www.portaventura.es Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). At this popular resort enjoy PortAventura M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. Park, with rides and fun for all, and Ferrari www.palaudalmases.com Land, an exciting new area dedicated to the La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- famous fast cars. Plus, until November 19, forms in a historical venue. enjoy special Halloween activities, including spooky shows like ‘Horror in Texas’, dances, NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES and family fun in the SésamoAventura Fam- FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). ily Festival. M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Thu-Sat 8pm-9pm Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). (shows start at 8pm and 8.30pm). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Weekends and This beautiful light, music and water show is public holidays 10am-3pm. €11-€24 (de- one of Barcelona’s most special attractions. pending on circuit & age). Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la www.barcelonaboscurba.com Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Ca- Zip wires, trampolines and bungees for high- thedral). M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 9pm-11pm. adrenaline fun. From €20. Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. Tickets: Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). FGC: www.visitbarcelona.com and Av.Tibidabo + Tramvia Blau or bus 196. Funic- barcelonaothereyesroutes.com ular del Tibidabo (Pl. Doctor Andreu). €28.50 Discover the city by night with tales from the (under-120cm, €10.50). Nov 1, 4, 11, 18, 25 past, a look at different attitudes to sex down 11am-7pm; Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 11am-6pm. the ages, and hear about some of the fa- www.tibidabo.cat mous people who’ve left their mark here.

visitbarcelona.com 35 tickets.visitbarcelona.com DANCE (French); Sun 10am (English). €15 (includes Dansa Ara: Patricia Habchy Company La one snack and a drink). Info and tickets: Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, tickets.visitbarcelona.com and L5); Provença (FGC). 8pm. €9. iconoserveis.com www.lapedrera.com Explore the heart of the Ciutat Vella, discover La Pedrera hosts a series of performances its long history and see some of the city’s em- featuring leading dancers and choreogra- blematic landmarks. phers. This evening, enjoy the Spanish pre- Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps miere of ‘The Meeting-Point’, a comic and po- (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. Thu 11am (English), etic work where a blind man and a confused 1pm (Spanish). €14. Reduced: €12.60. Chil- woman meet in a square to dance, while an dren 7-12: €7. Under-7s free. accordion player marks their rhythm. www.casessingulars.com FLAMENCO Discover the extensive art collections gath- Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- ered by Manuel Rocamora, all on display at esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, his one-time residence. L3; FGC). Daily 6pm: doors, 6.45pm: show; The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 8.30pm: doors, 9.15pm: show. From €30. 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Options include drink + show and meal + Thu, Fri (Eng), Sat (Spa). 8am. €39. Reduced: show; ticket includes entrance to Poble Es- €19.50. Book online at: www.lapedrera.com panyol. www.tablaodecarmen.com See Gaudí’s Casa Milà before the crowds ar- Opened in 1988 in homage to iconic Barce- rive with this morning guided tour that takes lona flamenco star, Carmen Amaya, this spot in the whole building including some areas in Poble Espanyol offers top-quality perform- not on the regular tours. ances of different styles of flamenco. Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Daily guided tours (one Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). hour): 11am (English), 5pm (Spanish). €17. Mon-Sat 6pm (dinner), 7pm (show); 8.30pm Express tours with video guide (30 mins): (dinner), 9.30pm (show). Various menus 10am-6pm. €14. Reduced: €12.60. Children and drink-only option available. Closed Sun. 7-12: €8. Under-7s free. Prior reservation nec- www.labodegaflamenca.com essary at www.casessingulars.com Enjoy an authentic flamenco experience in Part of Barcelona’s modernisme epicen- this unique space dedicated to flamenco cul- tre, the building was remodelled in the late ture and Med cuisine close to the Sagrada 1800s for chocolate tycoon, Antoni Amatller. Família. Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vall- Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: carca (L3). General guided tour: €7 pp. Pri- Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Daily 5pm, 6pm, vate guided tour (for 2-5 people): €36 pp. 7.30pm, 9.15pm, 10.30pm (shows start lat- Every day, various languages available. Ad- er). €44-€79.50. tablaocordobes.com vanced booking recommended on Enjoy a meal or drink then see top dancers parkguell.cat and renowned flamenco performers in this Get to really know Gaudí’s masterpiece with show at the city’s most authentic tablao, one of the hour-long guided tours on offer. which this month is entitled ‘Granada, agua Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). oculta que llora’ and features guest artists M: Liceu (L3). 10am-6pm. €4. Reduced: €3. from the city of Granada itself, including Juan Guided tour including bell tower: check web- Andrés Maya (1-30), Iván Vargas (1-14), Curro site for times. €8.50. Albahicín (1-30) and Alba Heredia (1-30; win- www.riostabarcelona.com ner of the 2015 Desplante Prize at the Festival Visit the 14th-century basilica and its bell de la Unión). In Spanish. tower, which gives you great views across TOURS the city. Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Bus: 55, 150. Thu 1pm Friday 3 (Eng); Sat 11am (Spa), 12.30pm (Cat). Entry ART FESTIVAL (includes tour): €12. Reduced: €7. Drap-Art ’17 Museu Marítim de Barcelona www.fmirobcn.org (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes Gain a deeper understanding of the late Cat- (L3). Nov 3-26. www.drapart.org alan artist’s work with this guided tour of the This year’s edition of the festival dedicated to permanent collection on show at his foun- art made using recycled materials is focused dation. on the theme of pollution in the seas, and Stories and legends of the Gothic quar- as such, takes place in the city’s Maritime ter (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Museum with an exhibition of work on this Thu 3.30pm (English/Spanish); Sat 10am subject. There are also related activities in-

36 MOVE BCN Aerobus airport bus: leaves from Plaça Catalunya. Tickets from €5.90 cluding workshops, conferences and round Take a tour of this historic building, try medi- tables, a market of sustainable design and eval food and enjoy entertainment typical of craft items, live music, films and other per- the era. Guided tours only also available. formances. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). Fri. Check website BASKETBALL for availability. 7.30pm. Various languages. Euroleague: FCB Lassa vs Olympiacos Camp €20. Reduced: €10. www.sternalia.com Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). This academy is located in one of Barce- 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat lona’s most important neo-classical build- Barça’s basketball stars take on the Greek ings, where highlights include the anatomy side. amphitheatre built for teaching student sur- TECHNO geons. Includes welcome glass of cava and Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: special show in the amphitheatre. Liceu and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Pg. de Gràcia, www.masimas.com/moog 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Head to the city centre for a night of elec- Until Nov 5: from 9pm; from Nov 6 7pm-9pm. tronica and dance at Barcelona’s foremost €34. Reduced: €17. Under-7s, free. techno club. www.lapedrera.com Spectacular night-time event with rooftop BLUES video mapping, screenings and a glass of Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: cava. Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm. €11 (in advance). €14 Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist s/n). Fri, Sat. Check times on website. Fri: offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com €15; children (12 and under) €7.50. Sat: €25; This evening’s VI Fridays Blues and Boogie- children (12 and under) €12.50. Woogie Piano Meeting features pianist Ele- www.sternalia.com na Lasco and singer-pianist Paul San Martin, Take a tour around Barcelona’s hillside ob- while you can also enjoy modern art, drinks servatory, look through the telescope and and snacks. visit the exterior of the cupula. Plus, on Sat- SHOPPING urday, visit extra spaces, see a video screen- Barcelona Genuine Shops (Start: tourist of- ing about astronomy and enjoy a glass of fice in Pl. Sant Jaume, Ciutat, 2). M: Jaume I cava or juice. (L4), Liceu (L3). Fri 3.30pm. €25. tickets.visit- TOURS barcelona.com Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona Three-hour tour led by a professional guide (L1, L4). Fri 11am (English), 1pm (Spanish). that lets you discover some of the city’s most €14. Reduced: €12.60. Reserve in advance at distinctive and authentic shops. www.casessingulars.com Once home to the Felip family, this apart- DANCE ment is an excellent example of the moderni- Romeu i Julieta Gran Teatre del Liceu (La sta style of architecture. Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Nov 3-7. Fri, The Language of Stones Daily noon. €20. Sun, Mon, Tue 8pm; Sun 5pm, 9pm. €10- Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. More info and tickets: €173. www.liceubarcelona.cat tickets.visitbarcelona.com and The Ballet du Grand Théâtre of Geneva barcelonaothereyesroutes.com presents Prokofiev’s iconic take on the Take a much closer look at the city and mes- Shakespeare tale, a piece that was initially sages that have been left on its stones with considered all but impossible to dance but this guided tour that covers centuries of his- has over time become one of the most popu- tory from Roman times to the Middle Ages. lar ballets among audiences. Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5); Prov- The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, ença (FGC). Daily 9am-8pm. Guided tour: Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). €20. Free for under-5s. Self-guided tour with Fri 9.30pm (English/Spanish). €12. Info and audio guide (available in 10 languages): tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com and €12.50. 5-18 year olds and senior citizens: iconoserveis.com €11.25. Free for under-5s. A two-hour tour around some of the spooki- www.casadelespunxes.com est corners of Barcelona. The modernista Casa de les Punxes includes Medieval supper and show at the Palau Re- a spectacular rooftop and new vermouth bar. quesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), FLAMENCO Jaume I (L4). Fri, Sat. 7.30pm. From €71. Dis- Grand Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música counts available. www.sternalia.com and Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- tickets.visitbarcelona.com quinaona (L1, L4). Nov 3, 7, 11, 26. 9.30pm.

visitbarcelona.com 37 tickets.visitbarcelona.com €20-€50. More info and tickets at tourist of- ELECTRONICA fices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Ryoji Ikeda: Supercodex L’Auditori (Lepant, Hear the most traditional sounds of classic 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental Spanish flamenco, with an intense perform- (L2). 8pm. €10. www.auditori.cat ance full of passion. As part of the Auditori’s ‘Sampler’ series, Jap- anese visual artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda SPANISH GUITAR gives the national premiere of his 2013 work The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and ‘Supercodex’, through which he seeks to cre- wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). ate a mathematics of sound. Note: strobe ef- M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). 9pm. €20. Dis- fects and loud noises used. count at tourist offices. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com MUSIC FESTIVAL Robert Majure performs an intimate candle- Oh Happy Gaudí Cripta Gaudí, Colònia Güell lit concert where you can also enjoy a glass (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervelló). of wine. M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colònia Güell station (S4, S8 or S33). Nov 4-Dec 9. Adults: MEDIEVAL FAIR €23 (with visit); €16 (concert only). Children: Fira Medieval 2017 Poble Espanyol (Av. €16. www.gaudicoloniaguell.org Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espan- Hear some of Catalonia’s foremost singing ya (L1, L3; FGC). Nov 3-5. Fri 6pm-11pm; Sat groups in the unique surrounds of Gaudí’s 11am-11pm; Sun 11am-10pm. From €5 (on- crypt at the Colònia Güell. Every Saturday un- line). www.poble-espanyol.com til December 9, a choir from the popular Cat- For the third year, Poble Espanyol hosts this alan TV singing contest ‘Oh Happy Day!’ per- event that transports you back to the Middle forms in the church, among them winners Ages! Enjoy a range of activities for all ages, and finalists from the programme. as well as performances and workshops, in- TOURS cluding archery, jousting, typical food of the Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- time, and music made using traditional in- quinaona (L1, L4). Sat 11am (Spa/Eng). €10. struments. Reduced: €8. Free for under-11s. www.casadelaseda.com ‘The House of Silk’ is the only professional Saturday 4 guild building in Barcelona open to the pub- OPEN-AIR FAMILY lic. With over 300 years of history, a visit there Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo will take you back to a time of splendour and (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf elegance, and give you the chance to learn (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). Weekends about the work of such institutions. and public holidays; check website for times The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art and prices. www.zoobarcelona.cat Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes Come along and enjoy activities like helping (L3). Sat 5pm (Spanish/English). €14. Info at the farm, workshops and learning more and tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com and about some of the zoo’s inhabitants. iconoserveis.com For fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s extraordinarily CULTURAL FESTIVAL successful Barcelona-set book, this guided Barcelona Districte Cultural Various venues. tour is a can’t-miss. Until Dec. http://lameva.barcelona.cat/ FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection districtecultural (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, This is a citywide event, taking place in 13 dif- 56-58). Bus: 21. Sat noon. In Catalan. ferent spaces across Barcelona’s 10 districts www.cbsa.cat and includes music, theatre, dance, circus Guided tour of the world’s largest collection and audiovisual shows. Tonight, hear the of such carriages, with examples dating from powerful voice of Monique Makon and her the 18th century to the 1950s. band The Soul Titoo’s as they perform soul, Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). blues, jazz and more at the Centre Cívic Zona M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). Sat 11.30am, Nord (Vallcivera, 14; 7pm). Tomorrow, they’re 12.30pm, 1.30pm. Various languages. at the Centre Sant Pere (Sant Pere Més Alt, www.sternalia.com 25; 7.30pm). Get to know the history of this wonderful pal- Alternatively, enjoy a show of circus and ace and its striking architecture, a place built dance from the Mumusic Circus company as on top of part of the former Roman walls. they present Amigoo at Centre Cívic Albareda You will also get to know Isabel de Reque- (Albareda, 22; 7.30pm. Also Sat 11 at Auditori sens and what the city was like while she de Sant Martí, Pl. d’Angeleta Ferrer, 2; 8pm). was alive.

38 MOVE BCN Rodalies airport train: from BCN city centre to T2 terminal. Ticket: €2.15 CLASSICAL MUSIC MEDIEVAL FAIR Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Fira Medieval 2017 Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 6pm. €15 esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; (in advance). €19 (on the door). More FGC). Nov 3-5. Fri 6pm-11pm; Sat 11am-11pm; info and tickets at tourist offices and Sun 11am-10pm. From €5 (online). tickets.visitbarcelona.com www.poble-espanyol.com The Repko Duo performs works by Paganini, For the third year, Poble Espanyol hosts this Bazzini, Sarasaste and more. Entry includes event that transports you back to the Middle an afternoon snack. Ages! Enjoy a range of activities for all ages, as well as performances and workshops, in- TRADITIONS cluding archery, jousting, typical food of the FREE Festa Catalana (Av. de la Catedral/Plaça time, and music made using traditional in- Nova). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 11.30am. Until struments. Nov 18. www.bcn.cat Sample a taste of authentic Catalan folklore with this weekly display of culture such as hu- Sunday 5 man towers, giants and traditional dances. FOOTBALL FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I La Liga: FC Barcelona vs. Sevilla Camp Nou (L4). Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Date Catalonia’s national dance is performed in and time tbc. www.fcbarcelona.cat front of the cathedral every weekend. Can Barça continue their strong start to the season, as they meet the challengers from SPANISH GUITAR the southern Spanish town of Seville. Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- OPEN DAY quinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €39-€45. More info Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni and tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig Barcelona 4 Guitars perform a wide-ranging (L5). 10am-2.30pm. First Sunday of month, programme of music that includes pieces by free (no guided tours). www.santpaubarcelona.org Bizet, Vivaldi, Albéniz and Verdi. This spectacular network of modernista pa- The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and vilions designed by Lluís Domènech i Mon- wine Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). taner was once a working hospital. Today, M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). 9pm. €20. Dis- you can also enjoy a choral performance. count at tourist offices. More info: Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu tickets.visitbarcelona.com (L3). First Sunday of month, free. Morning: Robert Majure performs an intimate candle- from 10am; afternoon: from 3pm. Limited lit concert where you can also enjoy a glass tickets, available on the door of wine. www.palauguell.cat FAMILY See one of Gaudí’s most splendid creations, The hidden treasures of the Guitarts Museu this house designed for the family of Euge- Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, ni Güell and which was built between 1886 s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). Weekends. €0.50 and 1890. plus entry fee for museum. www.mmb.cat TOURS Take this self-guided tour of the ‘7 vessels, The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de 7 histories’ exhibition along with siblings Santa Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). Sun Laia and Pau who are set to discover a whole 10am (Spanish). €14. Info and tickets: tickets. host of treasures, around the theme of sail- visitbarcelona.com and iconoserveis.com ors, pirates and treasure maps. For children Fans of Ildefonso Falcones’s novel shouldn’t 7 and above. miss this tour that takes in some of the places mentioned in the book. ART MARKET & WORKSHOPS Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- Drap-Art ’17 (Plaça Reial). M: Liceu (L3). atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Grà- Workshops: noon-2pm; Market: 11am- cia (L2, L3, L4). Sun 10am (English), 11.30am 10pm. Every Sat in Nov. www.drapart.org (Spanish). €17. Reduced: €15.30. Reserve in Come along to the Autumn Market of Drap- advance at www.casessingulars.com Art, an association that promotes art created The ‘Mansana de la Discòrdia’ is a block of using recycled materials. What’s more, you buildings known for having five of the city’s can try your hand at making your own pieces most outstanding modernista creations: Ca- with their workshops in sustainable art; this sa Amatller, Casa Lleó i Morera, Casa Batlló, week, join artist Yael Olave to make multi-col- Casa Mulleras and Casa Bonet. This tour ex- oured rings using plaited pieces of old cable. plains the façades of each one.

visitbarcelona.com 39 tickets.visitbarcelona.com FREE Guided tour of the Josep Llúis Sert that once stood here using Meccano pieces. building Fundació Joan Miró (Parc de For children 6-12. Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Bus: Ceramics workshop Museu del Disseny (Edi- 55, 150. 11am (Eng), 12.30pm (Cat/Spa). fici Disseny Hub Barcelona, Pl. de les Glòries Discover the building created by Sert, a great Catalanes, 37-38). M: Glòries (L1). Sun friend of Joan Miró, to house an extensive 11.30am. Until Dec 17. collection of the artist’s work. www.museudeldisseny.cat OPEN-AIR The ‘Liquid Earth’ workshop includes a vis- FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion it to the permanent exhibition on ceramics, Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les with pieces from the 3rd to 20th centuries, Drassanes, s/n). First, third and fourth Sun of and the chance to learn how people have month. 11am-2pm. www.mmb.cat made different items using clay, water and Explore this hidden corner of the city featur- fire. Participants can then try different tech- ing the only remaining portal of Barcelona’s niques using clay. medieval walls, dating from the 14th century, and a bastion from the 18th century. You can HUMAN TOWERS also explore the Baluard Gardens, situated XX Diada dels Castellers de Badalona (Plaça on the wall. de la Vila). M: Badalona Pompeu Fabra (L2). Noon. www.cccc.cat GOSPEL The local human towers group (castellers) of America’s Ladies of Gospel CaixaForum (Av. neighbouring Badalona celebrates its 20th Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya ‘special day’ (diada) by building their incred- (L1, L3; FGC). 7pm. ible towers, along with two invited groups http://obrasociallacaixa.org from Barcelona. Three singers and a pianist perform a gospel concert. MEDIEVAL FAIR OPERA – FLAMENCO Fira Medieval 2017 Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- Opera and flamenco Palau de la Música (Pal- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; au de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, FGC). Nov 3-5. Fri 6pm-11pm; Sat 11am-11pm; L4). Nov 5, 24. 9.30pm. €20-€50. Tickets at Sun 11am-10pm. From €5 (online). tourist offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com www.poble-espanyol.com This show is a love story combining the pas- For the third year, Poble Espanyol hosts this sion and beauty of the two musical genres, event that transports you back to the Middle and which tells the tale of a tempestuous af- Ages! Enjoy a range of activities for all ages, fair between flamenco dancers who perform as well as performances and workshops, in- to some of opera’s most famous arias. cluding archery, jousting, typical food of the FAMILY time, and music made using traditional in- 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cos- struments. moCaixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibid- abo. Check with museum for times. Monday 6 http://obrasociallacaixa.org Explore the secrets of deep space with a JAZZ range of screenings available in English, Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, French, Spanish and Catalan. Kids can also 17). M: Liceu (L3). Mon 8pm. €5 (box office). enjoy hands-on activities for different ages €4 (online in advance). More info at: that feature different aspects of science. www.masimas.com/jamboree. Detectives in the Born El Born Centre de Cul- Classic weekly Barcelona jam event. tura i Memoria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: FILM – ART Jaume I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). The Alter Egos of Warhol CaixaForum (Av. Nov 5, 26. Noon. €5. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya elbornculturaimemora.barcelona.cat (L1, L3; FGC). 7pm. Discover some of the secrets of this historical site by following clues that will reveal surpris- http://obrasociallacaixa.org ing information about life in the year 1700. CaixaForum starts a season of film screen- For children 6-12. ings made by or featuring people who in- Let’s Build El Born Market El Born Centre de spired Andy Warhol, who is currently the fo- Cultura i Memoria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: cus of a major exhibition at the centre. To- Jaume I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). night it’s Jackie (2016), Pablo Larraín’s mov- Nov 5, 19. Noon. €5. ie starring Natalie Portman about Jackie elbornculturaimemora.barcelona.cat Kennedy that explores the period around her Come to this cultural centre and have a fun husband’s assassination. In English with family time re-creating the impressive market Spanish subtitles.

40 MOVE BCN Metro to airport: Line L9. Ticket: €4.50. Single-ride and T-10 Metro tickets are not valid TOURS quinaona (L1, L4). Nov 3, 7, 11, 26. 9.30pm. Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diago- €20-€50. More info and tickets at tourist of- nal (L3, L5). Mon 11am (English), 1pm (Span- fices andtickets.visitbarcelona.com ish). €14. Reduced: €12.60. Children 7-12: Hear the most traditional sounds of classic €7. Under-7s free. Reserve in advance at Spanish flamenco, with an intense perform- www.casessingulars.com ance full of passion. Explore this modernista building that’s cur- SPANISH GUITAR rently the office for the city’s lawyers’ asso- The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and ciation. wine Santa Anna Church (Access via C/Ri- The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main vadeneyra, 3). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). entrance of Barcelona University, Pl. Univer- Nov 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28. 9pm. €20. Dis- sitat). M: Universitat (L1, L2). Daily 9am, noon count at tourist offices. More info: and 5pm. Eng, Spa, Cat and Greek. From €20. tickets.visitbarcelona.com More info and tickets: Barcelona Duo de Guitar perform a candle- tickets.visitbarcelona.com and barcelonaothereyesroutes.com lit concert entitled ‘Carmen’, as you enjoy the See the city through fresh eyes with this music and a glass of wine. guided tour that takes in some of the places that were key in the Spanish Civil War Wednesday 8 (1936-1939). Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa POP-UP MARKET Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). Noon to 6pm. Vari- Rec.0 Experimental Stores (C/ del Rec, 15, ous languages. €10. Reduced: €8. Booking: Igualada). Renfe (train): Igualada. Nov 8-11. www.riostabarcelona.com and 10am-9pm. www.rec0.com tickets.visitbarcelona.com The nearby town of Igualada stages a new Guided tours to the top of this historic church edition of its four-day fashion market, which for great city views. sees around 95 brands sell extra stock and display items at discounted prices. There will also be a variety of dining options and free Tuesday 7 cultural activities going on. UNDERWATER SPORT CLASSICAL MUSIC Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll Martin Fröst and the Armida Quartett d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barcelone- L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina ta (L4), Drassanes (L3). Subject to availabil- (L1), Monumental (L2). 8pm. €28. ity. Mon-Sun 9.30am, noon, 4pm. For ages 8 www.auditori.cat and above. From €150. Clarinettist Martin Fröst is regarded as a con- www.aquariumbcn.com temporary maestro of the wind instrument, Enjoy a unique adventure by going under- and he comes to Barcelona with the Armi- water in a cage to see the Aquarium’s sharks da Quartett to perform a programme that in- and fish up close! cludes Messiaen’s ‘Quatuor pour la fin du TOURS temps’ . Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Piotr Anderszewski Palau de la Música Cata- Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). Tue 11am (English), lana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinao- 1pm (Spanish). €9. Reserve in advance at na (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €15-€35. www.casessingulars.com www.palaumusica.cat Created in 1895 with funds from Rossend Enjoy an evening of Chopin, Mozart and Arús, this library specialises in research into Janáĉek with the pianist Piotr Anderszewski, social movements. a virtuoso performer acclaimed by the public The Gothic Tour Daily. 9am, noon, 5pm. Eng, and critics alike. Spa, Cat, Greek. €20. More info and tickets: TOURS tickets.visitbarcelona.com and Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). barcelonaothereyesroutes.com M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). Take a tour of one of the city’s most interest- Wed 11am (Eng), 1pm (Spanish). €14. Re- ing areas, where transformations have taken duced: €12.60. Children 7-12: €6. Aged 6 place and different communities have left and under: free. Reservations: their mark. www.casessingulars.com Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). Opened to the public for tours in 2016, this M: Liceu (L3). See Thu 2. building features Gothic sculpture and Islam- FLAMENCO ic-style ceramics. Grand Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Wed 1.

visitbarcelona.com 41 tickets.visitbarcelona.com FLAMENCO OPERA Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. FGC). See Thu 2. www.palaudalmases.com La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- Thursday 9 forms in a historical venue. BASKETBALL FASHION FESTIVAL Euroleague: FCB Lassa vs Anadolu Efes BCN Ethical Fashion Fest (BEFF) Disseny Hub Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Barcelona (Pl. de les Glòries Catalanes, 37- Corts (L3). 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat 38). M: Glòries (L1). Nov 9-11. Barça’s basketball team take on the side www.modasosteniblebcn.org from Istanbul. This is a fashion festival with a difference: it focuses on sustainable fashion. Created SPANISH GUITAR by the Moda Sostenible Barcelona associa- The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Santa Anna Church (Access via C/Ri- tion, the idea is to promote creative looks vadeneyra, 3). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). and bring about a change in the industry, Nov 9, 16, 23, 30. 9pm. €20. More info: without forgetting about style. The event fea- tickets.visitbarcelona.com ture pop-up stores, catwalk shows, talks and Joan Benejam presents ‘Fandango’, a jour- screenings. ney through the history and development of MUSIC FESTIVAL Spanish guitar, and you can enjoy a glass of 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona International wine with the concert. Jazz Festival: Chick Corea – Steve Gadd Pal- au de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Músi- ca, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. Friday 10 From €24. www.theproject.es FILM FESTIVAL Legendary jazzman Chick Corea has created FREE Feminist Film Manifestos III CCCB (Mon- a band with drummer Steve Gadd and other talegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC), Uni- long-time collaborators. versitat (L1, L2). Nov 10-11. Book tickets in advance at www.cccb.org. NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES The CCCB hosts this international women’s Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, film festival that features creations from dif- entrance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, ferent periods and places to provide an over- L5); Provença (FGC). See Fri 3. view of the representation of women’s work. CULTURAL FESTIVAL FILM MUSIC Barcelona Districte Cultural Various venues. OBCinema: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Until Dec. http://lameva.barcelona.cat/ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina districtecultural (L1), Monumental (L2). Nov 10-12. Fri 8pm; This is a citywide event, taking place in 13 Sat 7pm; Sun 11am. €10-€48. different spaces across Barcelona’s 10 dis- www.auditori.cat tricts and includes music, theatre, dance, The Barcelona and Catalonia Orchestra circus and audiovisual shows. Tonight, two (OBC) performs the soundtrack of the clas- popular Catalan musicians, Maria Arnal and sic Steven Spielberg 1982 film to accompany Marcel Bagés, perform at the Centre Cívic Al- a screening of the movie (check with venue bareda, Albareda, 22; 8pm) and on Fri 24 at about film language). Centre Cívic Matas i Ramis (Feliu i Codina, MUSIC FESTIVAL 20; 9.30pm). 19º Festival Mil·lenni: José James La [2] TOURS d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel Stories and legends of the Gothic quar- (L2, L3). 9pm. €25. ter (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). www.festival-millenni.com See Thu 2. The US jazz and hip-hop performer presents Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps his latest album, Love in a Time of Mad- (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 2. ness, in the first concert of this year’s ex- The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, tensive Festival Mil·lenni, which runs into 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). spring 2018. See Thu 2. SPA Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Pi- dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: casso, 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 2. See Wed 1.

42 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (I): running from 9-9.30am to 8pm CLASSICAL MUSIC SPANISH GUITAR Dvorak’s ‘New World Symphony’ Palau de The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, wine Santa Anna Church (Access via C/Ri- 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8pm. €22-€79. vadeneyra, 3). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). www.palaumusica.cat Nov 10, 17, 24. 7pm. €20. Discount at tourist BCN Clàssics presents this evening of beauti- offices. More info:tickets.visitbarcelona.com ful music in an equally beautiful setting. Vio- Barcelona Duo de Guitar perform a candle- linist Viktoria Mullova and conductor Jakub lit concert entitled ‘Carmen’, as you enjoy the Hrusa lead the Bamberger Symphoniker with music and a glass of wine. Dvorak’s iconic piece as well as Sibelius’s ‘Vi- olin Concerto in D minor’. CULTURAL FESTIVAL Saturday 11 Barcelona Districte Cultural Various venues. POP – SOUL – BLUES Until Dec. http://lameva.barcelona.cat/ Rag’n’Bone Man Sala Apolo (Nou de la Ram- districtecultural bla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Doors tbc. From This is a citywide event, taking place in 13 €31.50. www.livenation.es different spaces across Barcelona’s 10 dis- Following the release of his debut album, Hu- tricts and includes music, theatre, dance, man, in February, the UK sensation who was circus and audiovisual shows. This evening, you can hear a symphony of African sounds named Best British Breakthrough Act at this from singer and acoustic guitarist Nakany year’s Brit awards is now on his first tour to Kanté, whose Afropop is sure to have you perform from the record. dancing (Centre Cívic Baró de Viver, Quito, NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES 8-10; 8pm). Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la TOURS Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Ca- Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona thedral). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 2. (L1, L4). See Fri 3. FLAMENCO Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See Wed 1. Drassanes, Liceu (L3). See Thu 2. FLAMENCO Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). Jaume I (L4). See Wed 1. M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). See Thu 2. TOURS Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni SHOPPING Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig Barcelona Genuine Shops (Start: tourist of- (L5). Tours in various languages; consult for fice in Pl. Sant Jaume, Ciutat, 2). M: Jaume I schedule. Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun, pub- (L4), Liceu (L3). See Fri 3. lic holidays 10am-2.30pm. First Sunday of OPERA month, free (no guided tours). Brahms’s ‘A German Requiem’ Gran Teatre www.santpaubarcelona.org del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). This spectacular network of modernista pa- 8pm. €10-€173. www.liceubarcelona.cat vilions designed by Lluís Domènech i Mon- Brahms’s ‘German Requiem’ is the most cel- taner was once a working hospital. ebrated mass for the dead in the Lutheran Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- tradition. It’s a large-scale piece for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and baritone soloist, quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 4. and is the composer’s longest piece. Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barce- lona (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; BLUES FGC). See Wed 1. Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm. €11 (in advance). €14 Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist (L3). See Sat 4. offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Today’s VI Fridays Blues and Boogie-Woog- FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection ie Piano Meeting sees singer-pianists Emma (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, Fernández and Julio Lobos perform, and you 56-58). See Sat 4. can also take in the modern art while having MUSIC FESTIVAL a drink and snacks. Oh Happy Gaudí Cripta Gaudí, Colònia Güell NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervelló). Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colònia Güell s/n). See Fri 3. station (S4, S8 or S33). See Sat 4.

visitbarcelona.com 43 tickets.visitbarcelona.com FAMILY Science Week CosmoCaixa (Isaac Newton, Sunday 12 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Nov 11, 12, 18, 19. FAMILY 11am-7pm. http://obrasociallacaixa.org La carpa de Tata Inti Poble Espanyol (Av. The halls and spaces of the museum fill up Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya this week with experiments related to tech- (L1, L3; FGC). 10.30am-1.30pm. General en- nology, energy, maths and more. trance (includes this event): €14. Reduced: Insectes! Sou benvinguts Museu Blau (Pl. de €7, €9, €10.50. Under-4s free. Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del Fòrum). M: www.poble-espanyol.com El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 11.30am. General The tent (carpa) of Tata Inti is a play space entry (which includes activity): €6. Reduced: for children with carefully chosen elements €2.70. Under-16s, free. museuciencies.cat and ambients aimed to make the children Discover how to make homes for various in- feel secure. sects. For children six and older. History that will make you lick your lips El Born Centre de Cultura i Memoria (Plaça OPEN-AIR – FAMILY Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Barceloneta Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). 5pm. €5. FGC: Av.Tibidabo + Tramvia Blau or bus 196. elbornculturaimemora.barcelona.cat Funicular del Tibidabo (Pl. Doctor Andreu). Find out how our ways of have eating have See Wed 1. changed down the years with this family ac- Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). tivity that looks at markets to discover differ- M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Wed 1. ent social customs around food, then enjoy a Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo cooking workshop making recipes from vari- (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf ous periods in the past. For children 6-12. (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 4. Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcal- (L3). 11am. €3 per person. de Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca, Tarragona). www.palauguell.cat Train: Port Aventura (line R16 from Sants- Visit this Gaudí-designed home with a tour Estació or Passeig de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). aimed at families with children aged between 5 and 12. See the materials and tools Direct 90-minute bus from Balmes, 5 (Julia used by the artisans who constructed the Travel). See Wed 1. building, hear the organ in the main living- TRADITIONS room, and dress up in period clothes. FREE Festa Catalana (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume HUMAN TOWERS I (L4). See Sat 4. Festa Major del Clot (Plaça de Valentí Almi- FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I rall). M: Clot (L1, L2). Noon. www.cccc.cat (L4). Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. To help celebrate the annual neighbourhood Catalonia’s national dance is performed in festival of El Clot, three human towers groups front of the cathedral every weekend. (castellers) come from different parts of Cata- CLASSICAL MUSIC lonia to display their amazing skills. Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Fer- TOURS ro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 6pm. €15 (in ad- Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- vance). €19 (on the door). More info and tick- atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Grà- ets at tourist offices and cia (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 5. tickets.visitbarcelona.com The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de Soprano Marta Garcìa Cadena and pianist Santa Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Jordi Humet perform a recital entitled ‘Lider- Sun 5. kreis’ that includes pieces from Schumann, FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Cemetery. Brahms and Wieck. Entry includes an after- Dreams of Barcelona (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). Bus: 21. Second and fourth Sun of noon snack. month. 11.15am (Catalan). www.cbsa.cat ART MARKET & WORKSHOPS Barcelona’s hillside graveyard is as much an Drap-Art ’17 (Plaça Reial). M: Liceu (L3). art museum as a final resting-place. Workshops: noon-2pm; Market: 11am- CLASSICAL MUSIC 10pm. Every Sat in Nov. www.drapart.org Music Days: Amour fou Sant Pau, Art Nou- Come along to the Autumn Market of Drap- veau Site (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Art, an association that promotes art created Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). 7pm. €10. Re- using recycled materials. What’s more, you duced: €8. www.santpaubarcelona.org can try your hand at making your own pieces Pianist Jordi Romero gives a concert full of with their workshops in sustainable art music from the Belle Époque that reflects

44 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (II): running all year round (except 1/01 & 25/12) ‘mad love’, with elements of pain, sadness and melancholy until finally arriving at hope. Tuesday 14 DANCE – FILM ELECTRO – POP Coreogràfs: Duato/Kylían CaixaForum (Av. Kllo Sidecar (Plaça Reial, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya 9.45pm. From €17. www.livenation.es (L1, L3; FGC). 7pm. Up-and-coming Australian duo Kllo (made http://obrasociallacaixa.org up of cousins Simon Lam and Chloe Kaul) are Three filmed performances from two leading hard to categorise, with sounds that include contemporary choreographers. neo-garage, soul, synth, pop and more. INDIE ROCK Monday 13 Spoon Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.15pm. From €26. CLASSICAL MUSIC www.livenation.es Rachmaninoff’s ‘Second’ L’Auditori (Lepant, Formed back in 1993 in Texas, Spoon have 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental released nine albums to date, including this (L2). 8.30pm. €23-€98. www.auditori.cat year’s Hot Thoughts. Conductor Antonio Méndez leads the Staat- skapelle Weimar, one of Germany’s fore- MUSIC FESTIVAL most orchestras, and violinist Viviane Hag- 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona Internation- ner in a programme of Beethoven and Rach- al Jazz Festival: Tomatito sextet and José maninoff. Mercé Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). FILM FESTIVAL 9.30pm. From €18. www.palaumusica.cat L’Alternativa. 24 Festival de Cinema Inde- Flamenco guitarist Tomatito returns to the pendent de Barcelona CCCB (Montalegre, 5). Barcelona Jazz Festival with not only a sex- M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Nov 13-19. tet of musicians and a dancer accompanying alternativa.cccb.org him but also special guest singer José Mercé. Long-running festival focusing on indie pro- TOURS ductions, L’Alternativa has two official com- Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de petitions, for long and short films, plus pre- Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 7. mieres, homages, screenings of little-known works, a family programme and more. JAZZ Wednesday 15 Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, TOURS 17). M: Liceu (L3). See Mon 6. Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). UNDERWATER SPORT See Wed 8. Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vall- d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta carca (L3). See Thu 2. (L4), Drassanes (L3). See Mon 6. The Language of Stones Daily noon. €20. TOURS Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. More info and tickets: The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main tickets.visitbarcelona.com and door of Barcelona University, Pl. Universitat). barcelonaothereyesroutes.com M: Universitat (L1, L2). See Mon 6. Take a much closer look at the city and mes- Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). sages that have been left on its stones with M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). this guided tour that covers centuries of his- See Fri 3. tory from Roman times to the Middle Ages. Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diago- FLAMENCO nal (L3, L5). See Mon 6. Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: MUSIC FESTIVAL Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Wed 1. 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Buika Palau de la OPERA – FLAMENCO Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). Opera and flamenco Teatre Poliorama (La M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €18-€57. Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Nov www.festival-millenni.com 1, 10, 15, 19. 1, 19 9.30pm; 10, 15 7pm. €35- The Mallorcan-born singer, poet, composer €50. More info and tickets at tourist offices and producer is the daughter of Equatoguin- and tickets.visitbarcelona.com ean parents, and she lists numerous musical This show is a love story combining the pas- influences that have had an impact on her sion and beauty of the two musical genres, long career, including jazz, soul, flamenco, and which tells the tale of a tempestuous af- pop and African polyrhythm. This year, she fair between flamenco dancers who perform has a new album out, Para mí (For me). to some of opera’s most famous arias.

visitbarcelona.com 45 tickets.visitbarcelona.com FILM FESTIVAL CLASSICAL MUSIC L’Alternativa. 24 Festival de Cinema Inde- Anne-Sophie Mutter Palau de la Música pendent de Barcelona CCCB (Montalegre, 5). Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). See Mon 13. quinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €20-€100. www.palaumusica.cat As part of celebrations for the 85th birthday Thursday 16 of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES next year, renowned violinist Anne-Sophie FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). Mutter performs two of his works as well as M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 2. Brahms’s second violin sonata and Bach’s ‘Chaconne’. OPERA Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). BASKETBALL M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. Euroleague: FCB Lassa vs Valencia Basket www.palaudalmases.com Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- Corts (L3). 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat forms in a historical venue. FC Barcelona take on the Spanish team for the first of two meetings in two days. TOURS Día del Patrimonio Mundial Casa de les FLAMENCO Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verdaguer Grand Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama (La (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Nov www.casadelespunxes.com 17, 22. 7pm. €35-€50. More info and tickets at tourist offices andtickets.visitbarcelona.com Enjoy 30% off guided tours of the modernist Hear the most traditional sounds of classic Casa de les Punxes to mark World Heritage Spanish flamenco, with an intense perform- Day, which is celebrated in Spanish- and Por- ance full of passion. tuguese-speaking countries across the globe and is also the anniversary of the founding TOURS of UNESCO. Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona The Gothic Tour Daily. 9am, noon, 5pm. Eng, (L1, L4). See Fri 3. Spa, Cat, Greek. €20. More info and tickets: The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main tickets.visitbarcelona.com and door of Barcelona University, Pl. Universitat). barcelonaothereyesroutes.com M: Universitat (L1, L2). See Mon 6. Take a tour of one of the city’s most interest- SHOPPING ing areas, where transformations have taken Barcelona Genuine Shops (Start: tourist of- place and different communities have left fice in Pl. Sant Jaume, Ciutat, 2). M: Jaume I their mark. (L4), Liceu (L3). See Fri 3. Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps BLUES (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 2. Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: DANCE Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm.€11 (in advance). €14 Dansa Ara: Cesc Gelabert La Pedrera (Pg. de (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença offices andtickets.visitbarcelona.com (FGC). 8pm. €9. www.lapedrera.com Today’s session of VI Fridays Blues and Boog- La Pedrera hosts a series of dance perform- ie-Woogie Piano Meeting sees singer-pianist ances featuring leading dancers and chore- Cristian ‘Poyo’ Moya and pianist Lluis Colo- ographers. This evening, enjoy a piece en- ma perform, and you can also enjoy modern titled ‘El Lloc, Inespecific’ (‘The Place, Un- art, drinks and snacks. specified’) from Barcelona performer Cesc NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Gelabert. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). 7.30pm. See Fri 3. The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Tri- Friday 17 omf, Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf MUSIC FESTIVAL (L1). See Fri 3. 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Fuel Fandango Razz- Medieval supper and show at the Palau Re- matazz (Pamplona, 88). M: Bogatell (L4), quesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Marina (L1). 9pm. €18. Jaume I (L4). See Fri 3. www.festival-millenni.com Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la This Spanish band features singer Cristi- Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Ca- na Manjón (‘Nita’) and producer Alejandro thedral). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 2. Acosta, who fuse sounds like flamenco, pop, Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, rock and electronica. s/n). See Fri 3.

46 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child OPEN-AIR FAMILY Saturday 18 Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Wed 1. BASKETBALL Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo Endesa League: FCB Lassa vs Valencia Bas- (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf ket Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 4. Corts (L3). Date and time tbc. Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). www.fcbarcelona.cat FGC: Av.Tibidabo + Tramvia Blau or bus 196. The two teams meet again after just 24 Funicular del Tibidabo (Pl. Doctor Andreu). hours, this time for a Spanish league game. See Wed 1. TRADITIONS MUSIC FESTIVAL FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I Oh Happy Gaudí Cripta Gaudí, Colònia Güell (L4). Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervelló). Catalonia’s national dance is performed in M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colònia Güell front of the cathedral every weekend. station (S4, S8 or S33). See Sat 4. FREE Festa Catalana (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sat 4. FAMILY Science Week CosmoCaixa (Isaac Newton, CLASSICAL MUSIC 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Nov 11, 12, 18, 19. Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Fer- 11am-7pm. http://obrasociallacaixa.org ro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 6pm. €15 (in ad- The halls and spaces of the museum fill up vance). €19 (on the door). More info and tick- this week with experiments related to tech- ets at tourist offices and nology, energy, maths and more. Plus this tickets.visitbarcelona.com weekend, from 10am-8pm, there are special Take a ‘Journey from America to Spain’ with activities dedicated to the world of mush- clarinet player Eduardo Javier and pianist rooms, helping you to identify different ed- Jordi Romero. Entry includes an afternoon ible and poisonous varieties from around snack. the world. FILM MUSIC ART MARKET & WORKSHOPS De pel·lícula! Palau de la Música Catalana Drap-Art ’17 (Plaça Reial). M: Liceu (L3). (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Workshops: noon-2pm; Market: 11am- L4). 6.30pm. €18-€68. 10pm. Every Sat in Nov. www.drapart.org www.palaumusica.cat Come along to the Autumn Market of Drap- The Vallès Symphony Orchestra under con- Art, an association that promotes art created ductor Rubén Gimeno perform music from using recycled materials. What’s more, you popular film soundtracks including Saving can try your hand at making your own pieces Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Titanic and Pi- with their workshops in sustainable art rates of the Caribbean. TECHNO Sunday 19 Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: FOOTBALL Liceu and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. La Liga: Espanyol vs. Valencia Estadi Cornel- www.masimas.com/moog là-El Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100. Cor- Head to the city centre for a night of elec- nellà de Llobregat). FGC: Cornellà Riera. Date tronica and dance at Barcelona’s foremost and time tbc. www.rcdespanyol.com techno club. The side from Valencia visits Barcelona to FLAMENCO take on Espanyol. Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: YOUNG MUSICIANS Drassanes, Liceu (L3). See Thu 2. Musical residencies at La Pedrera (Pg. de TOURS Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art (FGC). 6pm. www.lapedrera.com Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes As part of La Pedrera’s programme sup- (L3). See Sat 4. porting up-and-coming musicians, guitar- FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection ist Izan Rubio takes part in a duet for piano (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, and guitar. 56-58). Bus: 21. See Sat 4. MUSIC FESTIVAL Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona Internation- Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 4. al Jazz Festival: The Waterboys BARTS (Av. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 8.30pm. (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Wed 1. From €36. www.palaumusica.cat

visitbarcelona.com 47 tickets.visitbarcelona.com Veteran Scottish/Irish folk-rock band show To mark today being the UN’s Universal Chil- that they still have what it takes with this per- dren’s Day, Casa de les Punxes is offering 2 formance that will cover almost 40 years of for 1 on its workshops. making music and feature the double al- TALKS bum they released earlier this year, Out of Russia at the margins of Europe: Mikhail All This Blue. Zygar CCCB (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya TOURS (L1, L3; FGC), Universitat (L1, L2). 6.30pm. €3. The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de Book tickets in advance at www.cccb.org. Santa Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Lecture from Russian journalist, writer and Sun 5. film-maker Mikhail Zygar. Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Grà- TOURS cia (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 5. Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diago- FREE Visit to Fossar de la Pedrera (Montjuïc nal (L3, L5). See Mon 6. Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vall- Bus: 21. 11am. In Catalan. www.cbsa.cat carca, Lesseps (L3). See Thu 2. Discover this space that’s dedicated to the victims of repression and air raids during the Civil War. Tuesday 21 150th anniversary of Josep Puig i Cadafalch: MUSIC FESTIVAL Puig i Cadafalch in Ciutat Vella Start: MUHBA 19º Festival Mil·lenni: Carla Morrison Sala Plaça del Rei (Plaça del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel 11am. €7.50. www.muhba.cat (L2, L3). 9pm. €18. This tour explores the creations of architect www.festival-millenni.com Josep Puig i Cadafalch around Barcelona’s Mexican singer and composer Carla Morri- Old City neighbourhood, both buildings and son is popular for her indie-pop sounds, and work that he did on the development of Plaça has two Latin Grammys to her name already, Catalunya. awarded for her 2013 album Déjenme llorar. HUMAN TOWERS She’s here to promote her latest record, Diada de Tardor (Carrer de Blai). M: Poble Sec Amor Supremo. (L3). Noon. www.cccc.cat 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona International Three human towers groups, including the Jazz Festival: Lila Downs Palau de la Música Poble Sec one, celebrate autumn in style by Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- putting on a public performance of their jaw- quinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. From €20. dropping ‘castle’ building. www.palaumusica.cat The Latin icon performs for the first time at OPEN-AIR Barcelona’s International Jazz Festival. Re- FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion nowned for her voice and multicultural ap- Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les proach to her music, Lila Downs has this Drassanes, s/n). See Sun 5. year released her 13th album, Salón, Lágri- mas y Deseo. Monday 20 TOURS JAZZ Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 7. 17). M: Liceu (L3). See Mon 6. Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). SPANISH GUITAR FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See Wed 1. Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de FLAMENCO la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, quinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €39-€45. More info 20). M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 6pm, 7.30pm, and tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 9.30pm. €25. Book online at: Barcelona Guitar Trio & Dance present a www.palaudalmases.com unique show featuring three prestigious gui- Singing, dancing, guitar and cajón in a histor- tarists and one of Spain’s leading flamenco ical setting. dance couples, who pay homage to the great Paco de Lucia. FAMILY Wednesday 22 Universal Children’s Day Casa de les Punxes NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). entrance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, www.casadelespunxes.com L5); Provença (FGC). See Fri 3.

48 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child FAMILY La Pedrera hosts a series of performances 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cos- featuring leading dancers and choreogra- moCaixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibid- phers. Dancer Sonia Gómez is joined by mu- abo. See Sun 5. sician Pere Jou for an exploration of the work TOURS of Catalan sculptor Miquel Blay using some Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa of his pieces that have been brought for the Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). See Mon 6. occasion from the Museum of La Garrotxa Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). and are incorporated into the show. M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). OPERA See Wed 8. Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See www.palaudalmases.com Wed 1. La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona per- Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig forms in a historical venue. de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Thu 2. TOURS FLAMENCO Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps Grand Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama (La (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 2. Rambla, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Nov The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 17, 22. 7pm. €35-€50. More info and tickets at 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). tourist offices andtickets.visitbarcelona.com See Thu 2. Hear the most traditional sounds of classic Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- Spanish flamenco, with an intense perform- dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: ance full of passion. Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 2. Thursday 23 Friday 24 BASKETBALL GASTRONOMY Euroleague: FCB Lassa vs Maccabi Camp Nou Els oblidats: tasting of traditional fisher- (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). 9pm. men’s dishes Museu Marítim de Barcelona www.fcbarcelona.cat (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes The renowned Israeli side takes on Barça’s (L3). 9pm. €30. Prior reservation necessary. basketball stars. www.mmb.cat FLAMENCO This is the first in a series of four tasting Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: events at the Maritime Museum’s Restaurant Jaume I (L4). See Wed 1. Norai where fish is the star of the show. It’s a way to discover fish not typically eaten in this NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES area but that in the past were much favoured Barcelona Night-time Trail (Start: Pla de la by fishermen. Seu, by the main entrance to Barcelona Ca- thedral). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 2. FLAMENCO FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). M: La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 2. M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). See Thu 2. MUSIC FESTIVAL 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona Internation- OPERA – FLAMENCO al Jazz Festival: Diego El Cigala Palau de la Opera and flamenco Palau de la Música (Pal- Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). au de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. From €18. L4). Nov 5, 24. 9.30pm. €20-€50. Tickets at www.palaumusica.cat tourist offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Flamenco singer and musician Diego El Ciga- This show is a love story combining the pas- la has spent his career experimenting both sion and beauty of the two musical genres, with traditional sounds and a range of oth- and which tells the tale of a tempestuous af- er genres; he recently performed at the local fair between flamenco dancers who perform Festival de Peralada at the front of a salsa big to some of opera’s most famous arias. band. Here, he gives a more low-key show TECHNO as he sings accompanied by pianist Jaime Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: Calabuch. Liceu and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. DANCE www.masimas.com/moog Dansa Ara: Sonia Gómez La Pedrera (Pg. de Head to the city centre for a night of elec- Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença tronica and dance at Barcelona’s foremost (FGC). 8pm. €9. www.lapedrera.com techno club.

visitbarcelona.com 49 tickets.visitbarcelona.com CLASSICAL MUSIC Double concert of Brahms L’Auditori (Lep- Saturday 25 ant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monu- POP mental (L2). Nov 24-26. Fri 8pm; Sat 7pm; Shakira Palau Sant Jordi (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7). Sun 11am. €10-€56. www.auditori.cat Nov 25, 26. 8.15pm. From €46. Brothers Abel (violin) and Arnau (cello) www.livenation.es Tomàs under conductor Kazushi Ono per- Surely the Colombian singer needs no intro- form the complex ‘Double Concerto in A mi- duction? The mega-successful musician is nor’ by Brahms, as well as works by Casa- on her El Dorado World Tour, promoting her blancas and Shostakovich. eponymous ninth album, released in May ELECTRONICA this year. DNit CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàr- POP – ROCK dia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). 10pm. Texas Razzmatazz (Pamplona, 88). M: Bog- http://obrasociallacaixa.org atell (L4), Marina (L1). Doors tbc. From €34. CaixaForum hosts monthly music nights www.doctormusic.com dedicated to electronic sounds. Marking the release of their latest record, Jump On Board, their first since 2013, Tex- NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES as return to Barcelona to perform hits new Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, and old. s/n). See Fri 3. Medieval supper and show at the Palau Re- MUSIC FESTIVAL 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona International quesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jazz Festival: Avishai Cohen’s Jazz Free Palau Jaume I (L4). See Fri 3. de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Tri- 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 9.30pm. From omf, Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf €18. www.palaumusica.cat (L1). See Fri 3. Since his debut at the Barcelona Internation- BLUES al Jazz Festival, as part of Chick Corea’s quar- Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: tet, bass player Avishai Cohen has become Jaume I (L4). Fri 6pm. €11 (in advance). €14 a jazz star in his own right. Here he performs (on the door). More info and tickets at tourist from his latest record, 1970. offices andtickets.visitbarcelona.com FLAMENCO This evening at the VI Fridays Blues and Bo- Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, ogie-Woogie Piano Meeting hear singer-pi- 17). M: Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, anist Miriam Aparicio and pianist August 9.30pm, 10.30pm. €15. Tharrats, while also enjoying modern art, www.masimas.com/tarantos drinks and snacks. Experience the passion of flamenco in an intimate tablao on Plaça Reial. SHOPPING Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- Barcelona Genuine Shops (Start: tourist of- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; fice in Pl. Sant Jaume, Ciutat, 2). M: Jaume I FGC). See Thu 2. (L4), Liceu (L3). See Fri 3. MUSIC FESTIVAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL Oh Happy Gaudí Cripta Gaudí, Colònia Güell Barcelona Districte Cultural Various venues. (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervelló). Until Dec. http://lameva.barcelona.cat/ M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colònia Güell districtecultural station (S4, S8 or S33). See Sat 4. This is a citywide event, taking place in 13 dif- CLASSICAL MUSIC ferent spaces across Barcelona’s 10 districts Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Fer- and includes music, theatre, dance, circus ro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Every Sat. 6pm. €15 (in and audiovisual shows. Tonight, hear a fu- advance). €19 (on the door). More info and sion of flamenco and jazz from Aurora led by tickets at tourist offices and singer Pere Martínez, who took the name of tickets.visitbarcelona.com the group from the Federico García Lorca po- Enjoy a piano solo from Anna Barbero that in- em, ‘Aurora de Nova York’ (Centre Cívic Be- cludes works by Schumann and Prokofiev. sòs, Rambla de Prim, 87; 9pm). Entry also includes an afternoon snack. TOURS OPEN-AIR FAMILY Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). (L1, L4). See Fri 3. M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Wed 1.

50 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo ig i Cadafalch, this tour looks in detail at the (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf façades of some of his most famous Barcelo- (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 4. na buildings: Casa Amatller, Casa Serra, Pal- Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). au Baró de Quadras, Casa de les Punxes and FGC: Av.Tibidabo + Tramvia Blau or bus 196. Palau Macaya. Funicular del Tibidabo (Pl. Doctor Andreu). TRADITIONS See Wed 1. FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcal- (L4). Sat 6pm; Sun 11.15am. de Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca, Tarragona). Catalonia’s national dance is performed in Train: Port Aventura (line R16 from Sants- front of the cathedral every weekend. Estació or Passeig de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). Direct 90-minute bus from Balmes, 5 (Julia HISTORY Travel). See Wed 1. Ancient Greece Day CaixaForum (Av. Franc- esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES FGC). From 11am. Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, http://obrasociallacaixa.org entrance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, Tying in with its new exhibition about com- L5); Provença (FGC). See Fri 3. petition in Ancient Greece, today CaixaFo- The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Tri- rum hosts a variety of events related to the omf, Pg. Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf theme, from family workshops to a cooking (L1). See Fri 3. demo of typical dishes and an evening read- FAMILY ing of Homer’s Odyssey. A day in 1700 Barcelona El Born Centre de ART MARKET & WORKSHOPS Cultura i Memoria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Drap-Art ’17 (Plaça Reial). M: Liceu (L3). Jaume I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf Workshops: noon-2pm; Market: 11am- (L1). 5pm. €5. 10pm. Every Sat in Nov. www.drapart.org elbornculturaimemora.barcelona.cat Come along to the Autumn Market of Drap- Discover what life was like in the city some Art, an association that promotes art created 300 years ago based on true stories. using recycled materials. What’s more, you TOURS can try your hand at making your own pieces The secrets of the Olympic and Sport Muse- with their workshops in sustainable art; this um Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni week, take part and create Christmas decora- Samaranch (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: tions using ring pulls and old cartons. Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Check with museum for time. General entry (includes tour): €5.80. Re- duced: €3.60. Free for under-7s and over-65s. Sunday 26 www.museuolimpicbcn.cat FOOTBALL Discover some of the hidden secrets of Bar- La Liga: Espanyol vs. Getafe Estadi Cornellà- celona’s museum dedicated to the Olym- El Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100. Cornellà pic Games and sport in general. In Spanish/ de Llobregat). FGC: Cornellà Riera. Date and Catalan. time tbc. www.rcdespanyol.com The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art RCD Espanyol face the Madrid team in this Santa Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes week’s Spanish league game. (L3). See Sat 4. SPORT Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Jean Bouin Road Race Start: Montjuïc (Av. Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 4. Reina Maria Cristina). M: Espanya (L1, L3; Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- FGC). From 9am. quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 4. jeanbouin.mundodeportivo.com FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection This is the 94th edition of this classic Barcelo- (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, na road race, which has both 5km and 10km 56-58). See Sat 4. routes through the city. Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fun- dació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: RECITAL Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 2. Josep Bros marks 25 years Gran Teatre del 150th anniversary of Josep Puig i Cadafalch: Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 5pm. tour of façades of Puig i Cadafalch buildings €10-€198. www.liceubarcelona.cat (Start: Casa Amatller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Barcelona tenor Josep Bros celebrates 25 Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). 10.30am. €15. years since his debut. Prior reservation necessary at FLAMENCO www.casessingulars.com Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, As part of extensive celebrations to mark 150 20). M: Jaume I (L4). Daily 6pm, 7.30pm, years since the birth of architect Josep Pu- 9.30pm. €25. Book online at:

visitbarcelona.com 51 tickets.visitbarcelona.com www.palaudalmases.com JAZZ Singing, dancing, guitar and cajón in a his- Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, torical setting. 17). M: Liceu (L3). See Mon 6. CLASSICAL MUSIC TOURS Music Days: Oscar Alabau Sant Pau, Art Nou- Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diago- veau Site (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: nal (L3, L5). See Mon 6. Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). 7pm. €10. Re- Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa duced: €8. www.santpaubarcelona.org Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). See Mon 6. Cellist Oscar Alabau performs works for his The Freedom Trail: Civil War tour (Start: main instrument that hail from different eras, in- door of Barcelona University, Pl. Universitat). cluding ones by Bach, Ligeti and Cassadó. M: Universitat (L1, L2). See Mon 6. The Language of Stones Daily noon. €20. TOURS Eng, Cat, Spa, Greek. More info and tickets: Stories and legends of the Gothic quar- tickets.visitbarcelona.com and ter (Start: Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). barcelonaothereyesroutes.com See Thu 2. Take a much closer look at the city and mes- Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Am- sages that have been left on its stones with atller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Grà- this guided tour that covers centuries of his- cia (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 5. tory from Roman times to the Middle Ages. The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de UNDERWATER SPORT Santa Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll Sun 5. d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Cemetery. (L4), Drassanes (L3). See Mon 6. FILM – ART Dreams of Barcelona (Mare de Déu del Port, The Alter Egos of Warhol CaixaForum (Av. 56-58). Bus: 21. Second and fourth Sun of Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya month. 11.15am (Spanish). www.cbsa.cat (L1, L3; FGC). 7pm. Barcelona’s hillside graveyard is as much an http://obrasociallacaixa.org art museum as a final resting-place. CaixaForum hosts a season of film screen- OPEN-AIR ings made by or featuring people who inspired Andy Warhol, who is currently the fo- FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion cus of a major exhibition at the centre. To- Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les night it’s Berlin (2007), Julian Schnabel’s Drassanes, s/n). See Sun 5. film that captures Lou Reed performing his FAMILY concept album Berlin in 1973. In English with El gripau blau Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- Spanish subtitles. esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; TALKS FGC). 12.30pm-1.20pm. General entrance Russia at the margins of Europe: Judy Demp- (includes this event): €14. Reduced: €7, €9, sey CCCB (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, €10.50. Under-4s free. L3; FGC), Universitat (L1, L2). 6.30pm. €3. www.poble-espanyol.com Book tickets in advance at www.cccb.org. The blue toad is a puppet theatre show for all Lecture from journalist and senior fellow at ages that tells the story of Pol whose friend Carnegie Europe, Judy Dempsey. Mixa has disappeared – so he decides to set off to find her, and ends up having a great -ad venture along the way. Tuesday 28 Mirades creuades? Museu Blau (Pl. de Le- OPERA onardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del Fòrum). M: El Tristan und Isolde Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Noon. General en- Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Nov 28, Dec 2, try (which includes activity): €6. Reduced: 4, 7, 10, 12, 15, 15. 7pm except Sun 10 5pm. €2.70. Under-16s, free. museuciencies.cat €14-€292.95. www.liceubarcelona.cat This family-friendly workshop involves inves- Wagner’s opera is the culmination of the tigating some of the animals on display in composer’s artistic ethos, and it revolution- the museum’s permanent exhibition, ‘Planet ised tonal music with its harmonic ambigu- Life’. For children seven and older. ity. Renowned Catalan director Àlex Ollé and stage designer Alfons Flores work together to create a ‘comprehensive work of art’, accord- Monday 27 ing to the Wagnerian ideal. FLAMENCO TOURS Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Wed 1. Triomf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 7.

52 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €29 adult, €25 senior, €16 child Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Thursday 30 Wed 1. Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). MUSIC FESTIVAL FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See Wed 1. 19º Festival Mil·lenni: La Iaia Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). SPA 9pm. €12-€15. www.festival-millenni.com Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Pi- Get a taste of contemporary Catalan pop with casso, 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). La Iaia (which means ‘The Grandma’) and See Wed 1. hear from their third, self-produced album released this year, Tornar a ser u (Be u again). Wednesday 29 TOURS The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, FOOTBALL 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Copa del Rey: FC Barcelona vs. Murcia Camp See Thu 2. Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps Date and time tbc. www.fcbarcelona.cat (L3); FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 2. FC Barcelona take on the side from the south Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). of Spain in the latest round of the King’s Cup. M: Liceu (L3). See Thu 2. Copa del Rey: Espanyol vs. Tenerife Estadi The Gothic Tour Daily. 9am, noon, 5pm. Eng, Cornellà-El Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100. Spa, Cat, Greek. €20. More info and tickets: Cornellà de Llobregat). FGC: Cornellà Riera. tickets.visitbarcelona.com and Date and time tbc. www.rcdespanyol.com barcelonaothereyesroutes.com And RCD Espanyol meet the side from the Take a tour of one of the city’s most interest- Canary Islands in their King’s Cup match. ing areas, where transformations have taken MUSIC FESTIVAL place and different communities have left 49th Voll-Damm Barcelona Internation- their mark. al Jazz Festival: Julia Holter BARTS (Av. SHOPPING Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. From The Shopping Night Barcelona (Pg de Grà- €20. www.palaumusica.cat cia and surrounding streets). From 8pm. The US baroque pop singer-songwriter per- theshoppingnightbcn.com forms for the first time at the Jazz Festival, Enjoy a different kind of retail therapy ses- where she’ll give a solo piano concert. sion with The Shopping Night Barcelona, FAMILY which sees the shops of Passeig de Gràcia 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cos- and nearby streets open late into the night, moCaixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibid- while numerous cultural and gastronomic abo. See Sun 5. events are also on offer. TOURS Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). See Fri 3. Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See Wed 8. Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Wed 1. Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barce- lona (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). See Wed 1. Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). See Sat 11. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Wed 1. CLASSICAL MUSIC L’ofrena musical Palau de la Música Catala- na (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €20-€40. www.palaumusica.cat Conductor and harpsichordist Rinaldo Ales andrini leads the Concerto Italiano in this performance of Bach’s ‘Musical Offering’.

visitbarcelona.com 53 tickets.visitbarcelona.com INFORMATION AND SALES CASA DE LA SEDA Tourist information points (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4), and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Jaume I (L4). Guided tours every Sat morning. 11am (English and Spanish). €10. Reduced: €8. www.casadelaseda.com Unique 18th-century building belonging to city’s guild of silk-workers. CASA DE LES PUNXES (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: Provença. 9am- SIGHTS 8pm. Guided tour: €20. Self-guided tour with audio guide (10 languages): €12.50. November 2017 Exclusive guided tours (with glass of cava): €23. www.casadelespunxes.com This modernista gem is full of symbolism and has a splendid rooftop. CASA VICENS (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, Lesseps (L3). Check website for dates and times. www.casavicens.org Architecture The first house Gaudí designed in Barcelona BASÍLICA DE LA SAGRADA FAMÍLIA is now open to visitors (from Nov 16). (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família (L2, CRIPTA GAUDÍ COLÒNIA GÜELL L5). 9am-6pm. Panoramic tour: €29. (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervelló). Guided tour: €24. Self-guided audio M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colònia Güell tour: €22. Prior reservation necessary. station (S4, S8 or S33). Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; www.sagradafamilia.org Sat, Sun and public hols 10am-3pm. €7. Re- Gaudí’s spectacular temple. duced: €5.50. Entrance plus audio guide: €9. Reduced: €7.50. www.gaudicoloniaguell.org BASÍLICA DE SANTA MARIA DEL MAR Head a short way out of town to see this (Plaça de Santa Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). Gaudí creation. Mon-Sat 9am-1pm, 5pm-8.30pm; Sun, public hols 9am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm. LA PEDRERA (Passeig de Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, Full guided tour including rooftop: dai- L5); FGC: Provença. Pedrera by Day: until Nov ly noon to 6pm. €10. Reduced: €8. 5 9am-8.30pm; from Nov 6 9am-6.30pm. www.riostabarcelona.com €22. Reduced: €16.50. Gaudi’s Pedrera. The Beautiful Gothic church featured in popular Origins: until Nov 5 from 9pm; from Nov 6 novel The Cathedral of the Sea. 7pm-9pm. €34. www.lapedrera.com BASÍLICA DE SANTA MARIA DEL PI A standout example of Gaudí’s innovation (Plaça del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). and vision. 10am-6pm. €4. Reduced: €3. Guided tour in- PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS cluding bell tower: check website for times. (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); €8.50. www.riostabarcelona.com FGC: Provença. Guided tours: Wed 11am Historic church in the heart of Barcelona. (Eng), 1pm (Spa); closed Nov 1. €14. Re- duced: €12.60. Prior reservation necessary: CASA AMATLLER www.casessingulars.com (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, Another unmissable modernista building. L3, L4). Guided tours (one hour): 11am (Eng), 5pm (Spa). €17. Tours with video guide (30 PALAU GÜELL mins): 10am-5.30pm (various languages). (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). Tue-Sun 10am-5.30pm. Closed Mon, ex- €14. www.amatller.org cept public hols. €12. Reduced: €9. One of the city’s most outstanding moderni- www.palauguell.cat sta buildings. Just off La Rambla, this building was de- CASA BATLLÓ signed for Gaudí patron, Eusebi Güell. (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Passeig de Grà- PALAU DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA cia (L2, L3, L4). 9am-9pm. Cultural visit + (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, video guide: €23.50. Reduced: €20.50. L4). 10am-3.30pm (every 30 mins). €18. Re- www.casabatllo.es duced: €11. www.palaumusica.cat Unforgettable modernista architecture. Sumptuous modernista concert venue.

54 MOVE BCN Barcelona Bus Turístic: 1 ticket = 3 routes. Free Wi-Fi PALAU REQUESENS L’AQUÀRIUM (Bisbe Cassador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (Moll d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barce- (L4). Guided tours & suppers: Fri, Sat 7.30pm loneta (L4), Drassanes (L3). Mon-Fri 10am- (check website for availability). Guided 7.30pm; weekends and public hols (incl Nov tours (with glass of cava and sword fight): 1) 10am-8pm. €20. Discounts for children €20. Tour, supper & medieval show: from 3-10 years. www.aquariumbcn.com €71. Saturday morning tour also available. The city’s aquarium features a range of liv- www.sternalia.com ing creatures. Historical setting for a night of medieval fun. POBLE ESPANYOL PARK GÜELL (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Es- panya (L1, L3; FGC). Mon 9am-8pm; Tue- (Olot, 5). M: Vallcarca (L3). 8.30am-6.30pm. Thu, Sun 9am-midnight; Fri 9am-3am; Sat €8. Reduced: €5.60. Daily general guided 9am-4am. €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. tours (Spa, Eng and Fre): €7 pp. Daily private www.poble-espanyol.com guided tours for 2-5 people: from €36 pp. Ad- Architecture from around the country at this vanced booking recommended via website. ‘Spanish village’. www.parkguell.cat Gaudí’s take on an English garden city. PORTAVENTURA WORLD THEME PARK SANT PAU, ART NOUVEAU SITE (Av. Alcalde Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Se- (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant ca (Tarragona)). T. 902 20 22 20. Train: Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). Mon-Sat 10am- Port Aventura (line R16 from Sants-Estació 4.30pm; Sun and public hols 10am- or Passeig de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). Di- 2.30pm. Self-guided visit: €13. Reduced: rect 90-min bus from Balmes, 5 (Julia Trav- €9.10. Guided tour: €19. Reduced: €13.30. el). PortAventura Park: Nov 1-5, 11, 12, www.santpau.barcelona 18, 19, 25, 26 10am-7pm; Ferrari Land: A one-time working hospital created in the Nov 1-5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 10am-5pm. modernista style. www.portaventuraworld.com Experience two different parks: PortAventu- TORRE BELLESGUARD ra Park with rides for all, and Ferrari Land, an (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Tue- exciting new area dedicated to the fast cars. Sun 10am-3pm. Closed Mon. Self-guided tour with audio guide: €9. Reduced: €7.20. TIBIDABO THEME PARK Full guided tour: Sat, Sun 11am (Eng); Sat (Pl. del Tibidabo, 3-4). Bus Tibibus (T2A) noon, Sun 1.15pm (Spa). €16. Reduced: from Pl. de Catalunya. FGC: Av. Tibidabo (L7) + Tramvia Blau or Bus 196 + Tibidabo €12.80. www.bellesguardgaudi.com Funicular. Nov 1, 4, 11, 18, 25 11am-7pm; Gaudí creation that combines modernisme Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 11am-6pm. €28.50. Under- and medieval Gothic designs. 120cm: €10.30. www.tibidabo.cat Leisure New and classic rides, plus amazing views across the city. AIRE DE BARCELONA, ARAB BATHS (Pg. de Picasso, 22). M: Barceloneta, ZOO DE BARCELONA Jaume I (L4). Sun-Thu: first session 9am, -fi (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Tri- omf (L1), Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). nal session from 11pm. Fri, Sat: first ses- Check website for times. €19.90. Chil- sion 9am, final session from midnight. dren 3-12 years: €11.95. Over-65s: €10.05. www.airedebarcelona.com www.zoobarcelona.cat Indulge yourself at this luxurious spa. Check website for activities, services and BARCELONA URBAN FOREST promotions. Animals large, small and all (Plaça del Fòrum, s/n). M: El Maresme/ sizes in between. Fòrum (L4). Weekends and public hols 10am- 3pm. €11-€24 (varies according to circuit and age). www.barcelonaboscurba.com Fun for all ages with zip lines, bridges and six- metre-high platforms. GAUDÍ EXPERIÈNCIA (Larrard, 41). M: Lesseps (L3). 10.30am-5pm. €9. Reduced: €7.50. www.gaudiexperiencia.com Interactive 4D journey through Gaudí’s cre- ativity.

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