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MARCH 2018 WITH THE FAMILY

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06 BARCELONA AS SEEN BY… A choice of ideas for the Rosa Ortiz, Tibidabo whole family to enjoy fine Amusement Park Manager. gastronomy: restaurants, cafés, workshops, routes… 08 COVER STORY Barcelona with the family 18 IN THE CITY Culture, leisure, routes & Culture for all ages activities, parks, beaches, Dance, circus, theatre, music, shops... all you need to know to traditions and other activities enjoy the city with your family. for all tastes and ages. 16 FOOD AND DRINK 24 AGENDA Family friendly restaurants More than 200 daily activities.

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3 The hot TICKET Fr. 23 THERE ARE MANY BARCELONAS TO list Exhibition p. 24 SALES EXPLORE. WHICH ONE IS YOURS? March 2018 Disney. The Art of Sto- March 2018 DISCOVER THE FULL RANGE OF rytelling at CaixaForum. POSSIBILITIES ON OFFER BY VISITING: Characters and stories from and sales tickets.visitbarcelona.com information classic fairytales to animat- Tourist information points and ed film. tickets.visitbarcelona.com Su. 25 film cars p. 42 Fast & Furious live, emo- tion and adrenalin for lovers Barcelona... Su. 11 of speed at . SPORT p. 38 Barcelona just a click away Marathon, one of the key dates Find more than 250 suggestions to suit 1-18 in the city’s sports a wide range of tastes DanCE p. 32 calendar. Quinzena metropolitana, This month... Discover the city through play: a new festival to enjoy 11-15 dance in the city and its Classical p. 38 metropolitan area. Barcelona Obertura With Barcelona Wink you’ll ex- Runner Bean Tours gives you Classic & Lyric: Spring plore unknown corners of the the opportunity to enjoy a magi- Festival at three Sa. 24 Eixample district where you’ll learn cal walk through Barcelona’s historic Sa. 3 venues in the city: Palau Circus p. 42 through play how nature inspired the quarter with your family, accompanied TradiTIONs p. 33 de la Musica Catalana, Totem by Cirque du city’s modernista architects accom- by songs, dances, legends and stories. Sant Medir, the city’s L’Auditori and Gran Soleil at Districte panied by a professional guide and Have fun on this tour while you learn… sweetest traditional cele- Teatre del . Cultural de l’Hospitalet. his pet parakeet. you’ll even be able to sample delicious bration, in the Gràcia neigh- sweets. bourhood. Th. 15 Classical p. 39 We. 28 Tu. 6 BCNClàssics presents exhibition p. 25 Classical p. 36 Beethoven’s Eroica and Brassaï. The Eye of John Eliot Gardiner Rachmaninoff’sSecond Paris. Brassai’s pho- & London Symphony at Palau de la Música. tographs at Fundación Orchestra at Palau de la Mapfre. Música. 17-18 FamilY p. 40 30 - 31 7-24 Barcelona Puppetry music festival Jazz p. 36 Festival at Poble Guitar BCN Festival. p. 45 Terrassa Jazz Festival, Espanyol, on Montjuïc. Two concerts by one of the main jazz figures through- The best puppet shows most legendary artists, out the month. at one same venue. Bob Dylan, at Liceu. BARCELONA FAMILY TOURS kids and family walking tour

4 Buy your tickets at: Check out all the latest news at: 5 tickets.visitbarcelona.com visitbarcelona.com Collserola, the green metropolitan lung our clients and the team of professio- BARCELONA of the city. Its uniqueness and offer at- nals working at the Park. AS SEEN BY… tract all types of public, with more than thirty attractions designed for all ages. To what extent does the Park’s location affect its success and access to it? The Automata Museum, with more >> Its location on the Collserola moun- than 40 mechanical pieces from the tain range is a privilege for the Park. A 19th and 20th centuries, has recently commitment to the environment is one opened. What did recovering this of our strategic pillars and for this reason space mean? we promote the use of public transport >> Inaugurated in 1982, the Automata and especially the funicular railway. Museum is today the most important museum of its kind in the world. Re- What role does Tibidabo play when it co- covering this space has meant a lot to mes to families in Barcelona? Tibidabo. These pieces had been un- >> It is an obligatory stop for anyone vi- dervalued for years and they can now siting Barcelona. A unique, century-old survive because of the power of new te- space that is full of history and allows chnologies. you to enjoy the best views of the ci- ty in a magical setting. By visiting you Rosa Ortiz Barcelona’s residents and visitors have can gain an insight into the history of the TIBIDABO AMUSEMENT PARK MANAGER together enjoyed the Park. Is this still city and enjoy panoramic attractions, true? What kind of public does it attract? unique shows and a variety of places >> It is a park for each and every person. to eat in a remarkable environment. ibidabo is a century-old amu- this is the Park’s clear and firm com- One of its highlights is the “panoramic sement park and one of the mitment. One example of this is Vir- area”, known as the “Sky Walk”, which What about visitor numbers, are you oldest in the world. How has tual Express, ’s first virtual differs from the Amusement Park proper optimistic about the future? it managed to survive in an reality attraction. But new technolo- in terms of its schedule (opening every >> The Park has seen an increase in visitor age of so many innovations? gies cannot only be found in its range day of the week) and because entry to it numbers over the last decade, extending >> The hallmark of Tibidabo of attractions, but also in the Park’s is free. The panoramic area contains the the hours and days it is open. We are op- is innovation. Its first attrac- educational aspect, one of its strate- Park’s most emblematic, historical at- timistic and the challenge is to continue Ttions were already designed to bring gic pillars, with didactic scientific and tractions and offers visitors to the city a offering a range of excellent activities. the innovations of the day to the city’s technological activities through its unique place to stroll because of its outs- inhabitants. It has constantly evolved, attractions or educational robotic ac- tanding views, history and places to eat. always respecting the past and advan- tivities, another new addition. MY PERFECT DAY IN cing together with society and its chan- Why is Tibidabo known as the “park of ges. Furthermore, its intrinsic magic, There is actually more than one Tibida- happiness”? BARCELONA setting and values have helped it not bo, so which of these is attracting the >> Its mission is to make everyone in- only to survive but also to remain in the most public today? teracting with us feel happy: custo- “There are many and all of them collective memory as a place of happi- >> Tibidabo is a unique space because mers, workers or suppliers. Our goal are magical. I love strolling and I ness and emotions. of its location, history and magic. It is is to create unique experiences based think La Rambla is one of the most the oldest amusement park in , primarily on the relationship between unique streets in the world. I enjoy What are the latest additions to the the second largest in Europe and one the entire Gothic Quarter and all Park and what are its main perspecti- of the oldest in the world. A century- “Tibidabo is a unique, century-old of its nooks and crannies, as well ves for the future? old site that allows visitors to enjoy the space that is full of history and allows as our beaches and the city’s exci- >> I’ts constant evolution goes hand best views of Barcelona from its hig- you to enjoy the best views of the city ting, high quality cultural activity: in hand with new technologies and hest point at 500m above sea level on in a magical setting” music, theatre, sport, etc....”

6 Buy your tickets at: Check out all the latest news at: 7 tickets.visitbarcelona.com visitbarcelona.com Barcelona Card allows you to move around the city at your leisure, saving time and money. You can use the city’s public transport system free of charge (including the airport train) and disco- ver many of its culture and leisure acti- vities free or at a discounted price. The best option for two-day stays is Barce- lona Card Express (free for children PORTAVENTURA aged 4 to 12), but if you are going to stay WORLD for 3, 4 or 5 consecutive days then opt Just one hour from Barcelona, for Barcelona Card (reduced price for PortAventura World is the per- children aged 4 to 12). It gives you free fect place to take your family. It entrance to some museums (Museu Pi- has three parks and two of these casso, CosmoCaixa, Museu de la Xoco- are reopening on March 23: COVER 1 STORY lata...) and 70 discounts in cultural PortAventura Park and Ferra- spaces, visits and tours. It will also ri Land. This year, Ferrari Land help you to avoid the queues at many is inaugurating a new area whe- places and more than 80 shops offer re kids can enjoy an authentic special deals with the Card. Ferrari experience according to You will come across unique trans- their age. Themed around the fa- Barcelona with port options at the city’s most emblema- mous world of racing and the ‘Ca- tic places: Montjuïc Funicular, Montjuïc vallino Rampante’, it will featu- Cable Car, connecting Barcelona’s Avin- re five new attractions alongside the family guda Miramar (next to Montjuïc Funicu- the 11 that can already be found BARCELONA IS THE PERFECT DESTINATION TO ENJOY FOR lar station) to Montjuïc Castle, and Port there. It is also celebrating its FAMILIES. HERE YOU WILL FIND ACTIVITIES AND IDEAS Cable Car, connecting Montjuïc to the first anniversary this April. FOR AN INTENSE CITY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FAMILY neighbourhood of Barceloneta. But if you tickets.visitbarcelona.com want to see Barcelona from the sea, then take one of the Golondrinas (tour boats with two different routes, one through the More than 25 park attractions await BY MARÍA V. VELASCO port and the other until the Forum area). visitors of all ages: the Tibidabo Aeropla- PHOTOS AGENCIES ne, the new roller coaster, Plaça dels Getting around the city aged between 4 and 12). The tour also in- Leisure places Somnis (Square of Dreams), Gold Mi- Your best bet for a quick, comfortable tour cludes an audioguide service in 16 lan- Tibidabo Amusement Park has been the ne, Sky Walk, Miramiralls and, of cour- of the city with the best views of all its mo- guages and free Wi-Fi connection. city’s major leisure area for more than 100 se, Giradabo, a giant 20-metre wheel numents and sights is the Bus Turístic, a years. Visiting there today will give you offering panoramic views of the city at a double decker bus (with an open top 2 an insight into how Barcelona’s inhabi- height of 500 metres above sea level. deck) that you can hop on and off as many tants enjoyed themselves at the begin- L’Aquàrium will delight young and times as you like. It offers three di- 3 ning of the 20th century. Proof of this is old alike. It is one of Europe’s main aqua- fferent routes to easily plan its Automata Museum, which reopened riums and entrance to it this month also your visit to Barcelona. Your to the public on February 28. includes family activities about the ele- ticket is valid for one or two gance of the penguins. If you want to a consecutive days (with a 1. Tibidabo. 2. Barcelona Bus Turístic. unique experience, you can also beco- reduced price for children 3. Montjuïc Cable Car. me a diver for a day and swim among

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he used. Its cultural offer is complemen- ted by temporary exhibitions and activi- ties for all audiences. , housed in a Baroque mansion, is also a must. It has special audioguides for chil- 1 2 dren in several languages, an interactive experience that involves the senses, mo- sharks and thousands of fish. Animal Llobregat, you can visit Catalunya en This March, you can build a sustainable vement, observation and play. Admis- lovers should head to , Miniature, a family theme park that garden and discover Mediterranean flo- sion is free for people under 18. And the home to more than 7,000 animals of so- includes a giant model of Catalonia’s ra from around the world. The museum third is CaixaForum cultural centre, me 400 different species. It is a century- most typical monuments and sights. The has discount prices for families and is free housed in a Modernista gem designed old zoo spread across a 14-hectare site in park is also home to Animated Forest, for children under 16. by Puig i Cadafalch, the former Casara- and offers educatio- which comprises four adventure circuits. Another interesting centre for mona factory at the foot of Montjuïc. Be- nal activities. Another fun educational youngsters is Museu Marítim, housed ginning March 23, it is hosting Disney. space staging regular family activities is Museums in the city’s former dockyards (‘drassa- The Art of Storytelling, about the mas- Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum Barcelona has many museums and cen- nes’), a fine example of Catalan Gothic tery with which Disney transferred cha- with 117 scale buildings in a car-free envi- tres staging exhibitions and activities de- and hosting a constantly updated inte- racters and plots from classic fairytales ronment that combines architecture, wor- signed especially for children or to enjoy ractive permanent exhibition with real to animated films. The centre also offers kshops, festivals and restaurants with them. Highlights at CosmoCaixa galleries. The space has a family friendly permanent family activities linked to ex- Mirador de Colom, dating back to science museum, housed in a Modernis- restaurant and outdoor courtyard next to hibitions, workshops, screenings and 1888, is located down by the sea at the ta building at the foot of Tibidabo, are remains of the old city wall. But if your concerts of interest to audiences of all bottom end of the Rambla. Take the ele- Flooded Forest, a real Amazon rainforest strong point is art, you have to visit three ages. General admission is free for chil- vator up to its vantage point, at a height with animal and plant species from the leading centres. The family programming dren under 16. of 60 metres, to enjoy panoramic views area, and Planetarium, as well as regular at Fundació Joan Miró aims to encoura- Two ideas for sports loving families. of the city and port. workshops and exhibitions. One of its ge creativity beyond that of contempla- The first is Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport, a Barcelona Bosc Urbà is the first urban current temporary exhibitions is T-Rex, tion through its workshops. Its perma- unique experience focusing on the Olym- forest adventure park inside the city. Mo- displaying the remains of the largest nent exhibition of Miró’s work is one of pics and sport that includes a play area re than fifty attractions to enjoy sports ad- Tyrannosaurus found. The centre will al- the most complete in the world, a jour- and a treasure hunt. The latter comprises venture activities. so be organising family activities this Eas- ney through the different stages of his questions that will lead you everywhere Located next to Park Güell, Gaudí ter: Escape Room: Fibonacci’s Dream career and the various techniques that as you learn more about the world of sport Experience is an interactive show using challenges you to be quick and clever, and have fun in the museum’s interacti- 4D technology that will teach you more Colours of Your Name will show you what ve spaces, multimedia facilities and play about this architect in a fun way. colours correspond to each name and area. Free entrance for children under 7 Two other original ideas: Game Point Explore is all about biodiversity. Cosmo- accompanied by an adult. Centre, the largest escape room in Euro- Caixa has a family friendly restaurant and Fans of Barça have a unique oppor- pe, suitable for all audiences, and Museu outdoor play area (under 16, free). tunity to experience the on-site excite- de les Il·lusions, the first space in Europe Museu Blau, in Parc del Fòrum, is ho- ment of Experience, walking dedicated to optical illusions. me to exhibitions, activities, workshops, on to the pitch from the dressing room tun- And only a short distance away from stories... all sharing the common deno- nel, visiting the changing rooms and press Barcelona, in the town of Torrelles de minator of the environment and nature. 3 area, viewing the trophies exhibited in the

10 Buy your tickets at: Check out all the latest news at: 11 tickets.visitbarcelona.com visitbarcelona.com And yet another Modernista gem, 1. ‘Mona de Pascua’ workshop at is an original buil- Museu de la Xocolata. 2. Parc del ding in whose de- Laberint in Horta. 3. La Pedrera. sign is based on a medieval castle and 4. Camp Nou Experience. where you will discover the legend of Saint George. You can also can enjoy gui- 1 ded tours of Liceu, Palau de la Música and the rooftop spaces of Santa Maria museum and visiting the space dedica- lines, Museu del Disseny and Born del Mar. ted to Leo Messi on a journey that focuses Cultural and Memorial Centre orga- on interactivity. Free entrance for children nise family workshops and have edu- Family activities under 6 accompanied by an adult. cational spaces. Kids & Family Walking Tour is a magi- But the choice of museums does cal tour enlivened by songs, dances, 2 not end there. Learn about the origins Interesting spaces legends and stories through the his- of chocolate at Museu de la Xocolata, If you want a true gift for the imagina- toric heart of the city, including a sam- visit beyond that of selfies, join Barce- housed in the former convent of Sant tion, you can also visit some interes- ple of traditional sweets. Another ori- lona Photo Walk Tour, a guided tour Agustí, where you can participate in a ting buildings with your family. Chil- ginal way to discover the city is to do with a professional photographer to end ‘mona de Pascua’ workshop this Easter dren will become researchers on La it with a guide and pet parakeet that up with 25 excellent photos in the city’s (see Food and Drink). Museu Egipci dis- Pedrera’s dynamic tours: finding sto- offer you three routes: The Parakeet most photogenic corners. (See In the Ci- plays a host of exhibits to give you a grea- ne dragons and mosaic forests at Park Discovers Gaudí, including an audio- ty for more family activities, pp. 18-21). ter insight into the daily life and customs Güell, meeting Gaudí during a drama- guide tour of La Pedrera; The Parakeet that reigned in ancient pharaonic ci- tized tour at Casa Batlló and dressing Discovers Puig i Cadafalch, with an Parks and gardens vilization, where children can spend up as the Güell family and its staff at audioguide tour of Casa de les Punxes, Barcelona’s mild climate is perfect for a night among mummies (March 17). Palau Güell. They will learn even mo- and The Parakeet Tour, revealing the outdoor living. Beaches, parks, squa- And at Museu Nacional d’Art de Ca- re about Gaudí at and will legend of Saint George and Modernis- res, mountains... a host of places for talunya you can enjoy art with the see how people lived in the 19th century me. The tours include a snack for kids sustainable family fun. whole family, including its works- at Colònia Güell (just outside the city). and a soft drink for adults. At the northern end of the city, the hops: Sundays with Young and Old , designed by Puig i Bicycle lovers can join Barcelona Collserola mountain range is domina- teaches you how to enjoy art as a fa- Cadafalch, offers dramatized tours, Street Art Bike & Walking Tour, visiting ted by the mountain of Tibidabo, who- mily; What’s Happening Here?, for guided tours with a cup of chocolate the urban art places of the city by bam- se peak is mainly taken up by a cen- children aged 8 to 12, and Voliaines, and workshops on ‘trencadís’, stai- boo bike or on foot, a true ecological op- tury-old amusement park. Although for children aged 3 to 8. Along similar ned glass and sgraffito. tion. And if you want to immortalise your Tibidabo is the star of the range, this extensive green area also offers mag- nificentvantage points, picnic areas, routes to complete on foot, by bike, jo- gging or on horseback (tickets.visitbar- celona.com), birdwatching, springs, environmental education... Right beside the sea, the hill of Montjuïc also has several vantage po- ints and green areas. Its Botanical Garden occupies 14 hectares with Mediterranean plants. More parks that should be on your 3 4 best of list include Parc de la Ciutade-

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traditional cakes from Mauri (Pro- vença, 241) and La Colmena (Pl. de l’Àngel, 12). You can find gifts for chil- dren at El Corte Ingles and Diagonal Mar shopping centre and the magic of the Disney Store at L’Illa Diagonal. But if you want to take home some surprising original gifts, make sure you head to any Laie shop that can be found in many museums, such as CC- 1 2 3 CB, CosmoCaixa, Museu Picasso, CaixaForum and MACBA. lla, in the Old Town, where you can en- Sea and beaches on a sailboat while enjoying a snack or FC Barcelona Official Stores have joy lush vegetation and row in small You cannot mention Barcelona wi- aperitif with Sailing Experience BCN or several locations in the city and are a boats on its artificial lake; Parc del La- thout mentioning the Mediterranean. hop aboard Blue Magic Cat for a relaxing paradise for Barcelona fans. There are berint in Horta, with the trimmed hed- The city has accessible beaches with experience for young and old alike. three shops specialising in children’s ge labyrinth after which it is named, free Wi-Fi, facilities and services that books: Casa Anita (Vic, 14), Abraca- and Parc de l’Oreneta, where you can invite you to enjoy the coastline Family shopping dabra (Gral. Álvarez de Castro, 5) and ride on a mini train on Sundays and throughout the year. If you like to surf, As you stroll around the city, you will La Caixa d’Eines (Aragò, 367). And for public holidays. If you want to com- practice water sports or simply relax, come across some perfect stores for people travelling with babies who do plete your Gaudí day, head to Parc de head down to the seafront. And while family shopping. The sweetest op- not want to lug everything around wi- la Creueta del Coll, which is located there, check out the fun that can had tions are Papabubble and its hand- th them, Back Pack Baby (tickets.vi- very near Park Güell. in March. Although it is not yet swim- made lollies (Ample, 28), a place that sitbarcelona.com) rents out strollers, Parc del Fòrum is located on the ming season, the Barcelona coastline has rescued tradition and where you pushchairs... coast and very close by is Parc Diago- is still a fun place to be with its 28 blue can order personalised sweets; Be nal Mar, the second largest park in the flag beaches. If the weather is good, Chocolat (Banys Nous, 17), whose fa- More information and sales at: city, including a lake, paths, hollows... you can enjoy a ride on Eco Slim, an mous master chocolatier sells more visitbarcelona.com ecological catamaran, tour the coast than 60 varieties of chocolate, and tickets.visitbarcelona.com

Punxes+ + una imatge GUARANTEED FUN AT MONTJUÏC even family workshops. Make su- re to visit the site and both its per- Montjuïc, ‘the magic mountain’, ty education play area, a park wi- manent and temporary exhibitions, is an obligatory stop in Barcelo- th two giant 15-metre slides and a the former in the Castle’s informa- na, and more so if you go their wi- climbing circuit with the largest ur- tion centre. And at the foot of Mon- th children. At Jardins de Joan Bros- ban climbing wall in Europe: Clim- tjuïc is the Magic Fountain, the sa (photo), a large green area, you bat La Foixarda. Crowning the hill featured star of a unique show of can find wooden attractions, a cir- is the imposing Montjuïc Castle, water, light and music (Thursday, cuit to play with sounds and a large whose former moat hosts all man- Friday and Saturday from 8pm to zip line. There is also a road safe- ner of festive, cultural events and 9pm).

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ta cua’ project is an initiative that places grand pianos in public spaces around Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain, for an- ybody who wants to play them (see ma- 2 riacanals.org/en) in an attempt to break down barriers using music in general Bros performing Under9 at four metro and the piano in particular. lines on March 1, 2, 3 and 16. Highlights Alongside scheduled concerts at the of family shows include Pictures at an Exhibition, performed by the Centre de IN THE 1 e CITY Dansa de Catalunya in Badalona, Corne- llà, Santa Coloma and Hospitalet, as well as choreography using inflatables at Mer- cat de les Flors (March 3 and 4). More in- formation atdansametropolitana.cat/en

Culture for Classical music TRADITIONS Barcelona Obertura Classic & Lyric pre- sents its Spring Festival programming. SANT MEDIR AND everybody At L’Auditori, the Barcelona Symphony ‘MONA DE PASCUA’ Orchestra on March 11 and the London BARCELONA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS OFFER A GREAT Philharmonic Orchestra on March 12. At Family traditions take centre stage VARIETY OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: CONTEMPORARY DANCE, , Palau de la Música Catalana, Rafal Ble- in March and the city celebrates CIRCUS AND THEATRE, CLASSICAL MUSIC, HIP HOP OR chacz on March 13 and tenor Mark Pad- its sweetest tradition, Sant Medir, ELECTRONIC MUSIC... SHOWS FOR ALL TASTES AND AGES more on March 14, while at Gran Teatre on March 3. People gather during del Liceu, Andrea Chénier by Umberto the day at his chapel on the nearby Giordano on March 15 (see more ses- Collserola mountain range and sions at visitbarcelona.com/agenda). then head to the parade through Dance dance, the festival’s shows have been Also at the Palau on March 15, this ti- the Gràcia neighbourhood, during When it comes to dance, Barcelona and divided into three blocks: family shows, me as part of BCN Clàssics, the fifth con- which tons of lollies will be thrown five surrounding municipalities are pre- free shows in public spaces and theatre cert of the season is the show by the pia- into the crowds. Easter Week ends miering La Quinzena Metropolitana performances. Highlights include Kukai nist Gabriela Montero (Grammy Award the month with processions and (March 1 to 18), a new festival compri- Dantza from the Basque Country, with for this concert’s recording) and the Or- theatrical religious performances. sing more than a hundred scheduled the show Oskara (Teatre Joventut de chestra of Cadaqués under the direction The celebration ends in Catalonia on shows to be performed in public squa- l’Hospitalet, March 10 and 11); Double of Jaime Martin performing pieces by Easter Monday (April 2) with a tradi- res, theatres, streets and metro stations Bach (Teatre Principal de Badalona, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Albéniz. tional dessert: the ‘mona de Pascua’ in Barcelona, Badalona, Santa March 9, and Sala Teatre Roman The Palau’s magnificent Modernista (pictured), a cake that was once a Coloma, Hospitalet, Cornellà Romagosa in Cornellà), and stage will also host the highly presti- brioche with a chocolate filled egg, and Esplugues. Lali Aiguadé (Mercat de les gious Maria Canals International Mu- but is now a cake decorated with From classical to con- Flors in Barcelona, March sic Competition, bringing together pia- chocolate figurines that godparents temporary, as well as hip 1 to 4). Among the public nists aged between 18 and 30. As part of give to their godchildren. hop, jazz or traditional space shows is Brodas the competition, the Maria Canals ‘por- 3

18 CompraBuy your tus tickets entradas at: en: CheckConsulta out todas all the las latest novedades news at: en: 19 tickets.visitbarcelona.com visitbarcelona.com 1. Rosario at the Auditori del Fòrum. 2. Totem by Cirque du Soleil. 3. Mozart’s Requiem at church of Santa Maria del Mar.

usual classical music venues, it is also worth mentioning Mozart’s Requiem, to be performed by leading sin- gers on March 21, 22 and 23 March at 9pm in Santa Maria del Mar and on 1 2 March 26 at Palau de la Música. And the formance of Dia- Mapfre, Casa Garriga Nogués (Diputa- family, with activities, workshops, food Russian State Ope- na Navarro from ció, 250), is staging an exhibition until trucks, fashion and the best DJs. ra will be performing Málaga. This ver- May on the work of Brassaï, one of the Another highly recommended Verdi’s La Traviata at satile singer and masters of photography during the last option is to visit the Barcelona Aqua- Teatre Tívoli from songwriter using century. The exhibition covers his ca- rium, whose activities include diving March 29 to 31. flamenco and copla reer and includes more than two hun- and sleeping with sharks or the ele- styles will be at Teatre dred pieces. gance of penguins. 3 Other musics Tívoli on March 11. More Palau de la Música offers a comple- Apart from classical music, this month’s concerts at festival-millenni.com. Family activities te programme highlighted by World Mu- Guitar BCN Festival offers an eclec- On March 27, the spirit of Super- Barcelona is committed to quality enter- sic (March 18), a vocal journey for chil- tic and cosmopolitan programme. On tramp will take hold of Palau de la Mú- tainment for everybody. Cirque du Soleil dren aged 6 and over. Petit Liceu featu- March 2, at the Auditori del Fòrum wel- sica with the tribute group Logicaltramp. arrives in the city with Totem between res Rossini’s Guillem Tell on March 17, 18, comes Rosario and her mix of pop, fla- And Live On Tour by Harry Styles, former March 24 and April 15: 46 artists on sta- 24 and 25, adapted for family audien- menco, rumba, funk and Latin rhythms; member of One Direction, can be seen at ge, including acrobats, actors, musicians ces. Electric Stories is the family show at on March 22, the legend of new flamen- Palau Sant Jordi on March 30. and singers in Hospitalet de Llobregat, L’Auditori on March 12 and 13, to crea- co Antonio Carmona will perform at Sa- One hour away by train from Barce- an adjoining city to Barcelona. te your own film and compose its soun- la Barts; and one of the cultural icons lona, Terrassa is once again hosting its At Poble Espanyol on March 4, you can dtrack. Museu de la Música is holding of the 20th century, Bob Dylan, is set to prestigious Terrassa Jazz Festival this see Trip Colo Hop, a contemporary dan- three workshops: What a Gong! (March take the stage at Gran Teatre del Liceu year, a must for lovers of this musical ce show with electronic music, and the- 4); Everyday Wind Instruments (March on March 30 and 31. A renowned musi- style and now in its 37th edition. See re will be gastronomy and popular cultu- 10) and Orsina Investigates ( March 13) cian and storyteller, he was awarded the more information and concerts at jazz- re with La Calçotada on March 10, while Finally, there is the Clown Festival at La Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. More terrassa.org March 17 and 18 sees the Puppetry Fes- Pedrera on March 11. concerts at guitarbcn.com tival. And remember that Sunday, March Another consolidated concert se- Art-photography 11 marks the beginning of the Brunch in visitbarcelona.com/agenda ries, the Mil·leni Festival, sees the per- The building housing the Fundación the City season, an event for the whole tickets.visitbarcelona.com

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Check out all the latest news at: 23 visitbarcelona.com duced: €3. Under-16s free. First Sunday of month artist who goes beyond the conventional limits has used his extensive knowledge of beeswax to and other Sundays after 3pm, free. of painting into the domains of risk, gesture and launch himself into photography. ajuntament.barcelona.cat/castelldemontjuic/en psychological portraits, all imbued with a latent Beehave Until May 20. This is a project that reflects Montjuïc, the construction of a castle Permanent classicism. the growing interest of many artists in the crisis af- exhibition about Montjuïc and its castle. fecting honey bees and other insect pollinators, Fundació Antoni Tàpies ACTIVITIES Doble Creu Permanent exhibition of sculpture by (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Tue- while also addressing the current debate around Carles Berga. March 2018 Thu, Sat 10am-7pm; Fri 10am-9pm; Sun 10am- urban beekeeping. Centre de Cultura Contemporània de 3pm. Last entry 15 minutes before closing time. Fundació Suñol Barcelona Closed Mon. €7. Students and over-65s: €5.60. 16 (Pg. de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). TTue- year olds and under, free. Provença. TMon-Fri 11am-2pm, 4pm-8pm; Sat ormation and sales Sun, public holidays 11am-8pm. Last entry: half www.fundaciotapies.org 4pm-8pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. €4. Inf an hour before closing. Closed Mon (except public Permanent exhibition Extensive collection of art- Reduced: €3. www.fundaciosunol.org Tourist information points and holidays). €6. Reduced €4. Under-12s, free. Sun- works by Tàpies. Fernando Vijande 1971-1987 Until Apr 7. Extensive tickets.visitbarcelona.com day 3pm-8pm, free. www.cccb.org Allora & Calzadilla Until May 27. Jennifer Allora and exhibition that pays homage to gallery owner Fern- After the End of the World Until Apr 29. A look at Guillermo Calzadilla are collaborative visual artists ando Vijande, who was a key figure in contempo- the state of our planet today. who are based in Puerto Rico. They use a variety rary art in Spain in the 1970s and 1980s. Covering CosmoCaixa of art forms in their works, including performance, all three floors of the foundation, it includes works (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Daily 10am- sculpture, sound, video and photography, which by the likes of Warhol, Mapplethorpe and Kounel- 8pm. €4. Under-16s, free. explore themes of culture, history and geopolitics lis, as well as Spanish artists such as Luis Gordillo http://obrasociallacaixa.org related to their adopted home. and Zush. Exhibitions Antoni Tàpies. T for Teresa Until Oct 21. Exhibition T.Rex at CosmoCaixa Until May 20. This exhibition Fundación MAPFRE FREE Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona takes a detailed look at a Tyrannosaurus rex skele- of work by the late Catalan artist, whose wife is Ter- (Pl. Pons i Clerch, 2). M: (L1), Jaume I Casa Garriga i Nogués (Diputació, 250). M: Pas- ton that was found in Montana (USA). esa Barba, an inspiration to the artist during his life (L4). Mon-Sat 10am-7pm. Closed Sun and public seig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Mon 2pm-8pm; Tue- The Beauty of the Universe From Mar 17. Explore and now vice-president of his foundation. holidays. arxiufotografic.bcn.cat/en Sat 10am-8pm; Sun and public holidays 11am- the mysteries of the Cosmos with this exhibition of Darius Koehli. Inside Poblenou Until May 19. Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera 7pm. Last entry: 30 mins before closing. €3. Mon two parts: ‘Light Years’ and ‘Other Worlds’. See the transformation of the Poblenou neigh- Sala d’Exposicions (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). M: Diago- 2pm-8pm, free. The Material Room Permanent exhibition.Voyage bourhood of Barcelona between 2005 and 2017 nal (L3, L5); FGC: Provença. Tel. 902 202 138. Daily www.fundacionmapfre.org through the history of the Universe. through the photographs of Koehli, Swiss-born 10am-8pm. €4. www.lapedrera.com Brassaï. The eye of Paris Until May 13. Brassaï Top science Permanent exhibition focused on but now living in Barcelona. Xavier Miserachs Mar 16-Jul 15. This exhibition (1899-1984) was a key member of a group of Eu- contemporary research. continues the series of shows held at La Pedrera ropean and US photographers who, throughout FREE Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de The flooded forest Permanent exhibition. Exhibit featuring Catalan photographers from the 20th the 20th century, managed to redefine the iden- Barcelona with over 100 species from the Brazilian jungle. century. It provides a new anthropological inter- tity and enrich the potential of photography as an (Santa Llúcia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4), Liceu (L3). TMon- Two faces of the Antarctic No end date. See this pretation of the work and person of this Barce- artistic method. Fri 9am-8.45pm; Sat 10am-8pm. Closed Sun and unique area from two very different perspectives. lona artist. public holidays. barcelona.cat/arxiuhistoric The Gaudí Exhibition Center El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria Fundació Joan Miró Museu Diocesà (Pla de la Seu, 7). M: Jaume I (L4), The City of Barcelona Historical Archive Until Apr (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Barceloneta 30. This key city institution marks its centenary, (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Liceu (L3). Daily 10am-8pm. €15. Reduced: €7.50, (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). Site and exhibitions: Tue- Tue, Wed, Fri 10am-6pm; Thu 10am-9pm; Sat €12. Under-8s, free. with information about its history, role as a re- Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except public holi- search centre, and future plans. 10am-8pm; Sun and public holidays 10am-3pm. www.gaudiexhibitioncenter.com days). Permanent exhibition: €4.40. Reduced: Closed Mon (except public holidays). Last entry: 30 Walking with Gaudí Permanent exhibition featur- CaixaForum €3.08. Free for under-16s. Sunday 3pm-8pm and mins before closing. €12. Reduced: €7. Temporary ing virtual reality and other technologies that give (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya first Sunday of month all day, free. exhibition: €7. Reduced: €5. Espai 13: €2.50. Un- you the chance to delve into the life and work of (L1, L3; FGC).Daily 10am-8pm. €4. Under-16s, elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat der-15s, free. www.fmirobcn.org the genius architect. free. http://caixaforum.es/barcelona/home El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria Under an em- Joan Miró. Collection The most important public Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Under the arm: between the palm of the hand blematic 19th-century market, discover an archae- collection of work by the Catalan artist has been (Ample, 35). M: Drassanes (L3), Barceloneta (L4). and the armpit Until May 20. A selection of pieces ological site from 1700. given an updated presentation. Daily 10am-10pm; public holidays 2pm-10pm. by contemporary artists that take us to the limits of Barcelona 1700. From stones to people (Sala Vil- Itō Shinsui. Tradition and modernity Mar 1-May €9. Under-13s, free (when accompanied by an what has historically conditioned the creation of larroel) Permanent exhibition. 20. The Miró Foundation hosts an exhibition of adult). www.hashmuseum.com artworks, with a reflection on the relationship be- FREE Montserrat Roig, 1977. Memory and uto- works by one of the great masters of shin hanga, Permanent exhibition Discover the past, present tween creatives and their immediate surrounds. pia Until Apr 21. Montserrat Roig (1946-1991) was Itō Shinsui (1898-1972), which also highlights and future of the cannabis plant. Music in ancient times Until May 6. Explore the a Catalan writer and journalist as well as a politi- the relationship between Miró’s own work and Altered States of Mind Until Apr 2. Original art- great classical civilisations of Egypt, Rome, Greece cal activist particularly committed to the causes of Japanese art. works that portray disturbed states of conscience. and the Orient through their music, instruments feminism and the anti-Franco fight. Espai 13: The possibility of an island Until March and composers, with over 400 items on display. Espais Volart – Fundació Vila Casas 11, the space is taken over by Lucía C. Pino with Jardí Botànic de Barcelona Disney. The art of telling stories Mar 23-Jun 24. (Ausiàs Marc, 22 ). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4), Cat- her work ‘Non-Slave Tenderness’, a sculptural (Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). This exhibition looks at the literary origins of the alunya (L1, L3; FGC). Until Mar 29: Tue-Sun11am- investigation that takes the 1989 documenta- Permanent exhibition: daily 10am-5pm. €3.50. work of Walt Disney and the reinterpretations of 2pm. Closed Mon, public holidays and Easter ry Isle of Flowers as its starting point. Then from Reduced: €1.70. Combined ticket with Museu classic stories by both the man and his company weekend (Mar 30-Apr 2). €5. Reduced €2. Free March 23, with ‘The Odyssey’ Bárbara Sánchez Blau: €7. Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. First that have brought such tales to a wider public. for under-12s. Barroso explores journeys as a metaphor for per- Sunday of the month, all day, and other Sundays Castell de Montjuïc www.fundaciovilacasas.com sonal quests. from 3pm, free. museuciencies.cat (Ctra. de Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Lita Cabellut. Retrospective Until May 27. This Photography in the Foyer: Toni García. Return- Permanent exhibition Mediterranean plants from Daily 10am-6pm. Last entry: 5.30pm. €5. Re- exhibition focuses on the work of this Barcelona ing light Until May 13. Candle-maker Toni García around the world.

24 move bcn ticket sales: 25 Metro times (I): Monday to Thursday, Sundays and public holidays: 5am-12am visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Bonsai show Weekends and public holidays end (Mar 30-Apr 2). €5. Reduced: €2. Temp ex- percor supermarket in Barcelona was targeted FREE MUHBA Temple d’August 10.30am-4.30pm. Permanent exhibition featur- hibitions: €2. by ETA with a car bomb in its car park that killed 21 (Paradís, 10). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). Mon ing a collection donated by the family of Pere Du- www.fundaciovilacasas.com people and injured another 45. This exhibition 10am-2pm; Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-8pm. ran i Farell, a leading Catalan industrialist and bon- Pere Portabella. Cinema, art and politics Until Jun looks back at this terrible attack, the deadliest that museuhistoria.bcn.cat sai aficionado. 26. Pere Portabella is a leading Catalan film-maker the terrorist group carried out. Permanent exhibition Visit the remains of Au- and political activist, and this show explores his gustine’s temple, which dates from Roman Bar- FREE La Virreina Centre de la Imatge FREE MUHBA Oliva Artés work and life through four different themes. celona. (La Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3).Tue-Sun, public hol- (Espronceda, 142-146, Parc Central del Poblenou). idays noon-8pm. MACBA. Museu d’Art T. 93 256 21 22. M: Poblenou (L4). Wed 10am- MUHBA Turó de la Rovira ajuntament.barcelona.cat/lavirreina/en/ Contemporani 2pm; Sat-Sun 11am-3pm, 4pm-6pm. (Marià Labèrnia, s/n) Bus: 119, V17. General access Màquines de viure Until May 20. The result of on- (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). M: Universitat (L1, L2), Sant museuhistoria.bcn.cat has no fixed timetable. Museum area: Wed 10am- going research since 2013, this artistic project Antoni (L2). Mon, Wed-Fri 11am-7.30pm. Sat Interrogate Barcelona Permanent exhibition that 2pm; Sat, Sun 10am-3pm. museuhistoria.bcn.cat opens a dialogue between radical architecture, 10am-8pm; Sun and public holidays 10am-3pm. traces change in the city from industrialisation to Barcelona to the limit This spot overlooking the social criticism and flamenco performances. Last entry: 30 mins before closing. Closed Tue (ex- the 21st century. city was used for anti-aircraft guns in the Civil War. One year women’s performance 2015-2016 (The cept public holidays). €10 (valid for one month). Industry, territory, identity Until Mar 11. Travel- MUHBA Via Sepulcral Romana Clock piece) Until May 20. This work by Raquel Fri- Reduced: €8. Under-14s free. www.macba.cat ling exhibition that looks at the Industrial Heritage (Pl. de la Vila de Madrid). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; era is inspired by the piece ‘One Year Performance MACBA Collection 33. Under the surface Until Route of the Ruhr, which has 1,000 industrial re- FGC). Tue, Thu 11am-2pm; Sat, Sun 11am-7pm. 1980-1981 (The Clock piece)’ from Tehching Hsieh. Nov. Featuring works from the MACBA archive, mains that can be visited. Closed Mon, Wed and Fri. €2. Reduced: €1.50. Un- this exhibition explores problems of representa- Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya- der-16s, free. First Sunday of month, all day, and tion and its limits, as well as the relevance and inci- MUHBA Park Güell Barcelona other Sundays from 3pm, free. dence of the artist and art in contemporary society. (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). M: Vallcarca (L3). (Pg. de Santa Madrona, 39-41). M: Espanya (L1, museuhistoria.bcn.cat Rosemarie Castoro. Focused on infinity Until Apr Until Mar 25, daily 8.30am-7pm; from Mar 26, dai- L3; FGC), Poble Sec (L3). Tue-Sat 9.30am-7pm; Permanent exhibition This secondary Roman 15. This is the first major retrospective of work by ly 8am-8.30pm. The Casa de la Guarda is part of Sun and public holidays 10am-2.30pm. Closed road was also the site for burials between the first Rosemarie Castoro (1939-2015), with a particu- the visit to the Conjunt Monumental of Park Güell, Mon. €5.50. Reduced: €4.50. Last Tue of month and third centuries AD. (Oct-Jun) and under-8s, free. www.mac.cat lar emphasis on her creative period between and is subject to the conditions regarding access Permanent exhibition Take a trip through Catalo- 1964 and 1979. The US artist developed her ca- to Park Güell. €8.50. Reduced: €6. Under-7s, free. FREE MUHBA Vil·la Joana nia’s past, stretching from pre-historic times via reer during a time when minimalism and concep- museuhistoria.bcn.cat; www.parkguell.cat (Ctra. de l’Esglèsia, 104). FGC: Baixador de Vallvid- the Ibers, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and Visig- tualism formed part of the New York avant-garde Güell, Gaudí and Barcelona, the expression of rera. Thu 10am-2pm; Sat, Sun and public holidays oths, with a splendid collection of objects found movement. an urban ideal Permanent audiovisual exhibi- 10am-3pm. Last entry: half an hour before closing. around the region from each of these eras. Disconnected archive Until Jul 13. A look at the tion about Park Güell and the city at the time of museuhistoria.bcn.cat Shamans and spirits. Treasures of the Costa Ri- evolution of sexual dissidence through material modernisme. Permanent exhibition Beautiful historical farm- contained in both public and private archives in house in Collserola park, which was converted in- can Museum of Jade From Mar 28. See an incred- MUHBA Plaça del Rei Barcelona. to a residential home in the 19th century. ible selection of objects from the archaeological (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4).Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Francesc Torres. The hermetic belltower Mar collections of the Jade and Pre-Columbian Culture Sun 10am-8pm. Closed Mon. €7. Reduced: €5. Museu d’Història de Catalunya 9-Sep 11. Catalan artist Francesc Torres plans to Museum in Costa Rica, with items including jewel- Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, all day, Palau de Mar (Plaça de Pau Vila, 3). M: Barcelone- leave his archive of work to the MACBA, and this lery, ceramic pieces and stoneware. and other Sundays from 3pm, free. ta (L4).Tue, Thu-Sat 10am-7pm; Wed 10am-8pm; is an initial taste of what it comprises with a new Sun and public holidays (including Mar 30 and Museu Blau. Museu de les Ciències piece featuring a selection of objects that are key museuhistoria.bcn.cat Naturals de Barcelona Permanent exhibition Archaeological site that lets Apr 2) 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon (except public to his creative process. holidays). €4.50. Reduced: €3.50. Temp exhibi- (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del Fòrum). M: Oscar Masotta. Theory as action Mar 23-Sep 11. you get to know the Roman colony of Barcino. El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun Christianity, visigoths and the city Permanent tion: €4. Reduced: €3. Combined ticket: €6.50. Re- The aim of this exhibition is to reconstruct the in- duced: €4.50. www.mhcat.cat and public holidays 10am-8pm. Last entry: 30 tellectual career of Argentinian thinker Oscar Ma- exhibition about Barcelona in the late antiqui- mins before closing. Closed Mon (except public ty period. Puig i Cadafalch. Architect of Catalonia Until Apr sotta (1930-1979), and is the culmination of four 15. This is the closing event of a year full of activities holidays). €6. Reduced: €2.70. Temp exhibition: years of research. El port franc i la fàbrica de Barcelona End date tbc. €6.50. Reduced €4.50. Combined ticket with Jardí New exhibition about the city’s industry. to honour the celebrated Catalan architect Josep Botànic: €7. Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, free. First MUHBA El Call Puig i Cadafalch (who was also a town planner, Sunday of month, all day, and other Sundays from (Placeta de Manuel Ribé, s/n). M: Liceu (L3), MUHBA Refugi 307 monument restorer, art historian and politician), 3pm, free. museuciencies.cat Jaume I (L4). Wed, Fri 11am-2pm; Sat-Sun 11am- (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). and aims to higlight his many professional and Planet Life Permanent exhibition about the histo- 7pm. €2.20. Reduced: €1.54. Under-16s, free. First Guided tours: Sun 10.30am (English), 11.30am artistic skills, as well as the persecutions he faced ry of life and evolution of the planet, and includes Sunday of month, all day, and other Sundays from (Spanish) and 12.30pm (Catalan). Closed public and overcame. 3pm, free. museuhistoria.bcn.cat holidays. €3.50. Prior reservation necessary: re- sections such as ‘The biography of the Earth’ and Museu de Badalona ‘Islands of Science’. The Jews in Medieval Barcelona Permanent ex- [email protected] or call 93 256 21 22. mu- seuhistoria.bcn.cat (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1. Badalona). M: Oceans, the last savage territory Until Sep 14. hibition about the city’s historical Jewish com- Badalona Pompeu Fabra (L2). Tue-Sat 10am- Permanent exhibition 400 metres of tunnels let Take an audiovisual trip through the deep sea munity. 2pm, 5pm-8pm. Sun and public holidays 10am- you sense the anguish felt by residents during air with images taken from the Oceans documentary, MUHBA at Fabra i Coats 2pm. Closed Mon and Mar 30. €6. Reduced: €1, raids on the city during the Spanish Civil War. made using 480 hours of footage. A highlight of (Sant Adrià, 20).M: Sant Andreu (L1). Sun 11am- €3, €4.80. Under-7s, free. Temp exhibition: Tue- the show is a large screen that gives you a sense of 2pm. museuhistoria.bcn.cat FREE MUHBA Santa Caterina Sat 5pm-8pm, Sun 10am-2pm. immersion in the water. Fabra i Coats factory Site of exceptional historical (Pl. de Joan Capri, s/n.). M: Jaume I (L4). Mon-Sat www.museudebadalona.cat Museu Can Framis – Fundació Vila interest that is based on English industrial facili- 8.30am-3.30pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. Baetulo, Roman city Permanent exhibition in- Casas ties. Following a renovation process, it now hosts museuhistoria.bcn.cat cludes the remains of the steam baths and Decu- (Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries (L1), Poblenou cultural and educational projects. Permanent exhibition Archaeological remains manus Maximus street. & Llacuna (L4). Until Mar 29: Tue- Sun 11am-2pm. FREE The Wound of Hipercor Until Mar 11 (Tue-Sat among the foundations of the Santa Caterina FREE L’Envelat Until Mar 18. Envelats (‘marquees’) Closed Mon, public holidays and Easter week- noon-8pm; Sun 11am-3pm). In June 1987, the Hi- market. have long been a key part of local festivities in

26 move bcn ticket sales: 27 Metro times (II): Fridays and public holiday eves: 5am-2am visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Catalonia and this exhibition looks in detail at the Permanent exhibition Paintings by El Greco, Car- complement the innovative architectural designs in 2015) that the museum has incorporated into role they play, their evolution and the kinds of ac- avaggio, Tiepolo, Monet, Sisley, Degas, Pissarro... that marked the artistic movement. its collection. tivities they host. Explore and vindicate. The painting of Niebla Un- Museu Egipci de Barcelona Museu Marítim de Barcelona til Apr 2. Josep Niebla was born in Morocco but has MEB: Museu de l’Eròtica de (València, 284). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). lived in Catalonia since 1962. This show features Barcelona Mon-Fri 10am-2pm, 4pm-8pm; Sat 10am-8pm; some of his principal works, which encompass a Daily 10am-8pm. Last entry: half an hour before (La Rambla, 96, bis). M: Liceu (L3), Catalunya (L1, Sun 10am-2pm; Easter week: Mon-Sat 10am- range of interests. closing. Museum + temporary exhibitions: €10. L3; FGC). Daily 10am-midnight. €10. Entrance with 8pm; Sun 10am-2pm. €12. Reduced: €8.50. Chil- Mountains of the soul Mar 10-Jun 24. In this exhi- Reduced: €5. Under-17s, free. Sundays from 3pm, audioguide: €15. Special prices for groups. dren 6-14: €5. Under-6s, free. bition Maria Bofill focuses her ceramics work on free. Games of Thrones: Tue-Thu, Sun 10am-8pm; www.erotica-museum.com www.museuegipci.com mountains, specifically Montserrat. Some are lit- Fri, Sat 10am-9pm; tickets: adults €15.50, €18.50; Permanent exhibition Take a trip through the his- Permanent exhibition Almost a thousand items eral while others are more abstract portrayals of children (3-14) €10, €12. www.mmb.cat tory of eroticism and its representation in art. that date from the ancient civilisation of the Phar- the essence of mountains. aohs. Game of Thrones. The Touring Exhibition Un- Museu de la Música til Mar 11. If you count yourself among the many Museu del Disseny de Barcelona Tutankhamun, history of a discovery No end date. L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), fans of the hit TV show, you’re in luck because this Edifici Disseny Hub Barcelona (Pl. de les Glòries How the tomb of the famous Egyptian king was Monumental (L2). Tue, Wed, Fri 10am-6pm; Thu new interactive show has made its world pre- Catalanes, 37-38). M: Glòries (L1).Tue-Sun 10am- uncovered. 10am-9pm; Sat, Sun 10am-7pm. Closed Mon (in- 8pm. Closed Mon (except public holidays). Per- Sacred animals in ancient Egypt End date tbc. Dis- miere in Barcelona. Original props, costumes cluding Apr 2) and Mar 30. €6. Reduced: €4.50. manent exhibitions: €6. Reduced: €4. Under-16s, cover the bonds that ancient Egyptians had with and decorative items and multimedia features, Under-16s, free. First Sunday of month, all day, free. Temp exhibition: €4.40. Reduced: €3. Com- the animal world. all in a specially designed area that re-creates and other Sundays from 3pm, free. bined tickets available. Sundays from 3pm-8pm Museu Etnològic different locations from the series. Tickets and www.museumusica.bcn.cat and first Sunday of month, all day, free. (Passeig de Santa Madrona, 16-22). M: Poble Sec info:gameofthronesexhibition.com Permanent exhibition. A journey through the dif- www.museudeldisseny.cat (L3), Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Royal boatyards and galleys Semi-permanent ex- ferent periods that make up the history of music. Design does Mar 23-May 19. This show explores Sun and public holidays 10am-8pm. Closed Mon. hibition that’s part of a new installation dedicated Granados. From Paris to Goya Until May 20. Mark- how design gives shape to the global challenges Joint ticket for Museu Etnològic + Museu de les Cul- to the history of Barcelona’s shipbuilding industry. ing the 150th anniversary of the birth of Catalan of our society, sometimes to improve things and tures del Món: €5. Reduced: €3.50. Under-16s, 7 boats, 7 stories Until Dec 31. Show that features composer Enric Granados, the Music Museum ex- sometimes the opposite; it looks at the responsi- free. First Sunday of month, all day, and other Sun- some of the museum’s most notable model amines his inspirations along with his works and bility of design in its impact on industry, people, days from 4pm-8pm, free. ajuntament.barcelona. boats and a variety of other interesting items from other accomplishments. social systems and cultural values. cat/museuetnologic/en/home its archive. Eolssigu! The sounds of Korea Until Jun 3. The mu- From the world to the museum. Product design, The faces of Barcelona End date tbc. This tempo- sic of Korea uses many instruments and forms Display of vessels Until Dec 31. Semi-permanent cultural heritage Permanent exhibition showing rary exhibition invites visitors to take a fresh look at exhibition of various boats that are part of the mu- that are not well-known in the west. the city through a selection of chosen objects. daily objects from a museum perspective. seum’s extensive collection. Feel our heritage Permanent exhibition that aims Museu de la Xocolata Extraordinary! Collections of decorative arts and Port, border territory Until Sep 25. This exhibition Antic Convent de Sant Agustí (Comerç, 36). M: Arc signature works (3rd-20th centuries). Permanent to explain our society through the comparison of different places and times. covers the history of the neighbourhoods of Barce- de Triomf (L1). Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun and pub- exhibition featuring art from the past 1700 years. lona that adjoin the port between 1900 and 1992. . lic holidays 10am-3pm. €6. Reductions available. The dressed body. Silhouettes and fashion (1550- MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art FREE Camins de ronda Until Jun 3. The coastal Under-7s, free. www.museuxocolata.cat 2015) Permanent exhibition about how women Modern paths of Catalonia have a long history and offer a Permanent exhibition The origins of chocolate, its have long altered their shapes using their clothes. (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). beautiful way to explore the region’s countryside. arrival in Europe in the 16th century and the rela- Graphic design: from trade to profession (1940- Tue-Sun 10am-7pm. Closed Mon. €9. Reduced: tionship it has with Barcelona. 1980) Permanent exhibition tracing the profes- €7. Under-10s free. www.meam.es Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Mujeres artistas hoy Mar 8-Apr 29. With an open- Museu de les Cultures del Món sionalisation of graphic design. (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, L3: FGC). Tue- ing date that coincides with International Wom- (Montcada, 12). M: Jaume I (L4). Tue-Sat 10am- Sat 10am-6pm; Sun and public holidays 10am- Museu del Futbol Club Barcelona en’s Day on March 8, this exhibition features the 7pm; Sun and public holidays, 10am-8pm. Estadi FCB (Aristides Maillol, s/n. Gates 7 and 9). 3pm. Closed Mon (except public hols). General work of a range of contemporary Spanish female admission €12. For temporary exhibitions, check Closed Mon (except public holidays). Joint ticket for M: Les Corts (L3). Until Mar 25: Mon-Sat 10am- artists, painters and sculptors to highlight work Museu Etnològic + Museu de les Cultures del Món: 6.30pm, Sun 10am-2.30pm; Mar 26-31 9.30am- with museum. Rooftop viewing-point: €2. Under- currently being produced. 16s and over-65s, free. Saturdays from 3pm, and €5. Reduced: €3.50. Temp exhibition: €2.20. Re- 7.30pm. €25. Reduced: €20. Under-6s, free. Contemporary figurative art Permanent exhibi- first Sunday of every month, free. duced: €1.50. Under-16s, free. First Sunday of Some areas closed and opening hours reduced tion of nearly 300 paintings and 80 sculptures ww.museunacional.cat month, all day, and other Sundays from 3pm, free. on match days. www.fcbarcelona.com from the 20th and 21st centuries. museuculturesmon.bcn.cat Camp Nou Experience Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition Most important collection Ifni. Catalan military service in Africa Until Jan 23, that takes in the club’s 118 years of history and in- Museu Frederic Marès of painted Romanic murals and Catalan modern- 2019. For much of the 20th century, young Span- cludes a visit to the stadium facilities. (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). Tue- isme in the world. In addition, the MNAC has just Sat 10am-7pm; Sun and public holidays 11am- ish men had to do military service, ‘la mili’ as it Museu del Modernisme de inaugurated a new layout for its display of Renais- was known. 8pm. Closed Mon (except public holidays). €4.20. Barcelona sance and Barroque artworks by iconic European Permanent exhibition Rhe artistic heritage of cul- Reduced: €2.40. Under-16s, free. First Sunday of (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). painters such as El Greco, Tintoretto, Canaletto tures from Africa, Asia, America and Oceania. month, all day, and other Sundays from 3pm, free. Mon-Fri 10.30am-2pm, 4pm-7pm. Closed week- www.museumares.bcn.cat and Rubens, among many others. And during Museu de Montserrat ends and public holidays. €10. Reduced: €7. Chil- Permanent exhibition Wide-ranging display in- your visit, head up to the rooftop, the perfect spot (Abadia de Montserrat. 08199 Montserrat). FGC dren 6-16: €5. Under-6s, free. www.mmbcn.cat cludes Frederic Marès’s sculpture collection, his for enjoying panoramic views of the city. from Pl. Espanya (R5 line). Station: Monistrol de Permanent exhibition Over 350 works by 42 of the ‘collector’s cabinet’and his library-study. William Morris and co: the Arts and Crafts move- Montserrat + zip train. T. 93 877 77 45. Daily 10am- most important artists from Catalan modernisme. FREE Manuel Maria Bosch Puig legacy Until Mar ment in Great Britain Until May 20. This exhibition 5.45pm. Weekends and public holidays from Mar Vitralls de Barcelona End date tbc. Barcelona’s 18. In the courtyard of the patio, a special display looks in-depth at the multifaceted British artist Wil- 25 10am-6.45pm. €7. Reduced: €6. Children 8-16: Modernisme Museum celebrates the beautiful unit contains a number of sculptures that are part liam Morris, along with other leading members of €4. www.museudemontserrat.com stained glass windows that were often created to of the bequest of Manuel Bosch Puig (who died the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement.

28 move bcn ticket sales: 29 Metro times (III): Saturdays: non-stop service visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan for the construction of Europe’s biggest pediatric Translation of British playwright Neil Leyshon’s Sun 5pm. From €20.90. Mayumana is a leading Antoni Samaranch oncology centre, the SJD Pediatric Cancer Center Comfort me with apples about a mother and her dance, rhythm and percussion group whose per- (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: Espanya (L1, L3; Barcelona. two children living in the English countryside. In formances have been seen by over 8 million spec- FGC). Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun and public holi- Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Catalan; Saturday performances include Spanish tators. In this new production the music of Catalan and English surtitles. days 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon (except public Pedralbes group Estopa accompanies the energetic show. El temps que estiguem junts Until Mar 11. Tue- holidays). €5.80. Reduced: €3.60. Under-7s and (Baixada del Monestir, 9). FGC: Reina Elisenda. Amor X Amor Mar 5, 12, 19, 26. 9pm. €16.70- Fri 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. over-65s, free. www.museuolimpicbcn.cat Tue-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat, Sun 10am-5pm; public €19.70. Fundraising event for the Refugees Wel- This play is the result of a workshop that was held Permanent exhibition Explore in-depth the holidays 10am-2pm. Last entry half an hour before come charity that features love songs by the likes in the 2016/17 season with La Kompanyia Lliure. worlds of sport and the Olympic Games. closing. Closed Mon and Mar 30. €5. Reduced: of John Legend, Beyoncé and Queen, all per- In Catalan. City of snow and ice. Beijing Until May 27. This ex- €3.50. Under-16s, free. Sundays from 3pm, and formed by local stars of musical theatre. hibition marks the 10th anniversary since the 29th (Gràcia) first Sunday of month, all day, free. Versus Teatre Summer Olympics were held in Beijing. monestirpedralbes.bcn.cat (Montseny, 47). M: Fontana (L3). Ticket office (Castillejos, 179). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental Pedralbes Monastery. The treasures of the Mon- opens Mon-Fri from 5pm; weekends two hours Museu Picasso (L2). Tickets available from www.atrapalo.com or (Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). Tue-Sun (ex- astery Permanent exhibition of a unique collec- before show starts. www.teatrelliure.com the venue website. www.versusteatre.com cept Thu) 9am-7pm; Thu 9am-9.30pm. Last entry: tion of art, furniture and liturgical items. Watching Peeping Tom Mar 2-4. 9pm. €10.50- Historia de una reventada argentina Mar 1-25. half an hour before closing. Closed Mon. Collec- Plants, remedies and apothecaries; the medieval €21. A play about cinema, fathers and their chil- tion + temp exhibitions: €12. Reduced: €7. Tempo- garden Permanent exhibition about how Greek dren, reality and fiction, written and directed by Alí- Thu-Sat 9.30pm; Sun 6pm. €20. Reflection on rary exhibitions only: €6.50. Reduced: €4.50. Eve- and Roman medicine, with Arab-Islamic culture, cia Gorina; it’s performed by her father Àlex along- modern-day Argentina based on texts by play- ry Thu 6pm-9.30pm and first Sunday of month all uses nature as the basis of treating sickness. side Alba Pujol. In Spanish and Catalan. wright Alejandro Urdapilleta from dramaturge and day, free entry. www.museupicasso.bcn.cat Petras Albas. The Pedralbes Monastery and the El sistema solar Mar 21-Apr 15. Tue-Fri 8.30pm; director, Daniel J. Meyer. In Spanish. Permanent exhibition More than 3,800 works Montcada family (1326-1673) Permanent exhibi- Sat 7pm; Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. This comedy Auténtica Until Mar 25. Thu- Sun 8pm. €20. This from different periods of the artist’s career. tion exploring the lineage of the Montcada family sees a dysfunctional family come together to cel- comedy has dramatic touches that immerse us in Temporal – an acoustic project Mar 9-Apr 1. Mark- and its close relationship with the Monastery. ebrate Christmas. In Spanish. a journey to discover if we really are who we want ing the inauguration of the Barcelona Picasso Mu- Murals in the spotlight. Paintings in the Sant Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC) to be. In Spanish and Catalan. seum on March 9, 1963, this sound installation Miquel Chapel Permanent exhibition on the study (Pl. de les Arts, 1). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental María Antonieta Mar 6-28. Tue, Wed 8pm. €20. from the Catalan artist Vacca is set up in the Pati and conservation of the earliest Italian Trecento (L2). Ticket office opens Wed-Fri 3pm-7pm; Sat Based on the book by Stefan Zweig, this play starts Finestres space of the museum. It features a simu- murals in Catalonia. 3pm-8.30pm; Sun 3pm-5pm. www.tnc.cat with the stormy arrival of Marie Antoinette at Ver- lation of the approach of a meteorological storm. Frankenstein Until Mar 25. Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun sailles. In Spanish. Lucien Clergue: 27 meetings with Picasso Until 6pm. €12-€28. From 12 years. Based on Mary Apr 15. French photographer Lucien Clergue (1934- Theatre, musicals Shelley’s famous novel, this production features 2014) first met Pablo Picasso in 1953 at a bullfight two stars of Catalan theatre. In Catalan. in Arles; this exhibition looks at the friendship that Dance and cabaret Viatge al centre de la terra Until Mar 11. Sat 5pm; Mercat de les Flors grew out of that initial encounter. Sun noon. €6-€12. From 6 years. An innovative Teatre Gaudí Barcelona (Lleida, 59). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec Palau Güell (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). M: Sagrada family show about our past, present and future, in- spired by the Jules Vernes story, Journey to the Cen- (L3). Ticket office opens an hour before the per- (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). Tue-Sun Família (L2, L5) and Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). formance starts. www.mercatflors.cat 10am-5.30pm. Closed Mon (except public holi- icket office opens an hour before performance tre of the Earth. In Catalan. Sol solet Mar 8-Apr 8. Wed 7pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; IUanMI Mar 1-4. Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €16. This days). €12. Reduced: €5, €9.Under-10s, free. First starts. www.teatregaudibarcelona.com is the second long-length performance by Lali Sunday of month, free. www.palauguell.cat Tenors Mar 9-Apr 1. Thu-Sat 7.30pm; Sun 6pm. Sun 6pm. €11.50-€23. From 14 years. Although Ayugadé. Young artists End date tbc. The Palau Güell hosts €20. Enjoy a mix of music and humour in this in Catalonia, ‘Sol solet’ is a well-known children’s Danse étoffée sur musique déguisée Mar 3-4. Sat an exhibition of work by young artists who re- take on the concept of the three tenors that ex- song, in this context, the meaning of sol is not ‘sun’ 6pm; Sun noon. €12. This is the first production ceived grants from the Fundació Güell in 2016. plores the difficult lives that professional tenors but ‘alone’. In Catalan. from the ZOO/Thomas Hauert company that’s can have interspersed with classical performanc- Teatre Poliorama FREE aimed at children (aged 5 and above). es. In Catalan. (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Ticket (Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: (sweet) (bitter) + Pulse Constellations Mar 6. Provença. Mon-Sat 9am-8pm; Sun and public Les dones de Frank From Mar 14. For times and office: Tue-Fri from 5pm; Sat-Sun from 4pm until prices, check with venue. Four friends, committed the start of the performance. 8pm. €16. (sweet)(bitter) is a new solo work from holidays 9am-2.30pm. palaurobert.gencat.cat choreographer Thomas Hauert, based on improv- Joana Biarnés. Countercurrent Until Apr 2. Discov- fans of Frank Sinatra, take a journey through his life ww.teatrepoliorama.com via his iconic tunes. In Catalan. El Llibertí Until May 27. Wed-Fri 9pm; Sat 5.30pm, isation and with a strong musical foundation. er the career and legacy of the first female photo- Inaudible Mar 8-11. Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €22. An- journalist in Catalonia and Spain. El Llibre de la Selva From Mar 10. Sat 5pm; Sun 8.30pm; Sun 6pm. From €9.50. Written by French other production from ZOO/Thomas Hauert, this D’ones. The revolution of women in music Un- noon. For prices, check with venue. Family show actor Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, this play is an intel- one is an ensemble piece that uses music such as til Apr 23. Looking at the women who have trans- based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic, The Jun- ligent comedy about ethics, philosophy and the Gershwin’s ‘Concerto in F’ to create fascinating ac- formed music in Catalonia in the 20th and 21st gle Book. passing of time. In Catalan. centuries. Teatre Lliure (Montjuïc - Sala Fabià La maternitat d’Elna Mar 6, 13, 20. 8.30pm. €18. companying moves for the dancers. I am my own experiment Until Apr 2. Part of the Puigserver) One-woman performance that looks at events Three times rebel Mar 15-18. Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. celebration of the Palau i Fabre Year, this exhibition (Pg. Santa Madrona 40-46 / Pl Margarida Xirgu, that happened at the end of the Spanish Civil War. €22. The Spanish-Dutch choreographer Marina explores the work of the Catalan writer, translator, 1). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC), Poble Sec (L3). Ticket In Catalan. Mascarell explores gender inequality. poet, critic and historian, Josep Palau i Fabre. office in Plaça Margarida Xirgu opens weekdays Teatre Victòria Slow Sports Kids Mar 17-18. Sat 6pm; Sun noon. The hospital of the brave End date tbc. A series of 9am-8pm; the office in Sala Fabià Puigserver (Paral·lel, 67). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Ticket office €12. This choreography, which is suitable for kids photographs taken by Edu Ponces at the Hospital opens two hours before show starts. opens for two hours before the start of the perform- aged 8 and above, looks at how athletes expe- Sant Joan de Déu where, over two days last Octo- www.teatrelliure.com ance. www.teatrevictoria.com rience movement and their physical aspect in ber, he captured images of children being treated Si mireu el vent d’on ve Until Mar 18. Tue-Fri Rumba de Mayumana con música de Estopa Un- terms of their body, beauty, facial expressions and for cancer. It’s part of an initiative to raise money 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 6pm. €13.50-€26.50. til Mar 11. Tue-Fri 8.30pm; Sat 5.30pm, 8.30pm; the sounds their actions make.

30 move bcn ticket sales: 31 Metro and bus tickets: ticket: €2.15, T-10 ten-ride ticket: €10,20. visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com lish/Spanish); Sat 10am (French); Sun 10am MUSIC FESTIVAL Medieval supper and show at the Palau Reque- (English). €15 (includes one snack and a drink). In- GuitarBCN 2018: Rosario Auditori del Fòrum sens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I fo and tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com and (Plaça de Willy Brandt, 11-14). M: El Maresme- (L4). Fri, Sat. 7.30pm. Check website for availabil- iconoserveis.com Fòrum ( L4). 9.30pm. From €24. ity. From €71. Discounts available. www.sternalia. day by day Explore the heart of the . www.guitarbcn.com com and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Take a tour of this historic building, try medieval Barcelona 1700. History and life El Born Centre de SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP food and enjoy entertainment typical of the era. March 2018 Cultura i Memòria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume Snowboard World Cup La Molina ski resort. Renfe Guided tours only also available. I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). Tue-Sun R3 train: La Molina. Mar 2-3. www.lamolina.cat 4.30pm (Eng); Sat, Sun 12.30pm (Spa). €6.60 Parabòlic Gaudí: Videomapping at Palau Güell MOTOR SPORTS (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). Mar-Apr: (Eng); €5.50 (Spa). Rally Catalunya Històric (Start: Avinguda de la Fri 6pm, 8pm. €20 includes express guided tour, elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat Information and sales Catedral). M: Jaume I (L4). Mar 2-3. Fri 3pm (start) show and glass of cava. www.palauguell.cat Tourist information points and FLAMENCO motorsport.racc.cat Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, s/n). To Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Diag- CLASSICAL MUSIC get there, you need a car or can take a taxi. Check tickets.visitbarcelona.com times on website. Fri (Spa/Cat): €15; children (12 onal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Daily 6.25pm, Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). and under) €7.50. Sat (Eng/Spa/Cat): €25; chil- 8.15pm,10.30pm (dinner starts earlier). Options: M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Mar dren (12 and under) €12.50. www.sternalia.com show only, show + drink, show + different menu 2-4. Fri 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 11am. €10-€56. options (including tapas). €45-€160. €10 dis- www.auditori.cat BLUES count at tourist offices. Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume TOURS www.palaciodelflamenco.com I (L4). Fri 6pm. €14. More info and tickets at tourist Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: Drassanes, offices and tickets.visitbarcelona.com Thursday 1 L4). Fri 11am (English), 1pm (Spanish). €14. Re- Liceu (L3). Daily 5.15pm, 6.45pm, 8.30pm, 10pm DANCE FESTIVAL duced: €12.60. Reserve in advance at SPANISH GUITAR Dansa. Quinzena metropolitan Various venues. (shows start later). €44-€79.50. www.casessingulars.com The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Mar 1-18. www.dansametropolitana.cat tablaocordobes.com Torre Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- For almost three weeks this month, six cities in Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Francesc Av. Tibidabo. Visit with audio guide: Tue-Sun ya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar 2, 9, 16, 23. 7pm. €20. Dis- the metropolitan area of Barcelona host over 100 Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Dai- 10am-3pm. €9. Reduced: €7.20. Guided tour: Sat count at tourist offices. More info: dance events: classical, contemporary, hip hop, ly 6pm (meal) 6.45pm (show); 8.30pm (meal), noon, Sun 1.15pm (Spanish), Sat, Sun 11am (Eng- tickets.visitbarcelona.com jazz and much more. 9.15pm (show). From €43. Options include drink + lish). €16. Reduced: €12.80. Barcelona Duo de Guitarra. CULTURAL FESTIVAL show and meal + show; ticket includes entrance to www.bellesguardgaudi.com LGBTI - SKI - PARTY Festival Güell Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). Poble Espanyol. www.tablaodecarmen.com Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Snow Gay Weekend (Boí Taüll ski resort. High- M: Liceu (L3). 7pm. www.palauguell.cat SPANISH GUITAR Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Daily guided tours (one hour): speed AVE train to Lleida-Pirineus + bus transfer. 11am (Eng), 5pm (Spa). €17. Reduced: €15.30. This is the inaugural event of the Festival Güell, Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de San- Mar 1-4. From €245 per person. Children 7-12: €8.50. Under-7s, free. Express tours part of a programme of activities running this year ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; http://snowgayweekend.com/en with video guide (30 mins): 10am-6pm. €14. Re- to mark the centenary of the death of Eusebi Güell, FGC). Mar 1, 2, 4, 19. 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist one of Antoni Gaudí’s foremost patrons. duced: €12.60. Children 7-12: €7. Under-7s free. offices. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Prior reservation necessary at casessingulars.com Saturday 3 OPERA NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Músi- Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: TRADITIONS FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). M: Es- ca, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 10am-3.30pm. Sant Medir Neighbourhood of Gràcia. Jaume I (L4). Thu 9.30pm. €25. Easter week: 10am-6pm (check website for dates). www.palaudalmases.com panya (L1, L3; FGC). Thu-Sat 8pm-9pm (shows www.barcelona.cat and www.santmedir.org start at 8pm and 8.30pm). www.barcelona.cat €20. Reduced: €11. www.palaumusica.cat An annual event that sees horses, carriages and TOURS Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa Mar- floats parade around parts of Gràcia at different NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps (L3); ia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). Noon to 5.25pm. Various lan- times during the day while those taking part throw Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. Thu 11am (English), 1pm guages. From €8. Reduced: from €6.50. Booking: sweets to the watching crowds. Join the locals and (Spanish). €12. Reduced: €10.80. Children 7-12: M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Mar 1 7pm- www.riostabarcelona.com and take a plastic bag along to collect your treasures! €6. Under-7s free. www.casessingulars.com 9pm; from Mar 2 daily from 9pm. €34. Reduced: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: €17. Under-7s, free. www.lapedrera.com MUSIC FESTIVAL FLAMENCO Liceu (L3). Daily 10am-6pm. €4. Reduced: €3. Spectacular night-time event with rooftop video GuitarBCN 2018: Maria Arnal and Marcel Bagés La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: Guided tour including bell tower: check website for mapping, screenings and a glass of cava. Teatre Tivoli (Casp, 8). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC); Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). Mon- times. €8.50. www.riostabarcelona.com Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). 9pm. From €14. LGBTI - SKI - PARTY Sat 6pm (dinner), 7pm (show); 8.30pm (dinner), Visit the 14th-century basilica and its bell tower. www.guitarbcn.com Snow Gay Weekend (Boí Taüll ski resort. High- 9.30pm (show). Various menus and drink-only The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). SoundeatBCN Parc del Fòrum (Muelle de Marina option available. From €41. Reductions for chil- M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). Thu, Fri speed AVE train to Lleida-Pirineus + bus transfer. Seca, C/ de la Pau, 12). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). dren. Closed Sun. www.labodegaflamenca.com (Eng). 8am. €39. Reduced: €19.50. Book online Mar 1-4. From €245 per person. 1pm-10pm. From €7. Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: Jaume at: www.lapedrera.com http://snowgayweekend.com/en www.soundeatbcn.com I (L4). Wed-Sun 8pm-10pm. Show + drink €16.90; Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fundació SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP + SKI show + supper €27.90. Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, RESORT ANNIVERSARY L3; FGC). Bus: 55, 150. Thu 1pm (Eng); Sat 11am Friday 2 NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Snowboard World Cup La Molina ski resort. Renfe (Spa), 12.30pm (Cat). Entry (includes tour): €12. OPERA The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, Pg. R3 train: La Molina. Mar 2-3. www.lamolina.cat Reduced: €7. www.fmirobcn.org Roméo et Juliette Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). Fri 9.30pm La Molina in the Pyrenees is one of Catalonia’s Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter (Start: bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Mar 2, 4. Fri 8pm; Sun (English/Spanish). From €12. Info and tickets: most popular ski resorts, and it’s hosting a stage Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Thu 3.30pm (Eng- 5pm. €12-€272.80. www.liceubarcelona.cat tickets.visitbarcelona.com and iconoserveis.com in this season’s Snowboard World Cup.

32 move bcn ticket sales: 33 NitBus night bus: night buses leave from Plaça Catalunya. Ticket: €2.15 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com CULTURAL FESTIVAL DISCUSSION Catalanes, 37-38). M: Glòries (L1). Sun 11.30am. Festival Güell Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). Café y tertulia: Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, Sunday 4 €3. www.museudeldisseny.cat M: Liceu (L3). 7pm. www.palauguell.cat 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5); Family planetarium Museu Marítim de Barcelona FOOTBALL OPEN-AIR FAMILY Provença (FGC). Every Saturday in March. 5pm. ca- La Liga: FC Barcelona vs. Atlético de Madrid Camp (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). First Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). M: sadelespunxes.es Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Sunday of the month. 11.30am, 12.45pm. Adults El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Weekends and public Get a more in-depth understanding of this mod- 4.15pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat €4. Children €2.50. www.mmb.cat hols 10am-3pm. Check website for Easter opening ernista building with a tertulia, which means a ‘dis- Barça take on the side from Madrid, one of their cussion’, led by a cultural moderator and includes FLAMENCO times. €11-€24 (depending on circuit & age). key challengers for the Spanish league title this Grand Flamenco Gala Palau de la Música Catala- complementary material and a cup of coffee. season. www.barcelonaboscurba.com na (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Zip wires, trampolines and bungees. FAMILY CLASSICAL MUSIC L4). Mar 4, 9, 23, 30. 9.30pm. €20-€50. More info Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). FGC: Slime. Marvellous or disgusting? CosmoCaixa The Band and 250 voices: John Rutter’s ‘Magnifi- and tickets at tourist offices and tickets. Av.Tibidabo + bus 196. Funicular del Tibidabo (Pl. (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Check with cat’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Marina visitbarcelona.com Doctor Andreu). Check website for opening dates museum for times. €4. For children 5 years and (L1), Monumental (L2). 6pm. €12, €16. Hear the most traditional sounds of classic Span- and times. €28.50 (under-120cm, €10.50). above. http://obrasociallacaixa.org www.auditori.cat www.tibidabo.cat ish flamenco. The Elegance of Penguins L’Aquàrium (Moll TOURS Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo (Parc de d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), HUMAN TOWERS la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), Ciutadel- The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de Santa Drassanes (L3). Sat, Sun until Apr (except Mar 24- Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). Sun 10am (Spa/ FREE Diada de Sant Medir (Plaça de la Virreina). M: la/Vila Olímpica (L4). Weekends and public holi- 25, 31, Apr 1). Check website for opening and activ- Cat). €14. Info and tickets: Fontana (L3), Joanic (L4). Noon. www.cccc.cat days. Zoo opening hours: until Mar 24 daily 10am- ity times. General entrance (includes these activi- tickets.visitbarcelona.com and LGBTI - SKI - PARTY 5.30pm; from Mar 25 daily 10am-7pm. General ties): €20; discounts for children 3-10 years. iconoserveis.com Snow Gay Weekend (Boí Taüll ski resort. High- entrance: € 21.40. Children 3-12 €12.95. Under- www.aquariumbcn.com Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Amatller, speed AVE train to Lleida-Pirineus + bus transfer. 3s, free. www.zoobarcelona.cat Discover the world of penguins. Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, Mar 1-4. From €245 per person. The hidden treasures of the Guitarts Museu L4). Sun 10.30am (English), noon (Spanish). €17. TECHNO http://snowgayweekend.com/en Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: Liceu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). Reduced: €15.30. Reserve in advance at and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. M: Drassanes (L3). Weekends. €0.50 plus entry www.casessingulars.com www.masimas.com/moog fee for museum. www.mmb.cat The ‘Mansana de la Discòrdia’ is a block of build- Monday 5 Pum-Sum-Kà CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer ings known for having five of the city’s most out- MOTOR SPORTS i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Every standing modernista creations. This tour explains FOLK – ROCK Rally Cotxes d’Època Barcelona-Sitges (Start: weekend until Mar 25. Sat 6pm; Sun noon. €6. the façades of each one. Milky Chance Razzmatazz (Pamplona, 88). M: Bo- Plaça Sant Jaume). M: Jaume I (L4), Liceu (L3). Mar http://obrasociallacaixa.org FREE Guided tour of the Josep Lluís Sert building gatell (L4), Marina (L1). 9pm. From €25. 3-5. www.rallybarcelonasitges.com Fundació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Es- www.livenation.es CONTEMPORARY GERMAN MUSIC panya (L1, L3; FGC). Bus: 55, 150. First Sunday of German trio Milky Chance perform an eclectic mix FLAMENCO Michael Beil L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). M: the month. 11am (Eng), 12.30pm (Cat/Spa). of folk, rock and electronica. They’re on tour pro- Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). 8pm. €7. Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm. €15. moting their 2017 album, Blossom. www.auditori.cat OPEN DAY www.masimas.com/tarantos FREE Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni SPA Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: SPANISH GUITAR Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Picasso, Jaume I (L4). Mon-Thu 7.30pm; Fri-Sun 7.30pm, The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine 10am-2.30pm. First Sunday of month, free (no 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 295 57 9.30pm. €25 (includes a drink). Book online at: Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- guided tours). www.santpaubarcelona.org www.palaudalmases.com ya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 26, 27. 9pm. €20. 43. Sun-Thu: first session 9am, final session from Discount at tourist offices. More info: OPEN-AIR 11pm. Fri, Sat: first session 9am, final session from TOURS FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion Museu tickets.visitbarcelona.com midnight. airedebarcelona.com FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Músi- (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). First, third and fourth Sun of month. 11am-2pm. JAZZ ca Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- Bus: 21. Sat noon. In Catalan. www.cbsa.cat www.mmb.cat Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: quinaona (L1, L4). 9pm. €39-€45. More info: tick- Liceu (L3). Mon 8pm. €5 (box office). €4 (online in Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- FAMILY quinaona (L1, L4). Sat 11am (Spa/Eng). €10. Re- ets.visitbarcelona.com advance). More info at: Guitarist Pedro Javier González and his quartet. 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cosmo- duced: €8. Free for under-11s. Caixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Check www.masimas.com/jamboree. www.casadelaseda.com CLASSICAL MUSIC with museum for times. Classic weekly Barcelona jam event. ‘The House of Silk’ is the only professional guild Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). http://obrasociallacaixa.org TOURS building in Barcelona open to the public. M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 5.30pm. €19. More info and Trip Colo Hop Poble Espanyol (Av. Francesc Ferrer Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya tickets at tourist offices and i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). 12.30pm- Lesseps (L3). Daily 10am-8pm. €16. Reduced: (Carme, 47). M: Liceu (L3). Wed, Sat 10.30am, tickets.visitbarcelona.com 1.10pm. General entrance (includes this event): 11.30am, 12.30pm. Check website for availability. €14. www.casavicens.org TRADITIONS €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. Under-4s free. Various languages. €8. www.sternalia.com Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diagonal (L3, FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat www.poble-espanyol.com The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art San- L5). Mon 11am (English), 1pm (Spanish). €10. Re- 6pm; Sun 11.15am. Family show without words that follows six char- ta Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes (L3). Sat acters on a journey; they each carry a rucksack that serve in advance at www.casessingulars.com 5pm (Spanish/English). €14. Info and tickets: LGBTI - SKI - PARTY contains stories that are told through movement. Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vallcarca iconoserveis.com Snow Gay Weekend (Boí Taüll ski resort. High- It features electronic music composed specially (L3). General guided tour: €7 pp. Private guided Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu speed AVE train to Lleida-Pirineus + bus transfer. for this show. tour (for 2-5 people): €36 pp. Every day, various (L3), Jaume I (L4). Sat 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm. Mar 1-4. From €245 per person. Objects that create objects Museu del Disseny languages available. Advanced booking recom- €8. Various languages. www.sternalia.com http://snowgayweekend.com/en (Edifici Disseny Hub Barcelona, Pl. de les Glòries mended on parkguell.cat

34 move bcn ticket sales: 35 Aerobus airport bus: leaves from Plaça Catalunya. Tickets from €5.90 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com local and international acts take place in a vari- OPERA Tuesday 6 ety of venues. Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Saturday 10 Jaume I (L4). Thu 9.30pm. €25. CLASSICAL MUSIC MUSIC FESTIVAL www.palaudalmases.com CATALAN GASTRONOMY Laia Masramon Palau de la Música Catalana GuitarBCN 2018: Susanne Sundfør Luz de Gas La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona performs La Calçotada Poble Espanyol (Av. Francesc Ferrer i (Muntaner, 246). M: Hospital Clínic (L5). 9pm. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). in a historical venue. Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). 11am-6pm. €22. www.guitarbcn.com 8.30pm. €12. www.palaumusica.cat Contact venue for price info. Susanne Sundfør is a leading Norwegian singer, Laia Masramon performs a concert of works by SPANISH GUITAR www.poble-espanyol.com composer and producer. Schubert, Mompou and Guinovart. Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica Santa Calçots are a unique kind of Catalan onion, similar Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mar 8, 14, to a large spring onion or leek, eaten here during US BLUES ROCK SPANISH GUITAR 18, 27. 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. More the winter and with a special sauce that the onions Chris Robinson Brotherhood Sala Bikini (L’illa Di- Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de San- info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com are dipped in to before being devoured (many agonal: Av. Diagonal, 547). M: Maria Cristina ( L3). ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; people wear a bib to keep them clean!). Grilled Time: tbc. From €25. www.livenation.es FGC). 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. More Friday 9 Catalan sausages (botifarra) are also being served UNDERWATER SPORT info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com and there’s a programme of traditional cultural ac- Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya TOURS OPERA tivities to enjoy. del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), Drassanes Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Andrea Chénier Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Mar 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, FAMILY (L3). Subject to availability. Daily 9.30am, noon, Diagonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). Wed 11am 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28. 8pm, except Sun 18 5pm, Sun The Elegance of Penguins L’Aquàrium (Moll 4pm. For ages 8 and above. From €150. (Eng), 1pm (Spanish). €10. Reduced: €9. Children www.aquariumbcn.com 25 6pm. €11-€385. www.liceubarcelona.cat d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), 7-12: €7. Under-7s, free. Reservations: Renowned German tenor Jonas Kaufmann takes Drassanes (L3). See Sat 3. SPANISH GUITAR www.casessingulars.com the title role in three performances of Giordano’s The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona OPEN-AIR FAMILY ‘Andrea Chénier’, which is set during the Terror of Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo (Parc de Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Wed, the French Revolution. ya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar 6, 13, 15, 20, 22. 9pm. €20. Sat 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm. Various lan- la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), Ciutadel- Discount at tourist offices. More info: guages. €8. www.sternalia.com CULTURAL FESTIVAL la/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 3. tickets.visitbarcelona.com FREE Barcelona Districte Cultural: El viatge de Till Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). FGC: FLAMENCO Centre Cívic Cotxeres Borrell (Viladomat, 2-8). M: Av.Tibidabo + bus 196. Funicular del Tibidabo (Pl. TOURS Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: Jaume Poble Sec (L3). 5.30pm. www.barcelona.cat Doctor Andreu). See Sat 3. Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Tri- I (L4). See Fri 2. omf (L1), Tetuan (L2). Tue 11am (English), 1pm BASKETBALL SPANISH GUITAR (Spanish). €9. Reduced: €8.10. Reserve in ad- EuroLeague: FCB Lassa vs Estrella Roja Belgrade Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Músi- vance at www.casessingulars.com Thursday 8 (Avinguda Joan XXIII, s/n). M: ca (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Collblanc (L5). 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat L4). 9pm. €39-€45. Discount at tourist offices. Barcelona 1700. History and life El Born Centre de MUSIC FESTIVAL More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Cultura i Memòria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume 19th Festival Mil·lenni : Egon Soda La [2] del Apo- TOURS The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). See Thu 1. lo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel. 9pm. €16. Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verd- www.festival-millenni.com L4). See Fri 2. aguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Sat 3. BLUES Daily 9am-8pm. Guided tour: €20. Free for under- SKIING Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I CULTURAL FESTIVAL 5s. Self-guided tour with audio guide (available in Women’s Alpine Skiing European Cup La Molina (L4). Fri 6pm. €14. More info and FREE Barcelona Districte Cultural: Zaquizamí Cen- 10 languages): €12.50. 5-18 year olds and senior ski resort. Renfe R3 train: La Molina. Mar 8-9. tickets at tourist offices and tre Cívic Barceloneta (C/ de la Conreria, 1-9). M: citizens: €11.25. Free for under-5s. www.lamolina.cat tickets.visitbarcelona.com Barceloneta (L4). 6pm. www.barcelona.cat casadelespunxes.es TOURS Choreographer Roberto G. Alonso mixes dance The modernista Casa de les Punxes includes a NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Maria and theatre in this performance showing people spectacular rooftop and new vermouh bar. The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, Pg. Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). Tours Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). See Fri 2. shaking off their fears and where everybody gets CLASSICAL MUSIC in various languages; consult for schedule. Mon- Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, s/n). a second chance. London Symphony Orchestra with Sir John Eliot Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun, public holidays 10am- See Fri 2. TOURS Gardiner Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de 2.30pm. First Sunday of month, free (no guided Parabòlic Gaudí: Videomapping at Palau Güell Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. tours). www.santpaubarcelona.org (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). See Fri 2. (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 3. €30-€150. www.palaumusica.cat Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fundació Medieval supper and show at the Palau Reque- Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, sens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 3. Wednesday 7 L3; FGC). See Thu 1. (L4). See Fri 2. The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art San- The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). ta Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes (L3). MUSIC FESTIVAL SPANISH GUITAR M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. See Sat 3. 19th Festival Mil·lenni: Noah Gundersen El Mo- Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de San- Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter (Start: FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection lino (Vilà i Vilà, 99). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. €16- ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 1. (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). €18. www.festival-millenni.com FGC). Mar 9, 11. 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offic- Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps (L3); Bus: 21. Sat noon. In Catalan. www.cbsa.cat 37 Festival Jazz Terrassa Various venues in Ter- es. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 1. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Car- rassa. FGC: Terrassa (S1). Mar 7-24. CLASSICAL MUSIC me, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Sat 3. www.jazzterrassa.org DANCE FESTIVAL Beethoven’s ‘Second’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: A short journey to the north of Barcelona, the town Dansa. Quinzena metropolitan Various venues. Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Mar 9-11. TRADITIONS of Terrassa is rich in culture and home to a popu- Mar 1-18. Fri 8.30pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 11am. €10-€56. FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat lar annual jazz festival. Concerts featuring both www.dansametropolitana.cat. See Thu 1. www.auditori.cat 6pm; Sun 11.15am.

36 move bcn ticket sales: 37 Rodalies airport train: from BCN city centre to T2 terminal. Ticket: €2.15 visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com CLASSICAL MUSIC nation from the Latin Grammys for her debut al- FLAMENCO Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8.30pm. Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). bum No te olvides de mi (2005). La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: €20-€35. barcelonaobertura.com M: Jaume I (L4). Every Sat. 5.30pm. €19. More info Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). OPERA – FLAMENCO NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES and tickets at tourist offices and See Fri 2. Opera and flamenco Palau de la Música (Palau de Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, en- tickets.visitbarcelona.com Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: trance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Mar 11, 18, Jaume I (L4). Mon-Thu 7.30pm; Fri-Sun 7.30pm, CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPETITION 25. 9.30pm. €20-€50. Tickets at tourist offices and Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. Maria Canals International Music Competition 9.30pm. €25 (includes a drink). Book online at: tickets.visitbarcelona.com www.palaudalmases.com TOURS Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Di- FLAMENCO Urquinaona (L1, L4). Mar 10-23. TOURS agonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See Wed 7. mariacanals.org Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: Drassanes, Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diagonal (L3, Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelo- Liceu (L3). See Thu 1. CULTURAL FESTIVAL L5). See Mon 5. na (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). M: Festival Güell Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verda- See Wed 7. M: Liceu (L3). 7pm. www.palauguell.cat Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm. €15. guer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). See Tue 6. www.masimas.com/tarantos SPA JAZZ Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Picasso, FRENCH MUSIC Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). See Mon 5. Sunday 11 Liceu (L3). See Mon 5. Jacky Molard Quartet CaixaForum (Av. Francesc DANCE FESTIVAL FOOTBALL 37 Festival Jazz Terrassa Various venues in Ter- Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Dansa. Quinzena metropolitan Various ven- La Liga: RCD Espanyol vs. Real Sociedad Estadi 7pm. €12. http://obrasociallacaixa.org rassa. FGC: Terrassa (S1). See Wed 7. Cornellà-El Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100. Cor- ues. Mar 1-18. www.dansametropolitana.cat nellà de Llobregat). FGC: Cornellà Riera. Date and TOURS See Thu 1. time tbc. Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Amatller, Tuesday 13 FOOTBALL www.rcdespanyol.com Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, TOURS Champions League: FC Barcelona vs. Chelsea Espanyol take on Real Sociedad, a team that hails L4). See Sun 4. Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts from the Spanish city of San Sebastián. The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de Santa Av. Tibidabo. See Fri 2. (L3). 8.45pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat Can Barcelona secure a home win in this second BASKETBALL Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sun 4. Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, leg match against the English team? Endesa league: FCB Lassa vs Real Madrid Palau FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Cemetery. Dreams Lesseps (L3). See Mon 5. Blaugrana (Avinguda Joan XXIII, s/n). M: Collblanc of Barcelona (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). Bus: Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Tri- (L5). 6.30pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat 21. Second and fourth Sun of month. Second Sun- omf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 6. Thursday 15 day: 11.15am (Catalan); fourth Sunday: 11.15am SPORT SPANISH GUITAR (Spanish). www.cbsa.cat MUSIC FESTIVAL Zurich Barcelona Marathon (Start: Avinguda The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Barcelona Obertura Classic & Lyric: Spring Fes- Reina Maria Cristina). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). FAMILY Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- tival - Andrea Chénier Gran Teatre del Liceu (La 8.30am. www.zurichmaratobarcelona.es VII Clown Festival at La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Tue 6. Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 8pm. €19-€350. One of the biggest events on the Barcelona sport- 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). 11am- MUSIC FESTIVAL barcelonaobertura.com ing calendar returns with the 40th edition of the 7pm. €10. www.lapedrera.com Barcelona Obertura Classic & Lyric: Spring Festi- FILM FESTIVAL city’s marathon. The annual clown festival at Gaudí’s famous build- val - Rafael Blechacz Palau de la Música Catalana XX Mecal Pro 2018 Various venues. Mar 15-Apr 1. BRASS CONCERT ing returns this month. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). mecalbcn.org Tri-tò Brass Ensemble Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site Radiobots El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria 8.30pm. €22-€69. barcelonaobertura.com Now celebrating two successful decades of (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Barceloneta FLAMENCO screenings, this international festival is dedicated de Maig (L5). 7pm. €10. Reduced: €8. (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). Noon. €8 adults; €4 for un- Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Diagonal to short films and animation. www.santpaubarcelona.org der-12s. elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. TECHNO This quintet was created in 2015 as a way to per- Galleon explorers Museu Marítim de Barcelona Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: Liceu form ensemble pieces created for brass instru- (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. ments. At this concert, the programme includes Second Sunday of the month. 11.30pm, 12.45pm. See Thu 1. www.masimas.com/moog music from the likes of Snow Patrol, The Beatles Children: €4.50. www.mmb.cat and Evanescence. UNDERWATER SPORT SPANISH GUITAR Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de San- MUSIC FESTIVAL del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), Drassanes ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; Barcelona Obertura Classic & Lyric: Spring Fes- Monday 12 (L3). See Tue 6. FGC). 9pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. More tival - Beethoven’s ‘Second’ L’Auditori (Lepant, MUSIC FESTIVAL info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Barcelona Obertura Classic & Lyric: Spring Festi- CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPETITION 11am. €10-€56. barcelonaobertura.com val – Philharmonia Orchestra L’Auditori (Lepant, Maria Canals International Music Competition CLASSICAL MUSIC Beethoven’s ‘Heroica’ & Rachmaninoff Palau de Pianist Enrique Bagaría and conductor Victor Pa- 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: blo Pérez with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barce- 8.30pm. €10-€56. barcelonaobertura.com Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 10. lona i Nacional de Catalunya. Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8pm. €22-€69. Conductor Karlheinz Steffens and pianist Sergey www.bcnclassics.cat 19th Festival Mil·lenni: Diana Navarro Teatre Tivoli Redkin perform with the Philharmonia Orchestra. (Casp, 8). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC); Passeig de Wednesday 14 TOURS Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). 9pm. €18-€47. GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). www.festival-millenni.com The Gospel Viu Choir Palau de la Música Catalana Barcelona Obertura Classic & Lyric: Spring Fes- M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. Hailing from Malaga in the south of Spain, Diana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). tival – Mark Padmore and the Palau Chamber Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Navarro established herself early on with a nomi- 7pm. €25. www.palaumusica.cat Choir Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Fri 2.

38 move bcn ticket sales: 39 Metro to airport: Line L9. Ticket: €4.50. Single-ride and T-10 Metro tickets are not valid visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa Mar- €35-€50. More info and tickets at tourist offices event): €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. Family tick- CLASSICAL MUSIC ia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). See Fri 2. and tickets.visitbarcelona.com ets available. Under-4s free. Schubert’s ‘Trout Quintet Palau de la Música Cat- Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter (Start: Pop www.poble-espanyol.com alana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 1. Kylie Minogue Sala Bikini (L’illa Diagonal: The Elegance of Penguins L’Aquàrium (Moll (L1, L4). 8.30pm. €15-€80. Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps (L3); Av. Diagonal, 547). M: Maria Cristina ( L3). d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), www.palaumusica.cat FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 1. Doors: 8pm; concert: 9pm. €85 + admin Drassanes (L3). See Sat 3. TOURS Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fundació fees. www.doctormusic. www.livenation.es Religious theatre Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diagonal (L3, Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, L5). See Mon 5. L3; FGC). See Thu 1. El Doctor Pa i Agua - XXII Retaule de Sant Josep Oriol Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: OPERA Saturday 17 7). M: Liceu (L3). 11am, 8pm-10.30pm. Liceu (L3). See Thu 1. Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: CLASSICAL MUSIC basilicadelpi.com JAZZ Jaume I (L4). Thu 9.30pm. €25. Bruckner’s ‘Eighth’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: www.palaudalmases.com Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Mar 17, Liceu (L3). See Mon 5. La Petita Companyia Lírica de Barcelona performs 18. Sat 7pm; Sun 11am. €10-€56. Sunday 18 FLAMENCO in a historical venue. www.auditori.cat FOOTBALL Flamenco at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: This immense classical work was debuted late in La Liga: FC Barcelona vs. Athletic Camp Nou (Aris- Jaume I (L4). Mon-Thu 7.30pm; Fri-Sun 7.30pm, the life of Viennese composer Anton Bruckner. tides Maillol, s/n). M: Les Corts (L3). Date and time Friday 16 9.30pm. €25 (includes a drink). Book online at: Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). tbc. www.fcbarcelona.cat FOOD & DRINK M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 5.30pm. €19. More info and www.palaudalmases.com Barcelona Beer Festival La Farga L’Hospitalet (Bar- tickets at tourist offices and FAMILY celona, 2, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat). M: Rambla tickets.visitbarcelona.com Let’s build a submarine Museu Marítim de Bar- celona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes Tuesday 20 Just Oliveras (L1). Mar 16-18. From €7.75. TRADITIONS. barcelonanbeerfestival.com (L3). Third Sunday of the month. 11.30am, CHAMBER MUSIC FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 12.45pm. €4.50. www.mmb.cat Andrei Ionita L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries & CULTURAL FESTIVAL 6pm; Sun 11.15am. 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cosmo- Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). 8pm. €28. FREE Barcelona Districte Cultural: Anita Zenge- DISCUSSION Caixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See www.auditori.cat za Centre Cultural Albareda (Albareda, 22). M: Café y tertulia: Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diago- Sun 4. TOURS Paral·lel (L2, L3), Drassanes (L3). 8pm. nal, 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5); OPEN-AIR Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Tri- www.barcelona.cat Provença (FGC). See Sat 3. FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion Museu omf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 6. TOURS SPANISH GUITAR Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica de San- See Sun 4. Av. Tibidabo. See Fri 2. L4). See Fri 2. ta Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Mar- TOURS Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vallcarca FGC). 9.30pm. €23. Discount at tourist offices. ia Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de Santa (L3). See Mon 5. More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com See Thu 8. BLUES The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sun 4. Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Amatller, Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Fri 2. I (L4). Fri 6pm. €14. More info and tickets at tour- ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Sat 3. Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Sun 4. FLAMENCO ist offices and Live Flamenco Sala Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). M: TOURS FREE Visit to Fossar de la Pedrera (Montjuïc Cem- tickets.visitbarcelona.com Liceu (L3). Daily 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm. €15. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Car- etery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). Bus: 21. 11am. www.masimas.com/tarantos NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES me, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Sat 3. In Catalan. www.cbsa.cat Parabòlic Gaudí: Videomapping at Palau Güell The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art San- Experience the passion of flamenco in an intimate (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). See Fri 2. ta Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes (L3). CLASSICAL MUSIC tablao on Plaça Reial. Observatori Fabra (Camí de l’Observatori, s/n). See Sat 3. FREE Piano recital El Born Centre de Cultura i SPANISH GUITAR See Fri 2. FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection Memòria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Bar- The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, Pg. (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). celoneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). 7pm. Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). See Fri 2. Bus: 21. See Sat 3. elbornculturaimemoria.barcelona.cat ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Tue 6. Medieval supper and show at the Palau Reque- Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu YOUNG MUSICIANS FILM FESTIVAL sens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 3. Musical residencies at La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, XX Mecal Pro 2018 Various venues. Mar 15-Apr 1. (L4). See Fri 2. Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). 6pm. mecalbcn.org. See Thu 15. SPANISH GUITAR quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 3. €12. www.lapedrera.com JAZZ Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Músi- OPEN-AIR FAMILY HUMAN TOWERS 37 Festival Jazz Terrassa Various venues in Ter- ca (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). M: El FREE Inauguration of the 2018 castellers season rassa. FGC: Terrassa (S1). See Wed 7. L4). Mar 16, 29, 31. 9pm. €39-€45. More info and Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Sat 3. (Plaça de Valentí Almirall). M: Glòries, El Clot (L1). tickets: tickets.visitbarcelona.com Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo (Parc de Noon. www.cccc.cat The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), Ciutadel- Wednesday 21 Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- la/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 3. MUSIC FESTIVAL ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Fri 2. FAMILY Monday 19 GuitarBCN 2018: Benjamin Clementine Razz- FLAMENCO Puppet festival Poble Espanyol (Av. Francesc Fer- CYCLING matazz (Pamplona, 88). M: Bogatell (L4), Marina Grand Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama (La Ramb- rer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Mar 19-26. (L1). 9pm. €25. la, 115). M: Drassanes, Liceu (L3). Mar 16, 28. 7pm. 17-18. 11am-6pm. General entrance (includes this www.voltacatalunya.cat www.guitarbcn.com

40 move bcn ticket sales: 41 Barcelona Bus Turístic (I): running from 9-9.30am to 7pm visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com CLASSICAL MUSIC The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). HUMAN TOWERS FREE Funeral carriage and hearse collection Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ Basilica de Santa Maria del M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. FREE Closing event for Tradicionàrius festival (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). Mar (Plaça de Santa Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). Mar JAZZ (Plaça d’Anna Frank). M: Fontana (L3). 7.30pm. Bus: 21. See Sat 3. Guided tour of the Joan Miró Collection Fundació 21-23. 9pm. €25. Toni Vaquer: La Fi del Temps L’Auditori (Lepant, www.cccc.cat Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, www.concertsabarcelona.com 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). TOURS L3; FGC). See Thu 1. CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPETITION 9pm. €15. www.auditori.cat Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Maria Canals International Music Competition OPERA L4). See Fri 2. Medieval supper and show at the Palau Reque- Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES sens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 10. Jaume I (L4). Thu 9.30pm. €25. The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, Pg. (L4). See Fri 2. www.palaudalmases.com SPANISH GUITAR Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). See Fri 2. FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). M: Es- Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Basilica Santa FLAMENCO Parabòlic Gaudí: Videomapping at Palau Güell panya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 1. Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mar 21-23, Tablao de Carmen Poble Espanyol (Av. Franc- (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). See Fri 2. TRADITIONS 25, 26, 28. 9pm €23. Discount at tourist offices. esc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). BLUES FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat More info: tickets.visitbarcelona.com See Fri 1. Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I 6pm; Sun 11.15am. FLAMENCO (L4). Fri 6pm. €14. More info and Tablao Flamenco Nervión (Princesa, 2). M: Jaume Friday 23 tickets at tourist offices and CLASSICAL MUSIC I (L4). See Fri 2. tickets.visitbarcelona.com Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). Palacio del Flamenco (Balmes, 139). M: Diagonal TRADITIONS M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 5.30pm. €19. More info and (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. Festes de Sant Josep Oriol ELECTRONICA tickets at tourist offices and www.barcelona.cat DNit CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, tickets.visitbarcelona.com TOURS 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). 10pm. OPEN-AIR FAMILY Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, STUNT SHOW http://obrasociallacaixa.org Lesseps (L3). See Mon 5. Fast & Furious Live Palau Sant Jordi (Pg. Olímpic, Barcelona Urban Forest (Pl. del Fòrum, s/n). M: El Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Di- 5-7). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar 23-25. Fri Maresme/Fòrum (L4). See Sat 3. agonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See Wed 7. 8pm; Sat 8.30pm; Sun 6.30pm. €41. www.liv- Saturday 24 Family activities at the zoo Barcelona Zoo (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), Ciutadel- Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelo- enation.es For fans of the long-running Fast & Furious movie. CULTURAL FESTIVAL la/Vila Olímpica (L4). See Sat 3. na (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Festival Güell Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). See Wed 7. BASKETBALL M: Liceu (L3). 7pm. www.palauguell.cat FAMILY Chocolate Easter figures Museu de la Xocolata NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES EuroLeague: FCB Lassa vs Baskonia Palau Blau- POETRY (Antic Convent de Sant Agustí, Comerç, 36). M: Arc Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, en- grana (Avinguda Joan XXIII, s/n). M: Collblanc (L5). FREE Poetry Slam CCCB (Montalegre, 5). M: Cat- de Triomf (L1). 4pm-6pm. €15. trance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); 9pm. www.fcbarcelona.cat alunya (L1, L3; FGC). 6pm-8pm. www.museuxocolata.cat Provença (FGC). See Fri 2. CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS www.cccb.org Totem Districte Cultural de L’Hospitalet (Travessia Poets create verse live on stage. Industrial, 50, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat). M: Bel- Sunday 25 Thursday 22 lvitge (L1). Mar 23-May 6. From €28. SPANISH GUITAR TRADITIONS MUSIC FESTIVAL www.cirquedusoleil.com Maestros of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Músi- ca (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, Easter Various venues. www.barcelona.cat GuitarBCN 2018: Antonio Carmona BARTS (Av. SPANISH GUITAR L4). 9pm. €39-€45. More info and tickets: FAMILY Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). 9pm. From €25. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine tickets.visitbarcelona.com 3D Planetarium and activities for kids Cosmo- www.guitarbcn.com Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Caixa (Isaac Newton, 26). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. See ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Fri 2. RELIGIOUS MUSIC Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- Sun 4. Bach’s ‘St Mark’s Passion’ L’Auditori (Lepant, FOLK MUSIC – DANCE ya (L1, L3; FGC). See Sat 3. Travel to the bottom of the sea in a bathy- 150). M: Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Folk in movement L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: TOURS scaphe Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les 8pm. €10-€58. www.auditori.cat Glòries & Marina (L1), Monumental (L2). Mar 23- Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). Fourth Sun- Façades of Puig i Cadafalch buildings (Start: Casa 25. Fri, Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. €15. day of the month. 11.30pm, 12.45pm. Adults: €4. NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES Amatller, Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Gràcia www.auditori.cat Children: €2.50. www.mmb.cat FREE Evening guided tours of Montjuïc Ceme- (L2, L3, L4). 10.30am. €15. Reduced: €13.50. Prior tery (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). Bus: 21. 7pm- OPEN-AIR FAMILY reservation necessary at CLASSICAL MUSIC 10pm; every 15 minutes. In Catalan. www.cbsa.cat PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcalde Pere www.casessingulars.com Palm Sunday Concerto Museu Frederic Marès FREE Magic Fountain (Pl. Carles Buigas, 1). M: Es- Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca (Tarragona)). Train: Port Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelo- (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). panya (L1, L3; FGC). See Thu 1. Aventura (line R16 from Sants-Estació or Passeig na (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). Noon. Check prices online. TOURS de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). Direct 90-min bus from See Wed 7. www.museumares.bcn.cat Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps (L3); Balmes, 5 (Julia Travel). PortAventura Park: Mar Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Car- Carmina Burana Palau de la Música Catalana FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 1. 23-28 10am-7pm; Mar 29-31 10am-8pm; Ferrari me, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Sat 3. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter (Start: Land: from Mar 23 10.30am-5pm. tickets.visitbar- The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art San- 5.30pm. €29-€56. www.promoconcert.es Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 1. celona.com or www.portaventuraworld.com ta Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes (L3). Carl Orff’s most celebrated work is performed by Santa Maria del Mar rooftop (Plaça de Santa Mar- The popular resort opens its doors for the 2018 See Sat 3. the Ukranian State Symphony Orchestra Choir. ia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). See Fri 2. season. Enjoy PortAventura Park and Ferrari Land. Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu TOURS Barcelona 1700. History and life El Born Centre de FLAMENCO (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 3. Block of Discord guided tour (Start: Casa Amatller, Cultura i Memòria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume Tablao Cordobés (La Rambla, 3-5). M: Drassanes, Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M : Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). See Thu 1. Liceu (L3). See Thu 1. quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 3. L4). See Sun 4.

42 move bcn ticket sales: 43 Barcelona Bus Turístic (II): running all year round (except 1/01 & 25/12) visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com The Cathedral of the Sea (Start: Plaça de Santa OPEN-AIR FAMILY CLASSICAL MUSIC Maria del Mar). M: Jaume I (L4). See Sun 4. Tuesday 27 Tibidabo theme park (Pl. Tibidabo, 3-4). FGC: Tchaikovsky’s ‘Piano concerto nº 1’ Palau de la FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc Cemetery. Dreams Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- THEATRE FESTIVAL Av.Tibidabo + bus 196. Funicular del Tibidabo (Pl. quinaona (L1, L4). 5.30pm. €24-€48. of Barcelona (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). Bus: World Theatre Day Various venues. Doctor Andreu). Check website for opening dates www.promoconcert.es 21. Second and fourth Sun of month. Second Sun- www.teatrebarcelona.com and times. €28.50 (under-120cm, €10.50). day: 11.15am (Catalan); fourth Sunday: 11.15am www.tibidabo.cat NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES SPANISH GUITAR (Spanish). www.cbsa.cat PortAventura World theme park (Av. Alcalde Pere The Ghost Walking Tour (Start: Arc de Triomf, Pg. The Art of the Spanish Guitar: concert and wine Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca (Tarragona)). Train: Port Lluís Companys). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). See Fri 2. OPEN-AIR Santa Anna Church (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalun- Aventura (line R16 from Sants-Estació or Passeig Parabòlic Gaudí: Videomapping at Palau Güell FREE Santa Madrona portal and bastion Museu ya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 26, 27. 9pm. €20. de Gràcia; www.renfe.es). Direct 90-min bus from (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). See Fri 2. Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). Discount at tourist offices. More info: t See Sun 4. ickets.visitbarcelona.com Balmes, 5 (Julia Travel). See Fri 23. TOURS Casa Felip (Ausiàs Marc, 21). M: Urquinaona (L1, CATALAN MUSIC TOURS L4). See Fri 2. A Contrallum Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant An- Biblioteca Arús (Pg. Sant Joan, 26). M: Arc de Tri- Thursday 29 toni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig omf (L1), Tetuan (L2). See Tue 6. MUSIC FESTIVAL (L5). 7pm. €10. Reduced: €8. Casa Amatller (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de GuitarBCN 2018: Stick Men Sala Bikini (L’illa Di- Saturday 31 www.santpaubarcelona.org Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). See Fri 2. agonal: Av. Diagonal, 547). M: Maria Cristina ( L3). Guided visits to Park Güell (Olot, 5). M: Vallcarca, TOURS 9pm. From €25. www.guitarbcn.com OPERA Lesseps (L3). See Mon 5. Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (Car- Andrea Chénier Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site (Sant Antoni Mar- FILM FESTIVAL me, 47). M: Liceu (L3). See Sat 3. The Shadow of the Wind (Start: Centre d’Art San- 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). See Fri 9. ia Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). XX Mecal Pro 2018 Various venues. Mar 15-Apr 1. ta Mónica, La Rambla, 9). M: Drassanes (L3). See Thu 8. mecalbcn.org. See Thu 15. Torre Bellesguard Gaudí (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: See Sat 3. Monday 26 FREE Av. Tibidabo. See Fri 2. OPERA Funeral carriage and hearse collection CYCLING Barcelona 1700. History and life El Born Centre de La Traviata Teatre Tivoli (Casp, 8). M: Catalunya (L1, (Montjuïc Cemetery, Mare del Déu del Port, 56-58). Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Mar 19-26. Cultura i Memòria (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume L3; FGC); Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4). Mar 29-31. Bus: 21. See Sat 3. www.voltacatalunya.cat I & Barceloneta (L4), Arc de Triomf (L1). See Thu 1. 8.30pm. From €44. www.promoconcert.es Palau Requesens (Bisbe Caçador, 3). M: Liceu Opera at Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: (L3), Jaume I (L4). See Sat 3. SWING FLAMENCO Jaume I (L4). Thu 9.30pm. €25. Casa de la Seda (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Ur- Glenn Miller Tribute Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Ram- La Bodega Flamenca (Roger de Flor, 230). M: www.palaudalmases.com quinaona (L1, L4). See Sat 3. bla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 8pm. €27-€84. www. Verdaguer (L4, L5), Sagrada Família (L2, L5). CLASSICAL MUSIC promoconcert.es See Fri 2. TOURS Classical music at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). Casa Vicens (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, CLASSICAL MUSIC TRIBUTE BAND M: Jaume I (L4). Sat 5.30pm. €19. More info and Lesseps (L3). See Mon 5. Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ Palau de la Música Catalana Supertramp tribute - Logicaltramp Palau de la tickets at tourist offices and Casa Rocamora (Ballester, 12). M: Lesseps (L3); (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Ur- tickets.visitbarcelona.com 9pm. €18-€54. www.concertsabarcelona.com quinaona (L1, L4). 10pm. €29-€56. FGC: Pàdua/Putxet. See Thu 1. Spanish guitar solo from Pablo Despeyroux in a www.promoconcert.es Stories and legends of the Gothic quarter (Start: concert of works by Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz FAMILY Plaça Nova, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). See Thu 1. and Despeyroux himself. Entry includes an after- Pianissimo Circus CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer The awakening of La Pedrera (Pg. de Gràcia, 92). noon snack. i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). Mar 26- Wednesday 28 M: Diagonal (L3, L5); Provença (FGC). See Thu 1. CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP Apr 1. Noon, except Sat 31 6pm. €6. CULTURAL FESTIVAL Chocolate Easter figures Museu de la Xocolata http://obrasociallacaixa.org FREE Barcelona Districte Cultural: A life in waves (Antic Convent de Sant Agustí, Comerç, 36). M: Arc Centre Cultural Albareda (Albareda, 22). M: Friday 30 JAZZ de Triomf (L1). 4pm-7pm. €60. Paral·lel (L2, L3), Drassanes (L3). 7.30pm. Jamboree Jam Session Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: MUSIC FESTIVAL www.museuxocolata.cat Liceu (L3). See Mon 5. www.barcelona.cat GuitarBCN 2018: Bob Dylan Gran Teatre del Liceu BASKETBALL CLASSICAL MUSIC (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). Mar 30, 31. 9pm. TOURS Endesa league: FCB Lassa vs Estudiantes Palau Bach’s ‘Passion according to Saint Matthew’ From €75. www.guitarbcn.com Palauet Casades (Mallorca, 283). M: Diagonal (L3, Blaugrana (Avinguda Joan XXIII, s/n). M: Collblanc Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Músi- L5). See Mon 5. POP (L5). Date and time tbc. ca, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). 8pm. €20-€110. Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Harry Styles Palau Sant Jordi (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7). M: www.fcbarcelona.cat www.palaumusica.cat Espanya (L1, L3; FGC). 8pm. From €37. 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4). See Fri 2. NIGHT-TIME ACTIVITIES SPA www.livenation.es Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. del Pi, 7). M: Gaudí’s Pedrera. The Origins (Provença 261, en- Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths (Pg. de Picasso, Liceu (L3). See Thu 1. trance on Pg. de Gràcia). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); 22). M: Barceloneta & Jaume I (L4). See Mon 5. TECHNO UNDERWATER SPORT Techno session Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3). M: Liceu Provença (FGC). See Fri 2. Shark cage diving L’Aquàrium (Moll d’Espanya TOURS and Drassanes (L3). From midnight. Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelo- TRADITIONS del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barceloneta (L4), Drassanes www.masimas.com/moog FREE Sardanes (Pla de la Seu). M: Jaume I (L4). Sat na (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1, L3; FGC). (L3). See Tue 6. 6pm; Sun 11.15am. See Wed 7. BLUES CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS Casa de les Punxes (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verda- Blues at the MEAM (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS Totem Districte Cultural de L’Hospitalet (Travessia guer (L4, L5), Diagonal (L3, L5). See Tue 6. I (L4). Fri 6pm. €14. More info and tickets at tour- Totem Districte Cultural de L’Hospitalet (Travessia Industrial, 50, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat). M: Bel- Palau Baró de Quadras (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Di- ist offices and Industrial, 50, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat). M: Bel- lvitge (L1). See Fri 23. agonal (L3, L5) and Provença (FGC). See Wed 7. tickets.visitbarcelona.com lvitge (L1). See Fri 23.

44 move bcn ticket sales: 45 Barcelona Bus Turístic (III): 1-day prices: €30 adult, €25 senior, €16 child visitbarcelona.com & tickets.visitbarcelona.com Casa de la Seda (check web for dates). €20. Reduced: €11. €11-€24 (varies according to circuit and age). (Sant Pere Més Alt, 1). M: Urquinaona (L1, L4), www.palaumusica.cat www.barcelonaboscurba.com Jaume I (L4). Guided tours every Sat morn- Sumptuous modernista concert venue. Fun for all ages with zip lines, bridges and six- ing. 11am (Eng/Spa). €10. Reduced: €8. Palau Requesens metre-high platforms. www.casadelaseda.com SIGHTS (Bisbe Cassador, 3). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). Gaudí Experiència Unique 18th-century building belonging to city’s Guided tours & suppers: Fri, Sat 7.30pm (check (Larrard, 41). M: Lesseps (L3). 11.30am-4pm. €9. March 2018 guild of silk-workers. website for availability). Guided tours with glass Reduced: €7.50. www.gaudiexperiencia.com of cava and sword fight: €20. Tour, supper & Casa de les Punxes Interactive 4D journey through Gaudí’s creativity. (Av. Diagonal, 420). M: Verdaguer (L4, L5), medieval show: from €71. Saturday morning Diagonal (L3, L5). FGC: Provença. Daily 9am- tour also available. www.sternalia.com L’Aquàrium nformation and sales 8pm. Guided tour: €20. Self-guided tour with Historical setting for a night of medieval fun. (Moll d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n). M: Barce- I audio guide (10 languages): €12.50. Exclu- Tourist information points and Park Güell loneta (L4), Drassanes (L3). Mon-Fri 10am- sive guided tours (with glass of cava): €23. (Olot, 5). M: Vallcarca (L3). Until Mar 24: daily 7.30pm; weekends 10am-8pm; Mar 24-31 tickets.visitbarcelona.com casadelespunxes.es 8.30am-7pm; from Mar 25 daily 8am-8.30pm. 10am-8.30pm. €20. Discounts for children 3-10 This modernista gem is full of symbolism and €8.50. Reduced: €6. Daily general guided years. www.aquariumbcn.com has a splendid rooftop. tours (Spa, Eng and Fre): €7 pp. Daily private The city’s aquarium features a range of living Casa Vicens guided tours for 2-5 people: from €36 pp. Ad- creatures. (C/ de les Carolines, 20). M: Fontana, Lesseps vanced booking recommended via website. Poble Espanyol (L3). Daily 10am-8pm. €16. Reduced: €14. www.parkguell.cat (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Es- www.casavicens.org Gaudí’s take on an English garden city. Architecture panya (L1, L3; FGC). Mon 9am-8pm; Tue- This is the first house Gaudí designed in Barce- Pavelló Mies Van der Rohe Basílica de la Sagrada Família Thu, Sun 9am-midnight; Fri 9am-3am; Sat lona; it opened to visitors at the end of 2017. (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7). M: Espanya (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família (L2, (L1, L3; FGC). 10am-8pm. €5. Free for under-16s. 9am-4am. €14. Reduced: €7, €9, €10.50. L5). Daily 9am-7pm. Panoramic tour: Cripta Gaudí Colònia Güell www.miesbcn.com www.poble-espanyol.com €29. Guided tour: €24. Self-guided au- (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Cervel- Reconstruction of modernist German pavilion Architecture from around the country at this dio tour: €22. Prior reservation necessary. ló). M: Espanya (L1, L3; FGC) + FGC: Colònia designed for 1929 Barcelona International Ex- ‘Spanish village’. www.sagradafamilia.org Güell station (S4, S8 or S33). Mon-Fri 10am- hibition. PortAventura World Gaudí’s spectacular temple. 5pm; Sat, Sun and public hols 10am-3pm. Closed Mar 25, 30. €7. Reduced: €5.50. En- Sant Pau, Art Nouveau Site theme park Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar trance plus audio guide: €9. Reduced: €7.50. (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant (Av. Alcalde Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca (Tar- (Plaça de Santa Maria, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). Mon- www.gaudicoloniaguell.org Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). Mon-Sat 9.30am- ragona)). T. 902 20 22 20. Train: Port Aventura Sat 9am-1pm, 5pm-8.30pm; Sun, public hols Head a short way out of town to see this Gau- 4.30pm; Sun and public hols 9.30am- (line R16 from Sants-Estació or Passeig de Grà- 9am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm. Guided tours in- dí creation. 2.30pm. Self-guided visit: €14. Reduced: cia; www.renfe.es). Direct 90-min bus from cluding rooftop: noon-5.15pm (various lan- La Pedrera €9.80. Guided tour: €19. Reduced: €13.30. Balmes, 5 (Julia Travel). PortAventura Park: guages). From €8. Reduced: from €6.50. (Passeig de Gràcia, 92). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); www.santpau.barcelona Mar 23-28 10am-7pm; from Mar 29 10am- www.riostabarcelona.com FGC: Provença. Pedrera by Day: Mar 1 9am- A one-time working hospital created in the mo- 8pm. Ferrari Land: from Mar 23 10am-5pm. Beautiful Gothic church featured in popular no- 6.30pm; from Mar 2 daily 9am-8.30pm. €22. dernista style. www.portaventuraworld.com vel The Cathedral of the Sea. Reduced: €16.50. Gaudi’s Pedrera. The Origins: Torre Bellesguard Experience two different parks: PortAventura Mar 1 7pm-9pm; from Mar 2 daily from 9pm. Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Bellesguard, 6-9). FGC: Av. Tibidabo. Tue- Park with rides for all, and Ferrari Land, an exci- €34. www.lapedrera.com (Plaça del Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3), Jaume I (L4). Daily Sun 10am-3pm. Closed Mon. Self-guided tour ting new area dedicated to the fast cars. A standout example of Gaudí’s innovation with audio guide: €9. Reduced: €7.20. Full 10am-6pm. €4. Reduced: €3. Guided tour in- and vision. guided tour: Sat, Sun 11am (Eng); Sat noon, Tibidabo theme park cluding bell tower (Spa/Eng): check website for Sun 1.15pm (Spa). €16. Reduced: €12.80. (Pl. del Tibidabo, 3-4). Bus Tibibus (T2A) from Palau Baró de Quadras times. €8.50. www.riostabarcelona.com www.bellesguardgaudi.com Pl. de Catalunya. FGC: Av. Tibidabo (L7) + Bus (Av. Diagonal, 373). M: Diagonal (L3, L5); FGC: Historic church in the heart of Barcelona. Gaudí creation that combines modernisme and Provença. Guided tours: Wed 11am (Eng), 1pm 196 + Tibidabo Funicular. Mar 3-18: week- Casa Amatller (Spa). €10. Reduced: €9. Prior reservation nec- medieval Gothic designs. ends 11am-7pm; Mar 24, 25 11am-8pm; Mar (Pg. de Gràcia, 41). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, essary: www.casessingulars.com 28-31 11am-9pm. €28.50. Under-120cm: L3, L4). Guided tours (one hour): 11am (Eng), Another unmissable modernista building. Leisure €10.30. www.tibidabo.cat 5pm (Spa). €17. Tours with video guide (40 New and classic rides, plus amazing views Palau Güell Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths mins): 10am-5.30pm (various languages). €14. across the city. (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Liceu (L3). Tue-Sun (Pg. de Picasso, 22). M: Barceloneta, Jaume I amatller.org 10am-5.30pm. Closed Mon (except public hols). (L4). Sun-Thu: first session 9am, final session Zoo de Barcelona One of the city’s most outstanding modernis- €12. Reduced: €9. www.palauguell.cat from 11pm. Fri, Sat: first session 9am, final ses- (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de Triomf (L1), ta buildings. Just off La Rambla, this building was designed sion from midnight. www.airedebarcelona.com Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). Until Mar 24 daily Casa Batlló for Gaudí patron, Eusebi Güell. Indulge yourself at this luxurious spa. 10am-5.30pm.; from Mar 25 daily 10am-7pm. (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, Palau de la Música Catalana Barcelona Urban Forest Check website for activities, services and pro- L4). Daily 9am-9pm. Cultural visit + video guide: (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinao- (Plaça del Fòrum, s/n). M: El Maresme/ motions. €21.40. Children 3-12 years: €12.95. €24.50. Reduced: €21.50. www.casabatllo.es na (L1, L4). 10am-3.30pm (guided tours Fòrum (L4). Weekends and public hols 10am- Over-65s: €10.50. www.zoobarcelona.cat Unforgettable modernista architecture. every 30 mins); Easter week: 10am-6pm 3pm; check web for Easter opening times. 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