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Barcelona like
you've never seen it.
I'm Anita. I live in Barcelona and since 2014 I've been sharing the plans, flavours and hidden corners that make this city unique.
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View all →Montserrat from Barcelona, how to go up and when to arrive
The boys' choir sings at one in the afternoon and you have to book beforehand, which almost nobody knows. And you choose between rack railway and cable car without realising you are choosing.
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Where to stay in Barcelona, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
Sleeping here carries a surcharge of up to 12 euros per person per night that never shows in the search results, and there is a number to check before booking a flat.
Barcelona in October, which weekend to pick and why
The 12th is a Monday and makes a long weekend, and on the 25th you gain an hour while 136 buildings open free. It is the fullest month and the wettest of the year.
What to do in Barcelona when it rains
Rain here lasts two hours, not a day. Where I go while it passes, including a Gothic hall you can see for free and original-language cinema for 4 euros.
The best time to visit Barcelona, month by month
It rains 53 days a year in Barcelona and six of them fall in October, the month everyone recommends. The official AEMET figures month by month, and the one I would book.
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View all →Montserrat from Barcelona, how to go up and when to arrive
The boys' choir sings at one in the afternoon and you have to book beforehand, which almost nobody knows. And you choose between rack railway and cable car without realising you are choosing.
Christmas in Barcelona, what is done differently here
The 26th is a public holiday here and almost nowhere else in Spain, the cathedral fair dates from 1786, and this year the New Year bells move to a new place.
The Sagrada Família is now the tallest church in the world
172.5 metres since 10 June, and not a centimetre more, by Gaudí's own decision. It went up for 137 years without a building permit and the hardest part is still missing.