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CultureWhere to see castells in Barcelona and when the diades are
Barcelona has eight human tower teams and you do not need to wait for La Mercè. Rehearsals are open and free midweek, and the autumn calendar has four big dates.
CultureBarcelona facts, the city that reinvented its own past
The Gothic Quarter was rebuilt between 1908 and the 1930s, the beaches were created in 1992, and those Plaça Reial lamp posts are early Gaudí. What is genuinely old, what was built to look it, and which legends do not hold up.
CultureFree art galleries in Barcelona and how to walk them
Over a hundred galleries with free entry, grouped by district so you can see four or five on foot. What each area shows, the opening hours nobody checks, and the September weekend when everything opens at once.
CultureLa Mercè in Barcelona, a local's guide to the city festival
How I do La Mercè, day by day across the five of the festival. The castellers, the correfoc and the Piromusical, what I avoid with children and the mistake nearly everyone makes. Over 500 events, almost all free.
CultureFree museums in Barcelona, the calendar I actually use
Every museum you can visit free in Barcelona, sorted by the day you have off. The weekly calendar of which museum each day, the Picasso booking trick, and which one to skip when it is mobbed.