An unpretentious three-star hotel right in the thick of things, just saved from chain-hotel homogeneity by its monochrome jazz theme, and undeniably useful for travellers with a packed schedule, being ...

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Eixample ranks as one of the safest areas in Barcelona, featuring wide, well-lit streets and a more residential atmosphere, with easy access to multiple metro lines and walking distance to the Old ...

Barcelona is a city that’s easy to fall for, and it’s a brilliant place to spend some time. If you're heading over for a short visit, a study term, or are just testing the waters by renting a room for ...

Boasting beautiful architecture, great shopping and an exciting foodie scene, Barcelona combines “everything that is most charming about Mediterranean cities”, said Sally Davies in The Telegraph. It ...

Gardeners making their rounds through Barcelona’s Parc del Centre del Poblenou these days are as likely to carry tablets as trowels. The city recently moved 178 of its irrigation points to an Internet ...

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