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  Dansa Metropolitana

  Quinzena Metropolitana the dance festival which will display all styles and genres to a potential audience of 5 million people. The festival will take place all over the metropolitan area of Barcelona, covering the municipalities of Barcelona, Badalona, Santa Coloma, L'Hospitalet, Cornellà, Espluges and others. Programmed in theaters, but also in streets, squares and subway stations, dance at its finest now has a festival that includes classic and contemporary dance, hip hop, jazz, traditional dance and any other style.

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  Sant Jordi 2026

  This is one of the most keenly anticipated and widely celebrated Catalan public holidays. According to the traditional tale, Sant Jordi (Saint George) killed the dragon that used to live in Montblanc where it terrorized the local population, thus saving the king's daughter from certain death. Legend has it that a beautiful rose bush sprang up in the spot where the dragon's blood was spilled. From the 18th century onward, the Sant Jordi festival became widely identified as a Catalan 'fiesta' which these days arouses great popular, civic and cultural passion. On Sant Jordi's Day, lovers exchange a rose and a book and every town and city in Catalonia is filled with stalls set up to sell both.
  
  

  
  

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  Grec Festival de Barcelona

  The Grec Festival of Barcelona is one of the city's major cultural highlights of the summer, turning Barcelona each year into an open stage for contemporary performing arts. This year, the festival celebrates its 50th edition, marking half a century of consolidating itself as a leading platform for creation, innovation and cultural dialogue. With its epicentre at the Teatre Grec de Montjuïc, the festival presents a diverse programme including theatre, dance, music, circus and hybrid performances, featuring local, national and international creators.

  Grec champions contemporary creation, dialogue between disciplines and the reinterpretation of great classical narratives from a modern perspective. Beyond Montjuïc, the festival spreads across various venues and cultural spaces throughout the city, strengthening the connection between culture and place. With an open, critical and plural outlook, the Grec Festival invites audiences to experience Barcelona's summer nights through culture, reflection and shared emotion.

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  Sónar 2026

  Sónar is far more than a festival of advanced music and multimedia art: since 1994, it has positioned Barcelona as a capital of sonic creativity and digital culture. The festival brings together electronic music, visual arts, technology and critical thinking in a distinctive programme that attracts audiences, artists and professionals from around the world.

  The next edition, on 18, 19 and 20 June 2026, will take place entirely at Fira Gran Via, bringing together the full daytime and night-time programme in a single venue under one continuous format. Non-stop music, over one hundred performances and an immersive experience featuring one of the most anticipated highlights: a live show by The Prodigy, an undisputed icon of global electronic music.

  The festival maintains its innovation hub, Sónar+D, which this year moves to a new venue in central Barcelona, the Llotja de Mar, further strengthening the link between creativity, technology and industry. In addition, Sónar Kids will present its family-oriented programme at Parc del Fòrum, expanding the experience to new audiences. For three days, Barcelona becomes the epicentre of cutting-edge sound and contemporary digital culture.

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  La Ribera

  La Ribera neighbourhood is a must for anyone taking a walk through Barcelona. Whether you get there from the Via Laietana or the Arc de Triomf, as you explore the maze of narrow streets in this neighbourhood where merchants, artisans and guilds once, you’ll discover the city of design, leisure and fashion.

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  Language

  There are two official languages in Catalonia: Catalan and Spanish, and there are more and more people in the region who understand and speak English. You’re sure to get by.

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  Customs

  Prices and long hours to shop and eat… and to work! Get an insight into the routine and the way people live in Barcelona.

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  Getting around by bike

  The bike is an original and different means of transport to discover the city. Barcelona has fully integrated cycle lanes and you can cycle through the city’s open spaces and parks. These conditions and the mild climate are ideal for this alternative means of transport. You can choose from organised routes or bicycle hire.

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  Sightseeing transport

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  Barcelona district by district

  Discover the characteristics, charm and the most interesting and attractive places of Barcelona's districts and neighbourhoods!