Julio Redacción

The best polo players are gathering together to participate in one of the most prestigious tournaments. Barcelona Polo Challenge is back and intends to move the audience in the extraordinary field of Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.

The equestrian world is closely related to the history of Catalonia and Barcelona itself. That´s why Real Club de Polo de Barcelona (1897) is the oldest sports club in Spain.

This feature has been strengthening for the last 3 years due to the designation of Barcelona as the capital of the equestrial world. This leading role in the equestrian environment has given the city the chance to take part in several equestrian events, events that are included in Barcelona Equestrian Challenge (BECH).

Most of the competitions and events have been organized by Real Club de Polo Barcelona (RCPB) and Live Barcelona has already presented one of them called Barcelona´s International Jumping Competition (CSIO), an event that is part of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™.

The next appointment with the equestrian world is Barcelona Polo Challenge, undoubtedly one of the greatest events for sports lovers and those who are passionate about equestrian tourism.

The 47th International Polo Tournament in Barcelona is taking place this April 25th and 26th and May 1st, 2nd and 3rd, an event worth attending!

Between the business area located below Diagonal Avenue and the Montjuic Mountain, there is one of the most popular neighbourhoods of Barcelona. We are talking about Sants Neighbourhood, known for its commercial life and for constituting one of the main accesses to the City of Barcelona.

The huge and lively commercial route that joins the different areas of Sants Neighbourhood is also what all of them have in common. Several places such as Sants itself, Hostafrancs, La Bordeta or Badal are communicated by Sants Street and Creu Coberta Street.

The railway service seems to divide Sants Neighbourhood into two. However, that fact is far from affecting the area; on the contrary, it has attracted people from both sides of the City of Barcelona.

Connected to l’Hospitalet de Llobregat by Riera Blanca Street, to Les Corts by Madrid Avenue and to l’Eixample by Tarragona Street and Josep Tarradellas Avenue, Sants Neighbourhood has not always been recognized for its diversity, mirrored in the coming and going of those who live by the main street and the peace of the interior areas of the neighbourhood.

You can find little streets where parties are held and neighbourhood life with markets and single-family houses, which make Sants seem part of a little town more than a big city like Barcelona.

Sants is multifaceted and is proud to be a popular neighbourhood!

The City of Barcelona is focusing on urban projects and public spaces. Its streets, squares, parks and museums keep it full of life and people. Let´s analyze some of the most outstanding projects in Eixample Neighbourhood.

The City of Barcelona has some of the largest international urban projects.

Neighbourhoods such as 22@Barcelona, Gracia or Marina del Prat Vermell are witnessing sustainable building projects. Thus, the city is receiving proposals aimed at becoming a smart city model.

But, is it possible to find neighbourhoods able to change deeply? The answer is yes.

The projects are aimed at recovering the historical heritage and enlightening dark areas. This type of urbanism is mirrored in Eixample neighboourhood.

Some projects are about to be discovered and some others are about to come true.

The interconnection of devices and the massive data accumulation are the origin of the new online businesses. Getting to know the roots of Big Data and exploring its technological aspect open the doors to a new economy, with Barcelona as leading character.

We can say that the Internet of things (lot) and Big Data are strategic partners for new companies. There are many examples of their practical application, although Barcelona is leader in taking advantage of these strategies.

From interconnected devices to sensors and the search algorithms, the collection of data taken from the Internet has resulted in a «goldmine», which has started to be exploited commercially.

Such goldmine determines the success of the electronic devices (wearables), as it was shown in the Mobile World Congress, as well as the service development aimed at consumers and citizens.

After the collection of data, it is necessary to process and analyze it. This is a key moment for entrepreneurs; that is why Barcelona already has a Big Data Centre, where there are congresses and international experts as speakers.

This constitutes a new entrepreneurial panacea for new companies (start-ups) and enterprises.

The cities worldwide are opposed to the ongoing degradation of the environment. With this aim, the lifestyle changes as hard work gives hope for the future of the planet. Exploring the subject, we are going to visit 3 sustainable buildings of Barcelona.

Before the arrival of the Hora del Planeta, which is set on the 28th of March between 20,30 and 21.30, the most emblematic building in the world will join forces in the fight against climate change.

It is the ninth annual worldwide participation, which features more than 160 Spanish cities, as well as 200 companies and entities. This goes beyond the symbolism of turning lights out for 60 minutes in the cities that want to claim urgent action in the Climate Summit in Paris (COP21).

Along with the reclamation, WWF wants to select the favourite sustainable city. the voting, whereas Barcelona takes an excellent space due to its environmental commitment, demonstrated an «alternative» way of life and working.

Today, we are going to look at the tree examples of this sustainable alternative. These given buildings are in the Salón Internacional de la Construcción (now named Beyong Building Barcelona-Construmat), which are going to be presented between the 19th and the 23rd of May in Barcelona.

The cold months of autumn and winter makes us want to warm up, as well as having a coffee, here in Barcelona. Everyone enjoys this product in their own way, but everybody loves the purity and nuances of it.

If a drink can be associated with a quiet moment at home or anywhere else, it is coffee, without any doubt. A beverage for those who have been waiting for a long time, for meetings and for conversations with friends.

Single coffee or a coffee shot, coffee with milk or stained, Viennese or Irish coffee…

Enjoying some coffee in Barcelona doesn’t depend on the neighborhood or big avenues. The small corner shops, great selections and expertise in roasting are enough for everybody to agree.

This is the best coffee in Barcelona: a question of right places, just as the good taste!

From the heights, Montjuïc is the largest green space in Barcelona and an exceptional vantage point over the city. A place to meet with Olympic sports, cultural facilities, world history and broad expanses of trees and gardens.

El Parc de Montjuïc, with 450 hectares, is one of the most visible parts of the city. Located on the large hill that goes from Sants to the Port of Barcelona, and parallel to the gastronómical neighborhood of Poble Sec.

Barcelona’s personality is marked by the history and the future of a place where green areas coexist with first class sports and cultural facilities. It is a hill named after the Middle Ages as ‘hill of the Jews‘, for it hosted their old cemetery.

From the participants of the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition to the Olympian athletes of Barcelona 92, going through art lovers or current entrepreneurs. Who has not visited Montjuïc during his visit to Barcelona?

Generations of visitors have toured its miles full of streets and roads, and they will keep doing it after the new challenges lying ahead.

One of the most visited places in the city is the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. Made up of different neighborhoods, all of them keep its own identity among medieval streets and institutions of all kinds.

Emerging from the remains of the old Roman Barcino, medieval Barcelona promoted the construction of palaces and Gothic churches and the progressive disappearance of many of the Roman remains in the city.

Bordering a majestic Eixample, a cosmopolitan Raval and a very charming Born, the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona is known internationally.

Located in the city center, it invites the visitor to enjoy leisurely walks through a maze of tangled streets. A path going through the Gothic Quarter and whose route is only known by the visitor.

The 2016 Michelin Guide has awarded culinary creativity and recognized the legacy of elBulli. A few innovations are highlighted, as well as the arrival of new values to the star restaurant list.

Barcelona is a city famous for its international gastronomic art. No less than 20 establishments in the city have been awarded one or two stars in the 2016 Michelin Guide.

A few kilometres away from the capital, you can find the most highly honoured restaurants. A perfect example is the kitchen king Ferran Adrià, who shares the throne with a lot more brilliant star restaurants.

The most important gastronomic guide has only awarded a new star to a Catalan culinary in 2016. Although the city is known to be a home of excellent gastronomy, there are a lot of new restaurants that match the excellency.

Barcelona is a place where you can enjoy not only the Spanish and Catalan cuisine, but the international cuisine as well. Are you ready to look at this list of delciiousness? Bon Appetite or ¡Buen provecho!, as we locals say here!