Tourism in Barcelona
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May 10th, 2013
I had a very enjoyable evening out last week as a punter with Crafty Beer Tours with guides-hosts Roy Cottle and Robin Barden (both in the photo). The tour takes you to two beer bars very much off the beaten tourist trail in Barcelona and is enlivened by their passionate, engaging and witty spiel on the new movement of Catalan and Spanish craft beers. Beer of course forms the connecting thread but the tour is really about local produce and alternative Barcelona with a healthy dose of contemporary politics thrown in. First stop was Cerveseria La Resistencia, interesting itself because Sergi the owner is a goldmine of family stories about the Civil War and anarchism in Barcelona https://www.facebook.com/CraftyBeerTours?fref=ts where I had a gorgeous pint of Montseny, a local Catalan brew Second and last stop was a cozy boozer in Sants where we also had a bit to eat. The price is 35 euros and includes a pint at the first bar and at the second a sample of 6 different craft beers and some local cheeses and sausages, etc. Roy and Robin are both beer experts, but without a hint of those British real ale bores. Note: Roy is about to launch his own Barcelona brew (more on this when he does). Everybody in the group (me and seven Brits) had a great time. We threw dozens of questions at the guides who expertly managed them all. Highly recommended!
Bars, Interesting bars in Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona, tourist tips in Barcelona | |
September 30th, 2011
I’ve added this collection of myths, legends and ghoulish tales of Barcelona. I’ve also designed a new tour based on the these stories and more. Ghosts, giants, the Devil, executioners, murderers, the Inquisition – the usual thing
Guided tours of Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona | Tags: Ghost tours of Barcelona|
May 19th, 2010
The latest figures on tourism in the city:
Depsite the crisis, tourist numbers in Barcelona rose in the first quarter, after a 3-year decline, with a 11.7% rise of visitors over the same period in 2009. Average hotel occupancy rate from January to March of 60%, higher than in the same period in the previous year. Spanish tourists make up 34.7% of the total number of visitors. The number of French, North-American and German tourists also rose, while the number of visitors from Italy and the UK (now 7.3%) fell. The cruisers reported a significant decline in the first quarter of this year, with an 8.55% decrease in the number of passengers over the same period in 2009. El Periodico
Employment and welfare through economic development or an unsustainable model and no respite for us from the hordes of us?
Economy of Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona | Tags: tourist numbers in Barcelona|
