Year: 2016
BGB Offers a New Virtual Reality Tour
No more queues at the Sagrada Familia, no more noise from the construction site, no more imagining what the Sagrada Família will look like when it’s finished. Gaudi Augmented Reality Tour Buy our new Sagrada Familia Package, with this Virtual Reality Tour you can travel from the comfort of your sofa, and you will be the […]
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BGB raises in La Marató de TV3 2016 more than 5.100 euros for the fight against the stroke
Children enjoying La Marató TV3 On Saturday and Sunday 17-18 December Barcelona Guide Bureau participated one more year in the La Marató de TV3. This year we are very happy to announce than we collected more than 5.100 euros to give a financial boost to research on strokes and traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries. BGB […]
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Fingers crossed for the big draw of the lottery in Spain
Lottery winners past years One of the most awaited moments of Christmas for the Spanish families is not Christmas Eve or New Year Eve but it is December 22nd. If we look at the calendar we won’t find any bank holidays on this day but it is a date in which the hopes and dreams […]
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Top souvenirs you must have from Barcelona
Travellers in Barcelona Barcelona has an antique and rich culture which is represented in a vast variety of customs. Traditions that in many occasions surprise the travellers that visit the city. Why not take a piece of this culture when you return home? In this article we recommend the top souvenirs that you should take home and […]
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5 Churches you should not miss at Christmas in Barcelona
Are you in Barcelona for Christmas? Good news, you have plenty of things to do for this end of the year! I strongly recommend that you don’t miss any of these beautiful or stunning churches! 1 – Catedral de Barcelona Cathedral in the Gothic Quarter Located in the gothic quarter, the Cathedral of Barcelona – also […]
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Novetats en l’obtenció del Carnet de Guia Turístic de Catalunya
Estem molt contents d’anunciar que es manté el Carnet de Guia de Turisme de Catalunya, si bé desapareixen els exàmens com a via d’accés al carnet. Finalment tenim una resposta concreta per part de la nova Direcció General de Turisme. L’Habilitació de nous guies es realitzarà amb un nou sistema de punts que està en fase […]
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Sant Jeroni de la Murtra and Puig Castellar
The monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra was built in the Gothic style at the beginning of the fifteenth century. It is situated in the Sierra de Marina park to the north of Barcelona. The monestary belonged to the Catholic order of the Hieronymites and was founded in 1416 by the merchant Bertran Nicolau, on the old house […]
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Spend December like a local: Santa Llúcia, the ‘Immaculate bridge’, and the figures of Christmas
Christmas market in front of the Cathedral Smells like Christmas when December begins. It is a month where there is a lot of activity –but also with some stops-, in Barcelona, not only related to what is going on around December 25th. There are also very interesting traditions that are really worth (and even useful!) […]
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