The outstanding retrospective “Joan Miró: the Ladder of Escape” comes to Barcelona

From October onwards, Barcelona’s Fundació Joan Miró will be hosting one of the most outstanding exhibitions of Miró’s work seen in Europe for 20 years.

The exhibition, which has been co-organised with Tate Modern in London, will allow you to discover in greater depth the different facets of the Catalan artist’s career which spanned six decades. Miró is considered one of the finest exponents of abstract expressionism and the exhibition brings together more than 150 works drawn from public and private collections.

16th October-18th March 2012.

An extraordinary opportunity that you can’t afford to miss.

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Get in shape this autumn in Barcelona

Barcelona is passionate about sport. To give you an idea how far its enthusiasm goes, this autumn the city is hosting three highly recommended sporting events:

International Walk of Barcelona – 15th and 16th October. Two routes (20 and 30 Km.) through the city and its surrounding area. It is open to locals and visitors from around the world.

Garmin Barcelona Triathlon – 16th October. Endurance race including swimming, cycling and athletics challenges.

88th Jean Bouin – 27th November. The oldest competition on Spain’s athletics calendar. More than 13 races in every category, including one for disabled people.

So, get running! Registration is open now.

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Eusebi Güell’s admiration of Antoni Gaudí resulted in some of his major landmarks

Eusebi Güell first came across Antoni Gaudí’s work at the 1878 Paris Exhibition where the young Catalan architect had one of his projects on display. Following this chance occurrence, Güell met Gaudí and became a staunch advocate of his work.

It is thanks to this admiration and friendship that such famous works as the Park Güell , the Palau Güell , the Crypt of the Colonia Güell and the Gatehouses of the Güell Estate exist today. All these landmarks are open to visitors and three of them are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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The sea on the table: BARCELONETA CUINA

Barceloneta is Barcelona’s fishing quarter par excellence and its fish market still supplies the day’s catch.

Recently some of its restaurants have launched the initiative Barceloneta Cuina, which seeks to bring Barcelona and Catalonia’s flavoursome traditional seafood dishes to a wider audience.

Seafood casseroles, stews and rice dishes... A true privilege for the most discerning palates that appreciate the quality of fresh produce.

Come to Barcelona and discover the riches of the Mediterranean!

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Barcelona, enjoy a cinematic experience

According to the Internet Movie Database more than 2,320 films have been shot in Barcelona. Renowned directors such as Woody Allen and Pedro Almodóvar have used Barcelona as the setting for their multi-award-winning films. As long ago as 1975, Antonioni shot his film The Passenger, with Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider, at Gaudí’s La Pedrera. This year, Robert de Niro and Antonio Banderas have been in Barcelona to appear in films that promise to be box-office smashes.

Barcelona Movie Walks invite you to discover the locations for many of these films at your own pace. If you prefer, you can take a guided tour with Barcelona de Cinema.

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