Barcelona Tourism Update for Insiders

Aug 31, 2009
Issue #13

Table of Content

NEWS & WHAT�S ON?

1. Fundació Arranz-Bravo to Open New Art Space in Barcelona

2. Barcelona's new Terminal T1 to handle 100,00 a day

3. Barcelona is among Europe's top five cities for business

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1. Discover the Barcelona coastline

2. A new route along the Barcelona coastline

3. Pete Best, ex Beatle drummer, will perform at the 080 Barcelona Fashion Festival. 2nd to 4th Sept

1. Fundació Arranz-Bravo to Open New Art Space in Barcelona

The Fundació Arranz-Bravo has a collection of 290 of the artists works, of which 97 are paintings (including many large format ones), 59 are drawings and paintings on paper, nine are bronze sculptures (including the bronze and aluminum prototype of El Pont de la Llibertat, which is located at the junction of Rambla de la Marina and Avinguda del Carrilet in L’Hospitalet), one is a polychrome sculpture – L’Acollidora de la Fundació – and 124 are engravings using a variety of techniques (etchings, lithographs and serigraphs). Two theatre sets also form part of the collection.

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2. Barcelona's new Terminal T1 to handle 100,00 a day

The new Terminal T1 recently debuted at Barcelona Airport solidifying its position as one of Europe’s top ten airports. Native son Ricardo Bofill, has designed a sleek sword-shaped structure that is flooded with natural light from its floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Some 100,000 passengers a day will pass through the 5.8 million square-foot terminal which is expected to welcome 30 million a year.

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3. Barcelona is among Europe's top five cities for business

Barcelona has maintained its position as one of the most competitive cities on the continent. It heads those cities that are not European capitals and is well placed with regard to Asia's main capitals, according to the conclusions of the seventh Barcelona Observatory report, drawn up by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce Economic Studies Office and the City Council Economic Promotion Sector Studies Directorate.

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1. Discover the Barcelona coastline

Most Barcelona beaches offer leisure services and activities

Although there are some spots of undeniable charm on the Catalan coast, you don't have to leave the city to enjoy a day at the beach or a pleasant seaside walk.

We offer you a Barcelona seafront route, from the harbour to Badalona, so you can discover what there is close at hand.

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2. A new route along the Barcelona coastline

The route links historical and more modern features that have contributed to the renovation of the Barcelona seafront.

Barcelona Walks Marina is the name of a new Turisme de Barcelona itinerary that offers the chance to discover the city's seafront.

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3. Pete Best, ex Beatle drummer, will perform at the 080 Barcelona Fashion Festival. 2nd to 4th Sept

One part of the festivities this year is a Beatles festival which is organized for the night of September 3 as a tribute to a group that is a symbol of the '60s and after conquering the world with their music came to impose its own style of fashion on a whole generation.

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