This month, our Spanish Gift Experiences Company MuchoMasQueUnRegalo hosted the 3rd meeting of the Global Experience Alliance which is an alliance of the leading gift experience companies across the world. Present at the meeting were Redletter days the UK company which created this worldwide multimillion euro industry of giving once in a lifetime experiences [...]

Montjuic Castle is situated on the large Montjuic Hill that overlooks Barcelona city centre. The castle was originally constructed during the 17th century war between Spain and Catalonia (War of the Reaper), but was destroyed by Bourbon troops in 1714. The Castle was rebuilt between 1751 and 1779 with improved defences that included large moats [...]

Barcelona has seven beaches which stretch for a total of around 2.5 miles (4km). Many of these created when the city’s waterfront area was refurbished for the 1992 Olympics. All the beaches have excellent facilities including showers, disabled access, sunbed hire and lifeguards (summer only). They are also well maintained by the local authorities. [...]

According to legend, on the 24th September 1218, the Virgin of Mercy appeared before Saint Pere Nolasc and instructed him to establish a religious order to help save Christians held captive by Barbary pirates. Several centuries later, in 1687, Barcelona was attacked by a plague of locusts and the Virgin of Mercy again came to [...]

Opened in 1996, this is the largest aquarium in Europe housing a variety of sea creatures including sea horses, starfish, sharks, rays and eels. Each of the 21 tanks depicts different themes such as underwater caves and coral reefs. The highlight of L’Aquarium is undoubtedly the huge Oceanari tank which showcases Mediterranean marine life. As [...]

The last time I faced my fear of heights was about 3 years ago when I was driven up along the Costa Brava by a friend to take part in what I was lead to believe was a fun initiation class into Scuba Diving! Dressed in flip flops and a summer dress I had mentally [...]

What would make a group of guys decide to fly to Barcelona and jump off a bridge?? It does not spring to mind immediately as you write your list of top ten things to do in Barcelona does it? Well for James Goldstone and his group, thats exactly what they did last week. Accompanied by [...]

This month sees Lifestyle join the Global Experience Alliance (GEA). The G.E.A. is a directive that has been spearheaded by RedletterDays UK (www.redletterdays.co.uk) The UK´s market leader in the gift experience market. Since 1989 Redletterdays has been pioneering the whole idea of giving unique experiences as gifts for birthdays anniversaries and other special occasions. After [...]

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to see a very interesting and mind boggling spectacle. The spectacle I elude to was one of hundreds upon hundreds of motorbikes (mainly Harleys), cruising down the streets of Barcelona. It transpired that by far the world´s most famous “motorcycle” (I apologise to all you Harley enthusiasts for swearing), [...]

With the Formula 1 season well under way, we decided to go and test out some of the driving experiences that we offer at the famous Circuito De Catalunya. About 30 minutes from the centre of Barcelona, you will find the impressive, renowned, track. It is arguably one of the best tracks on the F1 [...]