Sant Jordi

April 23rd is the feast of Sant Jordi (Diada de Sant Jordi), the patron Saint of Catalonia. The tradition is that the man buys the woman a rose and the woman buys the man a book.

Estrella Damm

This is probably the most important truck in Barcelona, the Estrella Damm beer delivery truck. It supplies Estrella Damm and Voll Damm to the entire city. There are, in fact, several delivery trucks so don't worry as Barcelona will be properly supplied in the event of the above truck breaking down.

Mercat de la Boqueria

Mercat de Sant Josep, commonly known as Mercat de la Boqueria, it is the most famous and picturesque market of Barcelona, in it you can buy all kind of products. If you cannot find it there, it doesn't exist.

Located on the right hand side of Las Ramblas when heading down towards the port. A beautiful market definitely worth visiting.

Palau de la Música Catalana

The Catalan Music Palace (Palau de la Música Catalana) is one of the most beautiful buildings in Barcelona. Designed by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1907. In 1997 it was declared as an World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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Street Performers

Street performers are one Barcelona's major attractions. Most of them are located in the Ramblas also you will also find them in the Gothic Quarter, specially around the Cathedral.

Among the street performers, I will highlight the "human statues" as some of them are impressive although my favourites are the singers. Some of them even sell their own CDs, so if you like their music, why not spending a few euro on a CD.

It is also not unusual to see tenors and sopranos, and in general quality of the street singers is pretty good, so if you have the time, why not spending 5 minutes listening to them as you may be impressed and you may end up standing there for a good while. You can even grab a coffee and come back to listen to them, I am sure they will like, specially if you show some financial support.