Top things to do in Barcelona and Catalonia this August
From open-air cinemas and live concerts in the city to golden beaches and stargazing under remote skies, Catalonia has something for everyone this month
Life & Style
Life & style stories and news
CUSTO, Habey Club, and Escorpion among Barcelona's 080 Fashion fall 2025 event
Next edition held at Sant Pau Modernisme site from October 14 to 17
Sagrada Família becomes tallest building ever built in Barcelona after reaching 155.58 meters
Unfinished basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí to be 172.5 meters when completed
Young Barcelona entrepreneur shakes up dessert scene with 99-cent cheesecake
"People come for the price, but come back for the quality," says 22-year-old founder Roger Bettosini
Barcelona airport's 218 direct flights: From Palma de Mallorca to almost all continents
London, New York, Paris, and Rome are some of many non-stop destinations from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona El Prat Airport
Blanes sees night of fireworks as winner of last four competitions lights up festival
Rain dampened inauguration of fireworks competition, but peak arrives now arrives with weekend
Surprise as 40,000-year-old hearth discovered in archaeological site
Researchers confident that 2026 campaign will be "prolific" in Cova de les Teixoneres in Moià
New coastal route unveiled for 2025 La Mercè 10K
Race in Barcelona on September 21 will finish at Plaça de Catalunya
Bicing bike sharing reaches 100m trips since 2019
Barcelona's public bicycle system registers 1.5 million monthly users and 47 million kilometers annually
Natural wine: the ‘magical’ unknown booming in popularity
New bars opening up around Catalonia at forefront of new gastronomic cultural revolution
Sofia and Martí lead Catalonia's baby name rankings for first time
Júlia and Martina take second and third place for girls; Biel and Marc for boys
Tickets to visit Barcelona's metro driving simulators sold out in one hour
768 fortunate people to discover infrastructure over two weekends
Mystery boxes madness arrives in Barcelona with undelivered packages store
Customers pay by weight for surprise packages that they can’t return
Horses from around the world find freedom in retirement in Pyrenees
Cavalls Wakan boarding facility offers horses a free and natural life
Superman's cape was made in Barcelona
Gratacós textile company specializes in party dresses and has already dressed up the 'Bridgerton,' 'Emily in Paris,' and Rosalía
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