Spanish Grocery Store to Charge Tourists Who Come in Just to Look
Fed up with tourists who only come in to check out the scenery, the owners of Queviures Múrria, a centennial grocery store in Barcelona, have put up a sign announcing a 5 euro fee ($5.6) for coming in just to look. Queviures Múrria has been in business since 1898 and is one of the most […]
Man Sentenced to Prison for Systematically Terrorizing Neighbors with Loud Music
A Barcelona man was sentenced to one year in prison after a court found that he had been terrorizing his neighbors for at least 5 years by playing loud electronic music almost non-stop. A court in Mataró (Barcelona), Spain recently ruled against a man who had reportedly been driving his neighbors crazy by playing electronic […]
El Bosc de les Fades – Barcelona’s Fairy Tale Cafe
If you’re looking for an other-worldly experience in the Catalonian city of Barcelona, look no further than El Bosc de les Fades (The Fairies’ Forest), a unique cafe decorated as an esoteric land of fairies. Tucked away off Las Ramblas, on Pasatje Banca next to the Wax Museum, El Bosc de les Fades is one […]
Castellers – The Human Towers of La Merce
Every year, towards the end of September, the Spanish town of Barcelona hosts its largest street party – the “La Merce” Festival. One of the highlights of the event is the building of impressive human towers, by acrobats known as “castellers”. Translated as “castle builders”, castellers are the people that take part in the building […]