How to enjoy Barcelona’s ‘La Mercè’ weekend – for free
Barcelona’s biggest street festival, La Mercè, returns this weekend, with an incredible selection of music, dancing and theatre to enjoy for free. Here are our top picks
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Barcelona mourns second anniversary of terror attacks
Barcelona is remembering the victims of the terror attack that saw a van run over pedestrians in La Rambla, the city’s most iconic boulevard, two
Three fatal stabbings in 8 days in Barcelona
In what is the third homicide in eight days in Barcelona, a man was stabbed in the early hours of the morning in the Nou
Tourism, jobs, pollution: the pros and cons of Barcelona’s 3m cruise ship visitors
Over 3 million visitors arrived in Barcelona on cruise ships in 2018, making the city Europe’s biggest cruise destination ahead of other top ports including
‘Top manta’ street vendors demand end of ‘racist police persecution’
The People’s Union of Barcelona Street Sellers has asked Barcelona City Council to put an end to ‘racist police persecution’ after the detention of one
Barcelona City Council seeks inquiry into terrorist attacks
Barcelona City Council has voted in favour of a motion demanding that the Spanish Congress sets up a committee of inquiry into the August 2017
Street sellers protest – and Barcelona launches ‘Buy Legal’ campaign
On Friday evening, hundreds of Barcelona’s illegal street sellers responded to the city council’s new crackdown on the practice known as ‘top manta‘ with a demonstration
‘Top manta’ street sellers feel ‘betrayed’ by Barcelona mayor
Barcelona’s ‘top manta’ street sellers feel ‘betrayed’ by the city council, says one of their representatives, after the local authority launched special police patrols in
Ada Colau close to retaining post as Barcelona Mayor
The acting Barcelona Mayor, Ada Colau, could now retain the post despite coming second in the 26 May local elections, behind Ernest Maragall the candidate heading
Maragall ready to lead minority government in Barcelona
The Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party celebrated their victory as the most voted group in Barcelona’s local elections and their candidate Ernest Maragall is now likely to
