Castellers in Barcelona

Dani — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:32:46 +0000

First of all, we should start with a brief introduction to what Castellers are and the basic terminology. As this is a catalan tradition, all the terminology is in Catalan, although I will include the English transaction between brackets.

Basically a castell (castle) consists of a human tower with can have up to ten levels high. These castells (castle) are built during town festivals. At these festivals, different colles castelleres (teams) compete to build the most impressive castell. These colles castelleres dress up in traditional catalan costumes.

Barcelona’s colla castellera (team of castle builders) is Castellers de Barcelona and this year they celebrate their 40th anniversary. In order to celebrate such an important event, they have organized two diades castelleres (days where these castles are built, normally on a sunday).

First diada castellera:

Date: 20th of June
Venue: Plaça de Sant Jaume (city centre)
Time: 20h
Metro: Jaume I (L4 – yellow line)

Second diada castellera:

Date: 21st of June
Venue: Plaça de Sant Jaume (city centre)
Time: 12h
Metro: Jaume I (L4 – yellow line)

This is one of the most important catalan traditions so if you are in town on the 20th or 21st of June, I strongly recommend that you don’t miss it as it is a great event and you will definitely enjoy it.

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Spanish and Language Classes

Dani — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:20:00 +0000

Are you new in the city and have some language difficulties? First of all you should be aware that Barcelona is a bilingual city with both Catalan and Spanish. Catalan is the local language and Catalan people are very proud of it so people will really appreciate if you make the effort to learn Catalan. Although everybody speaks Spanish.

Looking for Spanish or Catalan lessons? Barcelona has a wide offer of language schools. However, some can be a waste of time and money.
We are including some interesting ones:

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas Drassanes
Av. Drassanes s/n
Metro Drassanes L3
Website: http://www.eoibd.es/
Email: eoibdrassanes@eoibd.es
Tel. +34 93 3249330

This is probably one of the most interesting options because it is sponsord by the local government so the prices are very reasonable. It has a wide offer of courses (up to 15 languages can be studied). Located in city centre, it is also a great place to meet people.

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas Vall d´Hebron
Av. Jordá
Metro Vall d´Hebron L3
Website: http://www.eoibcnvh.org/
Email: eoi2bcn@pangea.org
Tel: +34 93 4186833

Another branch of the above school. Wide offer of courses and reasonable prices although it is not located in city centre.

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona UAB
Sant Antonio Maria Claret 171
Metro Hospital San Pablo L5, Guinardó L4
Website: http://www.uab-idiomes.com/
Email: info.idiomes@uab.es
Tel: +34 93 4335060

Barcelona Spanish School
Rocafort 104
Metro Rocafort L1
Website: http://www.barcelonaspanish.com/
Email: info@barcelonaspanish.com
Tel: +34 93 4269822

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