Searching for a job in Barcelona?

One important thing to consider when searching for a job is that Barcelona is a bilingual city with both Spanish and Catalan so you may need to speak both of them or at least Spanish. It is actually possible to find a job with no Spanish or Catalan as there are a large number of […]

Shopping in Barcelona

Women will love Barcelona for its shopping oportunities so guys, be ready for long shopping sessions.

There are lots of shopping areas all over the city, but lets focus on city centre.

El Corte Inglés is probably the most important and known department store with different branches although the biggest and […]

Accomodation

There are different factors to consider when looking for accomodation.

First of all is the location: I would recommend staying close city centre (Plaça Catalunya) so it is not necessary to take the public transport. La Rambla and its surrounding areas (Barri Gotic, el Raval, St. Pere and el Borne) have a high concentration of […]

Useful information

Electricity

The standard current in Spain is 220V. Although a very small number of old buildings still may have 125V circuits. Therefore it is advisable to check before using electrical equipment in old or cheap hotels/hostels.

Plugs are all of the two round pin type.

You […]