Tourism in Barcelona

Champions League Semifinal: Barcelona vs Chelsea

F.C. Barcelona is the only non-English team that has reached the Champions League semifinal.

Barcelona will face Chelsea in the Semi-Finals of the Champions League. The catalan club sealed its place in the Semi’s with a comprehensive win over Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou.

First Leg: Camp Nou (Barcelona), 28.04.2009
Second Leg: Stamford Bridge (London), 06.05.2009

Chelsea progressed to the last four of the competition after a fantastic 4-4 draw against Liverpool.

On the other semi-final, Arsenal and Manchester United will look for a place in the Champions League Final in Rome on Mary 27th.

Transport Information:

Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona) will increase the frequency of Metro and Buses before and after the game to minimize the effects on traffic.

Metro will remain open until 12.

Pabellón Olímpico de Badalona

The Pabellón Olímpico de Badalona, is probably the most important attraction of Badalona, a city devoted to the sport of basketball and to its team, Club Joventut de Badalona, one of the best teams in Spain and in Europe.

It is currently the home area of Club Joventut de Badalona and although it is mainly used for sporting events, it frequently hosts music concerts.

Groups such as Bruce Springsteen, Mark Knopfler, Oasis, The Killers or Marilyn Manson just to name a few, have performed there.

Pabellón Olímpico de Badalona

Location – Badalona (Barcelona, Spain)
Address – Avenida. Alfons XIII s/n, 08921, Badalona (Barcelona)
Architects – Esteve Bonnell and Francesc Rius
Capacity – 12.500
Inauguration – 19.09.1991

How to get there?

By car – From Barcelona, taking the motorway C-31 (Autopista del Maresme) exit Badalona Sur.
Metro – Gorg (L2)
Tram – Glories-Gorg (T5)
Bus – BD3, BD4, B16, B25, B26, B29, B30 and B31.

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Barcelona Guitar Festival (April)

The 20 Barcelona Guitar Festival will take place from March 29th to June 27th.

Here is the programme for April:

AMARAL
Thursday 2 April (21.00h) – Palau de la Música Catalana
from 20 to €48
PAT MARTINO
Wednesday 15 April (21.00h) – Luz de Gas
€28
JUAN PERRO
Friday 17 April (21.30h) – Bikini
€20
ANDY McKEE
Saturday 28 April (21.00h) – Luz de Gas
€28
KURT ROSENWINKEL
Thursday 23 April (21.30h) – L´Auditori Sala 2
€24
DAVID BYRNE
Friday 24 April (21.00h) – Palau de la Música Catalana
from 25 to €54
ROGER MAS
Saturday 25 April (21.00h) – L´Auditori Sala 2
€16
TOTI SOLER
Sunday 26 April (20.00h) – Luz de Gas
€15
JOAN MIQUEL OLIVER
Thursday 30 April (21.00h) – Casino L´Aliança de Poblenou
€18

Click here for full programme and further details.

* Many thanks to Robin Mitchell for this fantastic picture.

U2 in Barcelona

Concert at the Camp Nou

New U2 album ‘No Line on the Horizon‘ was released world-wide last weeks (2nd and 3rd of March). Dates for the new U2 Tour have been released and U2 fans will be happy to know that the Irish band has chosen Barcelona as their first stop of their 2009 Wold Tour.

The U2 360º Tour will commence at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on June 30th. For more details concerning the U2 concert click here.

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