New theatre opens on Barcelona’s Broadway
The Artèria Paral.lel Theatre opened its doors with Dagoll Dagom’s musical ‘Nit de San Joan’. The new theatre hopes to revive the Paral.lel Avenue’s important theatre tradition.
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The Catalan Government to enter Spanair’s board
The Catalan Government will become part of the Spanair’s board after a 10 million euro shareholders increase made possible by the public company Avança.
Barcelona is the city with the most robberies according to Tripadvisor
The travel website Tripadvisor recently ranked Barcelona as the number 1 city to be pickpocketed for the 2nd year in a row. The Catalan coastal region of the Costa Brava was ranked 7th on the list, although a mistake was made in the report situating Alicante, which is some 600 km. South, in the region
‘Time Capsule’ will remain closed until 2159
The Barcelona ‘Time Capsule’, a project developed as part of the Cerdà Year, will remain sealed until the year 2159. This date marks the 300th anniversary of the approval of Ildefons Cerdà’s Plan for the Reform and Development of Barcelona, when the Eixample neighbourhood was designed
Spanish Parliament: Catalan institutions must “participate in the deciding majority” of Barcelona airport
The Spanish Parliament has formally asked the Spanish Government to decentralise the management of the Barcelona airport and have Catalan institutions deeply involved. All the groups in the Parliament, including the ruling Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), have voted in favour of the motion presented by the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Party (CiU) with the exception of the Conservative and Spanish Nationalist People’s Party (PP).
Custo’s cubism and Toni Francesc’s green design hit the runways at New York Fashion Week
Catalan fashion designers Custo Barcelona and Toni Francesc are currently exhibiting their Spring-Summer collections at New York Fashion Week. Custo Barcelona’s collection is inspired by geometric shapes and graphic prints, while Toni Francesc seeks out environmental stability in his pieces this year.
Main Catalan savings bank improves social cohesion in neighbourhoods with many immigrants
The Welfare Project of the La Caixa’s Foundation aims to foster social cohesion in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of immigrants in Barcelona, Tortosa and Salt. The project has specified 17 zones throughout Spain that it will work with to develop community intervention models for the next 3 years.
Air Berlin to fly from Barcelona to Stuttgart and Vienna
The German airline has announced today the opening of 2 new direct routes from Barcelona’s airport. In addition, Air Berlin has confirmed his aspirations to operate from the new main terminal T1. The airline’s passengers going through Barcelona has grown 14% in the last year.
World Music Festival to feature the music of Africa
The Barcelona World Music Festival will kick off the first week of October, bringing a wide offer of renowned music to the city. The festival will feature African music this year, showcasing artists such as Victor Demé, Nino Galissa, Bino Barros, Lokua Kanza and Don Bigg.
Tourist flats in Barcelona reach 80% occupancy in August
This summer saw a higher percentage of tourist flat occupancy than last year. David Rida, the president of the Association of Tourist Apartments of Barcelona stated that this improvement is due to the “higher numbers of days people are staying and the recuperation of the North American, French and German markets.”
The Mediterranean railway corridor would return 11% of economic investment
Barcelona and València’s Chambers of Commerce have quantified the economic net benefit that building the Mediterranean railway corridor would represent, not speaking of the political, social and cultural consequences. The Mediterranean railway, going from Gibraltar to France going along the Mediterranean shore, should be a EU priority.
High-speed train will cross the Pyrenees next December for the first time
A high-speed train will link Figueres, in the Girona Province, and Perpignan, the capital of the French Roussillon, crossing through the Pyrenees. However, the Figueres-Barcelona part has not yet been finished and will enter into service in 2014. Besides, France has not yet started the construction of a high-speed railway between Perpignan and Montpellier, which could take up to 10 years time.
Russian nightclub director responsible for the death of 156 people detained in Barcelona
Spanish police detained the Russian man responsible for the death of 156 people last year in a nightclub in Perm, Russia. The man set off fireworks inside the nightclub, resulting in the deadly fire.
Ryanair takes off from Barcelona airport
Ryanair begins operating 197 flights per week in 23 destinations from Barcelona-El Prat from today on. The company is decreasing its flights from the Girona and Reus airports but, in global terms, the number of Ryanair flights to and from Catalonia is rising from 326 to 412 flights per week.
Over 1.5 million people visit the Barcelona Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu visited the Barcelona Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo this morning. The Pavilion presents two projects this year regarding the transformation of Cituat Vella and the 22@ industrial project.