Barcelona views itself as a world capital of architecture and design. New landmarks swiftly appear on the cityscape. The new W Barcelona Hotel sets new design benchmarks.
It’s a bustling metropolis with an extensive beach. It boasts medieval lanes that smell of chocolate, soap and incense. It has the craziest designer bars where the right people hang out in the right attire and swing and sway to the right music. It offers cuisine that ranges from the simple botifarra (Catalan sausage) to molecular creations à la Ferran Adrià. It’s a place where you can sip your first morning coffee at Boqueria Market at five or dance till you drop at the Shoko Club. A place where you can skate straight through downtown, climb the local mountain or surf the breakers with its skyline ahead.
Author: Anuschka Seifert; photographer: Conrad White
Where to go in Barcelona
City guide
Where to go in Barcelona: let the sun wake you in the morning as it rises over the harbour, savour Catalan cuisine, and shop for unmistakable labels and much more.
City portrait
Bustling, crazy, different – in exciting Barcelona, the city of surprises, there is always something to discover!
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