Work&Fun: Mobile World Congress in Barcelona & Carnival in Sitges
Mobile World Congress Barcelona. February 15-18, 2010.
The world’s best venue for mobile industry networking , finding business opportunities and making deals.
Be a Local’s proposal: enjoy the previous weekend in Sitges.
Sitges is a party town and carnival is the party of all parties.
From February 11th till 17th, Carnival is everywhere in Sitges. Up to a quarter of a million people crowd the white town, but let us guide you through the crowd, treat yourself with a magnificent stay in either one of our selected hotels or in a marvellous villa overlooking the sea.
St. Valentine’s Day. 14th February.
Less than a month away, why not surprise your loved one with a romantic escape?
We do not simply talk about recommended hotels or restaurants but about concrete rooms and tables, because we care about your preferences and about your will to enjoy a unique and special experience.
Be a Local’s proposal: For this romantic occasion, we invite you to stay in an exquisite hotel in the heart of the city situated in a small XVIII palace where you’ll be able to share memorable moments with your couple. We will guide you through the best exclusive local shops in the city to choose the proper gift. Our proposal includes a romantic luxury tour of the city, enjoying the spectacular sights of the Barcelona from the comfort of a luxury chauffered car (two glasses and a bottle of Cava will come with you) or a private Barcelona Photography lesson & tour to keep visual memoirs of your stay.
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In Catalonia, the traditional day to lovers express their love for each other is the 23rd April (St. Jordi – St. George), but Barcelona and we, at Be a Local, are ready all the year around to host very special and particular moments.
Opera, Concerts, Theatre and Festivals
In September, the Liceu Opera House started its season and also did the Palau de la Música and the Auditori.
You will find the art in the scene, in the walls and in the air.
La fille du régiment by Gaetano Donizetti. Liceu Opera House. 7th-25th March.
This year, the opera season has offered a magnificent programme, but we would like to underline the local interest to listen to Juan Diego Flórez in the role of Tonio singing the aria “Ah! mes amis, quell jour de fête” which features nine high Cs. We will be honoured to organize for our guests all what the event may involve including transportation service, dining and even accomodation in any of the exclusive and stylish boutique hotels or manor house that we especially recommend.
Be a Local proposal: We would encourage our visitors to attend this performance and to rely on us to prepare a fully emotional experience for all the senses.
BCNegra 2010. Crime writing festival. February 1-6, 2010.
BCNegra 2010. Crime writing festival. February 1-6, 2010.
In Be a Local, we are friends of Negra y Criminal, the bookshop that has pushed the BCNegra crime writing festival creation that arrives at its 5th anniversary full of hope and with a very appealing program.
Don Winslow, John Connolly, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Asa Larsson and Arnaldur Indridason are some of the international guests of this year festival. Most of the sessions take place in La Capella de l’Antic Hospital that located in the Raval neighbourhood in the historic city centre of Barcelona, inside the architectural complex of the Hospital de la Santa Creu and “Casa de la Convalescència”. The building is catalogued as a historical and artistic monument of national interest.
Be a Local and our guests will receive a friendly treatment that will give us the chance to get close to the writers and to the organizers of the events.
Be a Local’s proposal: private guided tour through the world of Pepe Carvalho, the detective created by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
The Brandery: Barcelona’s contemporary urban fashion trade show
The Brandery – January 27-29, 2010.
Get a first look a the 2010-2011 autumn/winter fashion collections at Barcelona’s contemporary urban fashion trade show. The ‘New Deal’ concept follows Roosevelt´s political, social and economic theories from the 1930s which aimed to revive the US after the 1929 financial crisis. Within our current economic situation consumer habits have changed and require new business strategies to revive the fashion world. The Brandery proposes new ideas for fashion that promote high quality products and a stronger image as well as highlighting new values such as the relationship between fashion and the environment. The main trade show takes place in La Fira, however there will also be ‘The Brandtown’, with bars, restaurants and chill out areas, ‘The Warehouse’, a special Denim area, ‘The Stadium’, with a world of sneakers and streetwear, ‘The Laundry’, for presentations and parallel activities, ‘The Loft’, for brands with a particularly designer/trend-driven component, and of course ‘The City’, with urban happenings and parties.
Be a Local’s proposal: tired of fashion, modelling and business talk? What about a paella cooking class?
Before the lesson begin, we’ll take you to the famous Boqueria Market in order to buy the fresh ingredients, you’ll be amazed by the colourful food stalls, and the marvellous wrought-iron roof of the market, maybe you’ll find inspiration for new designs. Afterwards, you’ll get fully involved in creating the dish that you’ll lately will enjoy with a complimentary bottle of wine.
If you prefer not to move around and to stay quiet, a very pleasant alternative is a private and tonic meal in the upper part of a groceries’ shop. In the afternoon, we’ll take you to a fabulous exclusive local shopping tour through the flagships stores of reputated local jewellers, fashion designers, fur artists, and gourmand and delicatessen providers.
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