There’s plenty in store for all the family this weekend. Between tasting one torró and another, if you fancy a taste of culture too the city has plenty on offer for young and old alike. Circus takes to the streets and squares of the Ciutat Vella district, and at the CCCB the film cooperative Zumzeig…

Travelling with a book in your pocket is the best way to get to know a city. In a place like Barcelona, where art and architecture abound, books by Barcelona publisher Dos de Arte provide essential reads on emblematic places such as La Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera, Casa Batlló and Park Güell. Any visit to…

The Christmas season holds a number of dates to be remembered, with some celebrated across the whole of Spain and others unique to Catalunya. Here are some of the most important traditions on the local Christmas calendar. – See more at: http://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/in-the-city/a-very-catalan-christmas/#sthash.Rc6iruRj.dpuf

The Tió is a much-loved Catalan tradition used to celebrate the Christmas season. It’s a log that is given human physical features, such as eyes, eyebrows, legs and a nose. It’s wrapped in a blanket for warmth and is crowned with the traditional Catalan barretina. The whole family customarily comes together before the beginning of…

1. Fira de Santa Llúcia This year will mark the 230th edition of the Fira de Santa Llúcia, Barcelona’s biggest and oldest Christmas market. Surrounded by sparkling lights in the heart of the Gothic quarter, colourful stands are grouped by different crafts. Look out for the handmade wooden pessebres. 2. Fira de Nadal a la…

Barcelona is bubbling with revellers at Christmastime. The city offers a variety of things to do, in the form of concerts, art exhibitions, dressed-up buildings, sporting events, markets, and of course the parties. And remember that the winter holidays in Barcelona go on until Kings’ Day on January 6, so here are some suggestions to…

We’re at the Three Kings’ toy factory for Christmas as it opens up for visitors to see part of it, as long as they don’t interfere with the work being done there or course. This year you’ll find some elves who get in through a big secret door. You can make the most of the…

A few hours before the year ends, the Nose Race offers the chance to take part in the final running event of the year in Barcelona. The Nose Race is a chance to enjoy an athletics festival a few hours before the year ends. On 31 December, at 5.30 pm, thousands of runners will be…

From 8 to 11 December, Father Christmas will be opening his grotto to anyone wanting to meet him or deliver their letter to him in person. A Christmas market will also be held, a tió pooping Christmas log will be installed and there will be a magic show and workshops for children to learn how…

Mycenae, Greece. Elektra and Chrysothemis are the daughters of Queen Klytämnestra, who murdered her husband with the help of her lover Aegisth. Her daughters plan to take revenge but before they can do so, their brother Orest, who everyone believed was dead, returns. When he finds out what happened, he kills his mother and her…