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Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
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A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.

MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.

One of the city’s biggest neighbourhoods celebrates its festa major

An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.

This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.

A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.

A new exhibition on the work of Catalan visionary artist Josep Maria de Sucre

A snapshot of emerging artistic talent from the Universitat de Barcelona’s Faculty of Fine Art.

Festival U22 returns as Barcelona’s young cinema festival

Casa Batlló’s Magic Nights brings this quartet to its Dragon rooftop

The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns

Miguel Eek’s poetic portrait of an anti-colonial revolutionary

Mike Leigh’s prickly, darkly funny family drama

El Palace’s Rooftop Garden transforms into the city’s best open-air screen.

Peter Bogdanovich’s classic screwball comedy

Paul Thomas Anderson’s coolly controlled debut feature

Dreamy, earthy psychedelia from Japan

BAUM brings Barcelona’s tattoo and urban culture worlds together

A whole festival dedicated to Spain's most iconic tapa

Live show from the revered Australian sound artist

A tech event focusing on women in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, data and AI

Montjuïc’s museums, gardens, heritage spaces and community projects open their doors

An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.

Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track

Bake your own colourful, artisanal bread at this breadmaking workshop

The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.

A champion of craft beer and fried food, the new arrival draws inspiration from US-style cajun and creole cuisine.

UMA House Trafalgar’s seventh-floor pool terrace, with a 360-degree read on the city’s rooftops, spires and the ridge behind them.

Tucked behind the Castell de Montjuïc among the pine trees and boasting a great view of the sea below.

“Neapolitan Authentic Pizza”: thin-crust, doughy delights cooked in proper wood-fired ovens.

A cocktail bar with a warm atmosphere, excellent soundtrack and great drinks.

Revered Danish craft beer bar Kælderkold now has a younger sister.

The menu reflects the broad and varied dishes of Asia, all perfected by Hong Kong-born Peter to taste just like his momma made them.

Tapas at La Ravala are homemade daily and can be found traditionally displayed in a glass case on top of the bar.

If you’re a lover of Italian cuisine, you’re in for a treat at Isabella’s.

If craft beer and pizzas are your thing then you’ll most certainly like Brew Wild.

Based in Sarrià, this is Barcelona’s premier oyster bar.

This glitzy tapas joint is the result of a €1.3 million investment.

This self-dubbed “cocktail bar and book collection” is the latest gem to appear in Les Corts.

The upscale bar and restaurant was designed by Lázaro Rosa Violán.

You’ll find one of Barcelona’s best music venues in the basement of a Greek restaurant.

This tiny nightclub packs a mighty electronic punch.

A Venezuelan-run gastrobar on Carrer Riego, one of the reasons Sants is rising.

The city’s best-known swingers club – discreet, stylish and not remotely seedy.

The space is an embodiment of the founders’ passion for American craft beer and food.

This restaurant pays tribute to fishermens’ favorite tapas.

This tiny cocktail bar was inspired by the American tradition of Kentucky bourbon and rye whiskey.

This UK-style brewery is one of Barcelona’s most central stops for quality brews.

Twenty-three floors above Sants – a rooftop pool and terrace open to non-guests, plus Japanese-Peruvian cooking from Nobu Matsuhisa.

Four spaces in one, including the new D.F. Mexican restaurant.

Leave your tent at home and book comfortable digs at Forest Days Glamping.

Hofmann-trained chef Alfredo has made this vegetarian restaurant his culinary playground.

This “five-star dive bar” is the result of Moe and AJ’s dedication and love for cocktail shaking.

Delicate combinations of flavor mixed with exquisite presentation and an upbeat, welcoming vibe.

Wash down generous portions of Mexican fare with peso-priced micheladas.

This supermod tortillería hasn’t changed much in five decades.