10 sides of Barcelona to discover

You already know that Barcelona is Gaudí, the Mediterranean, culture, football… Now we invite you to discover other sides of Barcelona to make your trip unique. Combine them with the more famous sights, and enjoy.

Motor racing: Spain Classic Raid

Over 100 teams compete in an itinerary of more than 2,000 kilometres through the regions of Catalonia, Aragon, Castilla y León, and Madrid. A competition that’s as fun to take part in as it is to watch. The route takes unmetalled and minor roads, and the average speed throughout is under 50 kilometres per hour.

Naturaleza Encendida ‘Origen’. Barcelona

'Origen', the immersive light experience, invites visitors on a journey into mycology to understand the origins of the first living beings that populated the Earth. The show also seeks to show the relationship between science and the impact that human beings have on the environment. ...

Guitar BCN

It is an event that attracts guitar professionals of the full range of styles, from classical guitar to jazz and Latin beat. Key figures from the guitar world perform at the various venues prepared for this event.

Athletics: Barcelona Marathon

The route of the race passes some of the most emblematic monuments and locations in this city, such as the Sagrada Familia Church, La Pedrera house, Sant Pau Hospital and the Forum. The start and finish line of this 42.195-kilometre course is in Plaza de España Square.

Mobile World Congress

Exhibition: Miró-Matisse: beyond images

After putting Miró and Picasso face-to-face in the previous exhibition, the Foundation that protects the legacy of Miró now compares him with the French Matisse, one of the fathers of Fauvism, a pictorial movement that tried to express emotions by emphasising the use of color. ...

Revered and feared. Feminine power in art and beliefs

This temporary exhibition is based on specific works of art, such as sculptures and sacred objects that personify sometimes contrary concepts such as desire, fertility, harmony, magic, evil, compassion or chaos. These ideas are always represented in the form of women or sometimes as bigender or genderless people. ...

International Environmental Film Festival. SUNCINE

It is an event that aims to unite these two art forms: film and environment. On the one hand, film is the art of expression using images and sound; on the other hand, the environment is all the nature that surrounds humanity, hence the art of life. A series of film screenings on the theme of the environment are in the running for the Golden Suns.

Barcelona International Jazz Festival

Performances take place in many different settings, such as the Palau de la Música Catalana, the Auditori del Fòrum, the Conservatori del Liceu, and other concert halls. The event attracts prestigious jazz musicians from Spain and around the world. ...

Equestrian events: Barcelona International Show Jumping Competition

This equestrian event is also the Nations Cup grand world final: Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final, which will feature participation by 18 national teams from all over the world. The Barcelona CSIO includes an attractive competition programme and is held as part of the Merced Fiestas in the city of Barcelona.

els llums de sant pau (The Lights of Sant Pau)

This Christmas, millions of lights will illuminate a route through the modernist surroundings of Sant Pau. At nightfall, astonishing dramatised flora and illuminated figures will come to life and light up the Christmas scenario to offer families a lovely evening stroll.