| Barcelona is undoubtedly one of the Europe's most | | | | hundred year old London Bar - and it's still one of the |
| exciting cities and nowhere is this more apparent than | | | | best places for atmosphere and live music. Or head |
| in the variety of night-time activities to be found. | | | | for L'Ascensor and try a caiparina cocktail; the bar |
| Let's be honest, when you have a city with wonderful | | | | gets its name from a wooden lift that takes you in - |
| beaches, modern port developments attracting sailing | | | | but that is the only old-fashioned thing about it. |
| enthusiasts, a huge student population and all the | | | | For many people, the nightlife of a city begins with its |
| attractions in and around Las Ramblas, you really are | | | | restaurants - and, here again, Barcelona loses nothing |
| likely to be spoiled for choice! | | | | in comparison with any other European city. Being an |
| To merely say that there is something for everybody | | | | international port has always meant that there are |
| in Barcelona would be to over-simplify things far too | | | | many different nationalities in the Catalan capital city |
| much; there is something different for every night of | | | | and so most international cuisines are represented |
| the year would be rather nearer the mark. | | | | here. Whether your tastes are Oriental, Middle Eastern, |
| Let's say it's live music you're looking for. Well, on the | | | | American or European, you will be sure to find good |
| last occasion anyone had time to count there were | | | | restaurants to satisfy them. In addition, Catalan cuisine |
| 427 live music venues in the city. Some of the world's | | | | itself - the food of the sea and mountains, as it is often |
| leading rock and pop musicians play in the biggest | | | | known - goes back to the thirteenth century and is |
| venues in the city - Palau Sant Jordi, El Parc del Forum | | | | Mediterranean cooking at its absolute finest. |
| and others - and there are places where you can get | | | | If you want your night to begin with a visit to the |
| your music every single night of the week. The Harlem | | | | cinema or the theatre, then there is ample choice in |
| Jazz Club is one of Europe's finest, and clubs such as | | | | Barcelona. Although most of the English language films |
| Razzmatazz, Jamboree, Elephant, Moog and Otto | | | | will be dubbed into either Catalan or Spanish, there are |
| Zutz are as sensational as any you'll find around the | | | | a number of cinemas that will have films in their original |
| world. Barcelona is a music lover's paradise - a | | | | version - although they will probably have sub-titles. For |
| statement that can easily be justified by citing some of | | | | those who enjoy the multi-screen experience, one of |
| the annual Music Festivals the city hosts - Primavera | | | | the best is the 15 screen Icaria Yelmo close to the |
| Sound, Sonar, International jazz Festival, Festival of the | | | | Olympic Port. |
| Guitar and many more. | | | | Most of the theatrical productions in the city will be |
| Nightlife in Barcelona usually begins in a bar - either a | | | | performed in Catalan, although again there are |
| friendly neighbourhood 'local' or a more fashionable, | | | | occasional English language presentations. In the |
| cosmopolitan establishment geared up for the trendy | | | | summer, a visit to Montjue to the outdoor Teatre Grec |
| and the beautiful. All you have to do is to head off to | | | | - the location of the wonderful Greek Festival - has |
| the Barri Gotic, Raval, Las Ramblas, Gracia, or El Poble | | | | proved to be the highlight of many a visitor's stay in |
| Espanyol on the fabulous hill of Montjue and you will | | | | the city. Similarly, one of Europe's leading Opera |
| find some fantastic places to start your evening. (By | | | | Houses, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, on Las Ramblas, is |
| the way, now might be a good time to remind you not | | | | a dramatic sensation. Modernised after a fire at the |
| to expect to see many locals out until about midnight. | | | | end of the last century, opera lovers now have the |
| They'll go to the bars, then head for a club a couple of | | | | benefit of subtitles above the proscenium arch and an |
| hours later and stay there until about 6 in the morning.) | | | | electronic libretto system on almost all of the seats. |
| One of the most famous bars in Barcelona is the | | | | |