Downtown Market Maremagnum
22 de Agosto de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosToday we want to inform you about the arrival in late September of the famous Downtown Market Maremagnum in Barcelona. The second floor of the Maremagnum shopping center has a unique view of the port of Barcelona and invites you to this special event in which everyone can attend from 12:00 to... (read more)
Typical Spanish PART V: Castellers
20 de Agosto de 2012 | 1 comentarios | 14 votosIn the region of Catalonia teams of Castellers can be seen competing against each other to proove who can build the highest human tower and dismantle it whithout falling apart. This unique spectacle in spain can be seen all year around and specially during the summer in the many festivals around... (read more)
Typical Spanish PART IV: Sevillanas
14 de Agosto de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosSevillanas is a typical song and dance of Seville and all Andalusia region in general, and it is considered a kind of flamenco music. Its origins would be in the years before the time of the Catholic Kings, in compositions that were known as "Castilian seguidillas". With the time they evolved and... (read more)
Typical Spanish PART III: Paella
13 de Agosto de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 2 votosPaella is one of the most typical Spanish dishes, mostly from the part next to the Mediterranean Sea, where there are hundreds and hundreds of different recipes for paella: meat paella, seafood paella, vegetable paella... We would like to warn you that this receip never turns out the same: it... (read more)
XVIII edition of Salón del Manga of Barcelona is getting closer
06 de Agosto de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 1 votosToday we bring to you to the Eighteenth Edition of Salón del Manga, an event held every year in Barcelona. This time the event will be held on days 1, 2, 3 and 4 November 2012 in Montjuic fairgrounds. After the success of the XVII Manga Saloon in Barcelona with nearly 65,000 attendees over the... (read more)
Plan for a summer evening: Jazz on the terrace of La Pedrera
06 de Julio de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosToday we bring you a great plan for summer nights in Barcelona: outdoor jazz, a glass of champagne and stunning views. How? Here we explain it to you... Summer has just arrived in the city and Barcelona always has a plan for you. The iconic building of La Pedrera (or Casa Milà) of Gaudi brings... (read more)
As every summer, outdoors cinema in "Montjuic", Barcelona
05 de Julio de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosAs every summer, hundreds of activities are ofered in Barcelona for locals and tourists visiting the city, many activities outdoors and intimately related to culture. Today we bring you the Sala Montjuic" or "Summer Cinema" or "Cine a la frescal" as they say in Catalan. In the mountain of... (read more)
The festival of St John in Barcelona
19 de Junio de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 1 votosThe festival of San Juan is celebrated on June 23rd and it is one of the shortest nights of the year because of its proximity to the summer solstice, and is considered as a magical night: legend sais that fantastic beings come out with more intensity that night than any other, where the fire,... (read more)
Typical Spanish PART II: "Having the Vermut”
30 de Mayo de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 1 votos"Making a Vermouth" or “Hacer el Vermut” is to drink a liquor called Vermouth and eat a snack a while before eating at noon, so about 12 hours. There are several types of vermouth, but perhaps the most traditional one is the red vermouth (or French vermouth) and it is composed of over 40... (read more)
Typical Spanish PART I: Siesta time
29 de Mayo de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosA siesta is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. The siesta is a typical custom in Spain and Latin America (but also in China, Taiwan, Philippines, India, Greece ...) consisting of having a few minutes to rest (from 20 to 30 minutes) after lunch, between 13h and... (read more)
Fira de Sant Ponç in Barcelona, healing herbs in the center of Barcelona
08 de Mayo de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosHotel Curious informs about a very entrenched tradition in Barcelona: Sant Ponç Fair Every May 11 is celebrated in Calle Hospital, the Sant Ponç Fair, patron saint of beekeepers and herbalists. This tradition took shape yesteryear when once in the spring the herbalists brought healing herbs to... (read more)
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Laura is the marketing and communication manager of the hotel, and she describes herself like this...
24 de Abril de 2012 | 4 comentarios | 2 votosHi! My name is Laura Fernandez and I am responsible for online marketing and communication at Hotel Curious, and I am your contact person on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Foursquare, Google+ ...). Furthermore, I create content on our blog and find out what is said about... (read more)
Curious Card 2012: new establishments full of discounts only for Hotel Curious guests
15 de Febrero de 2012 | 0 comentarios | 2 votosDuring the last weeks we have been working hard to update the list of establishments of the Curious Card. This year we are counting on the invaluable collaboration of new places that offer discounts on their exclusive products and services only for Hotel Curious guests! These are the... (read more)
Barcelona Opportunity Week 2012
25 de Enero de 2012 | 1 comentarios | 1 votosHotel Curious Barcelona invites you again to the Opportunity Week 2012, a week full of special offers, discounts and deals! From January 27th to February 5th, you will find the best deals at Hotel Curious. A cheap hotel in Barcelona center which offers a 20% discount for those who make a booking... (read more)
"Playstories": Playing "clicks" in the Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia
16 de Diciembre de 2011 | 0 comentarios | 0 votosHotel Curious now presents this curious initiative by the Museum of Archaeology of Catalunya: "Playstories". Over five hundred "clicks" will be exposed in the MAC Barcelona representing six times of antiquity such as dinosaurs, Egyptians building a pyramid or Roman fighting Visigoths. The aim is... (read more)
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