Our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
Gaudí and Art Nouveau in Catalonia
Encyclopedic info on Gaudí and his fellow modernistas: architecture, painting, decorative arts, literature, and music. www.gaudiallgaudi.com
Barcelona Turisme
Official portal page for information about cultural activities and events, hotels and restaurants, tours and itineraries, and tips for navigating the city. www.barcelonaturisme.com
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Guide to the bus, train, and subway system. Routes, timetables, maps, online sale of tickets and travel cards. www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp
FC Barcelona
Official site of the city’s powerhouse football (soccer) club: team news, player profiles, virtual tour of the stadium. www.fcbarcelona.com
Sunday Joint
News and reviews of club nights and events in Barcelona: funk, soul, reggae, Latin, hip-hop, and more. www.myspace.com/sundayjoint
iAudioguide
Download free audio file guide to Barcelona’s top 16 tourist attractions, a track on the history of the city, and a city map of the sights listed. www.iaudioguide.com
El Celler Català
Online sales and information on the wine-producing regions around Barcelona, the top wineries, and most interesting wines. www.elcellercatala.com
Local Media:
Barcelona Metropolitan
Free monthly magazine in English with articles on local culture, events, leisure, film and restaurant reviews, city living. Distributed via foreign consulates, bookshops, theaters, restaurants, bars, and Internet cafés citywide. www.barcelona-metropolitan.com
Barcelona Time Out
Weekly magazine in Catalan and monthly edition in English. A guide to the city’s restaurants, bars, hotels, shops, arts, and entertainment. Barcelona Time Out is also available online. www.timeout.com/barcelona
b-guided
Glossy quarterly in English and Spanish, for cutting-edge design, architecture and the arts, fashion, and trendy places to eat and drink. www.b-guided.com
Catalonia Today
English-language weekly newspaper (comes out on Thursdays), with news, political analysis, cultural features, and a detailed calendar of events. Available at kiosks and by subscription. www.cataloniatoday.info
What’s On
Quarterly Spanish/English publication of Guía del Ocio, the weekly pocket guide to concerts and performances, exhibitions and films, with restaurant and shop listings and reviews. The Guía comes out on Thursdays at kiosks and newsstands, in Spanish, but with English back pages. www.guiadelociobcn.es
