Blog Entries

Paella and Sangria Party

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Summer is coming and at the Urbany Hostel Barcelona we are waiting for it with a Paella and Sangria Party!!

To enjoy the last sun beams on the great terrace and taking some cool pictures of the city skyline at sunset…. join us from 19.30, next Saturday the 6th, on the 3rd floor.

In order to get your free meal and [...]

June Exhibition - Paintings by Gast�n Loidi

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

June is arriving and with it our third art exhibition in the Tolc Bar… paintings, this time!

HÚESPEDES DEL COLOR (Colour’s Guests)

Through different pictorial techniques, the intuitive artist GAST [...]

Santa Maria del Mar

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Santa María del Mar is the best and only finished example of Catalan Gothic in Barcelona. It is located in the Ribera quarter, near the Passeo del Borne and it has been built between 1329 and 1383.

The main peculiar thing about this amazing church is that originally it was exclusively for parishioners living in the area around the ha [...]

The New York Times

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:00:00 +0100

A couple of weeks ago we got a visit by Stefano Buonamici, photographer for The New York Times who took a lot of pictures of the hostel. After a few days we had the big pleasure to appear on the newspaper in a cool article about hostels in Europe, with a whole part dedicated to us and some of these great pictures too.

In these last years there is [...]

May Exhibition - Photos by Fulvio Bugani

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0100

On the 28th of April the Urbany Hostel Barcelona is opening the second exhibition in the Tolc Bar!

INSIDE KIBERA. IMAGES OF A KENYAN SLUM.

The professional Italian photographer FULVIO BUGANI (from Bologna) is an expert of Africa and especially of Kenya. The work he is going to present with this ex [...]

Sant Jordi

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0100

On the 23rd of April, Barcelona celebrates the Catalan Patron Saint Sant Jordi (St. George in English). The main particularity of this event is that locals consider it as their St. Valentine’s day, thanks to the legend which describes St. George as a very romantic character.

The legend also says t [...]

Holy Week

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Holy Week is here already! In Spanish it is called Semana Santa and especially the celebrations which take place in the South of Spain are worldwide popular. In Barcelona isn’t very active, also because of the cosmopolitan nature of the city.

For backpackers it is a very good occasion to see a quieter ver [...]

Paella Party

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Were you looking for another reason why to stay at the Urbany Hostel Barcelona?

Book your bed for next Saturday and you will have the great opportunity to participate to one of our Paella Parties to celebrate spring in our cool terrace!

Taste this Spanish traditional dish for free, enjoying the good atmosphere and socialising with other [...]

Five good reasons to stay with us

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0100

The Urbany Hostel Barcelona is located in one of the newest and more modern parts of Barcelona, where you can feel the real atmosphere of Catalonia life; just a few metro stops from Las Ramblas, connected to the airport with direct train line and within easy walking distance to the astonishing Sagrada Familia.

We are in a quite [...]

Some pictures of the Exhibition Opening!

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0100

As announced, on the 6th of March we opened the exhibition “La Dimensión Conocida”, with 3d photos by Federico Juarez and Sebastián Tolosa.

A Catalan gastronomic tradition: els cal�ots

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

If you pass by Catalonia between the end of January and the end of March you can’t miss this Catalan tradition of eating calçots.

This is a variety of scallion, also known as Blanca Grande Tardana originally from Lleida. By the end of the XIX century a farmer of Valls (near Tarragona) started growing this onions covere [...]

March Exhibition - Photos by Sebasti�n Tolosa and Federico Juarez

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

On the 6th of March, at 20.00, we invite you to join us for the opening of the first of these events:

LA DIMENSIÓN CONOCIDA.
Photos by Sebastián Tolosa and Federico Juarez
Perspective is a game that makes us aware of known, relative, multiple and different dimensions.

Bar Tolc exhibitions programme

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Probably not everyone knows that at the ground floor of the Barcelona Hostel Urbany we also have a bar and restaurant, the Tolc Bar. It is also a local cultural community headquarters and here you can easily meet a spot of the most genuine Barcelona life. Among tables, where local people will often be playing cards and domino, you will f [...]

Carnival time

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

We are about to enter in the last week of Carnival which as usual brings many parties and celebrations in town. Spain is pretty active by this time of the year and Barcelona takes part of the colourful mood of these days, with their fancy dress processions, floats pared and jokes.

In Catalonia, Carnival is also called Carnestoltes, which comes [...]

Barcelona Gay Nightlife

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Barcelona gay and lesbian scene has always been well known for its vibrant and integrated character. In these last few years, the city is getting more and more popular and it seems that soon it will be the new Europe gay and lesbian capital, steeling the [...]

Park Guell

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

If you are spending at least a couple of days in Barcleona you cant miss the Park Guell. This is probable one of the most impressive places to visit in town, together with the Sagrada Familia, where you will be able to walk around in an incredible garden fill of pecul [...]

Live Music in Barcelona

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Barcelona nightlife is probably worldwide famous for its richness and variety. Here you can find every kind of atmosphere, drinks and food.

Of course live music is also a big hit of this city or probably one of the biggest ones! The m [...]

Urbany Hostel Media Contest

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Barcelona Urbany Hostel website now has a new section: Urbany People .

Here you will find all you need to be part of our community through the following social networks and follow our news, blogs, get useful information for backpackers about Barcelona and Seville, watch the new pictures uploaded and join our contests.

This week we have launched a Media Contest. You can join it by simply uploading a photo or a video you shot in Barcelon [...]

Barcelona in books

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

During the years, Barcelona has been chosen by different writers as set of their novels, inventing their own stories about the city and their own characters. All the characters that walked in its streets left their marks and are still talking to us whenever we pass by some of the spots they were in.

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Christmas Market - Fira de Santa Llucia

bookings@barcelonaurbany.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

As every year around this time, the Fira de Santa Llucia opened about 10 days ago and will go on until the 22 of December, in front of the Cathedral, in the Gothic area.

This is one of the main December appointments for people in Barcelona, with its almost 300 stalls selling seasonal ornaments and handicrafts. Here is where most of the inhabitants o [...]