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Barcelona Districte Cultural

Barcelona Districte Cultural comes with some changes. Now an annual initiative, the programme of performing arts is joined by projects in visual arts, audiovisuals and thought. Don’t miss it!

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Regulation of rental prices

Check the new price index for rents in Barcelona and how it affects your home.

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Enjoy the parks

The city’s parks and gardens transform it into a living, breathing space. You’ll find them all here. Explore and enjoy them!

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Neighbourhood Plan

Programme aimed at reducing inequalities between Barcelona neighbourhoods, backing access to income, services, urban quality and welfare.

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Working in Barcelona

Discover the tools being offered by the city for promoting employment, business care and entrepreneurship.Working in Barcelona.

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Beaches and bathing

Check out all the information about the beaches of Barcelona: location, flag statuses, bathing season, and much more. Remember that smoking is prohibited on all beaches.

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La Ciutadella Knowledge Hub

Scientific and urban development project that will turn the Parc de la Ciutadella and its surroundings into a leading European hub for knowledge, dissemination, research and innovation.

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Barcelona LGBTI Centre

This is a pioneering municipal service run by the Catalan LGBTI Organisations Platform, offering an extensive range of information, guidance, direct-assistance and awareness-raising services. Check out the on-site and virtual agenda!

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Traditions and memory

Discover Barcelona’s traditions, popular culture and enchanting spots, as well as initiatives and programmes to preserve the memory of our past. 

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Commitment to the Agenda 2030

Find out about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the environmental, social, economic and institutional fields and get involved.

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Pocket Barcelona

The "Barcelona a la butxaca" app offers a personal space for users to access the main municipal services and procedures, as well as the range of activities in the city, from a single access point. Download it!

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Domini .barcelona

Get involved in your city with the .barcelona domain. Associate your digital identity with Barcelona’s values.

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Festes Majors

Find out about the wide range of festa majors taking place in Barcelona’s districts and neighbourhoods and enjoy them. 

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Social and solidarity economy

The City Council is fostering and promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy with resources that include training, support, economic aid, responsible public procurement and the allocation of venues and materials. Find out all about it!

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School Playgrounds open

Did you know that every district has playgrounds that open outside school hours as safe public spaces for children, young people and their families? Check out their opening times!

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Imatges Barcelona

The City Council offers citizens its current photographic archive, with thousands of images of Barcelona. The Barcelona Images site includes various galleries by subject: popular culture, the festivals, districts, public spaces and much more.

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Caring City

Barcelona is committed to democratising care work and has a Barcelona Cuida space available for promoting exchanges and networking among the city’s main carers. Find out all about it!

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Montjuïc Park

Montjuïc mountain is a big green space in Barcelona offering everyone sports, leisure and cultural facilities. Discover the park and enjoy it!

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Barcelona Llibres

Thanks to an initiative called Barcelona Llibres, the City Council is putting an extensive catalogue of publications on a range of subjects and in various formats at your disposal. These include publications on culture, art, sports, history, the city, politics, urban planning and economics.

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Gaudir més

Join the “Gaudir més” programme and make the most of its discounts, free admission and advantages for enjoying your city’s various spaces.

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Mobility and transport

Find out what services are available to help you get around the city and discover how mobility is changing in Barcelona and becoming healthier, safer, more sustainable and better-connected. 

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Discover the BCN Guide

All the city’s activities you can imagine are at your fingertips in the BCN Guide: music, shows, festive holidays, courses, workshops, and much more. 

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Assistance against gender violence

Find out about all the free and confidential prevention and assistance services available to women in a gender-violence situation. 

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BCN Map

Look up all city addresses, services and facilities on the new Barcelona map.

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