Barcelona Metropolitan—Your essential guide in English to living in and visiting Barcelona

Language that suggests American citizens abroad are not really American fits into a larger pattern of stoking divisions—and of drawing ever tighter boundaries around who would be counted as “...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/donald-trump-attack-on-overseas-voters-is-dangerous/

Aficionados claim bullfighting is a rare opportunity to address our own mortality in a society in which death and nature are increasingly kept at a distance.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/culture/award-winning-bullfighting-documentary/

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https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/magazine/whats-on-in-barcelona-oct-17-23/

As our most popular animal companion and coworker, dogs are very deserving of scientific attention. In recent years we’ve learned more about how dogs are similar to people, but also how they ar...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/the-science-of-happier-dogs/

If you can’t face another trip to the Sagrada Familia with visiting family, it’s time to take them off the beaten track and explore some of the city’s lesser-known Modernista architecture.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/in-the-city/things-to-do/barcelona-modernista-jewels/

Tecla Sala i Miralpeix was one of the most important female entrepreneurs in the history of Catalunya. She was a part of the societal and cultural transformation that helped carve out a place for...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/history/tecla-sala-miralpeix-business-leader-philanthropist-feminist/

Air raid shelters like Refugi 307 helped protect people from the 194 total air raids carried out over the city during the Spanish Civil War.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/history/when-the-bombs-fell/

During the colder, darker months, people have been known to engage in “cuffing season,” which means attaching yourself to or having a physical relationship with someone just for the cold wint...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/cuffing-season-why-people-want-to-settle-down-for-the-winter/

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Is it a holiday celebrating a shared history and language that binds together millions upon millions of people across the planet, or an anachronistic and insensitive veneration of the violence an...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/culture/what-is-dia-de-la-hispanidad/

This month on the Metropolitan Culture Corner, we go behind the scenes with film producer and visual artist Mara Adina.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/culture/metropolitan-culture-corner-mara-adina/

Do you have a vague sense MSG is unhealthy but you’re not sure why? Here is the science behind monosodium glutamate, how it got a bad rap, and whether you should add it to your cooking.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/eating-and-drinking/is-msg-bad-for-us/

Bottle caps are one of the most common items consumed by marine animals. Made with a more buoyant type of plastic, bottle caps also travel further across oceans than the bottles they are sold wit...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/why-plastic-bottles-have-their-caps-attached/

All American citizens studying, working or living abroad for any reason are eligible to vote in U.S. federal elections using an absentee ballot.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/voting-from-abroad-us-citizens-living-overseas/

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https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/magazine/whats-on-in-barcelona-oct-3-9/

Honey is an ancient sweetener and has always been treated with respect here

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/eating-and-drinking/sweet-as-sugar-honey-in-catalunya/

Although the task of interpreting the original document is not easy, what is certain is that the Middle Ages are far from the dark, backwards and savage era that some continue to imagine.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/history/was-there-same-sex-marriage-in-medieval-spain/

Although your brain works hard to stop your nose from interfering with your line of vision, your snout is not something to ignore. Like many other parts of your body, examining the nose can help ...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/health/what-your-nose-can-tell-you-about-your-health/

October’s calendar is packed with an impressive list of film festivals in and around the city. You’ll find gritty investigative documentaries, hair-raising fantasy and horror flicks and every...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/in-the-city/things-to-do/october-film-festivals-in-and-around-barcelona/

A synthetic drug cocktail known as pink cocaine, has rapidly become a major concern in Spain, the UK and beyond.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/pink-cocaine-the-party-drug-cocktail/

Humans have inhabited La Cerdanya for thousands of years and remains from the distant past include megalithic tombs, dolmens and cave paintings.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/travel/la-cerdanya/

A tribute to Sir Alexander Fleming, the Scottish physician who discovered penicillin.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/history/jardins-doctor-fleming/

While there’s plenty of research on how losing a pet affects humans, much less is known about how cats cope with loss.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/do-cats-grieve/

By bringing together the expertise of UNESCO-IOC and the passion of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team, this exhibition underlines the critical role of the ocean in our lives, and inspires action ...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/in-the-city/ocean-climate-village-at-the-americas-cup/

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https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/magazine/whats-on-in-barcelona-sep-19-25/

Just like every neighborhood has its "festa major," nearly every town in Catalunya has a city-wide festival in honor of its patron saint. Barcelona has two patron saints: Santa Eulàlia and the M...

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/culture/la-merce-barcelonas-second-patron-saint/

Choosing good health insurance in Spain is an investment with both short- and long-term benefits.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/living/settling-in/invest-in-your-health-care-in-spain/

La Mercè is here! Check out our interactive map with a comprehensive list of the Barcelona museums and institutions that observe the holiday by throwing open their doors for free.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/in-the-city/things-to-do/barcelona-museums-with-free-entry-for-la-merce/

Defying straightforward definitions, human castle building is more than a national sport: it’s a form of social display, requiring huge commitment from all participants.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/culture/catalunyas-castellers-pile-em-high/

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is unquestionably the senior saint within the Christian tradition. Yet we know remarkably little about her.

https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/history/5-things-about-the-virgin-mary/