A very good excuse to come in August to Barcelona is Gracia Festivities. Festa Major de Gràcia (Fiesta Mayor de Gracia). It is celebrated in Gracia’s neighborhood, one of the most populars in the city. Besides, it is ideal for adults and children.
If you fancy to see a new amazing type of Festivity, we suggest you to look for accommodation in Barcelona as soon as possible. Then you are ready to join the local people and enjoy this special celebration!

 

If you do not know what expect exactly, here some further details:

Between the 14th of August and the 23rd, many streets of the Gracia neighborhood are adorned with recycled materials, with cheerful colors and with the most entertaining themes to celebrate among friends and family that their great week has already arrived.
In addition, this year promises to be very special since they celebrate the bicentennial of the Festivity.

Gracia’s festivities are one of the most awaited ones in Barcelona. In its program, there is a wide range of activities distributed throughout the week: competitions and workshops for adults and children, concerts, sports activities, neighborhood dinners in each adorned street, theater, exhibitions, popular gin, open free cinema and castellers.

Being in Gracia during those date is extremely fun. Just take a map with you and follow the adorned streets, be sure that you will be surprised with the creativity of the neighbors.

On top, decorate with grace has a prize;)

Perhaps the most representative activity of this festivity is the competition of decorations of streets and balconies that neighbors have organized and prepared during many weeks before. It is clear that the competition is a very favorable point when it comes to encouraging neighbors to get the first prize for their street or balcony, which means that during those days the neighborhood is an exceptional place to stroll and admire every corner.

This year, the adorned spaces will add up to 21 streets, with up to thirty balconies and decorated doorways.
Don’t miss it!

More Information

If you are coming in summer to our city, from the Barcelona Century Hotel we will give you some tips to make your stay in Barcelona as satisfying as possible.

 

We are not going to deliberately withhold the information that Barcelona is a hot city in July. Nor are we going to tell you that you will find a calm city, it will be the opposite: Barcelona is crowded during the summer. However, it is worth it!

What to bring in your suitcase

Visiting Barcelona in the summer means that you can fill your suitcase with light garments, short sleeves or suspenders. The sandals will also be quite protagonists although we advise you not to forget very comfortable footwear because you are going to walk a lot.
Although the weather is quite hot at this time, it is not enough to add to your luggage a raincoat or basic jacket in case it rains. Do not worry about the umbrella, if it rains there are a lot of stores that you buy one for a very reasonable price.

 

We also advise you to leave a gap in your suitcase for all the souvenirs and purchases you can make. Barcelona is a city with many shops and emblematic details that you might want to take home and we do not want you to have problems when you check your suitcase.

Mobility

If you come by car to our city, we advise you to park it and, unless you have to leave to a destination a little further from Barcelona. You can check prices and availability of our parking service. To move around the city and some destinations near-by , we strong recommend you to use public transport.

The best thing is that you get informed of all the types of tickets you have to get around the metropolitan area. In the meantime, you can use the most used and recommended to travel – the T-10, 10 trips for you and your companions to move you around the city and its metropolitan area-. Here you can learn about other the modalities.

 

Book the hotel Barcelona Century from our website for the best price guaranteed.

We have already told you many times that booking from our website has many advantages. If you want to make a hotel reservation in Barcelona center and you want to get the best price, on the website of the Barcelona Century you will get the best price guaranteed.

Choose the one that best suits you:

The members of our Club Barcelona Century have the best discount (up to 32%). If you want to get this discount, you just have to become our Club, registering at the bar that you will find at the top of our website.

• Use our promotional code BESTOFFER2018 and get a 10% discount if you book from our official website.
• If you book 20 days in advance, you can have a 20% discount with our Early booking rate. Besides, this promotion can be used with any of those mentioned above.
  Looking forward to having you at Barcelona Century Hotel

If you want to enjoy our city and sleep in city center Barcelona, we strongly recommend you to stay with us at the Barcelona Century Hotel. Sleeping in a city center Barcelona gives you many advantages: you can make the most of being in city center. Besides, staying at Eixample of Barcelona, you are in a walking distance to many emblematic places as Plaza de Catalunya, La Pedrera, Las Ramblas.

Another important feature of our hotel is that it is also close to the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, ​​the Fira and several shopping centers such as Arenas de Barcelona.

At Barcelona Century Hotel, we know that at the end of the day, comfort is essential for our guests. That is why we are engaged in guaranting that you feel like at home. It does not matter if you are on holidays or working, in any case you need a rest.

You will know that the Eixample is one of the neighborhoods of Barcelona where there are many restaurants, theaters and nightlife. Perhaps that’s why you may think that sleeping in the center of Barcelona will be difficult due to the noise but luckily, a good rest is assured thanks to our soundproofed facilities.

Yes, sleeping in the center of Barcelona can be really relaxing and definetely, sleeping in a cheap hotel in Barcelona is possible.

If you are looking for a hotel to sleep stay in city center Barcelona, Barcelona Century Hotel has great deals if you book directly from the our website.

We have the best price guaranteed for members of our Barcelona Century Club. Become a member of our Club and receive up to a 32% discount on your reservations.

Choose the one that best suits you:

• If you wish to receive promotions and information about Barcelona and our hotel’s promotions, sign up to receive our Newsletter (on top of our website). Just for becoming Barcelona Century member club, we will give you a 12% discount on all your reservations from our website.
• Use our promotional code BESTOFFER2018 and get a 10% discount if you book from our official website.
• If you book 20 days in advance, you can have a 20% discount with our Early booking rate. Besides, this promotion can be used with any of those mentioned above.

Looking forward to having you at Barcelona Century Hotel