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8 things and places to avoid in Barcelona as a tourist

8 things you should never do in Barcelona - The Solivagant Soul

There are many posts out there about the X things you can’t miss in Barcelona. Or how many “hidden gems” the city has. I am from Barcelona, and even though most of the time I have problems thinking of it as a tourist, I do have some recommendations on what to avoid in Barcelona. Don’t be that tourist. Avoid going to Barcelona in July or August So my first advice to you is do not visit Barcelona in July and August. While most of Spain will celebrate their holidays during August, most of Europe does it in July. Barcelona is…

Sobrasada and Cheese in Mahón

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If you have gone through my blog before you will know that I have been to the Balearic Islands a few times before. What you may not know is that Menorca, the second biggest island of the archipelago was my first destination ever. Ok, yes, I was one year and a half. But it counts. Anyway, today I am telling you about two amazing gastronomic pleasures that are typical from Menorca: the Sobrasada and cheese from Mahón. Read about my sailboat trip to Menorca here — A Sailboat trip, not for everyone Where is Mahón Well, Mallorca is the biggest…

San Juan in Spain, a night of witches and bonfires

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San Juan in Spain, a night of witches - The Solivagant Soul

Yes! it is here! The summer has finally arrived! We are all happy and eager to finally head to whoknowswhere and have some proper time off. Also, the start of the summer is the beginning of something else, the days start to shorten and the nights get longer. Many countries have their own rite or ceremony to celebrate this. For example, you can head to Stonehenge in the UK and spend a night with the dolmens. Or you can head north and enjoy a non-stop party with the midnight sun. Today I am telling you about how we do it…

Catalan Christmas, a different holiday season

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If there’s something we Catalans are specially good at is at being different. We are too cool to celebrate Valentine’s Day, so we have our own and celebrate St Jordi (much better if you ask me). In our holidays, we gather and dance in circles, or we dress up as demons and run the streets throwing sparks to the people. But it that were not enough, we love human castles and eat (kinda) burned onions while wearing a bib. We are a fantastic country, with very special and original traditions. And, is there something more original than our Catalan Christmas?…

Night visit to Gardens and Generalife – Alhambra of Granada

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The flagant Alhambra at night - The Solivagant Soul

A bit back, I had a long weekend and I decided to take a train and go to Granada from Barcelona. If there is one place to visit in Granada it must be the Alhambra. By lack of planning, we ended up having to purchase the ticket for the “Night Visit to Gardens and Generalife”. At the end, stars aligned and we also made it to visit the Granada during the day, but I will be discussing with you today about the night entry and the beauties of the gardens. Why choosing the “Night Visit to Gardens and Generalife” over…

Best 5 Reasons to visit the Festes de Gracia in Barcelona

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Festes de Gràcia, the other Barcelona - The Solivagant Soul

Visiting Barcelona in August can be a hellish or a wonderful experience. If you are not afraid of some humidity and lots of heat, you will love it. If you don’t, you will end up adapting and learning to double your water intake. Besides hoards of tourists visiting our beautiful city, there’s another very important event happening every summer in Barcelona: the Festes de Gracia. I will convince you today that, despite the heat, it is worth visiting this city during the summer. Here are the best 5 reasons to visit the Festes de Gracia in Barcelona. But before we…

Sailing Menorca: a cruise around the Balearic islans

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A sailboat trip is not for everybody - The Solivagant Soul

Back in 2012, I decided to try a different type of trip and checked myself in a sailboat trip to go from Barcelona to the Balearic Islands and there spend some time sailing Menorca. Initial doubts about sailing Menorca I had never met any of the other seven people that were going to share that small ship with me, so I was a bit concerned about being in such a close contact with complete strangers. Poor me. TBH, I ended up being quite happy with my fellow pirates. All of us were travelling “solo”, and there were some people with…

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