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This little square or more specifically its impressive bell tower has been synonymous with resistance since la Revolta de les Quinites in 1870. On 4 April of that year, the governement announced a decision to reintroduce the quintes (military drafts), reneging on a previous promise. In the Plaça Rius i Taulet, 300 women stormed the town hall in protest, looting the building and then burning the call-up lists and other documents in a massive fire in the plaça. The plaça is located in the district of Gracia. There are many Barcelona apartments in Gracia.
The revolt lasted a full week, during which time the bell of the clock tower continued to chime, calling people from surrounding towns to join the revolt. The army, which bombarded the town day and night, finally entered Gracia on 9 April and violently ransacked the town, destroying houses and businesses and taking 30 people to the Plaça del sol to be executed. Soon afterwards, the tale of the bale entered the popular mythology of the area.
Come to Barcelona and discover what secrets hide the districts of the city, moreover it is really easy to find accommodation in Barcelona!

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They might involve running through fireworks, gobbling grapes or raffling pigs, but parties are the life and soul of barcelona, and an enthusiastic crowd always materialises to make things go with a bang. Even though there are 15 public holidays a year, the notoriously hard working barcelonins somehow find the energy to celebrate even the smallest events before an early start at the office the next day. Most of those events take place in the center of Barcelona. The annual round of 30 or so neighbourhood festes share many traditional Barcelona events; among them are castellers (human castles) and papier mâché giants, both spectacular for rather different reasons, and the correfoc is a nocturnal frenzy of pyromania, when groups of devils dance through the streets, floutiing almost every safety rule in the book. The orderly antidote to this pandemonium is the sardana, Cataloni's folk dance. Watching the dancers executing their fussy little hops and steps in a large circle, it's hard to believe that sardanes were once banned as a vestige of pagan witchcraft.The sardana is much harder than it looks, and the joy lies in taking part rather than watching.
If you feel like taking part in one of the events and festivals taking place in Barcelona during the year just book a Barcelona apartment or Barcelona Hotel and enjoy the special atmosphere.

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Only a couple of decades ago, the moral legacy of the Spanish dictatorship confined homosexual behaviour to a handful of underground bars, and the city's gay population lived in fear of abuse the streets. Nowadays, men with shaved heads and combats are more likely to be on their way to a leather bar than anything more sinister and recent legislation introducing same-sex marriages caused hardly a ripple of dissent. In Barcelona, anything goes; most gay bars welcome straight drinkers, and vice versa. The lack of segregation means that there is not a gay ghetto as such. The area bordered by the streets of Diputacio and Arago, Balmes and Villarroel in the Eixample is known as the "Gaixample" and is where most gays venues are concentrated. The district of Eixample is one of the best districts in Barcelona, it is very centric, if you come to Barcelona for a few days, you definitly should book among the many hotels in Barcelona in this area or rent an apartment in Barcelona. You even can find a gay Barcelona Hotel. Most outdoor cruising is done elsewhere: especially on Montjuïc, up from the Plaça d'Espanya. While this area has undergone major changes of late, there are still a couple of shadowy corners where it's a business as usual. For more information on what's going on in the city, pick up a copy of free gay map or magazines that you will fond in a lot of bars/ restaurants.

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Rising over the city to the southwest, the steep hill of Montjuïc took its name from the jewish community that once settled on its slopes, and there's been a castle on the heights since the mid-seventeenth century, which says much about the hill's obvious historical defensive role. Since the erection of buildings for the international Exhibition of 1929, however, Montjuic's prime role has been cultural and you could easily spend a full day at its varied attractions which include five museums and galleries, various gardens and the famous "Spanish village" quite apart from the buildings and stadiums associated with the 1992 Olympics, which was centered on Montjuïc. For those short on time, the Museu Nacional d'Arte de Catalunya is undoubtelly the highlight, though fans of Miro will not want to miss the Fundacio Joan Miro, and architectural pilgrims come from far and wide to visit the Pavello Mies van der Rohe. Above all, perhaps, there are the views to savour from this most favoured of Barcellona's hills: from the steps in front of the Palau Nacional, from the castle ramparts, from the olympics terraces, or from the cable cars which zigzag up the steepest slopes of Montjuic. You want to enjoy the special charme of the area - why don't you book a Barcelona Apartment in the Montjuic area?!

The hill covers a wide area so it's wise to plan your visit carefully around the various opening times. This area of Barcelona, is really nice and only 15 minutes from the center. You can easily find nice accommodation in Barcelona in this area. Many rental agencies rent apartments in Barcelona.

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