Barcelona Travel Hacks

29/04/2025

Lots of bu****it in English language media about the Iberian/Spain power outage yesterday. Here I explain what happened and give a probable root cause. https://www.barcelonatravelhacks.com/hacks/info/spring-2025-spain-blackout

29/01/2025

Calçots season is here and what better way to kick it off than going to the Mecca of vegetable swallowing that is Valls.

The epicentre of Calçots is the town of Valls which hosts a Festa de la Calçotada anually with street cooking over open fire pits in town squares

29/01/2025

Ole, the free train tickets are back!

Free rail travel to remain for all regular users of Renfe

22/01/2025

The free train travel scheme has been cancelled due to political sabatage by a Catalan independance party and the PP.

Is your Abono ticket for Jan-2025 to Apr-2025 still valid? How much will rail and bus tickets now cost?

The free train travel page has been updated -

Free rail travel to remain for all regular users of Renfe

02/01/2025

The end of the Christmas season is marked by a float parade on the 5th of January with the 6th being a national holiday. Read about it here and find the route.

A child friendly parade celebrating the arrival of the Three Kings to give Baby Jesus the gifts. Tradition is to throw sweets into the crowd

26/12/2024

Read about Spanish new years eve traditions and customs and the free Barcelona Fireworks display here.

An honest guide to viewing the Barcelona New years fireworks display. Where to view the fireworks from, timings, traditions and where to go after

05/12/2024

Vic medieval market and fair is, in my opinion, is the best medieval fair in Catalonia and a great way to spend the 6th to 8th December bank holiday. Find out about the notable displays and what else to see in Vic.

Early December every year Vic turns into a medieval village with craftsmen, taverns and street performances celebrting the long history of Vic

03/12/2024

Today the new law regarding collection and registering of guest personal data for accommodation and hire car rental enters in to force. For the next week or so there may be small delays at check-in as staff adapt to the new database to register your details. Read more about it here.

Controversial new law to collect tourists personal data when renting accommodation (apartments, Airbnb, hotels, hostels) and hire cars