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To walk through Barcelona with the palate, nothing’s better than doing it in the “vermouth” time, and tasting a classic in terms of accompanying such a unique drink: the patatas bravas (spicy potatoes). A simple dish but that has a legion of experts able to trace a route with the best establishments where to taste them. We say it’s a simple dish but it has its secrets, the first is the potato whose type and variety truly make a difference, it’s not the same to fry a mealy version more adequate for mashed potatoes that another which is harder and resistant, usually present in an excellent stew that stays long hours cooking without melting. Ways of frying and also the used oil are nuances of taste that turn the tables towards some tastes or others. But what truly makes the difference is the sauce, that’s why they are called patatas bravas. A sauce that needs to have the exact dose of spicy so it doesn’t mask the raw material. We always say the same, be careful with the sauces (of any kind) because a lot of times they’re used to mask more than to enhance. It’s all about giving the necessary touch to turn some simple fries into a valuable dish, ideal to accompany a midday drink. We can replace the vermouth for a beer, a glass of wine or even a Bitter, but the patatas bravas can’t be changed for olives or cockles, they are a complement but not an alternative. Barcelona has a series of bars with a charm that popular wisdom has put in the altar of this potatoes snack. That’s why we suggest that you open your Zolty app and choose the closes vehicle so it takes you to a route. Here we give you some ideas of what can be a map of the best tastes: We start by the neighbourhood of Sarrià, and what could be better than El Tomás de Sarriá fixed in the list of more recommended. We go down to the centre and we stop in La Taverna del Clínic, their patatas bravas have been awarded multiple times. We go to the sea zone and we find the Sant Antoni Gloriós, a classical cellar in Barcelona. If you like them more powerful and tasty, La Esquinica in the Passeig Fabra i Puig is also a referent. But if there is a place you must not forget is the bar La Fuente, a simple place which quality-price relation is indisputable. Most probably you’ll have your own criteria and palate, what’s your favourite place to taste some exquisite patatas bravas in Barcelona?

Jueves de Castañada o de Halloween, como quieras llamarlo, lo importante es la fiesta que te vas a dar en Barcelona. La tradición manda y si eres de los que cualquier excusa es buena para divertirse, esta es una con mayúsculas. El 31 por la noche, previo al día de los santos difuntos, se convierte en una noche mágica. Para los amantes del horror y el misterio de esta noche de brujas, en Barcelona, como en tantas ciudades del mundo también se celebra. Hay para todos los gustos. Los más tradicionalistas le llamarán “la Castanyada” y los más modernos “Halloween” pero qué más da si la diversión es la que manda. Desde finales del siglo XVIII las castañas tostadas, los panellets, boniatos y el moscatel cumplen su deber de endulzar las almas en pena. El origen pagano de esta fiesta estaba relacionado con la ingesta de calorías por parte de los campaneros, que eran los encargados de hacer sonar las campanas durante la noche, antes hacía frío en esta época. Si lo vinculamos al origen celta británico, la noche toma un cariz más religioso. Las noches eran muy largas y los días de poca luz. En esta época del año se multiplicaban las enfermedades por eso los colores que visten esta fiesta, el negro (noche) y el naranja (calabazas). Pero nada te tiene que impedir dar rienda suelta a tu espíritu fiestero y  a tus ganas de pasarlo bien. Barcelona te propone una multitud de fiestas temáticas organizadas en discotecas y clubes.  Otto, Bling Bling, Opium, Soho, Razzmatazz y otras salas ofrecen una espectacular ambientación de terror. El teatro también se suma al jolgorio, en el Teatreneu la noche  del 31 ofrece el  “Impro Horror Show” carcajadas y miedo para pasar un rato excelente. Otro gran plan puede ser una maratón de películas de terror, en los  cines Phenomena que nos volverán a sorprender con los títulos más clásicos del horror. Si quieres salir de Barcelona, pide un Zolty y te llevamos, Port Aventura, el parque temático por excelencia, te hará vivir una verdadera pesadilla donde el miedo te hará morir de risa. Ni quedándote en casa estarás a salvo, en cualquier momento tocarán a tu puerta y el “truco o trato” será tu perdición.

Barcelona, one of the most mentioned cities in the world, a destination that almost all the travellers by train, plane, bus, car or cruise have in mind to visit it at least once in their lives. A city that, with little space, gathers the biggest ludic, gastronomic, intellectual, sportive and corporate offer you can imagine. Normally you get to this wonderful city by land, sea and air counting on an excellent net of picking up in train stations as Barcelona-Sants, bus stations as estació del Nord, the airport Aeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona El Prat and port in the Port de Barcelona. And precisely this last one is the one we want to focus on. Every day thousands of cruise passengers disembark in the Catalan capital willing to live a special day in Barcelona. The port has seven international terminals for passengers, where there are tourists that have chosen this destination as the end of the cruise or an intermediate scale. The main companies have incorporated to their catalogue this metropolis, known names like Costa, MSC, Royal Caribbean, Pullmantur, Norwegian, Holland, Princess, Carnival, Grimaldi, Iberocruceros, Club Med, Panavision and many more, are the usual landscape of the port litoral. Taking into account that the port zones are a little bit far from the centre of the city, precisely Barcelona has perfectly integrated the port in the urban area, it’s still a time to take into account. To be able to enjoy as fast as possible of all the charm of this city we advise you to download the Zolty app. Once you download it, it takes some seconds, you’ll be able to ask for a transport vehicle out of all the ones that appear as available close to your location. In a click, it’s already called and you’re ready to seize to the maximum your time in Barcelona. Welcome, enjoy Barna.