http://www.barcelonation.com A Barcelona's weblog. What do you want to do this weekend? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:48:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A crowd of more than two hundred could only gape in amazement as celebrity, sky-scraper climber, Alain Robert, better known as the 'French Spiderman', took only an hour an half to ascend and descend the 140 metre, thirty-storey Torre Agbar in Barcelona's Plaza de las Glorias yesterday. Robert, who first ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/09/17/french-spiderman-scales-agbar-tower/ Barcelona has over 4km of sandy beaches which are always crowded with people sunbathing and swimming in the sea during summer time. There are 7 beaches in total (Sant Sebastià, Barceloneta, Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella and Llevant), easily accessible using public transport.How to get there:- Sant Sebastià ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/08/28/barcelona-beaches/ A blackout that struck Spain's second-largest city of Barcelona on Monday will continue to leave more than 100,000 households and businesses without power for at least another day, authorities said.A faulty cable triggered a major power outage, snarling traffic, hobbling public transportation and knocking out electricity in much of Barcelona. City ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/24/power-outage-causes-chaos-in-barcelona/ The business areas hardly note the change in the property market. Bread & Butter has put Barcelona at the center of the European map, and businesses continue to settle down in the Catalan capital. The pressure of international firms and the lack of new locales mean that prices are continuing ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/23/commercial-areas-of-barcelona-are-more-expensive-than-london-berlin/ mhThe regional president of Catalunya, José Montilla, has set an excellent example of austerity to other high-ranking politicians by travelling tourist class on his first official overseas visit since taking office nine months ago.Mr Montilla is being accompanied on the two-day visit to Lisbon and Oporto by a number of ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/20/catalunya-president-travels-tourist-class-on-first-official-overseas-trip/ Former Barcelona MP, Eduardo Planells, was arrested yesterday by National Police officers in Barcelona on charges of bribery, prevarication and fraud. Specifically, he is accused of providing work and residence permits to members of the Russian mafia arrested as part of the 'Avispa' anti-corruption investigation in 2005 and 2006. Four other ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/18/ex-barcelona-mp-accused-of-aiding-russian-mafia-gangs/ "Hello everybody: This last weekend I've been in the Summercase, a music festival with 50 bands and artists in Madrid and Barcelona. The bands that play on friday in Madrid, play on saturday in Barcelona and the ones that you can hear in Barcelona on friday goes to Madrid on saturday. ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/17/what-people-say-about-summercase/ In response to a question raised by PP councillors at Barcelona Town Hall yesterday, it was confirmed that 'Ulysses' the killer whale, who was loaned by the council to Sea World in San Diego (USA) back in 1994, "will finally never return to Barcelona." PP council representative, Alberto Fernández Díaz, proposed ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/16/ulysses-the-killer-whale-will-never-return-to-barcelona-zoo/ Hotel owners deny that Barcelona is attracting cheap tourism... The flow of visitors with enough purchasing power to stay in four or five star hotels has encouraged businessmen in the industry to plan the construction of another 36 establishments of both four and five stars, which will bring another 5,014 ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/13/hotel-industry-has-plans-for-49-new-hotels-in-barcelona-by-2011/ Spain - Wed, July 11, 2007 Today ... http://www.barcelonation.com/index.php/2007/07/11/barcelona-weather-today/