City Focus Barcelona

Citylocator BARCELONA

01.HOTEL OMM • 265 Rossello Tel: +34 934 454 000 WWW.HOTELOMM.EST	11.BAR CENTRAL • Boqueria Market, La Rambla
02.HOTEL SANT AGUSTI • 3 Placa Sant Agusti Tel: +34 933 181 658 WWW.HOTELSA.COM	12.RESTAURANT EMPERADOR • 1 Placa Pau Vila Tel: +34 932 210 220
03.HOTEL HUSA ORIENTE • 45 Ramblas Tel: +34 933 022 558 WWW.HUSA.ES	13.CAN PAIXANOR • 7 Carrer de la Reina Cristina Tel: +34 933 100 839 WWW.CANPAIXANO.COM
04.CABLE CAR STATIONS • Montjuic and Torre de Sant Sebastia (Barceloneta)	14.CAN RAMONET • 17 Calle Maquinista Tel: +34 933 193 064
05.BARCELONA BICI • Locations throughout the city. Tel: +34 932 853 832 WWW.BARCELONATURISME.CAT	15.SIDECAR • 7 Placa Reial Tel: +34 933 021 586 WWW.SIDECARFACTORYCLUB.COM
06.SAGRADA FAMILIA • 401 Calle Mallorca Tel: +34 932 073 031 WWW.SAGRADAFAMILIA.ORG	16.KARMA • 10 Placa Reial Tel: +34 933 025 680 WWW.KARMADISCO.COM
07.PARC GUELL • Calle Olot Tel: +34 932 193 811 (Museum)	17.ABSENTA BAR • 36 Calle Sant Carles
08.TALLER DE TAPAS • 9 Placa Sant Josep Oriol Tel: +34 933 018 020 WWW.TALLERDETAPAS.COM	18.RITA BLUE • 3 Placa Sant Agusti Tel: +34 933 424 086
09.BAR DEL PI • 1 Plaza Sant Josep Oriol Tel: +34 933 022 123 WWW.BARDELPI.COM	19.MAREMAGNUM • Marina Port Vell Tel: +34 932 258 100 WWW.MAREMAGNUM.ES
10.BAR PINOTXO • Boqueria Market, La Rambla Tel: +34 933 171 731	20.RE:PUBLICHOUSE • 74 Passeig St Joan Tel +34 932 659 084 (Metro Tetuan) WWW.REPUBLICHOUSE.ORG

Citylives BARCELONA
Ex-pats and locals alike come to this friendly Barcelona bar, set up by a couple of British pals

Former Londoner Kieran loves the changing nature of Barcelona and its chilled out vibe “I’M originally an East End London boy, but I much prefer living in Barcelona. There is real quality of life here, and the pace of living is also definitely slower, which suits me. Although it can take some visitors a bit of time to get used to.

“I moved out here five years ago and set up the Re:publichouse bar with my mate Chris Mason, and it’s now in its second home. It typifies Barcelona, and attracts a mixed crowd of locals, ex-pats and a few tourists, where people just want to enjoy a great night out with no hassles. We have a Nintendo Wii, which is brilliant fun, but the sort of thing that would probably start fights back where I’m from.

“Barcelona is the sort of city that appeals to everyone. My partner Andrea – who I met in the bar just after we opened — is Argentinean, and she loves it, as do my two young children Bryony and Maximiliano. It’s hard not to like a city with so much to see and do, where the beach and mountains are both never far away, too.

“Unlike many cities I have been to, Barcelona is made for walking or, increasingly, cycling around. I like just wandering about soaking up the sights and sounds, and of course the energy. It has been said that Barcelona has the buzz of London in the 1960s and I’d go along with that. The weather is another big plus, with big blue skies the norm.

“One thing that surprises a lot of visitors is how fiercely Catalan Barcelona is. Catalans do feel a breed apart, so don’t make the mistake of calling them Spanish. I think this sense of being different and the search for an independent identity is part of the reason why they are into big projects and groundbreaking architecture. And few people would disagree that it creates spectacular results.

“I have only lived here for five years, but I have seen so many changes, and things continue to evolve. Nothing in Barcelona stands still and that gives the city a real energy that I think is behind the number of repeat visitors. If you come here this year you’ll need to come back in a couple more just to take in all the changes.”
RE:PUBLICHOUSE, 74 PASSEIG SANT JOAN (METRO TETUAN).
TEL: +34 932 659 084, WWW.REPUBLICHOUSE.ORG

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