{"id":3674,"date":"2019-01-29T14:50:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T12:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/blog\/living-in-barcelona-key-dates-2019\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:44:02","slug":"living-in-barcelona-key-dates-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/living-in-barcelona-key-dates-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in Barcelona. Key dates for 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Living in Barcelona is one of the most fantastic opportunities. The Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, the Park G\u00fcell, the cathedrals, universities, bars, music&#8230; In the city there are a thousand and one things to do and monuments to visit. Different things happen all the time and every day, living in Barcelona is an adventure.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/universitary-residences-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unihabit university residences in Barcelona<\/a> we offer you the opportunity to live in Barcelona, in Ciutat Vella and in Gr\u00e0cia, two central areas of the city. We also want your experience to be unforgettable. To do this we have prepared a list of key dates in 2019 that you can not miss in Barcelona:<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>23rd April &#8211; Sant Jordi<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have come to live in Barcelona for the first time this year and you don&#8217;t live in Catalonia, you have probably never heard of Sant Jordi&#8217;s story. Don&#8217;t worry, this Catalan diada will surely not escape from you! The streets will be full of books and roses to give to your partner or friends.\u00a0Take a walk in\u00a0Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia or Las Ramblas from the Unihabit university residences. It&#8217;s a magical day to live in Barcelona!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelona.cat\/culturapopular\/en\/festivals-and-traditions\/sant-jordi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information about\u00a0Sant Jordi in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6176\" title=\"Living in Barcelona\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Vivir-en-Barcelona-Libros.png\" alt=\"Vivir en Barcelona\" width=\"587\" height=\"403\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>26th May &#8211; Municipal elections &#8211; Who will govern Barcelona?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On a political level, it is going to be a very intense year, and Barcelona will not be the exception. This year municipal elections are being held in all towns and cities. So you&#8217;re probably going to see a lot of election posters and politicians holding rallies in the streets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6180\" title=\"Living in Barcelona\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/vivir-en-barcelona-1.png\" alt=\"Living in Barcelona\" width=\"557\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>May 30th to June 1st &#8211; Primavera Sound<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most internationally recognised festivals held in Barcelona is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primaverasound.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primavera Sound<\/a>. Surely if you live in one of Unihabit&#8217;s student residences, a colleague has already told you about it. It&#8217;s an essential date for any music lover. Are you going to miss it?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6164\" title=\"Living in Barcelona\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Vivir-en-Barcelona-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vivir en Barcelona\" width=\"497\" height=\"372\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>15th to 21st August &#8211; Festa Major de Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuandopasa.com\/index.php?v=v41027g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Festa Major de Gr\u00e0cia<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is already a date reserved each year for anyone living in Barcelona. Decorated streets, live music, dances with your friends from the student residences&#8230; Take part in one of Barcelona&#8217;s most famous festivals.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8250\" title=\"Living in Barcelona\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Vivir-en-Gracia-Barcelona-1-300x224.png\" alt=\"Vivir en Gracia Barcelona\" width=\"505\" height=\"377\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>20th to 24th September\u00a0 &#8211; <em>Fiestas de La Merc\u00e8<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelona.cat\/lamerce\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Festes de la Merc\u00e8<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0which are celebrated on 24 September, are the festivities of the city of Barcelona. Numerous events, celebrations, concerts, parades&#8230; take place in the city during the previous days. Everyone goes out into the street to enjoy! Save the date. It is one of the best experiences to take advantage of living in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/vivir-en-barcelona-La-merce.png\" alt=\"Vivir en Barcelona\" width=\"495\" height=\"383\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you want to live in Barcelona? The Unihabit student residences in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/universitary-residences-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ciutat Vella<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/university-residence-barcelona-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gr\u00e0cia<\/a> are what you were looking for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>Contact us and enjoy Barcelona from the centre!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/universitary-residences-barcelona\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5804 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ciutatvellaENG-300x106.png\" alt=\"Student dorms Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/university-residence-barcelona-gracia\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5811 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/graciaENG-300x106.png\" alt=\"student dorms Barcelona Gr\u00e0cia\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,54],"tags":[195,199,229,227,158,159],"class_list":["post-3674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-unihabit-information","tag-blog-en","tag-blog-en-5","tag-residentes-universitarios-en-barcelona-en","tag-unihabit-residencias-universitarias-en","tag-unihabit-student-dorms","tag-univeristy-residents-in-barcelona"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3674"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12132,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674\/revisions\/12132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unihabit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}