http://www.debarcelona.org About De Barcelona, Fc Barcelona, Tips for Sightseeing, Bars and Clubs, travel information, advice, hotels, reviews and more. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:56:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seven hundred years of history count for a lot… and on the table too. Travel through time in the most flavoursome way. the first successful cuisine: mediaeval cooking The first recipes in Latin-derived languages 14th and 15th century are in Catalan, like the so-called Sent Soví. Probably much of the uniqueness of ... http://www.debarcelona.org/history-of-catalan-cuisine.html Spanish Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar Welcome  Bienvenido (sg) Bienvenidos (pl)   Hello  ¡Hola! ¿Aló? ¡Bueno! ¡Diga! ¡Dígame! ¡Hola! (on phone)   How are you? I’m fine, thanks. And you?      ¿Cómo está usted? (frm) ¿Cómo estás? (inf)   Bien gracias, ¿y usted? (frm) Bien gracias, ¿y tú? (inf)   Long time no see  ¡Cuánto tiempo! ¡Tanto tiempo sin verte!   What’s your name? My name is …      ¿Cómo ... http://www.debarcelona.org/spanish-phrases.html We endeavour to find new ways for you to excite, relax and enjoy; from a helicopter ride over Barcelona to a romantic ride in an air balloon, we are confident that we can provide you with an experience you will never forget. Our experiences also make perfect gifts for special ... http://www.debarcelona.org/cool-things-to-do-in-barcelona.html Going to Barcelona for Valentine weekend and wondering if anyone can recommend a nice - not too expensive - romantic restaurant http://www.debarcelona.org/restaurants-for-valentines-night.html After all the warnings I received about this lovely city, I am happy to report that I have been having a fantastic time in the capitol of Catalonya. Not being able to speak either Catalan nor Spanish (well, only the few key words I recall from Sesame Street), I´ve still ... http://www.debarcelona.org/barcelona-cool-catalonya.html Now that I am, regretfully, packing up my kitchen in Barcelona, it seemed timely to expound on the indispensible items presumably (from my sporadic research) to be found in the arsenal of a Spanish home cook. Many of these items can be found in the U.S. (try Trader Joe's) but of ... http://www.debarcelona.org/spanish-kitchen.html The three Barça players have become European champions after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to win their first title since 1964. Xavi, Iniesta and Puyol were key players in the final and throughout the competition. The final of the 13th European Championship between Germany and Spain kicked off at 8.45 pm on ... http://www.debarcelona.org/spain-with-barca-champions-of-europe.html The Barri Gotic contains a concentration of medieval Gothic buildings only a few blocks northeast of La Rambla, and is the nucleus of old Barcelona. It's a maze of interconnecting dark streets linking with squares, and there are plenty of cafes and bars, as well as the cheapest accommodation in ... http://www.debarcelona.org/barri-gotic.html The first documentary reference we find to the church of Santa Maria del Mar is in a text from the year 998. This basilica is the work of the architect Berenguer de Montagut, and the first stone was laid to commemorate the conquest of Sardinia, which completed the Catalan domination ... http://www.debarcelona.org/santa-maria-del-mar.html The Best stadium in the World - Camp Nou By Norman Foster will be the latest in a long list of emblematic buildings that make up Barcelona’s modern skyline, and will be an icon of the city itself and of the modernity and traditions of Catalonia. Barcelona, the city of progress, design ... http://www.debarcelona.org/the-new-camp-nou.html