some serious saintly protection

I was chatting to one of our interns this week about our promotional days for April. He was reeling off a list of potential dates when I asked if Sant Jordi was on the agenda. The blank look said it all.

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wheel be watchin’

On the 6th of January 1911 34 hardy souls set out from the barrio Sarria in Barcelona to compete in the very first Tour of Catalonia. Only 24 made it to the finish at the Sants Velodrome with Spaniard Sebastia Masdeu becoming the first winner of the locally called the La Volta .

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and we thought the French knew their onions

¨Calcots, what is zis?¨ came the voice our Group Sales Manager across the office the other day.

¨they are a bit like small leeks¨ I replied, knowing full well what the next question would be.

¨Leeks, what is zis?¨

The allium cepa to give it its proper name is in fact a type of onion and the Catalans are mad for them!

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welcome everybody!

Thanks for dropping by our brand new GoCar Barcelona blog.

Within these pages you will find all kinds of information about us and the fabulous city of Barcelona in which we work.

Montjuic Telefonica Tower Tunnel Montjuic

In keeping with the GoCar philosophy our blog is a lighthearted but informative look at this unique city. We regularly attend a wide variety of local events to give you an insight into what the area has to offer the visitor.

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In our Features section, we highlight some of our favourite places to visit in Barcelona. What’s On gives you a list of some of the most important events happening in our region over the coming year.

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We hope you enjoy reading our posts and articles and hopefully the next time you are in Barcelona you will pop into to see us.

Best wishes