Tornar The Jardí Geològic is one of the measures in the Destination Barcelona Sustainable Tourism Plan Barcelona City Council’s Government Commission has initially approved creation of the Jardí Geològic in C/ Menéndez i Pelayo Joan XXIII in the neighbourhood of La Maternitat i Sant Ramon The geological garden will be the city’s first street museum as it makes use of a space outside the faculty site as an extension of the teaching and research spaces at the University It will house various education and outreach spaces where natural materials will be displayed with information relating to geology and the Earth sciences Work will start in the summer and take six months The budget for the project is €1.2 million This plan encourages decentralising tourism options in the city and is being financed with €41 million of EU Next Generations funds It will consist of a route made from different types of stone formed in the last 500 million years Each material is linked to its corresponding period of time The second is the Earth space and will show the internal structure of the planet Visitors will be able to see layers of the planet constructed with materials representing them The third is the Geological Wall – Tall Ecors recreating an intersection of the Earth’s crust representing our geographical sphere This space will show what the internal structure of the subsoil is like The fourth and final space is called Applications and Processes Its purpose will be to explain the importance of geology and natural materials through the history of humanity This section will feature rocks linked to the formation of minerals that have played a key role in the development of our society The district of Les Corts celebrates its Festa Major 2024 with music de la Concòrdia and Comas are the main axis where much of the festival takes place Among the most outstanding events of the Festival of Les Corts are the correfoc unitary the morning of celebration with the dance of the Àliga de la Ciutat the diada castellera and the exhibition of traditional dance that is organized in the monastery of Pedralbes This show reflects on the dehumanization of society due to digitalization and the excessive use of social networks and artificial intelligence Inspired by the descent into hell in Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy the show vindicates life and art in the street and open and participatory popular culture Directed by the visual creator and choreographer Toni Mira and playwright Jaume Bernadet Date and time: October 4 at 21:00 h.Place: Plaça de Comas Sister Felipa and Leopoldo Planell (protocol figures of the fire of Les Corts) whose satirical tone will embarrass more than one bossy Date and time: October 4 at 21:20 h.Place: Plaça de Comas Parade starring the Devils and Timbaleros of Ithaca the Aegis (the Boc de Can Rosés) and the Devils of Les Corts Date and time: October 4 at 21:30 h.Place: Plaça de Comas.Route: Plaça Comas the fireworks of the fire groups of Les Corts will be lit Date and time: October 4 at 21:45 h.Place: Plaça de Comas The orchestra La Litoral will offer an extensive and varied repertoire for all audiences: ballroom dancing rock and versions of the most current groups of the national and international music scene Date and time: October 4 at 22:30 h.Place: Plaça de Comas which form the entourage of the Fiesta Mayor Date and time: October 5th at 9:30 h.Place: Plaça de la Concòrdia The bell tower of the parish of Santa Maria de Remei announces that the Festa Major has already begun Date and time: October 5 at 10:30 h.Place: Plaça de la Concòrdia.Route: Plaça de la Concòrdia radio broadcaster and neighbor of Les Corts neighborhood Date and time: October 5 at 12:00 h.Place: Plaça de la Concòrdia A parade of fire and firecrackers through the streets of the neighborhood Date and time: October 5 at 21:30 h.Place: Plaça de la Concòrdia.Route: Plaça de Comas The District of Les Corts recognizes every year a Cortsenc and a Cortsenca of Honor previously elected by popular vote among the neighborhood of Les Corts This act of homage also serves to recognize the work of those entities that celebrate a significant anniversary this year Date and time: October 9 at 19:00 h.Place: garden of the Centre Cívic Can Deu The devils invade the Camp Nou for the main festival parade with percussion starting at the CSS of La Maternitat and Sant Ramon (Travesera de Les Corts carretillada and fire show in the Ceràmiques Vicens square With the participation of Castellers de Sants Date and time: October 13 at 12:00 h.Place: Plaça de Comas the Festival of Les Corts offers fireworks accompanied by music It will be at the closing of the festivities We recommend that you place yourself in the gardens of Magalí to fully enjoy the show Date and time: October 13 at 21:30 h.Place: Magalí Gardens Complete program (PDF) Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama in the Catalan capital creating a flurry of excitement Prime property prices are equally lively — jumping by 7 per cent in 2022 compared with the previous year — with the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (with more than $30 million in assets) living in the city forecast to grow by 61.3 per cent to 2,298 by 2026 according to the estate agency Knight Frank’s latest Prime International Residential Index Earlier this year the sale of the 650 sq m duplex penthouse at Mandarin Oriental’s 34-unit 20-storey Residences on Passeig de Gràcia in Eixample — a grid-like neighbourhood punctuated with Gaudí creations including La Sagrada Familia — sold for a Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers 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Barcelona and enjoy the pleasure of feasting outside with these top picnic spots just the right warmth from the sun and occasional light breeze.. You don't have to leave town to find a peaceful spot to spread out your blanket and set up for an outdoor feast Fill your picnic basket with your favourite goodies (don't forget the corkscrew!) and head out for one of these ten best picnic spots in Barcelona.  Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! This park has three claims to fame: first, the 'Elogi de l’Aigua' ('In Praise of Water'), a colossal structure by Eduardo Chillida, suspended by steel cables anchored to stones from the old Coll quarry; the second is a large pond that functions as a shallow public pool in summer; and the third, a small square you have to hike up to where you’ll find tables, benches, a fountain and a beautiful view of Barcelona that makes the walk up worth it. First you can visit the exhibitions inside where they've hosted outstanding photography and other art shows They've also got a space for concerts and a tourist information office inside the building facebooktwitterspotifytiktokAbout us Contact us Time Out Worldwide la Targeta Cuidadora i el servei de cangur Concilia situen Barcelona com un referent de les cures Specific public services linked to care work have grown considerably in number in the city over the last few years with pioneering and consolidated projects such as Espai Barcelona Cuida the Vila Veïna area deployment and the creation of the Targeta Cuidadora More than 16,400 people have already benefited from this set of resources which received an investment of 187 million euros in 2021 and will continue to be extended with further initiatives to guarantee the right to receiving and providing care in a dignified way and with community support networks Everyone receives care and cares for others throughout life Care work has been traditionally seen as a private social duty reserved in the confines of the home and associated with women’s responsibilities There are estimated to be 355,000 people in Barcelona with a notable proportion of such carers being migrant women and in a situation of job insecurity The feminisation of care work represents an overload for women performing this vital work for keeping society afloat with a deficient level of well-being: 65% state they have average or poor health the gender wage gap reaches up to 17.5%: more than 43% could not be financially independent on their income alone To change these dynamics, we need to adopt a change of model that understands care work as a shared duty and community responsibility so that no one has to care for others on their own Combating the feminization of care work starts with the creation of support networks and public resources that improve the quality of life not just of carers but also of the people receiving care have been launched since 2015 and expanded and consolidated year after year as benchmark services in the field of care The Barcelona Cuida [Barcelona Cares] space is a facility that centralises full information and resources relating to care work in the city since when it has attended to 10,688 people The service is especially important for domestic and care workers: 2,500 advisory consultations have been made in this area some hundred employment contracts entered into and ten people given help to get their papers in order Barcelona Cuida is based in Carrer de Viladomat, 127, and can also be contacted by its telephone or online assistance helplines It can assist individuals caring for family members or close friends organisations and individuals who want to plan their care The Barcelona Cuida service also manages Targeta Cuidadora [carer cards], a recent initiative that recognises the work of carers and enables them to access a set of fourteen free resources such as emotional counselling 24 hours a day Some 2,300 applications have been received since its launch Find out all about how you can apply for a Targeta Cuidadora here The Vila Veïna project is the brainchild of an initiative for putting lives and care work at the centre with small area units where local residents have all the resources at their disposal for ensuring care both for those receiving it and from those providing it The pilot plan is already up and running in ten of the city’s neighbourhoods and has assisted 1,171 people Half of its users identify themselves as carers and the most frequent consultations have to do with dependency (32%) and young children (25%) Balancing employment and personal life with leisure and breathing space is especially difficult for single-parent families with few resources, women in situations of gender violence and families without community support. To facilitate their balance, Concilia child-minding service was launched in 2020 which already has nine spaces available and had assisted 2,456 families by July this year with a total of 28,530 cases of child-minding The programme’s smooth running has enabled it to extend the service to a further three neighbourhoods: El Carmel El Congrés i els Indians and La Maternitat i Sant Ramon it has received a 145% increase in investment A child monitoring service will also be created at the same time at the Assistance, Recovery and Shelter Service (SARA) and a project launched called Mares Veïnes a support network for the children looked after by women and mothers from different backgrounds This set of resources is being joined by other municipal programmes, including Radars, Vincles and Baixem al carrer which are aimed at improving the well-being and quality of life of especially vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with disabilities These programmes are intended to combat unwanted loneliness and social isolation What’s more, extra investments also have been made in basic resources such as the Home Assistance Service (SAD) The increase enabled the recruitment of more professionals into the service an improvement in employment conditions and a reduction in temporary work Progress was also made in extending and improving the tele-assistance service