Tag: Barcelona con niños

Back-to-school dates in Barcelona and the post-holiday syndrome

Going back to school for the little ones can be quite an ordeal after a long summer. Even to the point of producing post-vacation syndrome. In fact, September has arrived and with…

“We all have a double”: scientists from Barcelona

Scientists in Barcelona have been investigating the urban myth that “everyone has a double”. And they have come to a conclusion from science that no kinship relationship is required to have a…

Zoo animals now get ice cream to cool off from the heat

Barcelona Zoo struggles to combat the high temperatures. And one of the strategies to do so is to offer the animals ice cream to mitigate the heat. They now receive fruit, worm,…

Combat the heat in the parks with free water

In the Catalan capital there are different options to combat the heat. One of them is the free water parks where you can go to cool off in the face of the…

Barcelona lost 1.2% of its population in the last year

Some 134,000 people have left Barcelona in the last year. This means that the city lost 1.2% of its population, most of which has gone to live in rural areas. This is…

Collserola Library: the green library with lending of seeds

In Collserola there is a very new library. This is the Collserola – Josep Miracle, the best green library catalogued as one of the five best in the world in environmental matters.…

During the summer 79 schools will be under maintenance

With an investment of almost 42 million euros, 79 schools in Barcelona will be undergoing maintenance during the summer. The City Council and the Generalitat will allocate these resources to adapt the…

Badalona calls for a dog-friendly beach

The residents of Badalona have been collecting signatures supporting the request for a dog beach for several years. They want a suitable space to be able to go out with their pets…

New Passaport de Natura at the Barcelona Zoo

The Passaport de Natura is a free document that the Barcelona Zoo made available to Zoo Club members. The objective is to raise awareness about biodiversity care and provide exclusive access to…