Here you have the 10 must do things to experience Easter time as a local in Barcelona: 1. Gastronomy. At the beginning of the lent the “Coca de Llardons”, when in there the “bunyols” and, at its end at Easter time, the “monas de Pasqua”. This is really the queen of these dates. Try them at Canal, Bubo, Oriol Balaguer y La Colmena. www.canal.es, www.bubo.es, www.oriolbalaguer.com y La Colmena, Plaça de l´Àngel, 12. 2. Processions. Barcelona is not Seville but it also has its own traditional religious processions. The most well know is in the evening of the Holy Friday (the 29th...

We are happy to announce that our Epoque Member Hotel Rekord in Barcelona has won a Certificate of Excellence 2011 by TripAdvisor.com. As everybody knows, TripAdvsior.com show  unbiased hotel reviews from travelers all over the world. Hotel Rekord receives this deserved certificate as a result of the many consistently positive reviews the hotel has earned. Epoque Hotels would like to congratulate Hotel Rekord and its wonderful staff! Hotel Rekord, Barcelona Barcelona Hotel Rekord is an oasis of peace, offering its customers exquisite, personalised attention. Fully up-to-date, it has preserved...

La Duquesa Restaurant in La Duquesa de Cardona Hotel Barcelona, a historic  boutique hotel in the city center in front of the harbour of Barcelona, during the new fall season schedule will feature jazz evenings and the opera lyric life. The original structure of this restaurant helps to create a unique atmosphere and a special acoustic that are particularly suitable for this kind of event. People who live in Barcelona know that Hotel Duquesa de Cardona as a hotel is very much involved with music. The former stables of a 19th century Barcelona palace, La Duquesa restaurant is today an extraordinary...

The good weather arrives and the Grand Hotel Central Barcelona and welcomes the reopening of the Sky Bar, as every summer, with its magnificent viewpoint-terrace. This year it has been expanded with new lounging area and a renewed illumination. Its spectacular panoramic views, its stylish and cosmopolitan atmosphere and good chill out music make this pool bar one of the most amazing places in the world. The terrace, of more than 350 m2, offers a stunning panoramic view of Barcelona while tasting the culinary gastronomic food of Ramon Freixa such as salads, sandwiches and cocktails. This space is...

From last winter, Duquesa de Cardona, a historic  boutique hotel in the city centre in front of the harbour of Barcelona, organizes special monthly gastronomic dinners with the best of the companies: the Opera lyric life. The original structure of this restaurant helps to create a unique atmosphere and a special acoustic that are particularly suitable for this kind of event. In between courses, artists Mireia Dolç , Ulises Orduñez and Xavier Dolç , surprise the assistants by walking through the tables, descending the stairs and even looking for the collaboration of them just singing well-known...