World Press Photo 2025
When: Del 07/11/2025 al 14/12/2025
- Where:Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona - Sala d'Exposicions
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What's on
If you’re arriving to Barcelona during these days, here’s the highlighted agenda of activities. And you still haven't decided when to come to the city, check out the top events of 2025.
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Local festival in La Sagrera When: Del 13/11/2025 al 23/11/2025- Where:Carrers del barri de la Sagrera
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57th Barcelona International Jazz Festival When: Del 10/10/2025 al 16/12/2025- Where:Diverses sales i espais de la ciutat
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Reasons to come
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Barcelona is quality of lifeBarcelona is ranked among the best cities in the world for quality of life, safety and equality. Boasting the typical features of a cosmopolitan and open city, its social cohesion is a reality.
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Barcelona with historyDiscover the different chapters in Barcelona’s history which over time have shaped the city we know today.
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Responsible, sustainable tourismThe city promotes a tourist model based on respect for its resources in economic, social, environmental and cultural terms, setting its sights on current and future scenarios.
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Barcelona is a creative capitalBoasting a history going back over two thousand years and a unique identity, Barcelona is famous worldwide as a city bursting with culture and creativity.
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Barcelona and the identityBarcelona is an open, vibrant and creative city with a busy cultural, political, business and commercial life. It is a metropolis where every imaginable language can be heard, as well as a city that invites its residents and visitors alike to discover its Catalan culture and traditions.
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Timetables
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Working hoursPeople start work between 8 am and 9 am and continue up to 1.30 pm or 2 pm. They return to work from between 3 pm and 4 pm and finish between 6 pm and 7.30 pm. The normal working week runs from Monday to Friday and, in some sectors, Saturday as well.
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Tourist information officeTourist information offices open every day of the week and only close on two days of the year: 1 January and 25 December. Each office has its own opening times between 8 am and 8 pm. They have special opening times during the Christmas period.
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Meal timesBreakfast: between 8 and 11 am. Lunch: between 1.30 pm and 3 pm. Evening meal: between 9 pm and 11.30 pm. Despite that, restaurant opening times are flexible and you can eat at any time in lots of them.
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Shop opening hoursMost retail businesses follow the normal working week of Monday to Saturday and close around 8 pm, except the shopping centres, which do not close at midday and stay open till 10 pm.
Visit Barcelona
The Consortium works to promote the city as a tourist destination. It offers a range of products and services, through several lines and programmes, aimed at the professional tourist sector and at individual tourists.