Dan Blystone 
Bar Pinotxo holds a well deserved place in our list of Barcelona’s best tapas bars. Founded in 1952, it is situated in La Boqueria, the emblematic market off Las Ramblas. The flamboyant owner Juanito Bayén warmly welcomes customers as he has done for decades, becoming a true local legend.
Brothers Toni and Manuel Simôes opened La Taverna del Clínic in 2006, near the restaurant founded by their father in 1973.
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden is situated in Blanes on the Costa Brava, about a one hour drive from Barcelona. The cliff top setting gives magnificent views out to the Mediterranean sea.
Barcelona has relatively few major parks, with Parc de la Ciutadella and the sprawling Parc de Collserola coming first to mind.
El Born is part of the Ciutat Vella (old city) of Barcelona and sits within a larger district officially called Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera.
Osmosis is the creation of chef Frederic Fernández and sommelier Ignasi Montes. In 2006 the two friends decided to launch a restaurant based on modern Catalan cuisine along with an extraordinary wine list, including their own brand of wines.