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Cause for Celebration
SeveralnewfestivalshaveenteredBarcelona'ssummercalendarinthelastfewyears.Festiv-
al Piknic Electronik features DJs and outdoor revelry on Montjuïc; Festival Pedralbes stages
big-name concerts in a lush garden. (
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)
Dine in Someone's Home
Locals with culinary skills are hosting dinner parties on EatWith. For about what you'd pay
in a restaurant, you can get in on the action. There are hundreds of offerings in Barcelona.
Boutique Beauties
AcropofnewboutiquehotelshasopenedintheBarriGòtic,bringinganampledoseofstyle.
The beautifully designed
DO
,
Hotel Mercer
and
Ohla Hotel
have lovely rooms, roof terraces
and superb restaurants.
Modernista Makeover
Atlonglast,severalarchitectural treasuresinL'Eixample haveopenedtheirdoorstovisitors:
Casa Amatller
and
Casa Lleó Morera
,
essential parts of the so-called Manzana de la Discor-
dia.
Reinventing Catalan Cuisine
Culinary maestro Carles Abellan (of Tapas 24 and Comerç 24 fame) continues to add to the
city's roster of great restaurants, with
Suculent
, one of his latest successes.
