Events for the month of May in Barcelona

Is about to finish the month of April and May will soon come loaded with events, activities, shows and fairs that you can not lose. Here are some:

Iban Ferreiro in concert. The next May 15, the former singer of “Pirates” will give a concert at the Palau de la Música where you can hear songs from his latest album.

On May 20 Beyonce will be in the Palau Sant Jordi. The American singer will present the songs of her latest album "I Am ..."

Primavera Sound 2009. From 20 to May 30 has been given appointment in the Parc del Forum Primavera Sound 2009. This year we celebrate the festival where they met an eclectic group of artists of internationally independent music.

Besides these exhibitions are held this month: International exhibition of automobiles and commercial vehicles, BTA Barcelona Food Technologies, Hispack, the International Packaging Exhibition

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Events for the month of March in Barcelona

We have just finished the shorter months of the year, in February, and we have before us the entire month of March full of events, activities, shows and exhibitions that you can not lose. Here are some:
Barcelona comes to the shows' Sorolla. Vision of Spain ', a chance to see for the first time the works of the Valencian painter

You can enjoy all kinds of music with concerts by Il Divo, Luis Fonsi, AC / DC, Coldplay, Laura Pausini, Beyonce and Raphael.

Japan Weekend Barcelona II: Held the second fair of urban leisure, electronics and Japanese culture.

Another show that will take place this month is Bioculture 2009, feeding biological celebrating its 16th edition in Palau Sant Jordi.

If you are going with children you can not miss the spectacular Disney on Ice, ice adaptation of the story of the fish Nemo

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Events for the month of December in Barcelona

We have just started the final month of the year, December, but until this end there are a lot of activities, shows and exhibitions that you can not lose. Here are some of them:

El canto del Loco : The well-known band from Madrid will give a concert at the Palau Sant Jordi, on Dec. 23. You will be able to listen to their old songs, and his latest album, a success in the major lists.

Feria de Santa Llucià: It is the oldest fair of the city and there you can buy everything you need to assemble your own Bethlehem and decorate your home this Christmas.

The children in Burundi: The Palau Robert dedicates an exhibition to the plight of children in Burundi through 40 photographs and an audiovisual display in which show the conditions under which these children live.

The best picture of 2007: As every year, the CCCB presents the best photographs of the year in "World Press Photo 08". Images of 59 artists awarded in the most important international competition.

Spamalot: This month ends the adaptation that the Tricicle group had made with the famous work of Monty Python's. Inspired by the Middle Ages, it parodies the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table.

Beauties XIX: Through photographs Joan Marti gives us images of a Barcelona that no longer exists, the Barcelona of the XIX century.

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Monthly events in Barcelona

If you are planning a short trip in a weekend, Desigbarcelona offers you cheap apartments in Barcelona. Don’t think it more time and come to Barcelona because November has started full of events in Barcelona. The list is so long, but here there some of the events you can’t miss:

15th Festival of Independent Cinema of Barcelona: This month its celebrates the 15th festival of Independent Cinema where you will be able to see fabulous films that you will not find in commercial cinemas.

Weddings & Weddings: This fair is one of the most important fairs about celebrations. It counts on a nuptial catwalk and the best professionals of the sector.

Simple Plan: The famous Canadian group shows their new record in a live concert where you will listen to their old songs and their new songs.

X Movistar Enduro Indoor of Barcelona: Engines, risk and aventure in a spectacular show. This championship is the most expected. You will have a guaranteed show.
Mamma mia: In this musical you will listen to the famous songs of one of the best groups of music: Abba.

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Desig

A privileged moment with members of the Desig group which will allow you to know a little better its team, history and ambitions.

Why « Desig » ?

The name desig - which means desire in Catalan - is due to the "desire" of its founder, Jose Antonio Valverde, who knew how to realize his "desires". The idea was to provide tourists and businessmen, design lodging alternatives in the city of Barcelona.

How was the group formed?

The Desig group is constituted by several companies, formed by a team of professionals with more than ten years of experience in the real-estate sector (mediation, promotion - construction and for 3 years, the seasonal housing rentals). Having obtained more than expected results in the traditional sector of the real-estate and the construction, the Desig group decided to diversify its business lines by proposing a more innovative alternative than the conventional lodging options for tourists and businessmen.

And what is Desig specificity ?

Knowing the new Technologies, we deducted that Internet was the most efficient tool to promote our apartments in the center of Barcelona and Sitges and rent them permanently. For that purpose, we have created a web site, the customer can then book on-line the apartment of his choice, for his holidays or business trip thanks to the information and the images provided. The diversity and the quality of our services permit us to watch the permanent satisfaction of our customers. And that is how www.desigbarcelona.com from the Desig group was born, in December 2006.

You were successful…

Sure ! Having studied a lot the emerging markets of the tourism’s, it seemed interesting to us to develop the same kind of service for the cities of Buenos Aires ( www.desigbuenosaires.com ) and Madrid ( www.desigmadrid.com ).

And why exactly these cities ?

At first, we opted for the Argentine market, and more concretely the center and touristic areas of Buenos Aires. Indeed, the economy of the capital developing ( end of 2002 ), the craze in tourism’s sector, the attractive housing’s prices, the similarities between the culture, also the Spanish and Argentine language, are the important factors which attracted us to Buenos Aires.

As for Madrid, it is about the second most important Spanish city considering tourism, but also at the level of the business.

And Desig, in some figures ?

By agency, for:

- Desigbarcelona: 244 apartments,
- Desigbuenosaires: 160 apartments,
- Desigmadrid: 69 apartments,

A number of visits

An average of visits in a month

And how many people is it necessary, to manage such a company ?

The main agency of the group is situated in Barcelona and manages www.desigbarcelona.com and www.desigmadrid.com and is composed of 4 employees:

Sergi, Webmaster and in charge of Marketing
Karina, Coordinator
Maite, Customer service (Spanish, English, Italian, French)
Dani, Customer service (English, Spanish)

www.desigbuenosaires is managed by another team, on the spot.

What are your ambitions and future projects ?

We do not think of stopping there ! We already have in project to develop a similar service in the main capitals of Europe as Paris, London, Roma... We have already initiated the negotiations with Berlin…

Meeting from now on the site and
reserve peacefully your apartment.

Second angry debate for Spain's election hopefuls

Spain's socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his conservative challenger Mariano Rajoy traded harsh accusations during their second live television debate ahead of Sunday's General Election. In a near repeat of the first debate a week ago, they interrupted each other constantly, accused each other of lying and bickered over the economy.

But the angriest exchange came over terrorism: "Whatever next Sunday's result is, the Socialist Party will support the government of Spain in the fight against terrorism without condition. That is the solemn promise I am making in the name of my party", said Zapatero.

Undeterred, Rajoy reverted to his familiar stamping ground of illegal immigration: "We have to expel all those foreigners that commit crimes even if they've been in Spain for five years. The law has to prohibit massive regularisation. We have to create an immigration agency."

A viewers' poll published immediately after the debate gave Zapatero the lead with 51 percent of those interviewed finding his performance stronger than Rajoy's who was backed by 29 percent.

The last opinion polls before Sunday's election gave Zapatero's governing Socialists a lead of about four percentage points over Rajoy's opposition Popular Party. But analysts say Spaniards seem unlikely to be swayed by arguments from either side. Support for the two main parties has remained largely unchanged throughout the campaign.

Strachan hopeful despite Messi's Barcelona return

Celtic will face the Champions League's leading scorer tonight as they try to overturn Barcelona's 2-3 first-leg advantage. Lionel Messi, who is currently outscoring some of Europe's finest centre-forwards in the competition with six goals, returns to Frank Rijkaard's starting XI after being rested at the weekend. Thierry Henry is a leading candidate to make way for the Argentine.

Rijkaard has been roundly criticised for resting Messi at the weekend as a toothless Barcelona were beaten 4-2 away to Atletico Madrid but sporting director Txiki Begiristain has defended his coach, saying: "The Celtic match is more important. We can't afford to fail and we can't afford to lose our humility. We have to be very wary of Celtic because there is so much at stake."

The Celtic coach, Gordon Strachan, was last night likening the possible conquest of the two-times winners of the European Cup to climbing Mount Everest, joking that while many had managed it, "plenty had also died trying".

"We have not given up hope," he said. "We know that anything is possible. Gaining possession will be the key. When you are playing football there is nothing wrong with having a bit of fear and I think we will have a bit, and some excitement. Hopefully there will be no fear when we have the ball though."

Probable teams: Barcelona Valdes; Zambrotta, Puyol, Milito, Abidal; Deco, Touré, Iniesta; Messi, Eto'o, Ronaldinho or Henry Celtic Boruc; Wilson, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor; Nakamura, Donati, Brown, McGeady; Vennegoor, McDonald.