Month: October 2020

Renewed your .barcelona domain yet?

Posted on by Ana Tapia

When you register any internet domain you do so for a specific period of time, normally a year. Once that period expires, if you don’t renew the domain it becomes available so that any other interested party can register it.

How do I know when my domain expires?

The user panel with your registration company displays the date of purchase and the expiry date of your .barcelona domain, as well as any other services contracted with them (hosting, personalised email etc.). You can also renew your .barcelona domain from the panel and keep it active for your website and/or email.

It’s important to understand that you don’t need to wait until the last minute to renew your .barcelona domain. It can be renewed in advance without forfeiting the period in between. For example, if your domain expires on 10 January 2021, you can renew it now and it will remain active until 10 January 2022. This means you will never lose out on the time your domain is valid for or be at risk of losing it.


I’ve got a discount code for renewal. When can I use it?

If you got a discount code from one of the .barcelona promotions you need to bear two things in mind:

  1. Whether your registration company is one of those which accepts the discount code.
  2. Whether the code is still valid and hasn’t expired.

Don’t leave it until the last minute and renew your domain to take advantage of the discount code.

Reflections shared with over sixteen thousand people in the Biennial of Thought 2020

Posted on by Ana Tapia

The second edition of the Biennial of Thought further established it as a central event in the promotion of culture and participation in the city, offering an opportunity for dialogue and reflection on the challenges of the future and covering various topics such as climate change, the technological revolution, democracy, science and feminism.

Health and safety measures were in place at all activities and at all venues during the Biennial, ensuring that the full programme could be completed. On-site attendances averaged 75%, with over sixteen thousand people participating in all. In addition, the +Biennal section offered forty more activities promoted by organisations to bring debate and reflection to the whole city.

In terms of activities at the Biennial for people to follow from home, activities streamed on the website attracted nearly ten thousand viewers. The event which attracted the most viewers, both live and rebroadcast, was ‘The Planet’s Voices’, with Vinciane Despret, Antoine Bertin, Donna Haraway, Maria Arnal, Irene Solà and Maria Sánchez. The session was viewed over 1,800 times.

All the activities streamed live over the six days of the Biennial can been viewed on the ‘Open City’ website.

Choosing the best registrar for your .barcelona domain

Posted on by Ana Tapia

If you want to register a .barcelona domain you need to use a domain name registrar. There are currently over 25 companies offering .barcelona domains, but what do you need to consider when choosing the best registrar for your domain?

If you check our price comparison, you’ll see that the cost of the domain varies greatly from one registrar to another. This may be due to the various services that come with the domain registration. Depending on your requirements, you may only need the domain registration, or you may want to include other services.


DNS: This service manages the Domain Name System and translates domain names to IP addresses. It allows for the creation of sub-domains and forwarding. All registrars include this service as it is essential for anyone wishing to have a website.

DNS SEC: Some registrars offer DNS SEC, an innovative technology whereby encryption provides added security for the domain. This is recommended for anybody requiring their website to perform electronic transactions or handle sensitive information.

Hosting: With the registration of the .barcelona domain, some registrars include space for hosting information used on the domain: text, images, videos etc. If you want the domain to have a website, you need hosting. This service can be contracted directly with the domain registrar or from different website editors such as WordPress, who also offer hosting. The space offered varies from one registrar to another, so take into account the volume of information you want on your website to see what hosting you will need. 

Email: This is the number of available mailboxes you want for your domain, for example correu@elteudomini.barcelona. Email addresses with your own domain help you create your own digital identity under you own domain. There are currently various registrars offering between 1 and 3 mailboxes. Decide whether you need a generic email address or whether you need various addresses for your domain (useful for small businesses or organisations where there are various people or departments).
Statistics: Some registrars offer the possibility of viewing data or graphics relating to the domain’s performance (number of visits, duration, dates etc.). This is an alternative to services such as Google Analytics, allowing you to discover the content which attracts the most interest on your website and the type of people who visit it.

Finally, the price comparison also includes information on customer support provided by each registrar (phone, chat or email), their contact hours and the languages in which they can attend to you.