The quintessential holiday month is here, and this year sees the sun and the hot weather sharing the limelight with the America’s Cup, the most important sailing competition of all. The event starts with the preliminary regatta on 22 August 202, followed by the first round.

The Port Olímpic will be gearing up for the occasion once its transformation into a people-centred space is complete. The revamped port will be a place where the blue economy, nautical sports, cuisine and the sea are at the heart of its economic and social activity. You’ll find full details at portolimpic.barcelona.

An event of this type brings a large volume of visitors with it. The website mobilitat.barcelona will be offering detailed information on mobility disruptions and alternatives, with the municipal journey planner “Getting there” providing travel recommendations while the competition is on.

Cultura.barcelona

In parallel to the sports competition, the Cultural Regatta offers a programme of activities based around culture, art, sports, cuisine, science and leisure, helping people to engage further with the world of sailing.

Various exhibitions will be offering complex visions of the link between human beings and the sea; addressing the theme through photography, archaeology and immersive experiences at different city museums, which can be found here. For its part, the Lletra Petita lecture cycle sees the city’s libraries join in with talks on books linked to the sea.

Once the Grec is over, the performing arts continue to fill Barcelona’s theatres with life, and the main site for checking what’s on is teatre.barcelona. Music will also be filling Montjuïc Castle during the evenings in August, with the Sala BCN festival. If you still want more, remember you can find all the cultural activity in the city at  cultura.barcelona

Good food

The high temperatures and humidity mean we’re more careful with how and what we eat. One healthy option is to do our shopping at Barcelona’s markets, which sell fresh local produce and are as close as this link: mercats.barcelona.

If you’re not in the mood for cooking, you can take advantage of the full range of eating options in the city, a global role model for gastronomy, known the world over.

We hope you really enjoy August in .barcelona!