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You can hear music all year round in Barcelona, and, when the fine weather comes, the city has an endless array of festivals in store. They cover every musical style and genre: some of them are being held for the first time in the city, while others are now established as world-class events, which have made Barcelona, with its ground-breaking and innovative programme, one of the world's music festival capitals.

Barcelona and its surrounding area offer a wide range of wine tourism activities to share with the family. Here are a few that will give you the opportunity to discover everything wine culture has to offer.

We've lined up an amazing plan for all the family to capture the very essence and scale of the city: seeing Barcelona from the heights. We've chosen the city's most fun and curious vantage points, which also have secrets in store. Are you ready to scale the heights and see Barcelona at your feet?

If you start to hear fire crackers going off and see bonfires blazing on the night of 23rd June, don't worry; you're about to discover the most magical night of the year.

The summer solstice festival, known as the "baixada de falles", brings together fire, tradition, music and a party atmosphere. Find out everything about this magical celebration… and experience it with the locals!

Transporting timber as a raft. The time-honoured tradition of the rafters, or "raiers", was, for many years, a river-based activity in the Pyrenees that is still commemorated today with a special festival. It will leave you amazed!

A carefully curated selection of books, a bookshop with personality or a passionate bookseller behind the counter, are some of the trademarks of specialist bookshops. If you're a book lover, you know the score: finding a bookshop that caters to every need is like finding a hidden treasure.

In summer, in June and September, Barcelona's former villages host their neighbourhood festivals. They are the perfect excuse to visit the city and lose yourself in its districts that are dressed up to the nines. The Sants Festival keeps alive the spirit of a major festival that used to be held in honour of Saint Bartholomew, the patron saint of the former village of Sants.

Barcelona is Mediterranean, green and blue, and the perfect place to explore in the open air. Summer is the time to enjoy yourself to the full and make the most of Barcelona while you enjoy all the things to do and the different places where you can experience the city alfresco.