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Formula 1 and the Barcelona International Motor show set to convert Barcelona into the motoring capital of the world for one week in May. The latest automotive designs and tendencies will be on display at the Fira de Montjuic Exhibition Centre from the 11th to the 19th of May whilst only a few miles away the world’s fastest cars being driven by the world’d best drivers will be fighting for points in the Spanish Grand Prix from the 10th-12th of May 2013.

Who would you take to a deserted island? And a weekend in Barcelona, Berlin or Istanbul? Make up your mind because with our new promotion you can take three friends with you on holiday without hiding them in your suitcase.

Whatever the result between Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the first leg of their semi-final clash of the Champions League 2013, the return leg in the Nou Camp on the 1st of May promises to be a passionate affair with both teams vying for a place in the Champions League Final in Wembley on the 25th of May.

During St Jordi in Barcelona, books and roses take to the streets and the city gets dressed for the occasion, La Rambla, Passeig de Gracia, Plaza Catalunya, Plaza St. Jaume and many other emblematic streets in Barcelona fill with Catalan flags, stalls selling books and roses and people soaking up the atmosphere of this very special day.

Twenty years ago three friends decided to organise an electronic and experimental music festival, today this festival has become the premier electronic music event in the world, attracting the biggest names in the electronic and experimental music scene over 90,000 electronic music lovers .Sonar 2013 will be the 13, 14 and 15 of June.

We have a winner! Congratulations to Jose Santana Garcia who has won an official Barça or Real Madrid shirt after correctly picking Real Madrid as winner of the Copa del Rey semi-final between Barça and Madrid.

There was a lot of hype surrounding the match as too how much Barcelona were going to defeat Milan by in the opening match of their Champions league final-16 match up, however it was Milan who denied Barcelona with a superb defensive display and ran out eventual winners 2-0. Barcelona have a lot to do in the return leg of the final 16 match up between Barcelona and Milan to be played in the Nou Camp on the 12th of March if they want to make it into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

With less than a week to go before the second semi-final of the Copa del Rey between Barcelona and Madrid, Friendly Rentals are giving you the chance to win a Barça or Madrid Shirt. All you have to do is enter our competition on Facebook and choose who you think is going to win this clash between the world’s two best teams. The second semi-final will be played in the Nou Camp on the 26th of February.

In the past Jewish visitors to Barcelona had a problem finding food which met the strict kosher guidelines however in recent times this has changed and today there are several restaurants and supermarkets offering the local Jewish community and visitors the opportunity to enjoy delicious Mediterranean and Traditional kosher cuisine right in the heart of Barcelona.

Neither Messi or Ronaldo were match deciders in the first leg of the Copa del Rey 2013 semi final, that honour belonged to young French defender Raphael Varane. A late inclusion into the Real Madrid squad to cover the absence of Pepe and Ramos in defence, he capped an impressive performance leaping between Puyol and Fabregas to head the ball into the back of the net equalising Fabregas’s opener. Barcelona will go into the decider with an away goal; Madrid will feel that they too can sneak in an away goal in the return leg of the Copa del Rey 2013 to played in Camp Nou on Wednesday 27th of February. Which of these teams will make it into the final?

If you have been asking yourself when Justin Bieber is coming to Barcelona, well you can stop. On Saturday the 16th of March the pop phenomenon will be bringing his “Believe” tour to the Catalan capital. The Barcelona concert is along with the concert in Bilbao (14th March) the only “Believe” Spanish tour dates the Canadian singer will give.

The X games are back in Barcelona on May 16-10 2013. Don’t know what the X games are? Well I’ll give you a quick rundown, it is a bunch of young men and women who have ditched football, basketball and whatever other traditional sport you can think in favour of skateboards, BMX bikes, motorbikes and rally cars. And what they can do on these things is truly amazing!