19/02/2010

A MODERNERNISTIC GEM IN THE CITY CENTRE OF BARCELONA

I have found a prominent mansion ideal for exclusive events, gala dinners, receptions, cocktails etc in the very city centre of Barcelona!  It is a gem in the modernistic head quarters of Eixample just waiting to get discovered!

It was built in the end of the 19th century and finished in the early 20th century, a catalan family was finansing the contstruction and lived in it until the civil war. After that it was turned into a religous school and then transformed into an exhibition forum of today! It coveres 2700 m2 but can be devided in different sections depending how you want to maximize your event! There is one floor with a permanent exhibition and one floor with temporary ones! The charm is to rent the space with precious art on the walls!

If you want to know more about this building please contact me for further information!

The impressive entrance with its pillars and the main marble staircase

One of the main salons on the first floor with its permanent art collection

Original paintings from the beginning of the modernistic era

The roof terrace in the typical “patio” of Eixample, hosting an art item brought here from the El Prado in Madrid

17/02/2010

WORLD MOBILE CONGRESS IN BARCELONA

One of the biggest trade fairs in the world is held right now in Barcelona, The World Mobile Congress, where leaders in the mobile technology and cell phone market gather to network and collaborate!

Read about the first day in this article!

Hotels and venues in Barcelona are telling us that they notice a decrease in the number of booked hotelnights, the corporate events are less than earlier years etc. The biggest shock though was that the mega player Nokia decided not to have a stand inside the fair this year, but to outside in the pavillion only… But other big players like Ericsson, Samsung etc are here to win market and despite that a handful skipped the fair this year there is plenty of good news to be found in the mobile industry! Read more about in Businessweek!

In the trade fair area of Plaza Espanya another interesting venue is also located, the old bullfighter stadium! Barcelona has had two stadiums until a couple of years ago when the catalans took the decicion to make one of them into a comercial centre (as they are not passionate for this activity). They lifted the whole bullfighting arena 3 metres up in the air and started reconstructions! Within short they will transform this scene of the crime into a comercial shopping mall and hopefully attract more tourists than the typical trade fair visitor to the zone!

10/02/2010

AN EMBLEMATIC EVENT SPACE IN BARCELONA

Yesterday I had a really busy day with lots of research for proposals for interesting groups coming up!

In betweenI had to run down to meet my contacts down at one of the most emblematic event spaces Barcelona has to offer, La Llotja del Mar, for two events pending of confirmation there this year! Regulations are quite strict for this space when you hire it, it suits high end dinner receptions, conferences in combination with dinners, but no wild parties with music and dancing, you also have to finish your event like Cinderella, just by midnite!

The entrance to La Llotja del Mar

Patio and portches

Big conference space with a maximum of 350 in banquet

Salón Dorada, neoclasico

Salón de Contrataciones, the biggest event space with max 430 in seated dinner

Picture from an old set up, chill out style in Salón de Contrataciones

If you are interested in planning an event here with first class catering service you should send me an email! jessika@performanceprimecities.com

Have a look in my web Performance Barcelona for more inspiration!