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Days off in July? I've made room in my agenda to visit to go to Barcelona and enjoy two things that I love, together and separately: live music and the outdoors. Where? At the Jardins de Pedralbes Festival.
In the heart of the city center and with a program of activities for you to enjoy as you wish: from large concerts to more intimate performances. from large concerts to more intimate performances intimate performances in the gardens.
I don't know about you, but for me, it's all about listening to good music while having a quiet dinner or having a drink in one of the terraces, seems like a fantastic plan to me. And then I'm ready to give my full attention to my favorite musicians at the concerts in the auditorium.
I'll tell you in case you want to sign up.
Jardins de Pedralbes Festival: many events in one
Unfortunately, the 2020 edition was not held for obvious reasons, but the festival is back in full force. the festival is back with a vengeance and we have to take advantage of it.
To begin with, I have to tell you about the surroundings. If you have never been to the gardens of Pedralbes it is necessary for you to know that the place is a spectacle in itself and that it is worth to know it simply to take a walk.
You realize that, in the middle of the city and in the middle of July (you can imagine how hot it can be), this urban park that borders Diagonal Avenue is an oasis, this urban park that borders Diagonal Avenue is an oasis.
But the Festival program adds so much more. To sum up, I will tell you that you can make two types of plans, and both are wonderful. It all depends on what you feel like. I'll tell you.
The Festival: the great concerts of the summer nights
The most important concerts are held in the auditorium, which is located in front of the palace façade.
It is an ample space, an amphitheater with differentiated areas and capacity for about 2,000 people seated in armchairs.
In June, I missed Vanesa Martín, Alvaro Soler, Salvador Sobral or Miguel Poveda (and more I won't tell you about), but no problem, we still have the July program and it comes loaded with artists.
To give you an idea, the performances are at the level of Nathy Peluso, Carlos Rivera, Sergio Dalma, Rozalén, Amaia, Alan Parsons, Sidonie... There is also classical music, ballet and musicals.
You'd better take a look for yourself at the concert program for the month of July. You can imagine that the decision is a difficult one...
The concerts start at ten o'clock in the evening: good music, good temperature, quiet atmosphere.... Is there a better way to celebrate summer?
The Village: to get comfortable
Although the concerts are the center of the festival, the rest is not to be missed. The gardens are a very large space and there are different areas to hold there are different areas to hold events.
You can spend a few hours listening to music in what the organization calls the Village, an area in the central part of the gardens where combine performances and food and drink.
That is, watch a live show while you have a drink quietly, with tables and seats distributed among the trees. As you can imagine, the atmosphere is very different, more relaxed and intimate.
You have two options.
- One is the Seat Mó stage (yes, it is sponsored, here you can see the program). Here, for only 7 euros (which includes a drink) you can spend the afternoon spend the afternoon listening to emerging bands and start warming up for the concert of the night.
- The other possibility are the Alhambra Moments (as you can see, also sponsored and with its own programming). The same, 7 euros and a drink. A point in favor is that they are stages very close to the public, to enjoy the show without distances.
And what else does the Village offer you?
For me, something very attractive, which is the possibility of dining on the terraces. possibility of dining on the terraces.
To give you an idea: there are tents with different proposals, depending on what you fancy, sweet or savory. Do you want something simple or more elaborate? Traditional or exotic?
Choose from different proposals. Everything works for me. I'll have to think about deciding on a sushi night with @makitogo_.
Or some Argentine empanadas from @lapizzadelborn with an ice cold beer.
And a sweet end to the day, of course, there is always something good in the bakery of @sauleda_patisseria.
I'm sure it's going to be a day to relax and enjoy. Good music, delicious food and and an environment that has been taken care of down to the last detail.
They are summer nights that stick in my mind. Don't you?
If you are still looking for plans for the month of July, I hope I have inspired you. I hope I've inspired you. And if you can't, write it down for next year. The Jardins de Pedralbes Festival is an event that is worth worth knowing, at least once (because you will repeat, like me). (because you will repeat, like me).
Did you know it? Let me know what you thought of it and if you already have it in your plans for this summer.