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	<description>The DestinationBCN Blog is your source for news and views on Barcelona, designed to help you feel at home. Whether you're a fleeting visitor or here to stay, we're here to help you get a real feel for Barcelona. Benvinguts!</description>
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		<title>Drap-Art 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Drap-Art’11 festival focuses on the possibilities of creative recycling: group exhibitions of art and designer objects made from recyclable materials, interventions in public space, participative workshops -with children, -instrument making (Let&#8217;s recycle, Let&#8217;s sing!), -objects (making flowers from coffee capsules) -performances, and several round table discussions (- The infinite possibilities of recycling. &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>gift-guide: A fine Spanish wine from Monvínic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; You don’t have to be an expert to enjoy fine wine. Anyone can understand the joy of uncorking a new bottle handpicked by someone dear to you &#8211; and the assistance of an expert sommelier always helps, too. With an astounding reputation as one of the top five wine cellars in the world, Monvínic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/12/14/gift-guide-monvinic/</link>
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		<title>gift-guide: woolen winter-wear by Mariam Ponsa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the freshest designers to grace Barcelona in several years, Mariam Ponsa is well-known for her classic approach to modern fashion, using traditional techniques and dyeing methods to create luxurious and unique pieces with an edge. Her chunky knitwear and cosy scarves are the perfect understated gifts for even the hardest to please. Mariam [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/12/13/gift-guide-mariam-ponsa/</link>
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		<title>gift-guide: cheese from Formatgeria La Seu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tucked away in the Gotico area, Formatgeria La Seu is a small cheese shop dedicated to bringing us only the finest and most sought-after cheeses from the farthest reaches of Spain, each one hand-selected by the owner (Scottish born Katherine McLaughlin). All products are sourced from small farmers who are dedicated to using sustainable production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>gift-guide: fresh design from Open House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rubbing shoulders with MACBA in the stylish upper part of Raval, Open House is a British-run design shop home to an eclectic blend of design wares, from the locally-based Basque illustrator Ibai Etxeberria to Swedish jewellery designer Lo Lou and unusual jewellery made of natural elements bone, carbon and wood by Karlota Laspalas. Ideal for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/12/09/gift-guide-fresh-design-from-open-house/</link>
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		<title>A gift-guide for any occasion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short stay in Barcelona is all too easily recognized by a return home with suitcases of endless garish gaudi paraphernalia, I HEART Barcelona sweaters and Sagrada Familia keyrings…but why are we all too often tempted by souvenir rubbish, made in China, when there is such an exquisite variety of genuine artesan-made, locally-designed products at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/12/08/gift-guide-for-any-season/</link>
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		<title>A sophisticated evening of Burlesque at Apolo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Burlesque performance &#8211; the naughty elder-sister of cabaret and theatrical sub-genre of erotic dance, born in Hollywood’s über glamorous Golden age &#8211; has exploded in popularity over the last several years and is now one of the hottest tickets in town. Perhaps it is our way of harking back towards the polished elegance of times [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/11/16/burlesque/</link>
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		<title>The Russian Ballet: When art dances with music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curated by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, this touring retrospective gives an insight into the transformative role of the Russian Ballet and the grand impresario at its heart, Serge Diaghilev. While the man cut an intimidating figure, his groundbreaking vision led to the conception of what some now refer to as the greatest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/11/15/daghilev/</link>
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		<title>La Maleta Mexicana &#8211; The Mexican Suitcase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The legendary Mexican Suitcase, a priceless record of the Spanish civil war, has recently made its journey from New York to Barcelona’s very own cultural epicenter, MNAC, el Museu National d’art de Catalunya. The so-called suitcase is actually a collection of three boxes comprising negatives by world-renowned war photographers Robert Capa (who later went on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/11/07/maletamexicana/</link>
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		<title>The Mariinsky Ballet at the Teatre Liceu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something distinctively festive about ballets – all that plush white tulle against an inky black stage, the porcelain ballerinas floating in mid-air like delicate snowflakes. Restore the rosiness to your cheeks this winter with an opulent ballet by the world-famous Russian Mariinsky School at the stunning Liceu Teatre. Performing between 23rd and 27th [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.destinationbcn.com/2011/10/27/mariinsky/</link>
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