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Barcelona

Barcelona On-line: information about Barcelona in English.
Página oficial del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona: the official Barcelona website.
Barcelona city map.
Red2000: information on Barcelona, nightlife, eating out, etc.
Time Out Barcelona.
Turisme de Barcelona.
Cyber City Guide: Barcelona hotels
Lonely Planet, Spain: traveller's guide with information on Spanish history and culture.
Turespaña Información: official government tourist website.

Art & culture

Fundación Joan Miró: The Joan Miró foundation website. Information about the artist, the museum, temporary exhibitions and the museum's activities.
Antoni Gaudí: a website dedicated to Barcelona's famous Modernist architect.
Hispanart: a site that promotes Spanish contemporary art.
MACBA: the official website of the Barcelona contemporary art museum.
Picasso Museum (Barcelona).
Museu d'Art Nacional de Catalunya: this museum is reported to have the best collection of Romanesc painting in the world.

Leisure

People & places

Hola gossip about the private lives of the rich and famous..
Geoplaneta.com: maps, guides, suggestions… places to visit and things to do in Spain.
Lonely Planet Guía, España: traveller's guide with information on Spanish history and culture.
Turespaña Información: official government tourist website.

Communication

Audio & video:

BBC in Spanish: the news in Spanish.
RNE- Radio Nacional de España, Radio Exterior: the Spanish national radio station.
Televisión en español: all the television channels available in Spanish.

News & current events:

CNN in Spanish.
El Mundo: a popular Spanish newspaper.
El País Digital: online version of one of the main Spanish newspapers.
El Periódico: online version of one of the main Barcelona newspapers.
Expansión: a financial and business newspaper.
La Vanguardia Digital: online version of one of the oldest and best selling Barcelona newspapers.

Science & technology

Ciencia Digital: digital science magazine.
La Crónica: weekly column by La Vanguardia newspaper giving information on what's happening in cyberspace.
Muy interesante: a popular magazine about science, technology and current events.

Sport

Literature

Biblioteca Cervantes: one of the best sites on Spanish literature.
ClubCultura.com: news, articles, etc. on Spanish literature.
Eduardo Mendoza: official website of the contemporary Spanish writer. Mendoza is famous for his novels about Barcelona.
Gabriel García Márquez: site in English about the famous Latin American author.
Juan Marsé: one of the most important Barcelona writers.
Julio Cortázar: website about the Argentinian author.
Latin American Literature: a list of links put together by Texas University.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán: the Barcelona author who gave life to Inspector Carvalho.
Proyecto Sherezade: tales from all parts of the Spanish speaking world.
Jorge Luis Borges: the life and work of author Jorge Luis Borges.

Gastronomy

La paella: recipes and the history of the paella.
Recipes from Spain: popular Spanish recipes. This site has an English version.
Tapas: the world of tapas. In English and Spanish.
La Cacharrería: great recipes for traditional Spanish cuisine.
Christmas: collection of Spanish Christmas carols and traditional Yuletide recipes.
The cheeses of Spain.
Wine: website about the different Spanish winegrowing regions with comments on their wines.

Movies & music

Pedro Almodóvar: official website of this Oscar winning film director famous for such films as "Todo sobre mi madre" (All about my mother), "Hable con ella" (Speak to her), etc.
Fernando Trueba: official website of another famous Spanish film director.
Alejandro Amenábar: website of the director of "The Others" (Los Otros).
Alejandro Sanz: official website of the famous Spanish singer.

Others

Spanish dictionaries:

Diccionario Anaya: online English/Spanish and French/Spanish dictionary.
Real Academia Española: official Spanish language dictionary.
Universidad de Oviedo: English/Spanish dictionary, synonyms, translator, verb conjugations and an excellent page of links.

Miscellaneous

Spanish Call Project: grammar rules and interactive exercises. Links to other pages of interest.
Jokes in Spanish: a fun way to practice Spanish.
Pequenet: a site meant for the under 12s but interesting for adults, too. Try the toungue twisters.
Rompecocos.com: a fun site full of riddles, puzzles and games.
El Webes: online version of a weekly satirical magazine. Hilarious comic strips and digs at current events in Spain.