We know you have decided to visit Barcelona for your friend´s last days of singlehood, and planning her hens’ party is no easy feat! You really want that the activities you´ll get organized are an absolute blast for her, and to help make that process a bit easier, on this blog post we are highlighting a handy set of ideas plus some hacks to make a glorious return to the w-day!
WORK IT OUT AT THE Garage by Veronica Blume
Book an early-ish yoga session to wring out bad vibes, wedding stress, future concerns and prepare your body for the toxins yet to come. Garage´s yoga classes are held in a lightly open space and set to make your body take care of you. Classes tend to get booked in advance, so check their calendar and reserve your spots. You can also email the studio to book a private session just for you and the ladies.
INDULGE INTO BARCELONA´S CULINARY SCENE
Most people hitting the ground in Barcelona think ¨tapas and drinks¨, and the best option to get all of it is by booking one of the city’s culinary private tours. These walking experiences unlock Barcelona’s trendy culture at its heart: that Mediterranean lifestyle that we all heard about. From tapas, cava, and market food excursions where you get to know plenty of passionate local restaurateurs, to eye-opening walks through Barcelona backstreets, these food and drink experiences are a great option for a half day out.
- Wine tour at El Born for a sophisticated evening of tasting Spanish wines and traditional tapas.
- Gourmet experience at the Sant Antoni Market for an immersion into one of the best gastronomic scenes of the world.
- Evening Tapas and drinks at old taverns for that boozy, food-laden core that we love before getting wild.
SIP COCKTAILS AT DRY MARTINI
This Barcelona timeless bar was featured on the list of the 50 World Best Bars in 2012, and there is a good reason for it. Go on the classics, certainly a Dry Martini, and ask the bartender to surprise you with an unexpected mix and enjoy the spectacle behind the bar, there is always a surprising element, and certainly, this will be the place for that intimate talk with your ladies before you hit the road.
AND NOW GO HOTEL HOP FOR A COCKTAIL UNDER THE STARS
Take a quick walk to the Pulitzer Hotel terrace for a killer view of the city and to have a sense about the party vibe that is warming up. Drinks are relatively cheap at Pulitzer, and the place attracts a young crowd. If you go at sunset, it’s the coziest place in Barcelona to toast your bride-to-be and get a handsome stranger to snap some photos your party.
DANCE YOUR BUTT OFF UNTIL SUNRISE AT MOOG
Once you settle up the tab at Pullitzer’s, she’s gonna wanna hit the club. The Catalan capital has a reputation for having one of the best electronic music scenes in Europe, and MOOG stands for it. This is the place where techno music was introduced to Barcelona back in the 80s and it became an electronic music institution that hosts some of the best DJs in Europe. The daily queue confirms that it is one of the best venues to dance your butt off all night long in Barcelona.
BEAT THE STAG WITH AN ORGANIC RECOVERY (hack #1)
It is hard to get out of bed, in case you did reach it. But now is countdown time, so you need to get in shape and make the most of the rest of your time in Barcelona and first thing is to kill that dehydration caused by booze and all night dancing, luckily finding a healthy drink in Barcelona is easy, so get your organic juice and get into the next phase, the one that will make you glorious.
HEAL YOUR SOUL AT AN SPA (hack #2)
Plan to show up by midday to an all-female bath so can sweat out last night´s martinis and vodkas, while you celebrate the last day of singlehood seeing all of your friends in their natural state of life floating on the pools and hoping from saunas to steam bath, while having candid conversations about the last few hours in Barcelona. Check out the relaxing Arab-style bathhouse Aire Barcelona or the trendy and luxury 43 The Spa atop the Hotel Arts Barcelona.
GO SHOPPING LIKE A LOCAL AT EL BORN BOUTIQUES (hack #3)
This is something you can do before to gear up for your hen party, or before to just enjoy the Barcelona shopping experience which is quite famous. For a local experience, we recommend your party hitting the El Born district for shopping because it is the place where most of the local designers have their shops and you will most probably find just about anything from high-end independent designers to unique bauble at off-the-beaten-path hipster boutiques. You´ll get an awesome dress, bag or jewelry, and find something nice for that beloved one waiting for you, we all have one no?
EAT UP BY THE BARCELONETA BEACH
No visit to Barcelona is completed without having ¨rice¨ (paella´s local version) at one of the iconic restaurants located by the Barceloneta Beach. Here you won´t slurp oysters, or sip mai tais, but you´ll drink cava, eat seafood and have rice (we recommend the vegetarian version) that will get your body back in shape so you can then hit the beach and simply relax by the sea.
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