Hidden City Tours
Why it matters: Hidden City Tours is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to work as tour guides, giving them income and a route back into the workforce. Your guide
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Migrantour Barcelona
Why it matters: Migrantour Barcelona is part of a European network coordinated locally by the nonprofit Nexes Interculturals, where migrants themselves are trained as ‘intercultural companions’ and le
Mescladis
Why it matters: Mescladis is a foundation-run social enterprise whose kitchen doubles as a training program, teaching migrants hospitality skills so they can find work and settle in Barcelona. You can
Brunch In The Park
Every Sunday from June til September local and international DJ’s play at the event called Brunch in the Park. The event takes place in Jardins de Joan Brossa at Montjuic, with a…
Impact Hub Barcelona
A community and coworking hub for people building social and environmental projects, hosting events, mentoring and a network of changemakers. A window into Barcelona’s thriving social-enterprise scene.
The Hoxton, Poblenou
The design-led Hoxton’s Barcelona outpost in creative Poblenou, with a rooftop pool, a good taqueria and that easy, hang-out-all-day vibe. A little out from the centre but well connected and full of character.
Economat (Cooperative Supermarket)
The biggest cooperative supermarket in Barcelona, member-owned and running for over a decade with around 700 family members. Shopping here supports dignified wages and a fairer, more local food system.
Espigoladors
A pioneering Catalan social enterprise fighting food waste – gleaning unharvested and “imperfect” produce and turning it into jams and preserves under the Es Im-perfect label, while creating jobs for people at risk of exclusion.
Cotton House Hotel
A refined five-star in a neoclassical former textile guild building on the Gran Via, all sweeping staircase, library bar and a small rooftop pool. Quietly glamorous.
Hotel Neri
An intimate luxury boutique tucked into a restored medieval palace on a hidden Gothic-Quarter square, with plush rooms and a lovely rooftop terrace. Romantic and wonderfully central.