5 things to do in August

COLD AS ICE

If you can’t gorge yourself on ice cream in August, then when can you? Do as the tourists do and take your pick from some of the city’s best ice cream parlours. Try Mannà Gelats (Banys Nous 22) and DelaCrem (Enric Granados 15-17).

BUY BOOKS

Keep your Kindle safely locked up at home and head to the beach with a secondhand paperback. Go browsing at Hibernian Bookshop (Montseny 17) or any branch of Re-Read, which have some books in English

MAKE A SPLASH

Enjoy a water-soaked day at Illa Fantasia. This waterpark is just half an hour from Barcelona in Premiá de Mar and has aquatic thrills and spills to suit all ages.

KICK OFF AT CAMP NOU

Named after the famous Swiss founding member, player and president of FC Barcelona, the 52nd edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy will see Brazilian team Chapecoense play at Camp Nou, as a tribute to the victims of the tragic plane crash the team suffered last November. 

This annual, friendly competition offers a chance to see how Barça is looking ahead of La Liga.

THOSE SUMMER NIGHTS

The city does its best to keep us cool in August and there are a ton of al fresco evening activities in the breeziest places. Films and music can be found at the beach, on Montjuïc and in parks and terraces around the city. Check out our events calendar.

This article was first published in Barcelona Metropolitan Issue no. 223, August 2015.