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Hola! We at Akaza have created this blog for all of our visitors to be able for us to share tips, advice, experiences and stories about Barcelona, apartments, warnings, restaurants, bars, high lights etc. All which can be useful for someone who is planning to visit Barcelona or simply loves the city and cannot get enough information about it. We look forward to share our stories and do feel free to write to us if you want to share something too: info@akaza.net. Smiles and Happiness from Andrea and The Akaza Team

Warnings

Sep 11

2012

Think Twice before getting drunk in Barcelona

Posted by andrea in Warnings , Drunk in Barcelona

Closer to street level are the new regulations brought in by Barcelona council to prevent what Mayor Joan Clos sees as “incivismo” (anti-social behaviour).

Heavy on-the-spot fines (300EUR-1500 EUR) will be imposed for drinking in public and various connected activities.

The council are also coming down hard on street performers, top-of-a-blanket marketers, people washing car windows at traffic lights, aggressive begging, feeding the pigeons, jaywalking and, bizarrely, that other great ‘menace to society’, the single-blade roller-skater.

The new laws will apply to locals and tourists alike and form a part of the general move by business leaders and politicians to improve public life around the city.

Apr 07

2012

Pickpocketing - growing business in Barcelona

Posted by links in Warnings , Thieves In Barcelona , Scams in Barcelona , Pickpocketing

I’m sure that if any of you tells your friends or families that you are coming to Barcelona, the first thing they say is: “Oh, how wonderful!” And second thing they say right after that is: “Well, but be careful, everybody gets robbed there!” Both things are true. Even though Barcelona is a beautiful unique city it simply cannot deal with the fact that the growing business of pickpockets or in Spanish “carteristas” becomes a part of your vacation whether you want to or not. Carteristas in Barcelona are living their life and tourists are their main focus, especially when standing on Rambla with a city map, or lying down on the beach with your camera, you cannot be less obvious.

Pickpocketing in Barcelona

Barcelona Apartments Scam

Posted by links in Warnings , Slum Lords , Scams in Barcelona , False Advertising , barcelona apartments

Old building with apartments in Barcelona

A beautiful and spacious attic (60m2) right in the old centre of Barcelona with a private roof terrace, internet and Jacuzzi for only 300 EUR per month is certainly a seductive offer, when you are looking for accommodation in Barcelona. You write him that you are interested and he replies to you the same day.

Because of a job transfer, you can't see the apartment but he sends you some very nice pictures of the apartment. He also writes you that he needs to rent the it out right away, so he accepts just 300 a month, the price actually was 900 EUR a month. You feel proud that you have found such a great deal on the expansive house market of Barcelona. You reply to him which step to take next. He answers that for him to send you his keys by mail he only asks a small deposit 500 EUR payment right away by bank transfer. You are excited and transfer the money right away! He even replied that he received the money and that the keys are on their way. Excellent! But after waiting and waiting for the keys, you finally get the feeling that it was too good to be true and that you have fallen for a scam.

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