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Follow the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2026 on its .barcelona website

Posted on by bernat.lleonart

This summer sees Barcelona host one of the most prestigious and outstanding professional cycling events in the world. On the website, letour.barcelona, you can find all the latest relating to the event in four languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French. The website offers detailed information on the three stages in Catalonia, on 4,5 and 6 July 2026, with maps, altitude meters and technical data, plus a historical look at previous occasions when the Tour has passed through Catalonia.

The site also has specific sections on the three Catalan cities taking a prominent role in this edition: Barcelona, Tarragona and Granollers, with practical content and information on culture, tourism and access for visitors. Finally, in the section on the latest developments, you’ll find news relating to the preparations for the Tour and activities being carried out in the areas involved.

Registration open for volunteers

You’ll also find a registration form on the website to provide support for the organisers and inform people during the event. To take part, you need to be at least 16, speak Catalan, Spanish or French, and attend a training session. Each volunteer can choose the stage, municipality and availability.

The .barcelona domain fosters culture

Posted on by Comunicació

Barcelona is a global leader in culture. Along with Madrid, the city is the national culture and science capital for the performing arts, theatre, urban culture, music and gastronomy. Culture is one of the main reasons why every year Barcelona attracts people from all over the world.

This is why cultural institutions and stakeholders in the city use the .barcelona for their websites. Being linked with the Barcelona brand in the realm of culture generates opportunities within the city and elsewhere.

Many cultural institutions use a .barcelona domain. Here are some of them:

  • La Model. The former prison which has been part of Barcelona’s contemporary history since 1904. As the name suggests, the prison had to act as a model in terms of the treatment of inmates and ended up symbolising repression in the city. The complex has now embarked on a process to become a leading space for culture in the Esquerra de l’Eixample neighbourhood. 
  • OFFF Barcelona. A meeting point for design talents from around the world, this international festival for digital creativity, art and design was held at the Disseny Hub Barcelona from 5 to 7 May 2022.
  • Urban Art Barcelona. This open platform for artists producing all types of street art puts the city at the forefront for all artistic trends revolutionising the new paradigms of urban art. The platform organises artistic events and showcases artists and their work.
  • FAD. Also based at the Disseny Hub Barcelona, Fostering Arts and Design is a non-profit organisation of professionals and companies linked to design. Cristina Gosálvez, head of communications with FAD, opts to link the brand with the city: “With both our social media and our domain we’ve chosen to link ourselves with Barcelona to set ourselves apart from other international organisations”.
  • Jazz Barcelona. And lastly, an example of how the world of culture and the Barcelona brand do wonders when they work together. This is the case with the traditional Barcelona Jazz Festival. In the words of Agustín Borlán, from The Project, the company which organises the festival: “The advantages of having a .barcelona domain are obvious, from directly linking the festival and the city to the realm of publicity. Barcelona is jazz during the festival, so nothing beats jazz.barcelona for getting the message across”.