Catalogo 2012

Discovering
Barcelona
Teambuilding and incentive
activities for companies
2012

We offer

 Tailor made products : cultural and artistic tours based on our client’s

preferences, time and interests.

 Teambuilding activities for conferences and incentive meetings.

 We are your PARTNER in Spain.

 Direct communication with our clients.

Our team

 Native Spanish guides in all languages.
 Professional staff in the offices specialized in the Arts, History,
Architecture…

Our clients

 Tour operators and travel agencies.
 Cruise lines
 Companies and private organizations
 Official organisms, Governments, Museums and Public institutions.
 Exclusive groups and individuals

Quality in our services

 24 hour availability

 Personal service and operational ability

 Logistic coordination from our offices

 Attention to detail

 FolIow-up of pre-event, the event and the post-event

Because we are interested in people
ICONO cultural services offers a new way to discover the history,
heritage and hidden beauty of the city through specific incentive
and teambuilding activities according to our customers’ needs.

Barcelona
Barcelona, the cultural capital of the Mediterranean.
Barcelona, city of business, entertainment and
diversity.

ICONO offers...
TOURS & GUIDED VISITS
THEATRICAL TOURS
WORKSHOPS
GYMKHANAS
SPECIAL EVENTS
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
OTHER ACTIVITIES


Stories and legends of the
Gothic Quarter
Legends, traditions, stories from Barcelona from the heights
generation to generation heard in our Passeig de Gracia,
streets… This tour lets us see the city moving
Luxury & Haute Couture
around terrace roves and high points
from where we can admire Barcelona. According to experts, its unique
architecture and shops have
placed the Passeig De Gràcia
amongst the top ten streets in the
world, ….


Barcelona: The Movie
Walking Tour The Cathedral of the Sea Contemporary Architecture
Discover Barcelona through the Tour
This literary tour will allow you to
locations of the movies shot there. discover the scenes of this exciting Barcelona has lots of faces. There is a
novel at the same time that you contemporary city that looks to the
admire the Gothic Barcelona. future, where the most renowned
architects from all over the world have
been challenged to build their buildings.


Elegant Modernism
Discover Catalan Modernism through
its streets, decoration and buildings Tapas Tour Barcelona
visiting the MMCAT and the Casa
Batlló. Our Tapas Tour is a tasty way Good Morning Barcelona
to get to know and savor our
gastronomy and culture. You will appreciate how the city lights up
and changes its colors. This tour offers
spectacular views of the skyline of
Barcelona that you will enjoy in a natural
environment not far from the city centre.

PERFORMANCE GUIDED TOURS

Stories and Legends
Our characters have a lot to tell us
about Barcelona….
Barcino: 2000 years of
History told by the city
We will travel back in time to discover Following the steps of a genius:
the hidden secrets of the court, the the secret Barcelona of Gaudí
gossip in the streets and the mystery of
secret places within the old city walls of We would like to invite you to discover
Barcelona the secrets hidden behind Gaudí’s
creations and his time.

PERFORMANCE GUIDED TOURS

The Shadow of the Wind
All books are read but some offers the
possibility to walk into...
From writing to words, from the The Ghost Walking Tour
imagination to reality.
Not often do we have the possibility to turn fiction
This night tour will show you the
into reality but this is one such chance. paranormal stories and baffling
phenomena hidden behind the streets of
Barcelona.

WORKSHOPS

Picasso Workshop, How do I see
myself, Recycling Workshop
how do you see me?
A workshop to promote the artistic side A workshop to promote the artistic side of
of the participants and also to foster the participants and also to foster
communication and participation. communication and participation. It tries to
apply the waste hierarchy “reuse, recycle,
reduce” using recyclable materials.

WORKSHOPS

Opera Workshop
Opera and song workshop, in one of the
most emblematic spaces in the city, the
Gran Teatre del Liceu.
ABBA Workshop
A workshop to have fun and become for
one day the singers of the songs of the
most famous Swedish group of our Gospel Workshop
time.
A workshop to feel the music and let
your voice vibrate becoming the
member of a Gospel choir.

WORKSHOPS

Flamenco Workshop
Go with the flow and discover this
very Spanish dance, its passion which
simply has to be enjoyed! Rumba Workshop
This is a sensual Latin dance, with a
relatively slow rhythm and an
appealing hip movement.
Cooking Workshop
A workshop to discover the gastronomic
relevance of the pintxo, also known as miniature
cuisine.

WORKSHOPS

Cocktail Workshop

In this activity it is important to learn the
exact measure of each of the ingredients Wine Trivial Pursuit
but, above all, shake the cocktail, the best
mixture will be the winner. Challenge your colleagues to
demonstrate your knowledge of
Spanish wines. Do you dare to
test your senses in an amusing
way?

WORKSHOPS

Percussion Workshop
Percussion connects directly with
participants’ intuition and emotions.
This workshop develops team spirit Magic Training Workshop
and interaction.

This is a magic training workshop that
will create new situations between
participants while they learn magic
tricks.

GYMKHANAS

Discovering Gothic BCN
Gastronomic Gymkhana
Challenges, emblematic and unknown
locations,... An enjoyable formula to get We suggest a practical way to discover Discovering Modernism
to know Barcelona the gastronomic culture of the
An original and enjoyable
Mediterranean capital, and the
formula to get to know the
succulent secrets of our food.
Modernist heritage, so
important in Barcelona. A
unique proposal that
combines culture, action and
wit.

GYMKHANAS

Gymkhana in Sitges
The cultural gymkhana is a different
way of getting to know the town of
Barcelona: the Museum
Sitges, its culture and its traditions, as
well as a new way of making contact Challenge
with its residents. An original and entertaining way to learn
and rediscover the city of Barcelona. A
unique proposition that combines culture, Treasure Hunt Park Güell
action, and tips.
Dare to discover the secrets and
curiosities of this unfinished project
of the famous architect Antoni Gaudí.

GYMKHANAS

The Barcelona Time detectives Tour
Time detective, you are Barcelona’s last
hope. A Time Bandit is on the loose, stealing
important artefacts from Barcelona’s past The 10 dragons enigma
This is a walking gymkhana that challenges our
participants’ curiosity! They will need to crack our
enigmas to successfully find and get to the places
where the 10 emplematic dragons in the city are.

GYMKHANAS

Pueblo Español: customs and traditions

A unique proposal that combines culture, Photo Rally by Bike
action and ingenuity around the most
representative places of the Spanish
geography. We design the most suitable itinerary and
organises stops in different parts of the city.

SPECIAL EVENTS

One night at the Opera
Dinner with Güell family
This is a night of Magic and Music. You
will get introduced to the history and You will get introduced to the
characters of one of the most solemn Universe of Gaudi from different
theatres of the nineteenth century and perspectives: science, techniques, Exclusive guided tour in the Picasso
to a special Barcelona's identifying environment, society ... And you will Museum
symbols. be received by the family Güell,
inside the Casa Batllò. In this very special occasion, you will be
lead into Picasso’s universe during a
private and exclusive guided tour to the
permanent collection of the Picasso
Museum.

CSR

CSR – What are they?
Events that take place in a social or
environmental context, always Green Events- Ecology
together with a non-for profit
Restoring a natural area or
organization with proven track
developing of a urban vegetable Other CSR Events
record
garden, among others.
Professional development, social
and sportive activities, renovation
of facilities.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Human Towers- Castellers
Human Towers – Castellers is
based on one of the most
important Catalan traditions:
Barcelona Segway Tours
Castellers. This word, translated This is a fabulous way to see the
into English, means castle, and highlights and experience
consists of the construction of Barcelona.
Barcelona Panorámica-Nordic Walking
human towers.
This route was created to provide a
beautiful panoramic view of Barcelona
and initation to Nordic Walking.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Catamaran Cruises
We organize catamaran cruises through the
mediterranean, cruise to Sitges, catamaran Barcelona Bike Tours
activities and Dragon Boats
We design the most suitable itinerary and
organised stops in different parts of the city.

ICONO offers...
THEATRICAL TOURS
WORKSHOPS
GYMKHANAS
SPECIAL EVENTS
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
OTHER ACTIVITIES

Stoires
Stories and legends of the Gothic Quarter
Legends,
traditions, stories
from generation to
generation heard
in our
streets…will be
brought to life in
our tour.

Stoires
We will walk the
narrow medieval
streets of the
Gothic quarter,
discovering how
our ancestors lived
and what their
relation was to this
part of the city.

This tour can
include a
performance in
a medieval
Tavern is the history of a strange romance between a gentleman and the tavern maid Tavern!
in the 17th century. The brief performance offers us moments of emotion and humor
that framed in a tour replete with medieval legendsCulturals, Incentive out to be
ICONO, Serveis and that turns
Activities for companies 2009
unforgettable.

Barcelona from the Heights.
Discover a new city.

It is always amazing to look at things from a different point of view, especially if we are referring to a city.
This tour lets us see Barcelona from its heights, moving around terrace roves and high points of the city
from where we can admire Barcelona.

We are going to begin climbing up to the terrace of the Park Güell, the
modernist works is a master piece based on the English garden-cities and
constructed on site with amazing views to Barcelona and the sea.

After, we will climb the roof of the Pedrera to fully
understand the “Eixample” city project.

We couldn’t miss Montjuic (MNAC and Mirador del
Alcalde) and then walking from different terrace
rooves such as the Cathedral roof to get the best
views of the Gothic Quarter.

Optional: A cocktail will be
served on a special roof-
terrace from where you will
relax and while enjoy the best
views of the Gothic quarter.

Let us share with you an exclusive experience in
Barcelona!

PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA

We all know that Passeig De Gràcia is the
open air ‘museum’ of modernista architecture,
the great showcase of noteworthy buildings
which have been designated World
Heritage Sites. However, this is only one of
things that this elegant boulevard affords us.

Over the last few years the businesses
located on this grand boulevard have changed
hands: the headquarters of banks have given
over to the world’s most exclusive fashion
labels and hotel chains.

PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA
According to experts, its unique architecture and shops (such as Chanel, Dolce&Gabbana,
Valentinio, Bvlgary, Hermés, or local labels Furest and Santa Eulàlia) have placed the Passeig De
Gràcia amongst the top ten streets in the world, and where you’ll find a high number of top-
end shops; to the extent that some companies have to wait years until they are able to open
their shops here. The days when the Passeig De Gràcia was a mere street which linked the old
city and the old town of Gràcia are long gone.

With the help of an expert guide, ICONO invites you to join a route that will allow you to
discover the history and evolution of the boulevard (inextricably intertwined with the Eixample).
You’ll also discover some of the juiciest tales of its stars and the origins of the most select
brands.

“BARCELONA: THE MOVIE WALKING TOUR!”

“Barcelona: the movie walking tour” shows the main
locations where popular scenes from “Vicky, Cristina,
Barcelona” and other master films haven been shot. At the
same time discovers films that used the city as the set to
construct other atmospheres such as “The Parfum”. Did you
know that the first film ever shot in Spain took place in
Barcelona in 1896? Would you like to enter the locations
and talk to people who worked in the shootings? Do not
hesitate and discover Barcelona like you have never seen
it!

Did you know that the first film ever shot in Spain took place
in Barcelona in 1896? Would you like to enter the locations and
talk to people who worked in the shootings? Do not hesitate and
discover Barcelona like you have never seen it.

THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA

14th Century: the city of Barcelona was a prosperous city and had grown towards the shore. The humble new
district of fishermen decided to build, with their own money and efforts, the greatest temple ever to have existed:
Santa Maria of the Sea.

The young Arnau works as a dock worker, soldier and money changer. However, his life, always under the
protection of the Cathedral dedicated to the Sea, will change when he changes his misery for nobility and
wealth.

You will discover the scenes of this exciting novel, scenes that after
almost 700 years we can still admire. A unique opportunity to life
again the stories of its characters and know more about one of the
most emblematic monuments of Barcelona, Santa Maria del Mar,
whilst admiring the Gothic quarter of Barcelona.

Contemporary Architecture Tour

Barcelona has lots of faces: apart from the Gothic
quarter and the modernist one, there is a
contemporary city that looks to the future, another
Barcelona where the most renowned architects all
over the world have been challenged to build their
buildings. The purpose of this itinerary is to discover
the recent patrimony of both 20th and 21st centuries.

We start visiting the Pabellón Mies van der Rohe, initially
conceived for the Universal Exhibition in 1929. We continue along
Montjuïc Mountain having a look at the Olympic ring and the Sport
facilities where the Olympic Games where held in 1992. The tour
will continue with the Miró Foundation.
Following the maritime façade we arrive to the Olympic Village, a
new neighborhood by the sea. We will walk across, where the new
icon of Barcelona is situated, Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel.
Finally we will traverse the new and modern Diagonal Mar quarter
where the Centro Internacional de Congresos de Barcelona was
built.

Elegant Modernism
Passeig de Gracia
You will have a walk along Passeig de Gràcia, where you will
admire the most representative modernist façades, such as
the Casa Milà or Casa Batlló. Barcelona is home to many
works of this extraordinary artist, all of which UNESCO now
lists as World Trust Properties.

MMCAT
After admiring the façades of Catalan Modernism, you will go deep
into its interior visiting the MMCAT, the new Museum of Catalan
Modernism. In this charming museum you will find the original pieces
of furniture of the Catalan Modernist flats, decoration, paints and
sculpture.

CASA BATLLO
ICONO offers you the chance to visit the interior of this amazing Gaudí’s house: the Casa
Batlló. It’s a key feature in the architecture of modernist Barcelona. Nowadays, the
spectacular facade is an iconic landmark in the city. The "Manzana de la Discordia", or
Block of Discord, is a series of buildings built by the most renowned architects, amongst
which is Casa Batlló.

COCKTAIL AT HOTEL CONDES TERRACE

The MMCAT is in a central modernist building designed by Enric
Sagnier (Barcelona, 1858 – 1931) between 1902 and 1904
commissioned by Joan Josep Bertrand. At first the property was a
distribution warehouse for the textile company Fabra & Coats; at
the beginning of the 1980s it was bought for Gothsland gallery
services. Now it has been renovated and adapted to meet
regulations in order to house the MMCAT.

ICONO offers you the chance of finishing the visit at
the terrace of Hotel Condes de Barcelona.
It is a very exclusive location from where you can
taste a snack or appetizer while admiring the views
of the prestigious Passeig de Gracia.

Groups up to 25 people
The appetizer is optional

Tapas Tour
BARCELONA

CULTURE
GASTRONOMY
BARCELONA

Discover the history, culture and
gastronomy of Barcelona

There is no better way to do that than taking you to the most famous
places and the best tapas bars in the charming Born and Gothic
quarters. Our Tapas Tour is a tasty way to get to know and savor our
gastronomy and culture.

This delicious walking tour starts at Catalonia Square and continues going down the
Ramblas, important social and cultural core of Barcelona. Turning on Ferran Street,
the group will go deep into the Gothic Quarter, depicting its civil centre — Saint
Jaumes square —, royal centre — King square— and religious centre — Cathedral
square -.

Finally, the group will move to the delightful Born quarter where they will admire Santa
Maria del Mar basilica, famous for the blockbuster written by Ildefonso Falconés, The
Cathedral of the Sea. The tour can finish with a sweet touch.

A good combination of….

Gastronomy

Good morning
Barcelona
We will enjoy watching the sunrise* from an exceptional
observatory with the possibility of taking lovely pictures
above our thousand-year-old city.
Afterwards, we will go down the opposite lush hillside
towards Vallvidrera swamp where we will have
breakfast.

On the way back, we will go along some of the most emblematic sources of the area and we
will get to Vallvidrera from where we will have again amazing views of the city. From there, we
will go back to the ending point.

*The tour can be taken at any hour of the day, views are also wonderful.

Legends, traditions, stories passed down from generation
to generation heard in our streets…Those will come alive
in our tour.
We will walk the narrow medieval streets of the Gothic
quarter, discovering how our ancestors lived and how The Tavern
their relation was with this part of the city.
The Tavern is the history of a strange romance between a
medieval gentleman and a tavern maid in the XVIIth
century.
The brief performance offers us moments of emotion and
humor that, together with a tour full of medieval legends,
will make an unforgettable experience.

Barcino: 2000 years
of History told by
the city
Barcelona is a city with more than
2000 years of history.

Despite its name is owed to the
Romans: IULIA AUGUSTA
ROMANA PATERNA BARCINO,
the city enjoyed its splendor during
the Middles Ages..

Tour with performance around
the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona.

The best protagonist will accompany us on our
trip to the past. She will explain the hidden secrets
of the court, the gossip in the streets and show us
the mystery of hidden squares and secret places
within the old city walls of Barcelona

An unforgettable way
to discover the history
of the city!

Following the Steps of a Genius:
The Secret Barcelona
Of Gaudí
“The most brilliant architect, inexhaustible creator,
always unpublished, and always logical, but in his
own world”

We would like to invite you to discover the secrets
hidden behind Gaudí’s creations and his time.

Beginning in the place where he found his death run over by a
tram, we will introduce ourselves in the universe of Don Anton, a
charismatic character not only for his strange behavior, but for his
incredible imagination capable to turn dreams into stone.

On the way, you will meet some
very famous characters that will
explain you anecdotes, secrets
that will lead us in this tour that
wants to introduce us in the
Gaudí’s universe.

Do you dare to follow a genius?

The Shadow of the Wind
Literary route

All books are read but some offers the
possibility to walk into... We present a unique
opportunity to wander around the amazing
Barcelona shown in The Shadow of the Wind,
a novel that has captivated thousands of
readers all around the world. From writing to
words, from the imagination to reality.

We will be ourselves the characters of the
novel that has hit us and we are going to move
around the places that still today keep the
charm and mystery of early XX century
Barcelona.

Not often do we have the possibility to turn
fiction into reality but this is one such chance.

There is the possibility to include actors for a performance tour.

THE GHOST WALKING TOUR
What do the streets of Barcelona hide when night falls? Which stories
marked our ancestor’s lives forever? Let yourself become absorbed by
the paranormal mysteries of Barcelona with the explanations of an
experienced guide.

The Ghost Walking Tour is a night visit around Sant Pere, Santa Caterina and la Ribera quarters, based on the book
“Fantasmes de Barcelona” written by Sylvia Lagarda-Mata. The tour tells the mysterious and hair-raising stories that
have been taking place in those areas for decades. An experienced guide leads the visit. Exorcisms, witchcrafts,
bewitched convents and records of phantom apparitions invade the streets of Barcelona. Participants will have the
chance to discover those baffling phenomena in a funny and entertaining way.

Come and walk through a hidden city: meet Barcelona’s ghosts. This mysterious tour has the
possibility of including actors. A night that you will never forget, that will mark forever your
memories of Barcelona.

Do you dare?

This is a very interactive experience designed to
stimulate creativity, cooperation and
communication. Although Picasso was born in
Malaga, Spain, he spent many years living in
Barcelona as a struggling artist learning his trade.
Famed for developing the style of painting known as
cubism, his creative footprints are evident
throughout the city. In this experience you will
create a collage based on a famous piece of Picasso
artwork.

Firstly you will be split into groups and taken on a 30 minute Picasso
The second part of this experience takes
tour of the city centre. The tour is an extremely informative historical
place back at the workshop. Participants
look at the life of Picasso. Along the walk, your team must stay alert
will create a portrait of one of their
and be observant, as you will have to pick up various materials and
colleagues under the supervision on an
objects, which represent the ‘spirit of Picasso’. Attention! The idea is
expert guide-artist. They will work with
to be as creative as possible.
different kinds of materials: paints,
crayons, glue, paintbrushes, newspapers,
magazines, etc. Participants will be able to
apply its own creativity and use other
materials and objects that they have found
during the tour: stamps, leaves, tickets,
flyers, etc. Participants will be given 45
minutes to 1 hour to create their collages
and a couple of minutes to present and
defend their artwork in front of the rest of
colleagues. The winning team will be
judged by our art experts.*
Lunch/dinner afterwards is also an option.

*The event can vary depending on the number of participants

PICASSO
This is a very interactive experience designed to
stimulate creativity, cooperation and communication.

WORKSHOP Its added value is the use of recyclable materials,
which makes of it a sustainable activity.

The objective is to create a collage based on the image of
your colleague… Firstly you will be split into groups and
taken on a 30 minute Picasso tour of the city centre. The tour
Although Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, he
is an extremely informative historical look at the life of
spent many years living in Barcelona as a
Picasso. Along the walk, your team must stay alert and be
struggling artist learning his trade. Famed for
developing the style of painting known as observant, as you will have to pick up various materials and
cubism, his creative footprints are evident objects, which represent the ‘spirit of Picasso’. Attention! The
throughout the city. idea is to be as creative as possible and apply the waste
hierarchy : reusing, recycling and reducing.

Will you be able to surprise us?

The second part of this experience takes place back at the workshop. Participants
will create a portrait of one of their colleagues under the supervision on an expert
guide-artist. They will work with different kinds of recyclable materials: pictures,
magazines, newspapers, boxes, cartons, cans, paper rolls, etc. Participants will be
able to apply its own creativity and use other materials and objects that they have
found during the tour: stamps, leaves, tickets, flyers, etc. Participants will be given
45 minutes to 1 hour to create their collages a couple of minutes to present and
defend your artwork in front of the rest of colleagues. The winning team will be
judged by our art experts.*
Lunch/dinner afterwards is also an option.

*The event can vary depending on the number of participants

ICONO has successfully developed a new
activity that all our customers love. It’s our
Opera and song workshop. In one of the most
emblematic spaces in the city: The Hall of
Mirrors in the “Gran Teatre del Liceu”.

This is an original exercise that lets the group
enjoy immediately the fruits of their labor.
It sounds great, indeed better than we could
ever imagine!

The activity consists of 3 diferent stages

1. Musical quiz: the groups will be asked a few general questions about Opera and Music
history. Which opera does this fragment belong to? Which character is singing? This is a
competition. Only the best group will qualify!

2. Cleaning and warming-up voices: Key division:
baritones, tenors, sopranos, etc.
1st Canon: especially easy lyrics and rhythms to learn.
2nd canon: this one will challenge the participants.

3. The Concert: the groups will interpret
both canons and will be then evaluated by
our Opera teacher.

ICONO presents a new workshop:

A BA A SINGING
WORKSHOP WITH THE
SONGS OF THE MOST
FAMOUS SWEDISH
GROUP OF OUR TIME
A UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL
ACTIVITY IN THE BEST
ATMOSPHERE!!

It consists of 6 parts
1.Cleaning and warming-up voices: exercises to clear and prepare
the voice and a distribution of the singers according to the tone
and tessitura.

2. Rehearsal of choreographies and attribution of roles:
participants will rehearse the choreographies previously prepared
and the roles that each one will have on the stage will be
attributed (soloist, choir, ...)

3. Preparation of the songs: the songs chosen will be rehearsed. For
this workshop some ABBA’s songs have been selected: MAMMA MIA,
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY y THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC.

4. Concert: the groups will perform the songs and the choreography
and will be submitted to the jury’s qualification.

5. Optional: El the group will be able to choose a member to perform
a song as a soloist.

6. Awards: After the performing and the evaluation of the jury, you
will proceed to the awards-giving. The best singers will receive a
diploma for the “excellence to the performing”.

GOSPEL
WORKSHOP
A UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL ACTIVITY IN
THE BEST ATMOSPHERE!!

It consists of 6 parts:

1. Voices cleaning and warming-up : exercises to clear and prepare the voice
and a distribution of the singers according to the tone and tessitura.

2. Rehearsal of choreographies and attribution of roles: participants will rehearse
the choreographies previously prepared and the roles that each one will have on
the satge will be attributed (soloist, choir, ...)

3. Preparation of the songs: the songs chosen will be rehearsed. The songs selected
for this workshop are: Happy Day, Respect and I will follow him.

4. Concert: the groups will perform the songs and the choreography and will be
submitted to the jury’s qualification.

5. Optional: El the group will be able to choose a member to perform a song as a
soloist.

6. Awards: Después After the performing and the evaluation of the jury, you will
proceed to the awards-giving. The best singers awill receive a diploma for the
“excellence to the performing”.

Flamenco workshop
¡Olé!
Get started in Flamenco music
and dancing! Share musical skills
in a relaxed atmosphere with
your team.
ICONO offers a workshop to introduce yourself in the
art of Flamenco. Workshops are carried out by a
professional dancer (bailaora). During the lesson, you
will work on aspects such as the coordination
between the different parts of the body and basic
concepts of Flamenco dancing.

“A seductive and participative way to
discover Flamenco”

Flamenco workshop
Flamenco technique consists of carrying out different
kinds of exercises, such as:
¡Olé!
How to position your body
Exercises with your feet (zapateado)
Exercises with your arms (braceo)
Exercises of hand clapping (palmas)

The workshop finishes with a brief dancing show held
by the bailaora

Workshops can be adapted to different levels.
They have a duration of1’30h aprox.
Workshops can be accompanied by an appetizer with fino and
manzanilla (typical southern Spanish drinks).

Other workshops:
Cajón (drum) Ask for the workshop you like the most and
Guitare you will have a personailzed quotation
Chant
Flamenco History in Barcelona
regarding your preferences! olé!

Rumba Workshop
This is a sensual Latin dance, with a
relatively slow rhythm and an appealing
hip movement.

Let’s dance !

Rumba was born in the neighbourhood of the Raval, in
the heart of Barcelona and it’s the original sound of the
Catalan gypsies.

The rumba is well known by the happiness that transmits
to the public , you will have fun learning the first steps of
this dance that exceptionally combines Flamenco and
Latin music.
!Atriquitram, tram,tram! ♫♫♫♪♪

Pintxos Workshop
Basques people are good eaters and demanding ones, and the
Basque version of tapas - pinchos or pintxos - tend to be more
elaborated than ordinary tapas.

In the early 20th Century small taverns appeared in the Basque
Country, places to share the country’s best ciders and wines
together with traditional foods in an informal and popular
atmosphere. Following the example of the cider-makers, bite-sized
toothpick foods known as pintxos were served to counter the
excesses caused by drinking.

In the first part of the visit, our chef will give an explication of the workshop,
a short introduction into this particular cuisine and you will go on to create
an elaborate pincho with its own tasting notes.

Afterwards we will divide the group into small working groups and each will
receive the materials and basic ingredients with which to create the
pinchos; 5 or 6 ingredients.

From this point on, each group will begin to create different pinchos using
the ingredients that have been given to them as well as the specific tasting
notes for each one.

To round off the workshop, there will be a blind tasting, that is to say that
one member of each group will try a portion of each pincho, make an
appreciation and give their verdict. For his part, the chef will go over each
one of the tasting notes written by the groups, in order to name the winning
team.

Do you dare to compete with
your collegues in a cocktail workshop-
competition for amateurs?

In this activity it is important to
learn the exact measure of each of the
ingredients but, above all, shake the
cocktail, the best mixture will be the
winner.

Shake it, shake it and shake!

During the activity of two hours long, you will make two classic
cocktails under the supervision of a professional barman expert
in cocktails recipes.
First of all, an expert master will do a demonstration at the same
time as the members of the group will make their own cocktail.
Everything counts in this part: the time of elaboration of the
cocktail and the delicious refreshing taste of the Caipi-fruits and
the jackass mojito.

In the second part, members will be split in groups of
15 or 20 people and only those who have been chosen
as representatives of the group will enter the fray to
prepare a more complicated cocktail.

The best cocktail wins!

Wine Trivial Pursuit
Challenge your colleagues to
demonstrate their knowledge of
Spanish wines. Are you ready to
dare your senses in an
amusing way?

The Expert
Golden nose Wine tasting valorated by an
Guess typical wine expert Sommelier.
aromas.

The Questionnaire
Answering a questionnaire
on wine as a test.
Discover
Landscapes
Guessing wine Qualities
regions with Put 3 wines in order
photos and maps. depending on prices.

Challenges are resolved by teams, with the final tasting in front of the tribunal.
We setup several stands in the venue, where we locate the games. Assistants are split in groups and have to solve
the games, rotation mode.
Teambuilding options
1. Games to resolve on their own.
2. Challenge: assistants have to resolve the games as a challenge, trying to
motivate the group, with presents for the team winner.

PERCUSSION WORKSHOP
Follow the beat with your company events!

Percussion connects directly with participants’ intuition and emotions. This workshop
develops team spirit and interaction: Within minutes, participants unite naturally in
rhythm, sounding like an orchestra.

Groups can be from ten people to several hundred, where participants unite in the
rhythm of the "Jembe" drum. Sessions last approximately one hour.

Each participant has an authentic “Jembe” drum and with it all of them will embark
on a journey of musical and rhythmic exploration. The element surprise and the fact
that everything is kept very simple are keys to our success.

Groups find themselves suddenly
immersed in a totally new activity
producing extraordinary results and
fostering a strong sense of non-verbal
communication in an extremely enjoyable
way with surprising results.

PERCUSSION WORKSHOP
Why the "Jembe" drum?
The rhythm of the drums connects with everyone,
without exception. In the 90's it took the world by storm,
because in spite of its extreme complexity, it can be
learned very quickly at a basic level.

The drum has always been a primary tool of
communication in every civilization and every continent
across the globe.

The one we use is the “Jembe” drum from
western Africa, more specifically the Mandinka
area, now Mali-Guinea. These "Jembes" come
from an arts and craft company from Bamako,
Mali, which carries out environmental
reforestation as well as socio-cultural
programmes.

MAGIC TRAINING
This is a magic training workshop that will create new
situations between participants while they learn magic
tricks.

Who is it addressed to?
This workshop is thought for people who don’t know about magic. During the activity, the chances to get good results
are spectacular.

What does it consist of?
Participants attend to a brief presentation that introduces them in the art of magic. After dividing participants in
groups, each one of them and separately learns a different magic trick. Afterwards, each group chooses one person to
show and teach the trick in front of the rest of groups. The rest of participants learn how to do it with the help of the
professional magician. Finally, participants vote the best “magicians” and they will be awarded.

DISCOVERING GOTHIC
BARCELONA
Challenges, emblematic and unknown locations… An original and
enjoyable formula to get to know or rediscover the city of Barcelona. A
unique proposal that combines culture, action and wit.

At the start of the activity, participants will be given
roadbook and a map of the city, with the location of the
several challenges that they will have to pass.

Some of the challenges that they will find are the following:

Pictures:
Each team will be given some photographs. These are photographs of well
known monuments, places, etc. , but taken from an unusual point of view.
Participants will have to identify what appears in the photograph, and
locate it.
Questions:
Participants, visiting several points of the city, will have to discover the
answers of the questions put to them by the organization, for example: how
many windows are on the façade of the Pedrera.
Actions:
Participants will be asked to carry out some actions
during this treasure hunt, such us posing as living statues
on the Ramblas, dancing the typical Catalan dance, or
doing a collage using Picasso’s style.

Hidden spots in Barcelona:
Participants will have the chance of discovering the
secret and charming corners of the Old City while they
solve the enigmas and take the challenges: Ramblas,
Petritxol Street, Cathedral, Sant Jaume square, Born,
etc…

Gastronomic Gymkhana

This game is designed to challenge
the participants’ culinary skills.

Each member will be asked to
perform different tests to develop
their sense of taste and smell and
their abilities to cook all in a light-
hearted way.

The gymkhana will take place in three different
places:

- The Boqueria market
- Gastronomic kitchen in Las Ramblas
- The special location for the Wine Trivial Pursuit.

At the meeting point, participants will
be divided into groups.

Each group will receive a name related
to a gastronomic term and will be given
instructions, game rules and a content
of the tests.

The groups will be given two tests. They will perform them
synchronically around the marketplace.

• Series of tests and questions to be resolved. Such as:
filling-in a typical Catalan culinary recipe with the
necessary ingredients; writing-down the longest list of
different fruits. These simple games will improve thei
knowledge of the market and its history.

• Workshop and competition of “Tapas” and
“montaditos” at the Boqueria kitchens. An unforgettable
learning experience. Participants are expected to guess the
components seen in some “tapas” images and make them
on their own. Only through making ‘pinchos’ can you truly
learn.

DISCOVERING
MODERNISM BARCELONA
catalan art nouveau

Challenges, emblematic and unknown
locations… An original and enjoyable
formula to get to know the Modernist
heritage, so important in Barcelona. A
unique proposal that combines culture,
action and wit.

At the start of the activity, participants will be given a map
of the city, with the location of the several challenges that
they will find.
Some of the challenges that they will find are the following:

Pictures
Each team will be given some photographs. These are photographs of
well known monuments, places, etc., but taken from an unusual point of
view. Participants will have to identify what appears in the photograph,
and locate it.

Questions:
Participants, visiting several points of the city, will have to
discover the answers of the questions put to them by the
organization, for example: how many windows are on the
façade of the Pedrera.

Actions:
Participants will be asked to carry out some actions during this
treasure hunt, such us identifying elements of the façade of
Modernist buildings on Passeig de Gracia or doing a collage
using Gaudi’s technique trencadís.

Gymkhana in
Sitges

The cultural gymkhana is a different way of
getting to know the town of Sitges, its culture
and its traditions, as well as a new way of making
contact with its residents.

The group will be divided into different teams, each one of them with
its respective “survival sack” in which they will find all the necessary
materials to take part in the game.

The game starts: the route in the centre of the town, its old quarter
and the more emblematic museums and buildings.

Each pack of tests includes a subject on the history and the culture of the
town so that the visitor discovers them in an amusing and pleasant way:

"A little bit of History”; “Let’s
discover the museums”; “Earth at
a glance”; “Sitges, tourist
destination”; “Let’s go shopping”
and “Let’s discover the people of
the town”.

A prize-giving will come at the end of all the activities.

Barcelona:
The Museum Challenge
The main objective is to promote teamwork, improve human
relations and play in a relaxed atmosphere.

At the beginning of the activity, the participants will receive a
map and a book drive that will indicate the locations of the tests.

Museums and monuments proposed:

• Pedrera • Museu Picasso
• Casa Batlló • Museu d’Història de Catalunya
• Palau de la Música • Museu Frederic Marès
• Museu d’Història de la Ciutat • Museu del Disseny HUB
• Gran Teatre del Liceu • Museu d’Art Precolombí

The tests will include:
Challenges, tests,
The questions
symbolic places
At each museum: Participants will be organized to respond to a series and secrets...
of questions. For example: How many windows does the facade of La
Pedrera have? Or: "find it inside the tent of a conqueror ..." An original and
entertaining way
The pictures
to learn and
Some photos will be given to each team (the mailbox of “la casa del Ardiaca”, the
Plaza del Rey ...) These are photographs taken from totally strange points of view. rediscover the city
Participants will identify the place, locate and answer the questionnaire about the of Barcelona.
museum.
A unique

Action proposition that
Some tests require interaction with the citizens of combines culture,
Barcelona, ask questions, to pretend to be a guide, ask for
current information about the city, etc ... action, and tips.

Optional items

Find 10 objects and hand them to the monitor at the end of the activity. None of these
items could be bought. It is of a traditional object of Barcelona.

Treasure hunt
PARK GÜELL
Park Güell is one of the most important works of modernism style in the world, one of
themost visited places in Barcelona, but, do you know the mysteries it hides?

Dare to discover the secrets and curiosities of this unfinished project of the famous architect
Antoni Gaudí based on the English garden-cities and constructed on site with amazing views
to Barcelona and the sea.

What does it consist of?
At the beginning of the activity, participants will be
given a surviving bag pack, with material and a
roadbook. Each group will go with a guide. During
the test, participants will have to overcome
obstacles, localize images, solve enigmas, answer to
questions... At the end of the test, winners will be
rewarded.

Some of the challenges are:

IMAGES LOCATION: Participants will have to identify and locate pictures of monuments
and famous places taken from a weird point of view.

OBJECTS: Participants will have to locate around the park emblematic objects related to
Gaudí through clues given by the guide. This part can be done with guide or actors.

POPULAR CULTURE QUIZ: Participants will have to answer some
questions related to cultural topics about Gaudí and his work.

MOSAIC: Participants will have to arrange the pieces of an image:
the result will be one of the decorative works of the park.

Escape the tourist trail and learn about
Barcelona's fascinating past.

Who knows, you may even catch a thief!
This is a Treasure Hunt with a twist.

Time Detectives, you are Barcelona’s last hope. A Time Bandit is on the
loose, stealing important artefacts from Barcelona's past.
If they are not returned to their rightful owners, the course of history may be
changed forever.

Your assignment is to meet with your contacts and discover what has been
taken. Gaudí, Christopher Columbus and Orwell await you.... But you
only have a few short hours to make contact, break the code and solve the
mystery...

The 10 dragons enigma
This is a walking gymkhana that
challenges our participants’ curiosity!

They will need to crack our enigmas to
successfully find and reach the places
where the 10 emblematic dragons in the
city are.
They will think about questions like: Have you ever
wondered why Barcelona is a city full of dragons,
which is their true story? Do they have any hidden
intention? Is Barcelona in danger? Will Saint
George’s legend happen again?
Participants will have to solve all these enigmas.

Dragons can be found around the whole city, we’ve pointed out 10 of
them that the group should find. They will have to find the way to get to
each one on their own without spending too much time.

There will be one guide at each place to help them find the next one.
Guides will take into account timings of each team.

How long will it take you to find them?
All participants will be given a map of the city, a bottle of water, a rucksack.
Each team will have 10 tube/bus tickets for their transfers and a leaflet with all the dragons
they should find.

Some Dragons are:
Dragon Parc Güell
Casa Batlló (the roof-terrace)
Casa Amatller (Saint George and the dragon)
Boquería/Rambla (Casa de los Paraguas)

Poble Espanyol:
Customs and
traditions
Challenges, tests, emblematic
places and secrets... An original
and amusing formula to know and
discover the Poble Espanyol. A
unique proposal that combines
culture, action and ingenuity.

The main objective is to promote work team, improve human relationships and
fun in a relaxed atmosphere.

At the beginning of the activity, participants will receive a map of the place
with the location of the different tests they will have to get over.

Challenges:
Pictures
Each team will be given some pictures. They are pictures of
monuments and places taken from strange points of view. Participants
will have to identify the places that appears on the picture, locate it
and go there. When they arrive at the correct place, they will be given a
clue to locate the next point.

Questions
Participants will have to organize themselves to answer some questions
while they follow the different points of the

Jobs
Tests related to the jobs that you can find in the Pueblo Español.

Traditions and customs

A questionaire similiar to “Trivial Pursuit” about customs and typical
traditions of the different regions of Spain.

One night at the Opera
This is a night of Magic and Music.

You will get introduced to the history and

characters of one of the most solemn

theatres of the nineteenth century and to

a special Barcelona's identifying symbols.

You will be welcomed by characters of famous Operas such as Madame Butterfly, Aida, Don
Giovanni and Papagenno.

During the welcome cocktail the actors will perform brief pieces of each opera. The actions
will take 5 or 7 minutes depending on the atendees and timing.
Madame Butterfly: our particular geisha will be desperately looking for Mr. Pinkerton. She
will be explaining her story to the visitants, sharing her pain and misadventure will help her to
feel better.

Don Giovanni: he will
explain his adventures to those
attending without being
discovered by the Duke Octavio,
neither by Doña Ximena
Maturin, Doña Elvira or to those
found among the visitors. He
will tempt to seduce all present
ladies as well.

Dinner with guell family

You will get introduced to the Universe of Gaudi from
different perspectives: science, techniques,
environment, society ... And you will be received by
the family Güell, inside the Casa Batllò.

Exclusive guided tour in
The Picasso Museum
In this very special occasion, you will be lead
into Picasso’s universe during a private and exclusive
guided tour to the permanent collection of the Picasso
Museum. You will learn about Picasso’s first arrival in
Barcelona, his first years in the Arts school, his artistic
relations, his first arts exhibition, his nights out and, in a
word, his strong relation with Barcelona, which constitutes
the basis of his future work.

Thanks to the wishes of Picasso and his friend Jaume
Sabartés, Barcelona now has the youthful work of one of
the twentieth century’s most significant artists.

CSR, WHAT ARE THEY?
Events that take place in a social or environmental context, always
together with a non-for profit organization with proven track record

Our intention is to provide additional resources to non-for profit organizations through the organization
of events for private companies and to bring closer the private company to the Third Sector in order to
benefit both sides.

Our mission: to organize events that meet the real needs that non-for profit organizations face and, at
the same time, to provide benefits to our clients.

We work closely with a net of non-for profit organizations focused on supporting different topics in the
area of Barcelona. Each of these organizations has a proven track record, and has a flawless
reputation at the local, and in some cases, at the international level.

The way we work is the following:
 We gather information on the participants (size of the
group, language, corporate social responsibility vision of the
client, etc.)
 We talk with our network of non-for profit organizations, and
understand the needs of the organization for the period of
time the event will take place.
 We design team building activities around the needs,
develop implementation plans for each one of the activities.

GREEN EVENTS
Ecology

Restoration of a natural area.
This activity will take place in Development of a urban
the context of an existing vegetable garden for the
program approved by the home of youngsters with
government. This activity mental and physical
includes guided walk in the challenges under the
area to introduce the group guidance of a professional
to the challenges of the area, gardener. This activity
cleaning of the area and includes a workshop on how
maintenance of the existing to build a urban vegetable
areas under a reforestation. garden so that all
participants can build one
at home.

OTHER CSR EVENTS
Professional development
Giving a speech to a group of youngsters around different topics that
can help them with their professional development. For example, if some
of the clients are from the area of Human Resources, the topic could be
“How to Write a CV”.

Helping individuals to develop their CV directly on the computer and, at
the same time, teaching them how to use computer tools.

Sportive and social activities
Half-a-day basketball league. The teams are mixed, formed together with
youngster with special needs. All teams will play three to four 15-minutes
games, depending on the number of teams. At the end, all teams have an
award.

Taking a group of children to the Aquarium of Barcelona, spending with them
the afternoon.

Hosting an afternoon party for a group of children and their families,
including a line dance lesson for everybody.

Human Towers – Castellers is based on one of the

most important Catalan traditions: Castells. This

word, translated into English, means castle, and

consists of the construction of humantowers. A lot

of people is needed to attain this objective, and it is

very important that all of them communicate,

cooperate and work together in to get the final

success.

The event will start by a demonstration
of a group of castellers so that
participants can get familiar with what
they are going to do. After this first
introduction, it will be the time to get
into action. We will divide participants
into teams in order to carry out a
practice period, where they will be able
to learn the main techniques, structures,
etc. And once they control the basics,
will be the moment for the final
performance. All teams together will
collaborate in the building of one castle.

Barcelona Segway Tours
This is a fabulous way to see the highlights and experience
Barcelona.
The Segway HT® is the first of its kind - a self-balancing,
personal transportation device designed to operate in any
pedestrian environment and it’s lots of fun!

With the Segway HT® we will glide effortlessly around the sights of the
city while learning the history, fun facts and other interesting information
about our city.
Our two-hour tours are limited in size so you can count on a great,
personal service and a memorable experience. Feel like a celebrity as
everyone turns in awe to watch us glide by!

Panoramic Barcelona -
Nordic Walking

PanoramicBarcelona–Nordic Walking is a route for those
who want to discover Nordic Walking activity while they
admire Barcelona from the magnificent view points
offered by its nature landscapes.

•Itinerary: This Collserola circle walk can be done any time
during the day. Milestones: plaza Mireia, Mirador dels
Xipresos, Sant Pere Martir, Turó d’en Cors and carretera de
las aguas.

•Length: 3 hours

Catamaran cruise through the Mediterranean Sea.
Catamaran cruise to Sitges
Catamaran activities and Dragon Boats

ICONO offers a different way to
discover Barcelona through organized
bicycle tours.

ICONO designs the most suitable
itinerary and organizes stops in
different parts of the city : the Gothic
Quarter, sea front, Poble Nou, Olympic
Barcelona (from Montjuic to the
Olimpic Port), Modernist Barcelona
(Gaudí)....

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