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So, thinking about living 'on-the-cheap', literally? Well, Barcelona is agreat city for squatting, if that's what you are into...Below is some info on known squats as well as general information. if you don't know what we are talking about.
Before anything else, squatting is ILLEGAL in Spain! So think about that before considering it as an alternative to rent...We warned you!
But hey, here's a bit of info on the squatting scene in this wonderful city/
In recent years, Barcelona has become quite strong city in Spain when we talk about squatting.
Estimates say that there are around 30 squatted social centres in a city that has a population of 3 million people...but, as you know, these numbers are constantly changing because of evictions and so on.
In 1996 a very famous squat, the CINE PRINCESA, was evicted and since then the squat "movement" has been more and more powerful. Some say that this squatted cinema was a breakpoint in the squat history in the city as it was the first squatted social centre in the city centre - located in a very important avenue, next to a police station (!) and banks...
Anyway, so much for the history lesson. Just remember that this is not for the faint-hearted; unsuspected police raids, often with violence, evictions, jail, and simple cold when trying to sleep on that cement floor with a broken window during the winter months..
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Can Masdeu is a squatted social centre in the valley of San Genis, part of the Collserola Park in Barcelona. It was squatted by an international group of activists in December 2001, and the terraces surrounding the masia (country mansion) are cultivated by neighbors who live in the neighborhood below, Nou Barris. The squat houses a social centre, the PIC, or Punto de Interraccio Collserola, which opens Sundays to the public and offers a variety of activities and workshops, often related to environmental issues, permaculture and organic farming, communal living, and community autonomy. Parts of the masia were built in the 1600s, and in the early 20th century the house was a nunnery and leper hospital. The stigma of leprosy may have been a factor in its being abandoned for some 53 years, and substantial renovation has been undertaken to make the space liveable.
As of January 2006, more than 25 people live in the house. Community participation includes a bi-weekly meetings, organic gardening, housework, and two collective meals per day, and each member contributes 25 euros/month to costs. The working languages of the house are Catalan and Spanish, but as it is an international group, English, Italian, French, and Esperanto are also spoken. |
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| Info/Shop |
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Address: C/ Perill nº 52
Metro stations: Verdaguer or Joanich L4
Notes: Open from Tuesday 'til Saturday from 17h00 'til 21h00
- Info-espace, DIY distribution
- Music, reading and veggie diy cakes
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| Masquef (a.k.a. los bloques del centro) |
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Address: San Pere Mitjá 85,
Metro Stations:
Arc de Triomf, L1
Notes: Open Wed. 19h00: sandwich bar; Thur. 19h00: cinema-pancakes
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| Ateneo Cornella |
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Address: c/ Barcelona 23, CORNELLÁ
Notes: Cakes, tea, coffee etc...on thursdays 18h00
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| Kasa de la Muntanya |
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Address: Av. San Jose de la Montaña 33
Notes: Open Friday 21h00, 23h00 discussions |
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| Can Mireia |
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Address: c/Mireia 4
MEtro Stations: Trinita Nova
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