Festival Jardins Palau Reial Pedralbes 2016

Carving out a niche for yourself in Barcelona's festival calendar isn't easy, but the Jardins Palau Reial Pedralbes Festival has decided to do it by force of sheer class, starting with the location - the leafy gardens of a royal palace no less, with an open-air seated auditorium in front of the main façade. Spread over a month, the programme favours big names and old favourites - 2015 saw concerts from the Pet Shop Boys, Bob Dylan, Spandau Ballet, Goran Bregovic and the Buena Vista Social Club Orquestra. To round out the experience, audiences could enjoy a pre-concert meal prepared by Michelin-starred chefs, the Torres brothers.