This Thursday, Barcelona will celebrate that there are exactly 100 days left until the Grand Départ of the 2026 Tour de France, the start of the world’s most prestigious cycling race from the Catalan capital.
To commemorate this, the city has organized a festive day open to everyone and a visually striking event that will transform Barcelona’s skyline into a sea of yellow.
The epicenter of the celebration will be Passeig Lluís Companys, which starting at 5:00 p.m. will host the Festa dels 100 dies with bicycle-related activities aimed at families.
At 7:30 p.m., the official ceremony will begin, hosted by Judit Mascó and Jordi Basté, featuring a performance by the Musicals’ Choir and a tribute to the city’s cycling clubs.
The group Doctor Prats will give a concert featuring the premiere of the official song for the start of the 2026 Tour de France: Energia!
At that very moment, the countdown will begin, and dozens of spaces and buildings throughout the city will be illuminated in yellow.
Starting at 8:00 p.m., more than 70 buildings, monuments, fountains, and iconic landmarks in Barcelona will be illuminated in yellow simultaneously. Among the highlights are the façade of Barcelona City Hall, the Arc de Triomf, Casa Batlló, the Palau Sant Jordi, the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, and La Pedrera.
The private sector has also joined in the celebration, with establishments and hotels such as Casa Seat, El Corte Inglés at Maria Cristina, and the Grand Hyatt Barcelona lighting up their facades for the occasion.
Complete list of buildings that will be lit up in yellow
- Barcelona City Council
- Arc de Triomf
- Can Fabra
- Can Serra
- Casa Batlló
- Casa Seat
- El Corte Inglés Diagonal
- Grand Hyatt Barcelona
- H10 Art Gallery
- Hotel Sagrada Familia
- Hotel Villa Emilia
- Ibis Styles Barcelona Sant Joan Despí
- INEFC
- La Pedrera
- Le Méridien Barcelona
- MNAC
- Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Palau de la Virreina
- Palau de Pedralbes
- Palau Robert
- Palau Sant Jordi
- Tibidabo Amusement Park
- Sant Pau Modernist Complex
- Sagrada Família – Passion Facade
- Seu del Districte Ciutat Vella
- Seu del Districte de les Corts
- Seu del Districte de Sant Martí
- Seu del Districte de Sants
- Seu del Districte de Sarrià
- Seu del Districte Eixample
- Seu del Districte Nou Barris
- Seu del Districte Sant Andreu
- Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
- Terminal 1, Barcelona Airport
- Torre Glòries
- University of Barcelona
Sources:
- Avinguda Gaudí / Sant Pau Modernist Complex
- Avinguda Xile
- Can Mantega
- Cibernètica de Can Fabra
- Cobriment de Sants
- Woman and Bird, Joan Miró
- Pools at Plaça Francesc Layret
- Faculty of Economics
- Font Castellana
- Fountain on Carrer del Foc
- Font del Cobi
- Font Diana
- Montjuïc Magic Fountain
- Fonts de Diagonal Mar
- Fonts del Palau de Pedralbes
- Triangular Fountains of the Forum
- Gran Via / Rambla de Catalunya
- Guèiser at Plaça d’Islàndia
- Tribute to Manuel de Falla
- Tribute to Picasso
- Water Games at Antoni Santiburcio Park
- The Great Cascade
- Llac de la Nova Icària
- Llac del Parc de la Trinitat
- Carles I Park
- Passeig de Gràcia / Gran Via
- Pla de Montbau
- Plaça Catalunya – Fonts Bessones
- Karl Marx Square
- Plaça de la Mercè
- Plaça de Nicolás Salmerón
- Plaça dels Voluntaris
- Plaça Francesc Macià
- Harry Walker Square
- Plaça Reial
- Plaça Verda de la Prosperitat
- Rieres d’Horta
