Guide to Barcelona

With a history that ranges from Wilfred the Hairy, a Roman walled city, Gaudi and the Sagrada Familia, to the modern city that retains its charm and appeal with beautiful beaches, cafes, restaurants, shopping and sightseeing possibilities, and modern architecture to compliment the old. All this magically lit in beautiful sunshine. Barcelona is the ideal place for a holiday, short break, city break, as a base for exploring Catalunya and Costa Bravaand even for a family holiday. And our flats and apartments in Barcelona are the perfect base for your vacation. In fact, people come here from all over the world, both as tourists and to live, helping to build the unique atmosphere (and explaining why there is so much designer shopping in Barcelona).

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BARCELONA CITY

People choose to come to Barcelona for various reasons, from business purposes to family holidays or art discovery. This city has it all, beautiful beaches, brilliant weather, welcoming people and to top it, cheap cava and mouth-watering tapas!

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BARCELONA BEACHES

Barcelona's beaches have taken a u-turn, with the classic city beach now being cleaned regularly and monitored by the city council. They are often the place for not just sun lounging but surfing, volleyball, having drinks and meeting people from all over the world. Barcelona beaches are superb. Another very nice place to enjoy beaches in Sitges, less than 1h away from barcelona.

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BARCELONA TRADITIONS

If you walk around the old city, you are likely to come across some traditional activities, such as Castellers (see the photo on the right) or Correfoc and giant parades. It is what makes Barcelona such an exciting touristic destination.

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Experience Barcelona

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SHOPPING

Shopping in Barcelona can be a brilliant experience, from haggling prices down at souvenir shops off Las Ramblas to buying luxury brands on Paseo De Gracia, and let us not forget the trendy barrio that is El Borne, with an array of independent and trendy designers. Barcelona hosts an amazing selection of markets, some of which have brilliant tapas bars and delicacies.

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CAMP NOU

Barcelona is famouse for its football culture with one of the best team over the world and an amazing stadium. You can consult FC Barcelona's match fixture and see the closest apartments and book your tickets online selecting the right date in our interactive calendar in the right side of the home page. Every thing is ready for you to experience Camp Nou atmosphere.

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BARCELONA MUSEUMS

Whether your interests lie with architecture, art, boats, football or even chocolate, (yes chocolate!) there is a museum to inform, educate and entertain you. Most of the museums are centrally located and most are within easy reach of our apartments in Barcelona. You can buy your Barcelona Museum tickets online with ease. We have provided a summary of the museums, but if you visit all these and want more, please ask our staff when you arrive and we will be delighted to assist.

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FESTIVALS

Barcelona is famous for hosting some of the biggest annual music and cultural festivals, from Primevera Sound and Sonar to La Merce. If you are fortunate enough to attend when any of these events are taking place, Barcelona is in triumphant spirit, people are friendly and the atmosphere is electric.

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BARCELONA RESTAURANTS

Barcelona is very well known for phenomenal cuisine, including Catalan traditional dishes like butifarra with beans and paella. Other dishes from around the world are also easy to find, whether you decide to go to the centre or not. One of the best times to go out to eat is lunchtime as most restaurants will have the "menu del dia", where one can have a 3 course meal, including wine, for prices ranging from 7-15€.

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WATCHING OVER BARCELONA - TIBIDABO

Behind Barcelona is a hill Tibidabo, topped by the Temple de Sagrat Cor and very incongurously alongside the temple an amusement park.  Well worth a visit for the view of Barcelona.  However, if you stand below the Temple and look up you will see the statue of Christ and you will get the very strange sensation that the statue is falling on you.a

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Now that you have familiarized yourself with the city Barcelona Flats Blog will provide you more tips and actualities. Our team is more than happy to help you organize your stay and answer your questions!

If you want to know more about Barcelona, our eBook will help you organize your trip. This guide is a result of people's experiences after they visited this lovely city and our own opinions of what we've seen and enjoyed in Barcelona.