Spanish
Guide to Barcelona
Bienvenido a Barcelona! Welkom in Barcalona! Bienvenue a Barcelona! Benvenuit a Barcellona!
People choose to come to Barcelona for various reasons, whether it is a trades show such as the GSMA Mobile World Congress, La Merce festival, to see a procession take place on the popular Las Ramblas, stag/hen dos or a simple getaway for a few days holiday. After all, the region has a city beach that you can get to easily and more than enough beaches all within an hour's travelling. The weather is brilliant, the cava is ridiculously cheap and the Spanish people are more than friendly. It is a vibrant and beautiful city.
View more on the Barcelona Flats Guide, The City
To find out more view a History Of Catalunya and an Introduction to Catalunya
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.
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Shopping in Barcelona
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.
Museums in Barcelona
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. To buy your Barcelona Museum tickets online with ease click HERE. 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.
Restaurants in Barcelona
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€.
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.
