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See The Great Works Of Gaudi In Spain.

by: Johnathan Bakers

There are a few things you should consider before taking a trip to Barcelona. There is so much to see and do in this fabulous city that you will want to make the most of every minute.

Make sure you have a good camera, with plenty of film, or a good battery and charger. You are sure to take a whole load of photos, to keep and treasure yourself or to send to friends and family as souvenirs.

Invest in a good map which shows all the museums and places of interest. Although you may enjoy wandering around the city, and there is certainly plenty to look at, it is easy to get lost which is frustrating if you only have a short time. If you want to visit a lot of museums or galleries, check out the passes available from the tourist office. You can save a lot of money by investing in a pass rather than paying individual entrance fees. The pass may also entitle you to take the hop on, hop off tour buses that will help you get an idea of where everything is located in the city, without tiring your feet too much.

The weather in this part of the world can be very varied, so you want to take advantage of dry, fresh sunny days by doing outdoor activities and checking out the coast. Save the countless museums and galleries for cloudy, rainy or overly hot days.


La Pedrera

Some of the most famous sights in Barcelona are architectural, and you need to be sure to include the various Gaudi buildings in your itinerary. Most will be unable to avoid the spectacular Sagrada Familia, but it is easier to miss such delights as La Pedrera, the ‘block of discord’, which is equally astonishing in its design, and the highly original Park Guell in the north of the city centre. If you are not an experienced photographer, it might be worth checking out the postcard stands for truly beautiful shots of these buildings to add to your holiday album.

Make sure you leave time for a stroll down the main avenue of Barcelona, La Rambla, which stretched from the commercial city centre all the way to the harbor. This lively promenade, filled with the color of flower and bird stalls, and the bustle of street performers will have something for everyone. You could also try to pull in a visit to the 1992 Olympic sites, located on Montjuic, a hill overlooking the city.

If you have time to get away from Barcelona itself, there are fantastic places to visit along the Costa Dorada. You might also venture up to the Monestir de Montserrat. Reached by cable car, this monastery is set high up in the mountains, surrounded by really unusual shaped rocks and peaks. The views are spectacular.

Eating out in Barcelona is a pleasure in itself. Don’t expect to eat early, most restaurants do not get lively until at least ten o’clock, and the party goes on all night. Seafood is a speciality of the area, not surprising given its location, and the seafood stew known as zarzuela is a regional favourite you should try to sample. If you don’t want a full meal, tapas bars can provide tasty snacks or traditional finger food for a very reasonable price.

 

About The Author
Johnathan Bakers is publishing largely for www.barcelona-information.com , a website on hotels and spanish holidays. From his detailed writings such as barcelona-apartments ,the writer confirmed his skill on themes relating to Barcelona Apartments.
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BA, American, Iberia offer EU antitrust concessions
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 9:03pm Brussels: British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia have offered to cede a number of lucrative trans-Atlantic slots in an attempt to ease competition concerns and gain EU approval for thei...
Spanish hostage freed in Mali arrives home
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 9:00pm MADRID (Reuters) - One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali.
Barcelona candidate mulls controversial shirt deal
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 7:38pm BARCELONA, Spain - One of the leading candidates to become president of Barcelona this summer has said he would consider breaking the club's tradition of not selling advertising on players' shirts.
Freed Spanish hostage returns home from Mali
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 6:42pm Spanish aid worker Alicia Gamez returned home Wednesday hours after she was freed from a four-month kidnapping ordeal at the hands of Al-Qaeda in Mauritania. A smiling Gamez stepped off a plane at ...
Spain BBVA Hires Nomura For RBS Sale - Sources
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 6:36pm Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS) has put up for sale, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The move means that the bank is likely to meet head-to-head with rival
Cuban hunger striker refuses offer of asylum from Spain
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 5:27pm Shrink HAVANA - A Cuban dissident on a 14-day hunger strike to demand the release of ailing political prisoners has refused a Spanish offer of asylum, saying yesterday that he is determined to contin...
BARCELONA, Guardiola and Ibra, suspended for one match
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 5:09pm Both Josep Guardiola and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have been suspended by the Competition Committee. The clubs will be hoping the Appeals Committee is more supportive. The two…
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Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 5:09pm Barcelona fullback Daniel Alves has played down interest from Chelsea. Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is lining up a bid for the Brazil international at the end of the season. “These are rumors....
Spain BBVA Hires Nomura For RBS Branch Sale - Sources
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Spain BBVA Hires Nomura To Advise On RBS Branch Sale -Sources
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 4:47pm Banco Santander SA (STD) on an expansion push in the U.K. A bid by BBVA, Spain's No. 2 lender by assets, would mark a shift in strategy for a bank that in recent years has focused on expanding in the...
BA, American, Iberia to cede airport slots
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 3:54pm British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to give away takeoff and landing slots at London and New York airports to soothe European Union antitrust worries, EU regulators said Wednesd...
Spanish and Italian hostages freed in Mali
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 3:29pm Bamako - Islamist militants on Wednesday freed a Spanish aid worker and an Italian woman who were being taken to Burkina Faso from Mali, where kidnappers have held them since November. "The news is...
Spain plans doping law reform
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 2:02pm Madrid - Spain plans a reform of its anti-doping laws in order to allow sports federations access to court evidence gathered by state authorities against athletes under doping suspicion, sports minist...
Spain announces release of aid worker kidnapped by Islamic militants, but 2 o...
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 1:40pm MADRID (AP) — A Spanish aid worker kidnapped late last year in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants was freed Wednesday but two colleagues remain in captivity, the Spanish government said. ...
What solar industry can learn from the collapse of the Spanish solar "miracle...
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 1:28pm PUERTOLLANO, Spain — Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relen...

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