Barcelona

Barcelona is one of the beautiful cities to visit in Spain. The theaters, art galleries, museums are of high standards and also attract traveller's attention. Barcelona is well known as a cultural center which has a series of historical sites, monuments, beaches and natural resources to add to its charm.

Since the splurge of visitors increases with each passing day, a concrete transport system and a good connectivity is reminiscent of this city. You can travel by foot and still reach focal points by utilizing public transport like bus and taxi.

You can chose from any of these commuting options to arrive at this wonderful city. For instance, you can arrive in Barcelona by air, by train, by bus, by ferry or by a car.

Barcelona has a rich history and is filled with landmarks that you have to see and visit. This includes the work of modernist architect Antonio Gaudi. His jobs include the unfinished church La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and the Mil Home. Some must see while you’re here are the Fine Arts Museum of Catalonia, the Picasso Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum, and much more.

This city also has 4.5 km of beautiful beaches where you can relax and then move on to find something to eat. Now whatever your budget maybe, you’ll always find something suitable here. To give a background on the cuisines at Barcelona can be an example of what good Mediterranean food should be. They merge tradition and innovation while preparing a dish where the best quality olive oil, vegetables, fish and meat are mainly involved.

The most delicious food you would find in Barcelona are seafood casseroles or "Zarzuelas" (as they are traditionally called here), is a delicious and a very practical dish since it can be made with basically any and every fish in Cataluña. Other fish dishes include the cod esqueixada and the suquet de peix. Desserts are usually made with curd, honey, raisins and other quality stuff. Some of the well known desserts are Crema Catalana, Mel i mato, and the Postre del Musico ("dessert of the musician") with pine-kernels and raisins. Similarly as a culture, people drink some wine after the main course.There are also lots of affordable hotels in Barcelona which can provide you best rooms and quality services.

The nightlife in Barcelona is simply amazing due to the fact that you can find discotheques, clubs and dance halls everywhere around the city. The live music clubs play from jazz and blues to African music and from classical to flamenco. The best time to visit these nightclubs are Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays and you don’t have to pay an entrance fee almost every time you’re out there.

Barcelona is also home to the "Sónar Music Festival" which takes place every year on or around June. This is an electronical music festival split into three days with two main events on each day (Sónar By Night and Sónar by Day).

When you take out your shopping bags, you can buy everything from books to designer furniture, and the prices on the tags are reasonable in contrast to the other cosmopolitan cities in the world. The shops in Barcelona open at around 10:00 am and close at 8:30 pm during the weekdays. Some smaller shops also have a rest time during the afternoon which is called the “Siesta”. Even if you don’t shop, you can get in to the Tomb Bus and roam around. The Tomb Bus brings you directly to all interesting shopping areas so you don’t have to flip charts on the shopping guide book for references on which street or market to pick from. At Barcelona you'll find just about anything you want under one roof.