Discover Barcelona
Pockets of lively bars and restaurants around the Gothic Quarter and El Born ensure the city of Barcelona, Spain stays alive late into the night, as do most of her visitors: eating, drinking and partying. No wonder cava is the drink of choice – this is a place with much to celebrate.
Getting there
Planes
Taxis will whisk you into town in 15 mins, for €18. Buses run every 15 mins; a ticket costs about €3.
Trains
The 30-min train journey from airport to centre costs €2; trains run every half an hour. Spain also has a reasonably priced national network. Book ahead as trains get busy (www.renfe.com).
Automobiles Driving
is fine once you master the one-way system, but free parking is tricky. Daily carpark rates are about €25. Taxis are cheap, so it’s not worth renting a car. The train is great for day trips.
Stay in Barcelona
Barcelona offers the most extended range of design hotels and boutique hotels to enjoy a magnifique stay in Barcelona Spain. We invite you to discover from the most luxury to the most urban places and stay in one of the recommended hotels in Barcelona at Design hotels. http://designhotels.com/hotels/europe/spain/barcelona).
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Benvinguts a Barcelona the progressive capital of Catalonia. Located at the Mediterranean Sea, being the second largest city of the country, this has been always the one of the most active city in the country. The Fantasy of its Gaudi and other modernista buildings cannot be seen anywhere else. A city that exudes art everywhere, every corner of the city offers an archiquitectural masterpiece: from Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods to more modern styles. Boasting one of the best climates you can find in all of Europe, bathed by the Mediterranean shores, surrounded by wine country. Barcelona is always on the cutting edge of fashion, architecture, style, and entertainment. One of the economic engines of the country thanks to its location, Barcelona offers plenty of options to enjoy the free time. Las Ramblas, Paseo De Gracia, and many other spots of the city combine its electric life with a bohemian style, characteristic of its habitants. Las Ramblas, probably the most remarkable landmark of the city, combines a wide selection of restaurants, with shops, clubs, and small bars. Paseo de Gracia, de busiest area of the city, offers the as well fine restaurants, bars, and the finest designer shops between beautiful monuments such as La Sagrada Familia, etc.
Hotels selection Barcelona Stay
Luxury design hotel. Elegant rooms with smooth textures and light tones. Located in the center of Barcelona, near La Pedreira. the Small Luxury hotels are represented by the Omm distinguished style in Barcelona.
Elegant boutique hotel with probably the best views of the Gothic Quarter and the Cathedral. Located in the heart of Barcelona, steps away from Las Ramblas.
On the outside, the Neri Hotel is a weathered 18th-century palace luxury design hotel, deep in the heart of the Gothic Quarter, overlooking St. Felip Neri Square, right alongside the cathedral. This is the historic district, dating back to Roman times, so the rakish modern architecture on display elsewhere in Barcelona is nowhere to be found. But fears of sleeping in some drafty dungeon are allayed the moment you catch a glimpse of the striking modern interiors.
Lifestyle travellers looking for an outstanding leading hotel in Barcelona will enjoy the Hotel Cram. An outdoor swimming pool offers a break from the heat and the crowds of central Barcelona, while the lobby bar is the perfect transition into this city’s legendary nightlife. Most fortuitous, though, is the fact that the hotel just happens to be the new home of the Michelin-starred Gaig restaurant, where the chef of the same name serves his signature fare, a sort of back-to-basics cuisine with an emphasis on traditional flavors and stripped-down preparations. Four blocks from the Passeig de Gracia and six from the Plaça Cataluña and the Ramblas.