Archive for the ‘Discover Barcelona’ Category

Barcelona, lots of plans.

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

In less than hour from the city center of Barcelona you can enjoy a range of high-quality, nice tourist destinations, offering environmentally friendly activities that respect our social and cultural heritage: beaches and different sports, natural parks you will enjoy in many ways,art, history and lots of festivals, a great variety of gastronomy, and a wide range of accomodation. Discover yourself the thousand-and-one ways you can visit Barcelona province.

The best idea to visit the region is rent a car in Barcelona airport.

Natural Park near Barcelona

Natural Park near Barcelona

 In Barcela region you can visit beech woods, fan palms, mountains and lakes, foxes and roe deer, kingfishers and eagles, a large range of naturalenvironments accomodates a wide diversity of flora and fauna.

The style finds expression in different forms, including industrial, residential, and religious buildings, leisure facilities, public services, and even in a natural setting, all of which you can visit in Barcelona province.

Over 100 kilometres of coast. The beaches run from the Maresme coast ( Mataró, Calella, Santa Susanna, Pineda, Malgrat) through Barcelona to El Baix Llobregat ( Castelldefels, Gavà, Viladecans) and as far as El Garraf ( Sitges, Vilanova)

At the coasts in Barcelona, you can find the finest products of the land and sea. You will find high-quality fish and seafood in the El Maresme and El Garraf coasts and the finest fruit and vegetables from El Baix Llobregat and El Maresme coasts. Wild mushrooms and game is common to find in the inland counties. In Penedés, Alella, Cava and in the Pla de Bages regions you can find proteceted origin wines.  

 

Discover Barcelona´s farmhouses

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Close to Barcelona you can enjoy nature in traditionally built farmhouses and rural accommodation in villages or out in the countryside.

Is worhwile to rent a car in Barcelona airport and discover the region.

Farmhouse near Barcelona

Farmhouse near Barcelona


These family-run establishments offer quality service and are an interesting experience for young and old alike, providing a connection with the natural environment, culture, history, gastronomy, crafts, outdoor activities and sports of the area.

All establishments are authorised as rural tourism accommodation by the Government of Catalonia

Campingsite in Barcelona region

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Camping is the best way to enjoy close contact with nature, whilst staying in tourism establishments that offer clients a wide range of services, along with recreation and leisure activities.

Is worhwile to rent a car in Barcelona airport and discover the region.

Campsite in Barcelona

Campsite in Barcelona

 

The campsites in Barcelona province are located in coastal, inland and mountain areas and offer accommodation in caravans, motor homes, tents and bungalows.

This page contains information on campsites in the province of Barcelona—more than 60—which you will be able to find easily by geographical location, by category, and by the services they offer.

Industrial tourism in Barcelona

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Close to Barcelona is a rich industrial heritage related to technology and work —old factories, museums, mines, industrial colonies, warehouses, depots, furnaces, textile mills, canals, cellars, wine cellars…—which represents one of the province’s most distinguishing features and is of interest to visitors of all ages.

Is worhwile to rent a car in Barcelona airport and discover the region.

Industrial tourism in Barcelona

Industrial tourism in Barcelona


From prehistoric mines now converted into museums to active wine and cava producers who open their doors to the public, industrial tourism, understood as a form of cultural tourism, offers opportunities to discover important aspects of the past, present and future.

Modernism near Barcelona

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Near Barcelona you will find many examples of Modernista (Catalan Art Nouveau) architecture which the great figures of this movement disseminated throughout Catalonia and quite especially in the areas near the capital. Indeed, you will find countless manifestations of this total art, from the works of the great Gaudí to folk applications of Modernisme. Summer houses —some of them authentic palaces—, urban dwellings or romantic gardens mix with factories and service buildings.

Is worhwile to rent a car in Barcelona airport and discover the region.

Modernism in  Barcelona

Modernism in Barcelona

Barcelona must see: Gaudí and La Sagrada Familia

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

One of the must see in Barcelona is Sagrada Familia Temple, Gaudí´s most important church.

 Is worthwile to rent a car in Barcelona airport or city center to discovery the city.

Templo_Expiatorio_de_la_Sagrada_Familia

Templo Sagrada Familia from Gaudí

The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Though construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882, when Gaudí took over the project in 1883 he transformed it with his architectural and engineering style—combining Gothic and curvilinear, Modernisme forms with ambitious structural columns and arches, and including a rich variety of Christian symbols in the design.

Gaudí devoted his last years to the project and at the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete. Sagrada Família’s construction progressed slowly as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War—only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the mid-point in 2010 with some of the project’s greatest challenges remaining and an anticipated completion date of 2026—the centennial of Gaudí’s death. The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona—over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona’s cathedral, over Gaudí’s design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí’s death disregarded his design, and the recent possibility that an underground tunnel of Spain’s high-speed train could disturb its stability.

You’re wellcome to Barcelona.

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Hire a car in Barcelona and enjoy yourself.

 

Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, is a Mediterranean city located in the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. Its privileged setting makes it the traditional port of entry to Spain to Europe. 

It is a medium-sized city with about 1,6 million inhabitants. If we include the surrounding metropolitan area, this figure increases to almost 4,9 million people. 

The city has a total area of about 100 square kilometres, 18,1% of which is parks and gardens,  it´s a good idea to Rent a car in Barcelona  and enjoy it at your own. In addition, it has more than 4 kilometres of beaches waiting to be visited and boasts a mild Mediterranean climate with an average year round temperature of 18ºC. 

Like the rest of Catalonia, Barcelona enjoys a vast cultural heritage. 

The Gothic Quarter is the heart of the medieval part of the city which, until the mid 19th century, was contained within the city walls. A walk through its maze of streets brings up to the Cathedral, whose origins date back to the 13th century. 

The Parc de la Ciutadella, which occupies a former citadel and was the site of the Universal Exhibition of 1888 with the Arc de Triomf as it’s entry gate. 

La Rambla is a lively and entertaining spectacle, justly renowned throughout the world.It begins at the Pl. de Catalunya and continues down to the Columbus Monument in the harbour. 

El Raval is the district on the right-hand side of La Rambla and its land marks include the Romanesque church of Sant Pau del Camp and the Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, the Palau Güell by Gaudí, and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània. 

The Eixample, the largest number of modernista buildings can be found in this area like the works of Antoni Gaudí: Casa Batlló and Casa Milà. 

The Parc de Collserola, the city’s lung, with its natural landsacapes and ease of access, commands superb views of the city. One of the biggest attractions is the Tibidabo Amusement Park.

Relax in Barcelona.

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Cheap car hire at Barcelona airport

We have a new car rental provider in Barcelona airport. The best rates on internet from 13€ day.
We suggest you to take any low cost flight and visit Barcelona city.

Everybody loves leisure and having fun. And Barcelona offers fun for everyone: kids and adults, thrill seekers, and people in search of peace and quiet. You can walk among sharks, stroke dolphins, take a head-spinning ride on a roller coaster or enjoy the magnificent views of Barcelona and peaceful atmosphere of the parks. Although the best thing is to try and fit them all in.

Limited availability. Be the fisr and book now your car hire in Barcelona airport !

Discover Barcelona By car

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Then plan your route by car to visit the outskirts, the mountains or the coast. We propose you some of the following routes:

- Sun and beach: to suntan in the fantastic coves located in the Costa Brava or the Mediterranean character in Costa del Garraf or Maresme. If you arrive in summer time don’t miss Sitges or Figueres, home of Dalí.

- Culture: discover Romans origin of some Catalan cities as Tarragona or the old city of Girona.

- Cellars route: enjoy the taste of Penedés wines and cava.

- Nature: for the natural and sport lovers you can visit from the Parque Natural del Delta del Ebro to the Pyrenees.

Don’t waste your time, plan your route by car and enjoy Barcelona!!