Barcelona Holidays

Holidays in Barcelona – Perhaps Europe’s finest city break destination
Barcelona offers the quintessential city break, combining wonderful historic sights and a uniquely stylish city bursting with energy and flair. Breaks here enjoy a deservedly excellent reputation as possibly Europe’s finest city break destination. Barcelona visits not only include the famous sights but also enjoy a marvellously enervating atmosphere helped along by a wonderfully mild sunny climate. The city has a superb setting south of the Costa Brava on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast. The city boasts excellent accommodation and an inexhaustible selection of restaurants with plenty of good hearty economical food alongside sophisticated Catalan cuisine. Barcelona is famous for an incredibly varied and vibrant cultural life and some of the finest shopping in Europe. Barcelona is Spain’s most cosmopolitan city and hosts top concerts all year round. The nightlife is legendary and rated the most stylish in Spain.

Holidays to Barcelona – Bursting with flair and fabulous architecture
Barcelona offers the chance to explore a city consistently rated as one of the world’s finest examples of city regeneration; a fascinating mixture of old and ultra-modern and most things in between! Barcelona offers a city with a world-renowned reputation for architecture with wonderful modernist buildings and the extraordinary work of Antonio Gaudi, culminating in his unforgettable unfinished cathedral, the Sagrada Familia, one of the world’s most extraordinary buildings. Part of the charm of staying here is simply strolling the streets and squares, and stopping in one of hundreds of appealing bars. Barcelona has many distinct neighbourhoods with their own unique atmosphere. Barcelona breaks will include several visits to the Gothic quarter with its fantastically atmospheric narrow streets crammed with charming old bars and sophisticated cafes. Visitors will inevitably return again and again to Las Ramblas, the city’s most famous boulevard, and a fascinating spot for people watching and street entertainers. Barcelona getaways also feature the Mediterranean, with several beaches around the wonderfully stylish Port Olympic harbour, another area that is sure to feature in your holidays in Barcelona.

Barcelona Holidays – A fantastic array of unforgettable attractions
Holidays in Barcelona are notable for their variety. Daytrips here can include the cable car up to the Montjuic, amazing flower, bird and antique markets, the wonderful Picasso Museum, a tremendous aquarium and Gaudi’s amazing Parc Guell. Barcelona is a very manageable city despite its size thanks to brilliant town planning, with plenty of pedestrian areas, cycle paths and public transport. Visitors can make use of an excellent metro and regular trains and buses along the coast. Popular excursions include Sitges, the monastery at Montserrat and the famous Costa Brava beach resorts to the north.