Showing posts with label Barcelona City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barcelona City. Show all posts

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Popular Pubs and Bars in Barcelona City

Barcelona is a city known for its nightlife, So there is no surprise that it is bombarded with a huge variety of bars and pubs, covering every theme and appealing to all tastes and budgets. The below given list contains a few of the famous bars and bubs in Barcelona that match to your need well.


Café d'Opera
Aurora
Barenostrum
Bristol Blue
Cabart Dublín Irish Sports Tavern
EDDA Nordisk Bar
El Monasterio
Espit Chupitos
Find Becks Here!
Flaherty's Irish Bar
George & dragon
Guru
Indian Lounge
Kennedys Irish Sailing Club
Marmalade
Mc Carthy's Bar
Milk Bar & Bistro
My Bar
Palace Lounge Bar
Pippermint
ScoBieS
Sinatras
Sports Bar
Temple Bar
The Black Horse
The Fastnet Bar
The Philharmonic
The Queen Vic
The Shadow Lounge
The Shamrock Sports Bar
The Wooden Spoon Pub

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Barcelona, a Fascinating City in Spain

Located between the beaches of the Mediterranean and the Montjuïc hills, Barcelona is a city whose personality explodes at every natural seam. Being the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is also known as the country’s most progressive city with the cutting-edge of European art, fashion and cuisine. There are a lot more to do in the city with its unparalleled liveliness of hundreds of bars, restaurants, cafes and clubs.… So be ready to party til dawn and hit the streets with the rest of the citizens.

Barcelona’s position on the Mediterranean gives it a moderate climate with pleasant year round temperature. Weather of Barcelona is the best during May, June & September, when temperatures are warm but not searing.

Also note that August tends to be a scorcher despite Mediterranean wind. On the other hand, Barcelona weather is coldest in January. Barcelona gets plenty of rain (about 1,000 mm / year) and hardly any snow.

Barcelona is the most innovative and fascinating city amongst all Spanish cities. The Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic) contains an exciting concentration of medieval buildings within the former confines of 4th century Roman walls. Barcelona has its beloved Ramblas, a bustling street with a plethora of restaurants, cafes and shops that diagonally traverses the old part of town. The Ramblas is the heart of Barcelona, its most populated area at any given hour and the first stop for every visitor.

visitors can also head indoors and see some of the finest museums that the city has to offer. Pablo Picassoand Joan Miró, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya are a few of those. All these guarantee that your trip to Barcelona, Spain will be an amazing journey. Come to this exciting city and taste some delicious Mediterranean cuisine, enjoy a beachside drink and expand your cultural horizons. Make sure you won’t forget your home town.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

5 Reasons to Why You should Select Barcelona for Your Next Holiday Destination





1. The weather - Barcelona weather is generally good throughout the year with warm sunny days in Summer and mild winters which make it a kind of destination you can visit at any time of year.

2. Diverse Cultural Activities - Barcelona has wonderful cultural activities that happen frequently throughout the year. There are also staple "fiestas" that happen each year:
The following are the cultural activities and fiestas in Barcelona.

  • New Year's Day

  • Epiphany

  • Good Friday

  • Easter

  • St. John's Day – also known as Sant Joan -fireworks, bonfires and beach parties are the order of the day.

  • National Day of Catalonia

  • La Merce Day - The biggest, most colourful and wild festival in Barcelona - make sure you are in a party mood!

  • Columbus Day

  • All Saints Day

  • Christmas
3. Beaches on your doorstep – Unlike many of other European destinations in Barcelona you have golden sandy beaches only a few kilometres from the city centre. There are plenty of things to do on the beach except swim. Windsurfing and kite surfing are popular. You can also enjoy a refreshing drink from one of the many beach huts.

Barcelona Beaches

  • Barceloneta Beach - Barceloneta is one of the most famousof Barcelona beaches and therefore it can get quite busy during the summer months.

  • Icaria Beach

  • Mar Bella Beach (Nudist beach)

4. Diversity, Beauty And History - The city has a diverse range of architecture from the winding old streets in the Barri Gotic (Gothic quarter old town) to the modern and stylish Eixample district. You can also see some of the most unique and inspiring architecture in the world thanks to Antoni Gaudi one of Barcelona´s most famous architects. The Gothic quarter still has remains from when the Romans were here.


5. Bars, Nightlife and Restaurants Galore - Barcelona has a diverse nightlife and evening culture.


The summer season is the best time to visit Barcelona. With warm sunny days every day, it is a great time to pop down to one of Barcelona's beaches. For those of you thinking of visiting Barcelona in the summer season, then you can make a lot out of it with the summer sales. Starting in the first week of July until the end of August shops all over the city will be slashing their prices by as much as 50%. If you love shopping then this is a great time to visit the city. Aim to arrive here in July to make the most of the sales. At this time there is still a lot of variety of sale items in the stores. Towards the mid of August many of the best items have been snapped up by avid shoppers.