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Tel : 00 34 93 304 18 85
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Budgetbikes Catalunya (20 m van Plaza Catalunya)
Carrer Estruc 38

Budgetbikes Ramblas
Carrer Marques de Barbera 15 (80 m van Ramblas)

Budgetbikes Park
Carrer General Castanos 6  (50 m van station Francia, park Ciutadella )

Dagelijks geopend 10 – 20 uur

Top kwaliteit Hollandse stadsfiestsen, lage prijzen, groepsprijzen.

Prijs : 2 uur   6€    4 uur 9 €   1 dag : 16 €

Fiets tours : Gaudi tour, Flamenco Tour, Tapas Tour, Pink Tour, Architectuur Tour  van 22 tot 28 €

Huur een appartement voor een leuk verblijf in Barcelona

A beautiful alternative for passionate photographers are organized photo walking tours in the morning with the best light and in nice company.Organized foto walking tours: this week the route  follows the paths on Montjuïc, between the castles and walls, shooting the most emblematic bits of the mountain. If you are interested, you should sign up, and the meeting point is the right hand tower of Plaza España looking at MNAC.

where:  Right tower of Plaça Espanya, looking at the MNAC

when: 10am

how much: 12 € (booking needed in info@coneixerbcn.com or +34 687238377)
Rent an apartment close to Plaza España for your stay in Barcelona.

You can reach Vall De Nuria (a beautiful valley in the Pyrenees) by train in just 1,5 hours and its ideal for a day trip. There are 11 slopes and 4 lifts and plenty of facilities and services available. Including ski school, equipment hire, snow parks, and medical services. A group ski/ snowboard lesson are available from  €16 (max 6 pers) for 2 hours, whilst a 1 hr private class will set you back €29. Especially for beginners its recommendable to take some lessons. Snowboarding is often considered to be easier for people who have never been skiing. Non skiers can enjoy the snow with activities like cross country skiing, sledging and snowshoe outings.

How to get there: Train from Barcelona Sants to Ribes de Freser, then rack rail (cremallera) to Vall de Nuria

How much: From €26,60 low season to €29,50 high season, RENFE package

Further Info: www.valldenuria.com

Relax in the evening after a day in the mountains in  an apartment in Barcelona.

GOCAR
Carrer Freixures 23
Barcelona near the Cathedral, Market Santa Catherina
Ph 93 269 1792
Web GOCAR

Using GPS satellite technology the Gocar tells you where to drive and take you of tour of Barcelona.
A Gocar seats 2 people and speaks 6 languages.
You need a driver license and you have to be 21 years old.

Price : 17,50 € per person

Hire an apartment downtown Barcelona during your stay.

Budget Bikes
Bike rental
Guided Bike Tours
Ph + 34 933 041 885
Open every day from 10 am to 8 pm
Web budgetbikes

Price 6 € for 2 hours
9 € for 4 hours

Guided tours 21 € Gaudi, Park, Beach, Old city

For your stay in Barcelona, hire an apartment downtown Barcelona

Flamenco Tour
This cycling route takes you through a colourful part of the historic city, La Barceloneta, as well as neighbourhoods where gypsy’s thrived in earlier days. During the tour your guide will explain the history of flamenco in Barcelona. With muscles still warm from cycling, we start a Flamenco Workshop. A professional flamenco dancer will teach you the first dance steps, arm movements, hand (palm) clap exercises (practices). Of course we round it off with a glass of Sherry. In cooperation with Flamenco Culture Barcelona. Total duracion: 4 hours

Gaudi Tour
This architectural cycling route visits the magnificent buildings designed by the legendary architect Gaudí, highlighting the signature Barcelonese Modernist-style. Besides La Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló and La Pedrera you will visit other less-well known but very interesting examples of late 19th century architecture that will enrich your architectural familiarity with the city. Along the way, your guide will explain the distinct features of Barcelona’s buildings compared to those of other European metropoles during this period.  The main route laces through the centre of the city via the neighbourhood Eixample.  Duration 3 hours

Tapas Tour
This culinary cycling tour takes you passed some of Barcelona’s most characteristic Tapas-bars and restaurants.  After a few stops at these great spots you will have tasted how the Catalans like their tapas. As you pass through El Raval, La Ribera, El Borne and La Barceloneta, your guide will explain the delicious culinary culture of Spain. Tapas not included in the price. Duration 3,5 hours.

Pink Tour
BudgetBikes is pleased to introduce the Barcelona’s first guided gay-tour by bicycle. Men and women are welcome to enjoy the route that winds through the famous colorful “Gaixample”. This tour serves as good preparation for approaching Barcelona nightlife, highlighting the hottest Bars and Discos in town. At the same time there is plenty of culture to absorb, as we pass by some spectacular 19th century Barcelonese Modernist-style architechture and go by some gay bookstores in Barrio Gotico. And it goes without saying that you will visit the beach of Barcelona. The Pink Tour ends with a drink under the rainbow. Duration 3 hours.

Did you read this interesting book written by a catalan lawyer Ildefonso Falcones “The Cathedral of the Sea“. He took 10 years to write it. It has  now been translated in many different languages.

It is about the construction of the cathedral Santa Maria of the Sea in the Born area in Barcelona at the XIV century. It shows how life was in the Middle Age in Barcelona. Barcelona Gotic area did not change from that time. It still has small narrow streets, stone houses …You can feel the Middle Age in Barcelona.
The Cathedral from the Sea is so beautiful … it is the cathedral built by the poor people. The main cathedral of Barcelona was the one for the rich people. The cathedral of the Sea got built quite fast for a cathedral, it took 57 years to build it … a lot less than many cathedrals.

You can make a tour of the area with an interesting guide who will show you all the interesting spots from the book.

Have a look at this website to book a tour

During your stay in Barcelona, you can book an apartment in the Gotic area with cocoonbarcelona.
Some of the apartments are just by the cathedral, on the rambla del Born (in front of the Cathedral)

On this website MP3cityguides  you can buy a City Guide of Barcelona and download it on your Ipod.
You visit Barcelona on your own with the help of your Ipod ! so great, isn’t it !

These City guides have been written by an english traveller and journalist Simon Brooke who worked for the Sunday Times, the Financial times, the Daily Telegraph, and the Times.

For Barcelona, there are 3 guides :
the Ramblas-Sea Front, the Eixample (Gaudi) and the Barri Gotic – Born

 You can find easily a nice apartment Barcelona for your stay in Barcelona, on the web site www.cocoonbarcelona.com. There is a lot of apartments very nice and unexpensive.

The Lonely Planet about Barcelona :

“Sun-kissed and lapped by the Mediterranean, Barcelona is a dynamo where people work hard and play hard.
A magnet for architecture buffs, foodies and night owls, it is a pleasure for all the senses. ”

If you plan a City Trip in Barcelona you should stay at least 3 nights.

1st day : arrival, walk around the Plaza Catalunya, the Ramblas, the old historical center
go and eat Tapas at “Ciudad de Condal” (see post on this blog)

2nd day : City tour with the Hop on and Hop off Bus

3rd day : Visit by feet one of the area which you liked the best, or take an organized bike tour or on your own or go shopping….
Summer time, enjoy one day on the beach !

Gaudi video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqXpBjHSo4k&feature=related

The Güell Park

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk7b9s-gAow&feature=related

Casa Batlo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R97chBzKEzk&feature=related

For accommodation in barcelona, you should rent a room or a flat with Cocoon Barcelona which has a nice selection from budget to Luxury apartments in Barcelona

Address: Avinguda Aristides Maillol, s/n, 08028, Barcelona

Website FC BARCELONA

CAMP NOU
Capacity: 98.772
Dimensions: 105×68 m.
Opened: 24th September 1957

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OHJKra2aLw&feature=related

If you are a football or soccer fan you should visit the Football Stadium and museum. You will see all trophies, cups won by the players. You will visit the dressing rooms and know all you want to know about this famous football team, FC Barcelona or the Barça ! or Barca

But you should book this tour before arriving ! Price 11,50 €/ person

How to get there with the metro

Line 3 direction “Zona Universitaria” , stop at the station “Palau Reial”.
Then, take the “Carrer de Marti i Franquès” (carrer = street) to the end and then you will see NOU CAMP !
The shop entrance is on “Avinguda de Joan XXIII” (avinguda = avenue).
Força ! Força ! Força Barça !

TICKETS sale
Carrer del Carme 3
Barcelona Rambla (near the Boqueria Market)

Office where to buy tickets for football games

Barcelone apartments rental for your stay in the city

If you are coming in Barcelona for the first time, take the Hop On – Hop Off  bus tour. With the nice weather, you can sit on the panoramic desk and discover Barcelona from above. You can hop on the bus, and hop off to see the sight and then hop back on another bus again to go to the next sight. You can stop at the Sagrada Familia, the Gaudi Park, the Gaudi houses … there are 20 stops. It is very nice for elderly people who cannot walk too long or for anyone coming in Barcelona for a few days.
The entire loops lasts for 3 and a half hour.
Departure every 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 5.55 p.m. on Plaza Catalunya.
In front of the “Corte Ingles” for the red line and in front of the “FNAC” for the blue line.
You can buy tickets at the Tourism office, in front of the FNAC, on the Ramblas.
Not on Christmas day and on New Year.

Prices for a one day pass
Adults (from 13 to 64) : 20.00 euros
Seniors (from 65 to older) :  12.00 euros
Children (from 7 to 12) :  12.00 euros (free under 7 years old)

for a 2 days pass
Adults from 26 €     Seniors from 16 €       Children from 16 €

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For you stay in  Barcelona, you can book an apartment with Cocoon Barcelona, wide choice of appartments or Bed and Breakfast, B & B.