Holiday Barcelona Blog

One of the most important and beautiful landmarks of Barcelona are the beaches. Many tourists and locals enjoy having a sunbathe and swimming in the Mediterranean sea. Would you like to know which the best Barcelona beaches are?

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Barcelona hotel terraces have become a popular spot to gather with friends and meet new people in the summer evenings. After work meetings are a good way to relax and increase your social life. The most important and nicest hotels in Barcelona open their terraces to the public. You can go to the top of these hotels and enjoy great views of the city while having a cocktail and eating some tapas. Read more

During the period of industrialization Barcelona became a real city. This period was also the beginning of an adaptation in the Catalan cuisine. Catalans and Barcelonians will never give up eating well and always quality produce. Traditional Catalan dishes still continue to be made. The traditional dishes are oftenly served with more sauces and were initially substantially lighter. A good restaurant in Barcelona is definately Can Culleretes, originally opened as a chocolate house in 1786. Read more

The Zoo of Barcelona is located inside the Parc de la Ciutadella. It is a marvelous garden of more than a 100 years and contains an assortment of animals made up of over 400 different species worldwide, with about 7,500 specimens of over 400 different animal species! The Barcelona Zoo is not only a splendid 100 year-old garden but also one of the most remarkable zoos of Europe. Read more

The Sagrada Familia was Spain's most visited monument in 2009. More than 2.3 millions of people visited the famous Barcelona church according to the information of the newspaper ABC. This is quite a big number among tourists who rent a hotel room or an apartment in Barcelona. It is just another superlative for the incredible monument by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Read more