Barcelona, Spain
Everybody knows something about Barcelona. Everybody heard about Gaudi. I will give some useful tips to the traveler on the following topics:
HOW TO ARRIVE TO BARCELONA:
| There's no need in car inside the city, so if you plan to stay in Barcelona at least a few days, it will be easier to arrive by train, or find a hotel with a parking. Notice! There are some places in the old part of the city cars are not allowed at all. |
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BARCELONA MUSEUM PASS - ARTICKET Barcelona ARTICKET - a ticket to 7 museums around Barcelona for 20euro will save you lot's of money. It can be purchased at the tourist information centers (We bought it at the RAMBLA Info). Here is the list of the museums: 1. Museu Picasso 2. Fundacio Caixa Catalunya ( La Pedrera Apartment by A.Gaudi ) 3. Fundacio Antoni Tapies 4. Museu dArt Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA 5. CCCB 6. MNAC 7. Fundacio Joan Miro |
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Additional way to save money T-10 Travelcard is a combined card for 10 different journeys. It is cheaper than buying a ticket every time, and it is very comfortable especially if you are not alone. The tickets are good for all the different transports including metro. Site of the TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona). In the site you can find the 1-Day, 30 days and some more cards. You can buy them in machines at the stations. |
| STUDENT CARD Use your student card!!! It provides you discounts with accommodation, food, museum entrances... Information about the ISIC student card discounts can be found here. |
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Nice and Cheap Place to Eat in the Center There is one place in the city center that we found very comfortable and relatively cheap to eat in. It is called La Vaca Paca, and located just around the corner from Placa de Catalunya at Passeig de gracia, 21. It is a big buffet menu with variety of salads, meat, hot dishes and coffee. La Vaca Paca Site |
| EL Ingenio - Circus store You will probably find the time to wander around the small streets that are spread from the Rambla "river". One of those might lead you to a very special store. Here you will find masks, magic, theater clothes, caps grosses and much more. It's a very special place, where you start behaving like a child, and a good place to find special presents :) EL INGENIO site Address: Rauric 6, Barcelona. Tel: 93 317 71 38 |
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TIBIDABO mountain One of the places that are less known to the simple tourist, but worth a visit is Tibidabo. It is located on a mountain with a spectacular view to the city. There is a Catholic church, the Temple de Sagrat Cor, an amusement park, and a telecommunications tower (Torre de Collserola) at the top. The way to the mountain is combined of 2 phases: first you arrive with a bus (195), car or by foot to |
Make the trip on the clearest day possible, so that nothing will cover the view. Opening hours - The times for the Blue tram, Funicular, and Amusement park depend on the weather, the time of the year etc. Make sure the funicular is working the day you plan to arrive!!!
(P.s the meaning of the name TibiDabo is "I will give to you")
Official site of the Tibidabo Funicular
| MIES VAN DER ROHE PAVILION The Barcelona Pavilion was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as the national Pavilion of Germany for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition and was disassembled in 1930. It was built of different kinds of marble, steel and glass. It was reconstructed by Ignasi de Sola-Morales, Cristian Cirici and Fernando Ramos in 1983-1986, as a result of the Urban Planning Department at the Barcelona City Council decision, when it was approved as a twentieth-century architecture key |
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Except the walls, sceiling, water and the floor, there are 3 more entities in the Pavilion:
1. The Barcelona chair - especially designed for the Pavilion, became a modern design icon over the years.
2. Georg Kolbe's bronze sculpture - reflected at the water, glass and the marble of the building
3. The green environment the Pavilion exists in. The green surrounding of the Pavilion definitely donates to it's grace, and multiplies its elegance.
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona - official site
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(== *** La Pedrera ***** 7 euro entrance ***** Casa Batllo *** ==) 16.50 euros entrance GOING around BARCELONA There are a few places within a few hours drive: *** Figueras *** Cadaques + Port Lligat *** Girona *** Andorra |
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Additional photos can be found at the Photo Gallery section on the site.
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