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Barça
Tour & Olympic Sport venues
This excursion starts at the museum of Barcelona's world renowned
football club FC Barcelona. Your group will be able to enter
into the visiting team's changing rooms, visit the presidential
box or "Llotja", the press box and even tread the
turf of the playing field. The tour of these facilities, finishes
in the Barça Club Museum, where you can appreciate
the history of the club, as well as the sport of football
itself.
Afterwards you drive to the Olympic Village where the participants
can have a little walk and some time off. The tour finishes
at the Olympic hill
Gothic Quarter
An interesting guided tour primarily on foot through the oldest
areas of the city. By visiting the small alleys and the beautiful
Cathedral you will get a good impression of classic Barcelona.
Barcelona was a walled city until the expansion of the mid
19th century. Many of the buildings date from the 13th and
14th centuries and an impression of stepping back in time
is almost unavoidable. The interior of the Cathedral is particularly
spectacular with its high vaulted ceiling and 29 ornately
decorated chapels whilst outside the leafy cloisters have
their tranquillity disturbed by the resident geese on the
quest for bread from visitors.
In the gothic area we will guide you along the most significant
historical palaces and museums. |
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Gaudí
Tour
The style that represents Barcelona is the Modernist style.
This style sprinkles the entire city with true works of art
of international prestige. You cannot visit Barcelona without
noticing the works of the famous Antoní Gaudí.
No artist can be more connected to a city as Gaudí is
to Barcelona.
This Gaudí tour starts at Passeig de Gràcia, one
of the most sophisticated boulevards of Barcelona with luxurious
shops. The fantastic Casa Batlló
designed by Gaudí is located here. It stands as a homage
to the legend of “St. George and the Dragon”. Its
tiles remind of the shiny scales of the dragon’s back.
You will recognize several bones and skulls from the killed
knights who did not succeed in saving the princess as part of
the balconies.
On the other side of the road, there’s another marvellous
example of Gaudí’s unusual architecture:
La Pedrera (or: Casa Milà), where straight lines
do not exist. The group will be invited to come in and admire
the interior of this fascinating building.
After this you will be heading for the most famous work of Gaudí
(even though it has remained unfinished):the church La
Sagrada Familia. The Sagrada Familia is a tall, nouveau-gothic
church with lots of decoration on it.
The tour finishes at Parc Güell.
Entering the park makes you feel as entering a fairytale. Of
course some time at leisure will be left here, to enjoy and
admire the endless imagination of this genius creativity |
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General
City tour
This is a general tour of the city, which gives an orientation
without specific visits. Starting at the hotel the pier drives
up into the Olympic Ring Area of Montjuic from where participants
can enjoy a good view over the city. After this the group
will return to the central area and drive along the principal
boulevards as Passeig de Gracia and its many impressive buildings.
A short stop is made at Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece,
the Temple of the Sagrada Familia, After this short stop,
the group will go to Plaza Cataluña and the famous
Ramblas. The Ramblas borders the Gothic Quarter, there will
be a chance to see the Cathedral and some time at leisure
to wander in the myriad narrow shopping streets of the old
town.
Half a day the Picasso Museum and
the Miró Foundation
Barcelona, rich with historic heritage, has recently undertaken
a broad-based project of urban renewal. It has renovated its
infrastructure and has started to outline the city of the
future.
Alongside these new cultural manifestations, the city has
over forty museums, covering the arts, sciences, and history
or devoted to single themes. This tour will highlight the
most famous ones of the 40 museums.
The tour begins at the Miró
Foundation, located on the Montjuic where the International
Exposition of 1929 took place. Your guided tour through the
Foundation gives you the opportunity to view the best public
collection of Joan Miró’s work. 300 Paintings,
150 sculptures, 9 tapestries and the complete collection of
graphics and over 7000 drawings, show Miró’s
artistic development and the different techniques he used
throughout his career.
Visiting Barcelona won’t be complete without visiting
the Museum of Picasso,
that houses the most complete collection of his youth and
formative years. The first stage in his personal development,
the Blue Period (1901 – 1904 ), is well represented.
The museum has an outstanding collection of prints by Picasso
spanning the period 1904 to 1972. |
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Santa
Maria del Mar, Palau de la Música and
the Picasso Museum
The tour begins with one of the most extravagant testimonies
to Modernist art and architecture: Domenèch's Palau
de la Música is a densely ornate celebration of
music and one of the worlds most fanciful and diverting concert
halls. Visitors find it completely "over the top"
or breathtakingly beautiful. It is certainly impressive and
memorable and since its completion in 1908 it has hosted the
world's leading orchestras, choirs and soloists.
On then to the older part of town (Born) where many of the medieval
palaces have been converted to museums including the Textile
Museum, one is dedicated to the works of Maeght and the best
known features Picasso. The museum spans two adjacent palaces
and has work spanning Picasso's more traditional period through
to his most bizarre abstracts. It is one of the most visited
sights of the city and time is spent here admiring the works
of this famous artist.
Nearby is the 14th century Gothic
Church of Santa Maria del Mar. This is an impressive
testimony of medieval Barcelona's wealth and power, particularly
noted for its stained glass windows. |
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Barceloneta
This bustling modern restaurant is in a privileged location
with panoramic glass windows and a terrace overlooking the
harbour of Port Vell where many of the most luxurious vessels
are moored. The maritime decor features bleached wood, creating
a casual but stylish ambience and reception area is reminiscent
of the interior of an old wooden schooner. There are also
dining rooms for private groups.
The cuisine offers typical Mediterranean fare with ample choice
between fresh fish and meat specialities. Excellent value
for money and good food and service.
El Gran Café
This restaurant is located in a narrow street of Barcelona’s
Gothic Quarter. The style of the atmospheric main restaurant
is reminiscent of a Parisian café/bistro with a downstairs
area overlooked by an upstairs balcony. There is an elegant
private dining room with a separate entrance for a maximum
of 70 people. The restaurant’s authentic wine cellar
with its exposed brick walls and arched ceiling is an ideal
location for smaller groups (maximum 30/35 persons). |
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Can
Travi Nou
This restaurant is located in the suburb of Horta. The restaurant
is a large, rambling and charmingly restored farmhouse dating
back to the 17th century. There are several dining rooms to
cater for varying sizes of groups from the smallest room for
10 people up to the largest with a capacity for more than 150
diners. The total capacity of the house itself is over 300 people,
this is without the beautiful covered terrace outside that at
least covers 200 seats during the warmer months and offers a
great place for pre-dinner cocktails.
The walls of the "masia" are clad in purple ivy whilst
inside whitewashed walls, beamed ceilings and wooden shutters
are authentically rustic. The homely decoration includes large
ancient cabinets and cupboards, shelves with plants, plates
and ornaments, ancient traditional farm implements and baskets
filled with bottles of local wine.
The cuisine is focussed on tasty Catalan specialities. The standard
of both food and service is excellent. An ideal location that
makes you feel being in the country within the boundaries of
the city. |
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La
Bona Cuina
The Bona Cuina is situated in one of the tiny narrow streets
just behind the Gothic Cathedral. The ancient building has
the feel of a late 19th century home with decor featuring
antique furniture, paintings and mirrors with adorned frames.
The three levels of the restaurant are connected by the original
narrow staircase. Specialising in typical Catalan cuisine
the restaurant offers a good range of meat and fish dishes.
Club 13
Elegance, exclusivity and style are words that could be applied
to Club 13. Club 13 is set on Plaza Reial, a beautiful plaza
in the ancient centre. It is one of Barcelona’s most
exquisite venues. The open-air terrace overlooking the entire
plaza and coctailbar are a great place to start off the night.
An international meal can be enjoyed in the elegant restaurant
and lounge, reclining on the soft comfortable sofas. The menu
includes dishes from all over the world, varying according
to the season. Downstairs is a seriously trendy nightspot
in luxurious surroundings. It is a perfect spot for all kinds
of groups and we will guarantee you a splendid night in here. |
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Buda
The Buda restaurant is a very popular hotspot of Barcelona.
The big Buddha on the side of the restaurant cannot be missed
during a delicious meal in a beautiful surrounding at the Buda
restaurant. The menu combines the most attractive dishes from
diverse gastronomic backgrounds: Mediterranean, French, Italian,
Japanese and Asian. The dishes are always built upon the freshest
of top quality season products. The bar that is connected to
the charming restaurant is an ideal place to have a drink before
or after diner. The bar provides special nights from Tuesday
to Saturday bringing together the entire city’s It crowd.
We will be happy to make the reservation there for your group.
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Arts Barcelona
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Palace
Hilton Barcelona
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Fira Palace
Barcelona Plaza
Avenida Palace
Barcelona Sants
Barcelona Plaza
Neri
NH Podium
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Astoria
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