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Visit the Beaches, see a football match, visit many of the wonderful restaurants, take a Spanish course or just shop in one of the world’s greatest shopping cities.

Barcelona Beaches

There are six beaches in Barcelona over 4,2km in length.

- Sant Sebastià

- La Barceloneta. Near old harbour quarter : Metro Barceloneta on Yellow Line L4

- Nova Icària. Near  the olympic village : Metro Ciutadella Vila Olimpica on Yellow Line L4

- Bogatell

- La Marbella : Metro Poblenou  on Yellow Line L4

- Nova Marbella  A continuation of the Marbella beach.

Beaches in Sitges

Some of the best beaches in Spain, this is where Barcelona goes for the weekend with over 17 kilometres of wonderful beaches. Sitges is a historic suburb of Barcelona and still retains its old Cubanesque charm. It is also boasts 9 blue flag beaches, family beaches, gay beaches and a Gay nudist beach.

Barcelona Beach Accommodation

At Outlet we have several apartments overlooking the lovely Marina and very close to the beaches. Try booking an apartment rental instead of hotel accommodation. You will find that the rates are lower than those for a hotel in the same location and you will have all the modern conveniences of home  For Barcelona accommodation, we provide a fast, secure and immediate online booking service. Book online now... Apartments in Barcelona

Culture

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The webiste for the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Raval district. One of the best museums in Barcelona without question.

Must see's are the Picasso Museum Museu Picasso and the Museum for Pre Columbian Art which is just off the El Born. 

Also try the Chocolate Museum close to the Passeig del Born which itself is the subject of a good exhibition at the City Museum. Barcelona City Museum

A few others to try:
Picasso Museum http://www.museupicasso.bcn.es/eng/index_eng.htm
Fundacio de Joan Miro http://www.bcn.fjmiro.es/home.html
Museu National d’Art Catalunya MNAC http://www.mnac.es/index.jsp?lan=003
Barcelona Football Club (official site) http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/home-page/home/home.shtml
Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture (CCCB)  http://www.cccb.org/eng/cccb.htm
 

Music

Barcelona now has one of the most diverse scenes in Europe. A huge, vibrant DJ scene, lots of wonderful classical concerts and a thriving club scene. Here is a selection:
All Barcelona residents buy their tickets from Tick tack Ticket. Here is their full program of tickets for theatre, film, concerts et al. http://web.ticktackticket.com/ttt/minternet/pkg_home.ttt_home
The full program for the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra can be found on their website,   The Barcelona Symphony Orchestra 2006 program

The best Barcelona summer festival held in the beautiful parks of Poble Espanya in Barcelona. This year the the festival is in June, the dates confirmed as 1st, 2nd and 3rd. For a full line up and tickets see the official website: http://www.primaverasound.com/index_3.html

Sonar 2006

For a full line up and the latest in ticket information see the official website. For accomodation see our Apartments in Barcelona
Barcelona has long been at the forefront of the electronic music scene and this years festival is now confirmed for 15 16 17 June.  http://www.sonar.es/portal/eng/events.cfm?id_event=78

Restaurants:

Catalan cuisine is at the forefront of the new Spanish culinary renaissance. Concentrating of fresh fish, pulses,  and specialist meats, Catalan cuisine has something for everything. It also boasts 2  Michellin starred restaurants,  both with the holy grail of 3 stars!
Tapas, tostados, calcots...all the city's favourites can be found online now at http://www.restaurantesBarcelona.com
We recommend this specialist guide to the City's restaurants. Eating & Drinking Guide  and just to boats that Time Out also recommends our accommodation in their Barcelona Guide.

Shops

TomBus - Shopping Bus service
What a fab idea! A specialist shopping bus that circles the main shopping districts of Barcelona.  The bus starts at Place Catalunya alongside all the other tourist bus routes. Tickets can be bought there from all the major vendors, who speak a range of languages.
The official website is part of the Municipal authorities site, so be warned, it is difficult to find information. http://www.emt-amb.com/  for timetable information. Note click your language then click on the bus service. From the drop down menu select TOMBUS. The route map is in a different location on the site at www.emt-amb.com/resources/TOM/jpg. Click on the tiny map and it will zoom in to become much more visible.

El Corte Ingles

Located at the bottom of La Rambla in Placa de Catalunya this is the grand old dame of Barcelona’s shopping. It can feel like a time warp, (modern retail methods have not quite reached the corridors of El Corte Ingles), but in the finest retail traditions of the Grace Brothers of “Are you being Served?”, you can pick up just about anything here.  Official website for El Corte Ingles
La Rambla (usually misspelled as Las Ramblas) is the iconic and busy street in central Barcelona, popular with both tourists and locals alike.
A kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall in the Barri Gòtic, it connects Plaça de Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. Usually full of street theatre, cafés and market stalls, it serves as the emotional hub of Barcelona.
When walking down La Rambla one can visit its many small shops or enjoy watching the various performances (actors, mimes etc.). There are also several vendors trying to sell paper figures they claim are capable of dancing (see Dancing puppets trick). La Rambla can be pretty crowded, especially during the "prime-time" tourist season. For this reason, it has become a prime target for pickpockets. Lots of tourists have had their wallets stolen on this street.
Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca once said that La Rambla was "the only street in the world which I wish would never end."
The name La Rambla means, in Catalan, an intermitent water flow, and is derived from the Arabic 'Ramla' which means 'sandy underground'

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