Arts Hotel Barcelona

... along a Roman side-road that connected the old village of Barcelona with another nearby town. That night I ultimately ended up at the Arts Hotel.  Some other people and I had been invited there by the hotel staff.  It was a Christmas "thank ...

... who promised to take them to the info desk. Hopefully he did or now she is driving a new Avis rental. We got our hotel in Barcelona around 3:30. The metro station is right in front of the hotel, awesome! The city was just electric on Saturday. We went ...

... Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC). The MNAC sits on top of a hill that has the most spectacular views of all of Barcelona. Inside, AD and I went straight to the contemporary pieces, and found more Picasso. In this museum, we were allowed to take ...

... live music, and discos. And the parties start at midnight and go on till the city cleaning crews arrive… Experiencing Barcelona would not be complete without going for Tapas. We went to the emblematic Catalan cuisine restaurant Can Travi Nou. The ...

... It is hard to imagine that Barcelona was a city of medieval alleys and squares as today’s Barcelona is cosmopolitan, laced with contemporary art and sculptures throughout.  Barcelona balances the medieval intimacy of its Gothic Quarter with the ...

... up safe and sound at Hotel 1898 right in the heart of Barcelona on La Rambla (the main avenue - the Bourbon Street of Barcelona). Our hotel was AMAZING. It was so incredibly beautiful and had a rooftop terrace with swimming pool and bar overlooking all of ...

... you come back to Barcelona, it should be a little further along than the last time. Pretty crazy stuff. Really enjoying Barcelona. Flying to Seville tonight. I'll stop boring you now. But do check out Barcelona, and Berlin, Athens and Florence - ...

... city. Nevertheless, the disastrous drive was worthwhile. The safe haven that we were checking into, the Ritz Carlton Hotel Arts Barcelona was a modern masterpiece, and probably the nicest room on the trip. The rooms were stylish and modern. The ...

... there and then headed back to the hostel to leave our packages.  There were a lot of scooters and motorcycles parked in Barcelona.     The hostel had umbrellas that we could borrow and  with our towel headed for the beach which ...

... the things she'd missed this week. We ended up with a tray of bad paella and a good pitcher of sangria--e:mailing Sarah who had left Barcelona that afternoon, but had missed the connection in Paris. She was alone in a pub having a pint and a burger. ...

... in the charming rustic bars and restaurants. Bus trip to Mulhacien, Spain's highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada.   BARCELONA- A Gothic City, a Roman City, a planned City ..all rolled into one, connected by a simple and efficient tube train ...

... another which grossed me out! Someone had even tied a mobile phone to he baby pigs ear - weird. On our way to the hotel in Barcelona we couldn't help but spy on all the yummy looking tapas. There are just heaps of them lined up. Anyway I digress,  after ...

We landed at 9 am at Barcelona International Airport. Immigration was so quick, it was almost too good to be true - about 10 seconds per person compared to about 5 minutes in US. Soon we were out in Barcelona Sun, a much appreciated change from the ...

... it.  The openness of Catalan culture seem to have not only allowed for the crazy architecture of Guadi or the modern art of Miro, but even encouraged it. Barcelona is a very fun city to just "hang out" in.  It is hard to describe, but I ...

... day in Barcelona before we would go our separate ways but there was one slight problem...  I had no flight out of Barcelona!  Originally, I had planned to continue exploring Spain and visit the southern cities of Seville and Grenada.  With ...

... Gran Via !! This was a beautiful hotel with gorgeous lobby, right near Las Ramblas, the hopping area of Barcelona, where there are shops, cafes, art, people (mostly young), and everything to keep a visitor busy. The pedestrian only street goes all the way ...

Our DVD Footloose in Spain is available from Amazon.co.uk  Filming Diary: June 2007.    Barcelona is a wonderful city, it really is.  The moment you get there, you just heave a sigh of relaxation - the air is fresh, the sunshine ...

... - and so very tall, that it made everything look tiny in comparision.  They say this is a 'must-see' when in Barcelona and that's certainly an understatement. We walked around to the entrance, which is so different from the exit side.  The ...

Today we are off to discover the delights of Barcelona, but not before a good buffet breakfast in the hotel and working out the public transport system in order to get there. We are staying out of the city in a Novotel hotel where we got a great deal on ...