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Budget Flights to Barcelona
Major sites: Olympic Stadium and Village, Guell Park, Las Ramblas,
Church of the Sacred Family
Surrounding attractions: Roman ruins in Tarragona, medieval Girona
Other sites in Barcelona: Barcelona has some amazing architecture. There
is the Casa Batllo designed by Antoni Gaudi to look like St. George's dragon.
Another amazing building by Gaudi is Palau Guell. For those looking for other
forms of amusement there is the Barcelona Aquarium and the
Museu de la Xocolata (Chocolate Museum).
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Flights to Barcelona
Flights to Barcelona are available from Luton, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Gatwick and other UK airports.
Airlines flying to Barcelona are Iberia, British Airways, Alitalia, and Swiss Air.
Prices for return flights to Barcelona start at £68 from Barcelona and £102 from Liverpool.
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Where to stay in Barcelona
Barcelona has very good accommodation. Hotels in Barcelona for as range from £45 up to £160 per night.
Favourites include the reasonably-priced Best Western Subur Maritim,
the centrally-located Silken Ramblas and the
spacious, air-conditioned Hotel Inglaterra Barcelona, close to Plaza Catalunya and Las Ramblas.
Budget travellers have many options. Clean attractive hostels and cheap rooms are available for those with a more
modest budget. Prices range from £15 upwards. A good low cost hostel, a mere 50 metres away from Gaudi's Casa Battlo, is
Equity Point,
with rooms from as little as £17. Low cost hotels include the seafront Hotel Subur with double rooms form £36.
Things to do and places to go in Barcelona
There is plenty to do in Barcelona. As well as the Olympic and Gaudi-related sites, Barcelona offers the
Palace of Catalan Music (Palau de la Musica Catalana), a music hall offering classical guitar, orchestra and occasional flamenco performances
and musems such as the Picasso Museum, FC Barcelona President Nunez Museum and Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art.
Barcelona nightlife is vibrant and varied. Top bars and clubs include the LP Bar, Carpe Diem Lounge Club, Razzmatazz and La Confiteria.
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