Valentine Vacations in Barcelona
On the special occasion of Valentine's Day, this time hold her hands and feel the warmth of togetherness by sharing sweet moments that seems like an everlasting dream…sounds great, but don't you think that needs a perfect backdrop to happen? The second largest city in Spain and the capital of catalonia, Barcelona is waiting for you with her architectural works that takes you back to those ancient days when "love" in its true sense used to reign.
Located on the Mediterranean coast and nestled between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besos, Barcelona has been enlisted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is a city of constant renewal. Enjoy a romantic vacation with your love in the extreme flamboyant villages, fantastic landscapes, significant monuments and historical remnants in this ever pulsating city. Apart from the ancient Gothic and Renaissance artworks, Barcelona has been a center of Modernist architecture especially by the works of Antoní Gaudí and his contemporaries paving way to modernity.
Barcelona provides great lodging in luxury apartments and rentals, hotels, hostels and flats that offer comfort, quality, leisure and great value for money. Hotel Arts Barcelona, Hotel Abba Sants Barcelona, Hotel Majestic Barcelona and Atic Barcelona are some of the hotels and apartments in Barcelona. Epicureans don't panic! There's something in to satisfy you also! Barcelona offers you the best local and international food punched with the best of wine. Pastries and croissants, soups and salads, the "meat-and-three-veg" styled meal, rice, seafood, pork, beef and lamb, sofregit, samfaina, picada and allioli (Catalan Cuisine) are some of the mouth watering dishes to guttle down.
Famous Places in Barcelona
- Montserrat Mountain: The incomparable backdrop of this majestic mountain preserves the renowned 12th century Romanesque carving of Virgen Moreneta (the Black Virgin) in its Royal Basilica. Then visit the Barcelona Aquarium at the harbor.
- FC Barcelona Museum: This Football Club Museum is in the second rank as the most visited one in the city possessing records portraying history of this eminent club.
- Museu Picasso: This construction is Barcelona's most audited museum housed in three medieval palaces. Shelters Picasso's some of the famous works.
- Tibidabo: This is the 542m hill in the city's north offering great panoramic views and an attractive amusement park.
- Parc Guell: This park offers a magnificent city view and is a 'must visit' for Gaudi fans. Famous for the giant colored lizard for being the most photographed attraction of Barcelona.
- Barri Gotic: Holds Gothic monuments dating back to the 14th and 15th century of old Barcelona.
- La Rumbla: This long avenue conjoins the Columbus monument by the port to Plaza Catalunya. Famous for its marketplace selling flowers, newspapers, birds and rabbits.
