Planning A Visit To Spain

O ne thing you should be           The old town of Barcelona, or      prepared for when visiting      Ciutat Vella, is right on the      Barcelona for the first         harbor of Barcelona. It is made    time is that you will have to go      up of the gothic sector, or Barri  back again. You will never be         Gotic, which houses a fascinating  able to cram all the sights and       cathedral, the Ribera area and     activities into one trip, and you     the harbor area or Port Vell. To   will be left wanting to know more     find the old town you just need    about this very special area. So      to take a stroll down the main     relax, enjoy what you can do this     avenue on Barcelona, the flower    time and keep in mind those           stall lined La Rambla. As you      activities that you will want to      walk towards the sea you will see  try next time.                        a towering monument, topped by                                           the figure of Christopher          For art lovers, one of the must       Columbus, which sits at one        visit buildings is the museum         corner of the old town. On the     dedicated entirely to Picasso.        opposite side or east, the old     This is housed in a medieval          town is bordered by the Parc de    mansion, and contains over three      la Ciutadella which houses a       thousand pieces, the most             monumental waterfall or cascada.   important collection of his work                                         in Spain today. The museum allows     A sight not to be missed for many  you to travel through the various     football fans is the Nou Camp      phases of Picasso’s work, from        stadium. If you have chance to go  Malaga, his home town, to Paris,      to a game this will beat a simple  then Russia, and finally to           sightseeing tour as you will be    Barcelona. Not surprisingly the       able to experience the unique      main focus of the exhibition is       atmosphere of one of the most      on his Barcelona phase.               famous stadiums in the world,                                            home to Barcelona’s football       team, usually known as Barca.         Accommodation along this coast     Football season is September to       includes a wide variety of resort  May and you need to be sure to        style hotels, beach front          book your tickets well in             chalets, and self catering         advance.                              apartments to rent.                                                                                         If you have had enough of             Barcelona has something for        culture, history and shopping in      everyone. Whether you are looking  the city centre, you can hit one      for a relaxing beach holiday, a    of the fabulous beaches along the     sightseeing weekend, a romantic    Costa Brava and Costa Dorada. The     honeymoon or somewhere to relax    coast line is well maintained,        for the whole summer, you will     with clean Mediterranean waters       find it all on this beautiful      perfect for a refreshing dip.         part of Spain.                     About the Author: Clinton Maxwell writes articles mainly for http://www.barcelona-information.com , an internet site on Costa Brava . His publications on Barcelona and Spain can be found on his site . Read more articles by: Clinton Maxwell Article Source: www.iSnare.com