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Few visitors use the transport system of private bus companies. With them, you can explore the surrounding cities and landscape, such as the Costa Brava that offers beautiful Mediterranean atmosphere. South of Barcelona, the Costa Dorada = the golden coast - offers wonderful golden beaches and historic small cities.

Having an apartment in Barcelona or a hotel in Barcelona let you use train or bus services directly from the Barcelona city center. The cheapest way to do so is by train. For instance, fares are only 4 Euros reaching Sitges, which is an hour and a half. Of course, there are several destinations available as well. Fares are oriented towards the type of train you use.

Exploring Catalonia by bus is very easy. Sagalés is one of the bus companies. One of its destinations is Sabadell, a small city in the catchment area of Barcelona. There are also other numerous destinations. Visitors from Barcelona can easily explore the region, the people and particularly the breathtaking landscape.

Another bus company is Sarfa. With them, it is possible to reach destinations like Roses, Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar. Both bus companies use the Estació del Nord, which is located at the city center and can easily be approached by metro using line 1 (Arc de Triomf) and line 2 (Tetuan).

In general, the bus fares are higher than the train fares. Therefore, it is more comfortable to travel by bus. Also, the bus can reach destinations that cannot be reached by train. Tossa de Mar, for example, can be reached better by bus, because Tossa de Mar does not have an own train station. So, the travel method depends on the destination you have chosen. 

Assigned by Eusebi Güell, Antoni Gaudi built one of the most recognizable landmarks of Barcelona at the beginning of the 20th century. Wanting to emulate the magnificent English gardens, the Park Güell is nowadays a popular tourist magnet.

At park Güell, you can find numerous impressions, such as stylish stone constructions, lavishly created buildings and ornate pottery artworks. Your holidays in Barcelona should absolutely include a visit in this stylistic park.

At the beginning of the park, there are two lodges with its distinctive gatehouse roofs. After following the huge stairs down to the main terrace, you will find a lot of small artworks, such as the mosaic dragon. Down at the huge plaza, there are usually a lot of musicians and artists, as well as other visitors.

Actually, the park has been planned to be an estate next to the city. Due to financial problems, it was not able to be put into practice. However, only a few houses have been built. Those are the former house of the Güell family (today: a school), Gaudi's house (today: museum) and another house of an other architect.

The plaza at the centre of the park measures 3000 m² with wavy boundaries that can be used as a bench..It is full of little mosaics and small pottery stones. But not only there, the whole park offers a couple of other recognizable artworks.

Arriving with the metro (line 3), you will have to walk about 25 minutes, One part of this way are stairs, which are quite steep. To avoid this, you can also take a bus or a taxi to reach the entrance. More information about the departure times can be found at Barcelona's public transport site or at the Plaza Catalunia.