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Montjuïc is translated as Hill of the Jews in the medieval Catalan language, or as a corruption of Latin Mons Jovicus (that is, hill of Jupiter).
Barcelona's Montjuïc is on the southeast of the city center. The top of the hill (a height of 173 metres) was the site of several fortifications, the latest of which (the Castell de Montjuïc) remains today. The fortress largely dates from the 17th century, with 18th century additions. In 1842 the garrison (loyal to the Madrid government) shelled parts of the city following disturbances. It served as a prison, often holding political prisoners, until the time of General Franco. The castle was the site of numerous executions. In 1897 an incident popularly known as Els processos de Montjuïc prompted the execution of anarchist supporters, which in turn lead to a severe repression of the workers' struggle for their rights. On different occasions during the Spanish Civil War, both Nationalists and Republicans were executed there, each at the time when the site was held by their opponents. The Catalan nationalist leader Lluís Companys i Jover was also executed there in 1940, having been extradited to the Franco government by the Nazis.
The surviving buildings from this effort include the grand Palau Nacional, the Estadi Olímpic (the Olympic stadium), the ornate Font Màgica fountains, and a grand staircase leading up from the foot of the Montjuïc at the south end of the Avenida de la Reina Maria Cristina, past the Font Màgica and through the Plaça del Marquès de Foronda and the Plaça de les Cascades to the Palau Nacional. The Poble Espanyol, a "Spanish village" of different buildings built in different styles of Spanish architecture, also survives, located on the western side of the hill. Mies van der Rohe's German national pavilion was constructed at the foot of the hill, near the Plaça del Marquès de Foronda. It was demolished in 1930 but was rebuilt in 1988. You can find an Barcelona accomodation, right in this district, and benefit from a great atmosphere. From you Barcelona apartment, you will have access to various museums such as The Fundacion Joan Mirò. Indeed from the Plaza d'Espanya, you can either see various exhibition buildings from 1929, while the central position in front of the Palau Nacional is given over to the illuminated fountains, the Font Màgica, which form part of a spectacular sound and light show.
The top can be reached using a funicular (part of the Barcelona Metro) and then a cableway. There are also many Barcelona hotels at your disposition.

Barcelona Meeting Point is the most important point of interest in the European real estate industry and it will take place in Barcelona from 6th to 11th November 2007. To be sure not to miss the chance of taking part in this important event book your Barcelona accommodation now.
Last year there were more than 200,000 visitors, professionals as well as general audience. 2,000 different international companies came from 57 different countries to present their novelties. Venue of the event is Fira Barcelona, which offers with its central location (L1, L3 Plaza Espanya) the best prerequisites (look Barcelona Metro Map).
To avoid the stressful and time costing search for accommodation a couple of days before the international trade fair opens its doors, don?t hesitate and book your Barcelona meeting Point accommodation, Barcelona hotel or Barcelona apartment right now!

If you come in Barcelona for your holidays, don't miss the mountain of Montserrat, with its stangely shaped crags if rick, its monastery and ruined hermitage caves. It stands just 40km northwest of Barcelona, and is one of the most spectacular of all Spain's natural sights, a sawtoothed outcrop left exposed to erosion when the inland sea that covered this area around 25 million years ago was drained by progressive uplifts of the earth's crust. Legends hand easily upon it.
The place is magical and you can avoid the crowds by striking out onto the mountainside. You could also stay the night, though the hotels and restaurants within the complex are overpriced, and the campside and mountain refuges often very busy.
The "Black Virgin", the icon supposedly brought here by St Peter, is responsible for the existence of the monastery of Montserrat. Miracles abounded and the Virgin of Montserrat soon became the chief cult of Catalunya and a pilgrimage centre second in Spain only to Santiago de Compostela. For centuries, the monastery enjoyed outrageous prosperity, having its own flag and a form of extraterritorial independence along the lines of the Vatican City. In recent decades, Montserrat's popularity has again become established and today, there are over 300 brothers, in addition to the tourists, tens of thousands of newly married couples come here to seek La Monereta's blessing on their union. Only the Renaissance Basillica is open to the public and free, which has its museum. After you've pocked around the monastry grounds, it's the mountain walks that are the real attraction. Following the tracks to various caves and the 13 different hermitages. There is also 2 funiculars. If you are interested in what Goethe was used to say "nowhere but in his own Montserrat will a man find happiness and peace", we can find you the perfect place Barcelona apartment or a Barcelona hotel. Near the Plaza Catalunya, there is one of the Barcelona apartments awaiting for you, a magnific designer apartement which can sleep up to 6 persons.

Antoni Gaudí is the prime example of global architecture. In his works there is no difference between structures and decoration, you cannot tell when one finishes and starts the other. We must find the explanation for this brilliant creativity in his life, his love for the land, his mysticism and faith. That's for sure that never again somebody has been able to reproduce natural shapes -which are part of our world from its genesis- with Gaudí is acclaimed beyond our frontiers and is showered with new projects: the Casa de los Botines; the Teresianas school; the Casa de Bellesguard; the Casa Calvet; the Güell Cellars, the restoration of the cathedral of Mallorca; the Casa Batlló, the Casa Milà, and the Colònia Güell. In most of the cases, exclusive buildings ordered by the most important industrialists and bourgeois of the time. They are all looking for the magnificence and luxury developed by Gaudí.

The Temple de la Sagrada Família shows an integral concept of architecture, where plastics, shapes, nature, symbolism and color constitute a unique and genuine mosaic. And this mosaic will remind the name of his master, Gaudí, from here to eternity.

OPENING HOURS
October to March, 9am to 6pm.April to September, 9am to 8pm.The Temple is closed on the afternoons of December 25 and 26, January 1 and 6.Lift service and shop: closes approximately a quarter of an hour before, depending on how many people are present.Audio-guide service: closes one hour before.

Individual admission: 8 ?
Group admission: 5 ? (Over 20 people)
Individual admission + Guided Visit: 8 + 3,5 ?
Young Person?s card: 5 ?
Student card: 5 ?
?Tarja Rosa?: 5 ?
Tourist bus: 7 ?
Tourist bus + Guided Visit: 7 ?+ 3,5 ?
Barcelona Card: 5 ?
Combined admission: Temple Sagrada Família + Casa-Museu Gaudí (Park Güell): 9 ?
(Can be purchased at either of the two sites. Valid 1 month)
Lift
The lift takes visitors 65 metres up, on the Passion Façade
and up to 55 m in the Nativity façade.

Charge: 2 ?.
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All critics place Jean-Luc Figueras' eponymous restaurant right at the top of Barcelona's best restaurants, it therefore should be highly placed on a list of the world's best. Jean-Luc Figueras is an exquisite restaurant, set in the 1850's townhouse that was once the atelier of Balenciaga and decorated in restrained traditional style. It is located in the district of Gracia, one of the most elegant in the city, and where your can find a Barcelona apartment just next to the famous Passeig de Gracia. Service is impeccable. This is special occasion dining, with multiple amuse-bouches, each with its own change of cutlery. The cuisine is a superb example of what Barcelona calls Author Cuisine, with the chef's personality indelibly stamped on each dish. References are French and Catalan. The finest seasonal ingredients are employed. Menus change frequently, but some of Figueras's own creations include prawn and ginger-flecked pasta in mango and mustard sauce, and seabass with cod and blood sausage. A 20-course tasting menu is available. Desserts are lauded, and the cellar is a match for the food in every way
The setting is modern and refined, and the cookery is both traditional and innovative, as Figueras stamps every dish with his own personal touch. Highly dedicated to staying on top, Figueras is a seeker of the finest raw materials on the Barcelona market, and his menu is adjusted to take advantage of the best produce in any season. The emphasis is on fresh seafood, although his meat dishes are also sublime. Your tongue will fall in love with you if you're wise enough to select such nouvelle-inspired dishes as shrimp with a velvety smooth and golden pumpkin cream sauce or the pork with a zesty goat cheese enlivened with peach honey. The desserts are homemade and inevitably sumptuous, and there are seven varieties of freshly made bread.
Any guests you invite to a private dining event at Jean-Luc Figueras would be thrilled to accept, this is very special occasion dining. The elegant dining room seats up to 30, and there are two equally charming small private dining rooms, seating 8 and 18 guests respectively. Faultless service, sublime ingredients, stunning combinations of flavours and textures unique to this restaurant, there are endless reasons to choose Jean-Luc Figueras for important private events. If you are looking for a Barcelona accomodation, you can rely on a professional team to find for you the ideal accommodation or to find an Barcelona Hotel.