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Are you on holidays in Costa Blanca and searching for a fun activity for all your family? Here is the perfect one for you: Terra Mitica Benidorm. This theme park opened since 2000 is located in Benidorm and divided into 5 themed zones: Egypt, Greece, Rome, Iberia and the Islands. Each one offers various rides and shows which will please all the family. Don't hesitate and plan your day in Terra Mitica right now, by buying the Terra Mitica tickets or Terra Mitica discount tickets online!

  If you go to Terra Mitica, you can almost be sure to spend a wonderful day with your family! All the amenities you need are in the park: restaurants, shops and amazing rides! While the most courageous can try the Inferno, a ride producing 3g forces, the youngest can go with their parents to the Torbellinus, a soft version of chair flying for children. If you are getting a little hot, you will enjoy the Argos Rapids, a water rapid ride and if you're getting a little hungry, you can choose from different restaurants: fast food or quality restaurant?

As I said, there's a lot to do in this park, and you will have time to enjoy it even more in August since the park will be opened for 11am to 2am until the 5th of September!

If you will be staying at a Barcelona hotel or in a Barcelona apartment with a group of friends this summer, you may be interested by this article! Indeed from the 4th to the 8th of August the city will host the 2010 edition of the Barcelona Summer Week, a summer event that gather the best DJ's of the world.

The event is very important and attracts music professionals and artists who don't want to miss such a gathering. DJs such as David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren and Dj Tiesto will play days and nights in various parts of the city like beaches or famous clubs. The organizers are expecting 50 000 persons from all around the word for this new edition of the Barcelona Summer week.

The major place to be during the festival will be the Palau Sant Jordi, for the week end. The place will host the DJ's Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th. You can already buy your tickets online to be sure to be there for the major party of the Barcelona Summer Week.

During this first week of August, Barcelona will become the European capital of dance music! Your shouldn't miss this opportunity to party in the Catalan capital!

As every year, at the end of September, Barcelona will be celebrating its largest festival: La Merce Festival of Barcelona. During approximately 5 days, you can enjoy street parties, music and fireworks. It is one of the most important festivals in Barcelona and if you wanted to visit the city it might be the right time to book a Barcelona hotel or a Barcelona Apartment!

La Merce festival was held for the first time in 1902 in honor of Mare de Deu de la Merce who is the Patron saint of Barcelona. Each year the event became bigger and now you can enjoy hundred of different activities held in the streets of Barcelona.

The main attractions of La Merce Barcelona are the Correfoc (a run under the sparkles of the fireworks) , the Giants parade (an event for all generations : Huge reproductions of king queens and nobles are parading.) and the Castellers (very high human tower with a child on the top : very impressive!)

Of course you will enjoy a lot of others street performances that will please all the family! Every year hundreds of thousands persons come to be a part of this huge event and discover the traditions of Barcelona.

If you want to join as well, this year La Merce Festival Barcelona will take place on the 23rd,24th,25th,26th of September.

How about enjoying some good music in a nice park during a warm summer night? That's possible in Barcelona: the Musica als Parcs program for 2010 already started since June the 2nd in different parks of the city. If you are enjoying holidays in the city and staying in an hotel Barcelona or in a Barcelona apartment, you should definitely find the nearest park and go there to enjoy some jazz or classical music tonight!

All concerts are totally free and the event will last until the last week of august. They take place in eight different parks of Barcelona depending on the type of music that will be played. Thus, you can enjoy some classical music in the following parks: Turó Park , Jardines de Príncipe de Girona and in the parque de la Ciutadella. Jazz music concerts will also be in the Parque de la Ciutadella but in the Jardines de los Derechos Humanos as well. Moreover, you can enjoy concerts from the municipal band in the Parque de la Creueta del Coll, Parque de Diagonal Mar, Parc de la Barceloneta et Parque de la Guineueta.

Classical concerts are every Thursdays and Fridays and start at 10pm while jazz concerts take place every Tuesdays Wednesdays at 10pm. For municipal band concerts, you should check the dates on the Musica als Parcs program but keep in mind that they all start at 8pm.

As every year, the musicians for classical concerts were selected by a jury of experts and are a part of the Conservatorio del Gran Teatro program y de la ESMUC (Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña) . The jazz musicians were also carefully selected so you can be sure to listen to good music!

Now, it's only up to you to choose which type of concert you want to be attending!

Are you searching for a cheap flight to Barcelona? Before, if you chose to travel with Ryanair, you had to lend in Girona which is an hour and a half away from Barcelona. However, in September, it will be possible to fly with this low cost company and to arrive closer from the city at El Prat.

From El Prat, you will just have to take a train and in less than 30 minutes you will be in the heart of the city. It's easier, faster and cheaper! This is another good reason to plan a trip to discover Barcelona and book a hotel Barcelona or a Barcelona apartment.

Ryan air will operate weekly 270 low cost flights which will help to stop the traffic numbers decline of El Prat Airport. This new airline will permit to El Prat Barcelona to target the low cost market, the only market which continues to grow.

The airline celebrated this new base (the 42nd one) by selling 1million summer seats for flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for more than 500 destinations in Europe and for only 5euros. This sale is already over but the good thing is that from September, Ryanair will guarantee you the lowest fare for flights to and from Barcelona!

If you are planning to go to Port Aventura Salou during the summer, it could be interesting for you to know that from the 17/07 to the 28/08 you can enjoy a night at the park (from 7pm to midnight) for lower prices than during the day. Indeed, Port Aventura Night Tickets are sold at 28 euros for Adults, 23 euros for seniors and juniors, and 16 euros for handicapped people. Buy your Port Aventura tickets online now to avoid waiting too much at the entrance!

Port Aventura Salou is a theme park located on Costa Dorada, near from Tarragona (20 minutes) and an hour from Barcelona. It is very well communicated and you can even access the park easily by train since it has its own train station.

The theme park will please all the family with its various different attractions. If you are a thrill seeker, then you can experience the roller coasters, and if you want more calm, you can play golf or enjoy the swimming pools in another part of the park. Each part of the park recreates a different atmosphere: trough the attractions and animations you will travel to China, Mexico, Polynesia, the Far West or Mediterranean coast.

Now it's only up to you to discover this amazing park!

What would Spain be without its famous Tapas, Sangria, Beaches, and of course Flamenco ?

Do not miss the opportunity to attend a show of Flamenco in Barcelona. How amazing would it be to enjoy a modern and comfortable Hotel in Barcelona, or an Apartment in Barcelona and being able to enjoy the traditional Spanish Flamenco in Barcelona? Whether you are on holiday, on business trip, on visit, study abroad, do not leave with regrets.

Here is a guide of where you can find Flamenco shows in Barcelona:

Sala Montjuic: Open air film and music festival: 2d of August: Cargolé Flamenco in Montjuic Castle. Cargolé is a project built around the unmistakable, emotive sounds of the flamenco guitar, given its head in a contemporary music setting in search of intimate atmospheres in which audiences can lose themselves amid its notes and harmonies. Do not wait and check how far it is from your accommodation in Barcelona with the tube map, Line1 and Line3 get off at Plaza Espanya.

El Tablao Cordobes: Located in the heart of the Ramblas, arabic-andalusian influenced Flamenco in Barcelona, you will enjoy the food and the high quality shows at the same time.

El Tablao de Carmen: Created in 1988 as a tribute to the famous Flamenco dancer: Carmen Amaya. Located in Montjuic, this restaurant is renowned for its amazing 60 minute-long shows based on the purest flamenco music, dance and songs tradition featuring famous flamenco artists and young promising dancers.

Palacio del Flamenco: Located in an old theatre in the centre of Barcelona.