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Apart from all the sightseeing and the beaches, Barcelona is also well known to go shopping. If you're staying for a few days in a Barcelona Hotel or in a Barcelona apartment and you are crazy about shopping, don't miss La Roca Village.

Located at 40minutes from Barcelona by car, La Roca Village gathers all the biggest brands outlets in only one place. Indeed, you will be able to shop at about a 100 different shops with some discounts going until - 60%. You will find famous brands such as Hugo Boss, Swarovski, Levis or Pepe Jeans. It's definitely worth it!

To go to La Roca Village, you can take a bus directly from Barcelona, The "La Roca Village Shopping Express" bus. It runs from Monday to Saturday, 3 times a day and leaves from Plaça Catalunya (12 Euros round trip).

Don't miss this opportunity!

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 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!

In the recent years, Barcelona became the Mecca for skate sports. Whether skateboarding, longboarding or inline skating, Barcelona offers perfect conditions, such as skate parks all over the city.

Even Tony Hawk, the world famous skate star, has spend some days in Barcelona Hotel the discover the city running on rollers. He must have liked the city so much that he included it in his Video game "Tony hawk Underground 2". For all fans of the virtual skate sport was this a landmark in video game history.

Beside virtual sports, real sports offers even more fun! Especially the skates love the city in Northern Spain. Barcelona offers a lot of opportunities, like public parks and places that are perfect for skating. There are also special skate parks in the city. El Raval and the Plaça de Universitat, next to the Museum of Contemporary Art are such places that are very famous.

 For those of you who do not want to bring their own skateboards and inline skates, there are several opportunities to rent a those sports equipment in shops. Even those of you who have never tried to skate or never dared to - this is your opportunity. One of those shops is called Inercia located not far from the beach. Prices range from 5 Euro per hour, 15 per day or 25 per weekend.

Whether you rent your skates or bring your own, Barcelona will offer you perfect conditions to live your lifestyle. Barcelona does not only offer skating but also a lot of activities and culture.

In Sitges, at the Costa Dorada, approx. 40km southwest of Barcelona, the Carnival of Stiges is celebrated every year. This is a unique celebration at which more than 250.000 people are expected.

This celebration orients oneself by the curch calender and is especially know in the gay community. This year the festivities start on 11 February 2010, Thurday before Ash Wednesday. The people from Sitges at the Costa Dorada expect many tourist from around the world, that usually live on one of the Costa Dorada Hotels or Costa Dorada apartments.

The reason for the "Carnival de Sitges" was the midwinter that the Romans had already celebrated many years ago. Between the late 30s and eyrly 80s, the carnival has even been forbidden by the Spanish government. Meanwhile, the festivities have returned to the Costa Dorada without losing its unique allurement.

The solemmities are known for the colourful and fancy costumes. It reminds some people even of the famous Carnival de Rio de Janeiro. The parade usually passes the whole city with its unique congeniality caused by the masks and costumes.

At the beginning, ther is a huge party in the middle of the city to celebrate the arrival of king "Carnestoltes". In addition to that, there is a separate gay carnival that offers special event such as the Tourist Night, Miss Organic, Glamour Night, Carnival Bingo, Cabaret/Roman Circus and the Prizes Night.

The dragqueens, in particular, are the eyecatcher during the celebration. Besides celebrating and disguising oneself, there is also the Spanish cuisine, which attracts a lot of tourists and local citizens. A lot of bars and clubs will be open during the carnival celebartion. Moreover, there will even be laser shows and fireworks.

The carnival de Sitges ends on Ash Wednesday with the historic fight between the king and his queen against the "Ghost of the Lent". Part of that historic ritual is also the transport of the defeated king and his queen to the beach, where they will rise from the dead the next year. In the end, there is the celebration called "El Entierro de Sardina", which symbolizes the end of the "good times". 
 

Do you spend your holidays in Barcelona in a Barcelona hotel or in a Barcelona apartment? If you just answered this question with yes, you definitely shouldn't miss this natural phenomenon.

Every year in August many falling stars can be seen in the night sky but tonight this phenomenon reaches its peak with about 200 falling stars per hour.
A falling star is not really a star but a very, very tiny piece of cosmic dust. Most of the falling stars are about 1mm big, the bigger ones (>10mm) are called Bolides. When they enter our atmosphere 100km above the ground they start to glow and 60km above the ground they have burned up completely. These falling stars are also called the Perseid meteor shower because they seem to pour out of the constellation Perseus.

This phenomenon occurs every year between mid July and the end of August because during this time the earth crosses on its orbit around the sun a cloud of dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle. The intensity og the shower depends on the distance of the comet to the earth.

The best place to watch the Perseid meteor shower an open and dark space, for example, the beach or a mountain and watch towards the horizon. Try to get away from the city lights as far as possible to see all of the falling stars. But don't worry, even in the city many of the brighter falling stars can be seen.

So close your eyes and make a wish!

The opening of the new Barcelona airport terminal T1 in Barcelona's airport El Prat on the 16th of June 2009 strengthens Barcelona's position as an "exemplary airport within the Mediterranean and the south of Europe".

It has been said, that the project for the terminal T1 in Barcelona's airport belongs to one of the largest civil engineering projects ever undertaken in Europe and the result can be shown in any case:
A processing building where check-in is taking place, baggage reclaim and airport shopping areas, two lateral piers and one longitudinal pier for passenger boarding, and an intermodal lobby where the various transport systems will come together.
Not only will it increase the numbers of passengers travelling to and from Barcelona but the opening of the new terminal means the creation of more than 3000 jobs in the terminal T1.

The Airlines operating in the new, innovative Barcelona terminal T1 - among others - are:

• Austrian Airlines
• Adria Airways
• Brussels Airways
• Lufthansa
• US Airways
• Turkish Airways
• Swiss International Airlines
• BLUE 1
• Croatia Airlines
• Egyptair
• Spainair

A great variety of cheap Barcelona hotels or apartments in Barcelona can be booked online in order to perfectly complete your trip to Barcelona.

The Caribe water park which is situated in the theme park Port Aventura is the perfect place to spend some great holidays with your family or some friends.

With its 9000m2 large swimming pool, the palm trees and the Mediterranean sun which is always shining over the beautiful Costa Daurada you will feel as if you are in the Caribbean itself.
Even more, if you are spending a night in the tropical paradise Port Aventura hotel "Caribe". Staying in this hotel in Port Aventura, enables you to receive free entrance to the Caribe water park and to the theme park Port Aventura.

Furthermore, when spending your time in the Caribe water park you will benefit from: Beaches of the "Bahamas", the waves of the "Bermuda triangle" and your children will love playing in the "lagoon of Woody Woodpacker".

Port Aventura tickets as well as tickets for the Caribe water park can be bought online along with some special offers which will make your stay even more attractive! Enjoy it!!!

Did you already come up with some plans for the coming summer holidays?
No?? Well, then it's eaxtly the right time to do so...

What about spending a relaxing summer holiday at the beautiful Costa Daurada which

ranges along the Spanish east-coast to the south of Barcelona?
Numerous, kilometer-long (and partially untouched) sandy beaches, pleasant Mediterranean temperatures as well as plenty of famous holiday destinations, such as Sitges, Tarragona, Cambrils, Salou and Deltebre expect you there and ensure you a wonderful holiday in Spain together with your family or friends.
If you, for instance, go for holidays in Salou where you stay in a comfortable Salou hotel, make sure that you visit the amazing theme park "Port Aventura".

My tip:
Don't miss to book a cozy Costa Dorada apartment or a attractive Costa Dorada hotel early enough - And your holidays can begin...

The theme park Port Aventura, which is situated at the beautiful Costa Dorada, is an ideal park to spend entertaining and relaxing family holidays in Spain at the same time. And even more, since the Caribe water-park has opened its doors in May: The amazing Caribe water-park is situated just next to the theme-park Port Aventura and offers a great view towards the sea. The coming warmly temperatures are just ideal and invite you to spend some time in the two parks with your family.
There are plenty of hotels at Port Aventura, which each offer pleasant themes and decorations for the certain hotel rooms. They can be enjoyed by their young and old guests.
For instance, you could stay in a Port Aventura theme bedroom of "Woody Woodpecker" in the Port Aventura theme-park hotel.

For the ones who seek for maximum comfort, Port Aventura offers the "San Joan Club", which is situated in the heart of the Hotel Caribe. The San Joan Club offers spacious luxury bedrooms in order to ensure its' guests highest well-being.

The theme parks with their different kind of rooms are just ideal to spend some memorial holidays together with the whole family in a fantastic place, which will stay in all family member's minds forever and ever.

Book your favourite Port Aventura hotel NOW and benefit from the "4-in-1 booking special":

- Book a hotel and receive free entry to the theme park Port Aventura.
- 1st child free: Your 1st child (under 12 years) comes for free.
- Book NOW and pay LATER: for every booking made 60 days prior to arrival.
- Early booking discount: If you book 90 days in advance, you'll receive a 30% discount.

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Barcelona itself has loads of attractions and sights to offer BUT also the surrounding area is absolutely well worth seeing it. So, if you are staying in Barcelona over a longer period in a comfortable Barcelona apartment, you should definitely take your time to explore it.
My tip is - among others- to make an excursion to Sitges (with the Renfe train from Sants Estacio). The charming coastal city is located only 40km away from Barcelona and belongs to one of the most famous and attractive destination for people who are spending their holidays at the Costa Dorada.
Kilometer-long sand-beaches invite its' guests to swim in the turquoise-blue sea. The international gay-scene, which annually meets in the gay-friendly city Sitges, assures to place emphasis amongst the tourist-hypes. A walk through the picturesque, Mediterranean old town or along the beautiful boardwalk ensures you the feeling of "pure holiday".
When strolling along the beach, the small baroque church "Sant Bartolomeu I Santa Tecla", also called "La Punta" (the tongue) is immediately catching one's eye, not least for its amazing location: It is directly bordered to the sea. Numerous (fish-) restaurants, bars and café's invite its' guests to allay their hunger or thirst...of course including sea-view!

You could also conversely visit Barcelona from your holiday accommodation in Sitges.

For instance, the Sitges apartment "Sitges Apartment Sea View" literally invites you to enjoy a really relaxing Spain holiday in the small but lovely city Sitges. The well-equipped Sitges holiday apartment offers a sleeping capacity of up to 4 persons and besides the community garden it offers a swimming-pool as well as a balcony with sea-view. What more would you want?

You are generally a Spain fan?
Then you should also visit the following blogs:
Coasts in Spain - Blog
Ibiza & Majorca - Blog

Today I would like to recommend you a very special destination which will impress you and your whole family during your next holidays... I'm thinking of holidays in Salou Costa Dorada!

A holiday for the whole family, thanks to the amazing theme park Port Aventura Salou and its water-park CARIBE AQUATIC PARK. Just great is the special offer "2 days Port Aventura for the price of 1" or "3 days for both parks for the price of 2" and many further special offers provided by BarcelonaPoint.com.

Besides the fun you will have at the theme park(s), you can also benefit from kilometer-long, beautiful sand beaches from one of the Salou hotels where you can relax with your family or friends.
Beeing at the beach of Salou ebales you to participate in numerous nautical activities, such as wind-surfing, excursions with a catamaran, water-skiing, fishing, sailing and more.

In case you don't come on vacation in Salou during summer, there are still many activities which you can perform during the other seasons of the year.
For instance, you could go playing golf in Salou in one of the 3 golf-courses with more than 45 wholes.
Furthermore, the Costa Dorada is a region with loads of cultural heritages of the Romans to offer you, e.g. you could visit the ruins and other vestiges from the ancient epoch of the gladiators.
In winter as in summer, many festivals, feasts, concert etc. take place here in Salou at the Costa Dorada.

For more information about the city Salou, visit http://www.isalou.info/, the official Salou website. I wish you a wonderful holiday in Salou at the famous Costa Dorada!