VIP Barcelona
December 25, 2010 by admin
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The coolest places in Spain’s hot seaside city. Nestled in Aribau, one of the main thoroughfares of the compact and largely tourist-free Eixample neighborhood, the restaurant “Five Senses” wins praise for its market-based tasting menus that change with the seasons.”Barcelona, posa’t guapa” — “Doll yourself up!” That’s what Barcelona’s city hall advised the denizens of [...]
Palau de la Música Catalana
May 13, 2008 by admin
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The Palau de la Música Catalana is one of the world’s leading concert halls. Considered to be one of Modernism’s chief exponents, it was built by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner between 1905 and 1908. In 1997 it was declared a “World Heritage Site” by the UNESCO. The Palau de la Música Catalana [...]
Barceloneta
May 13, 2008 by admin
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Very wide and long and fringed by woodendecking along which lies a series of American-style eateries(pizzas and Tex-Mex mostly) plus the busy Catalan restaurant Agua. Somewhere along its length, the beach becomes San Sebastian (Metro: Barceloneta), a traditional and popular stretch with locals and consequently crowded, noisy and very jolly.
