Barcelona Hotels

Are you going to visit amazing Barcelona?

In a privileged position on the northeastern coast of the Iberian peninsula and the shores of the Mediterranean, Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain in both size and population. It is also the capital of Catalonia, 1 of the 17 Autonomous Communities that make up Spain.

Barcelona is 160 km (100 mi) south of the Pyrenees mountain range and is nestled in between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Bes , and the shores of the Mediterranean . It has an altitude of 4 m above sea level and has the following distances from: Tarragona (98 km), Girona (100 km), Lleida (156 km), Huesca (274 km), Castellon (284 km), Zaragoza (296 km) and Madrid (621 km).

After a makeover lasting more than two decades, Barcelona has transformed itself into one of the most dynamic and stylish cities in the world. Summer is serious party time, but year-round the city sizzles - it's always on the biting edge of architecture, food, fashion, style, music and good times.

The buildings, especially the work of the eccentric genius Gaudí, will blow you away. The art, with significant collections by Picasso and Miró, will make you clammy all over. The people, with their exuberance, their creative spirit, their persistent egalitarianism, will fascinate you.

Growing amount of visitors made Barcelona hotels to have an average year-round occupancy of 85% - the highest in Europe as a consequence rates have shot up recently. There are three names given to Barcelona hotels accommodation in Barcelona they are Hotel, Hostal and Pension. A hostal is similar to a guest house or hotel, but a hostel (with an "e") is a youth hostel. Pensiones, usually cheaper and often family-run, are star-rated one or two, and are not required to have en suite bathrooms (though many do). Some pensiones are called hostales, but, confusingly, are not youth hostels; those are known as albergues.

The issue of mushrooming Barcelona hotel construction has been hugely controversial in recent years, as Old City blocks of flats are cleared of any remaining tenants to make way for more four-stars, and towering business hotels spring up around the periphery.

Barcelona is an open-air museum. You can visit it by bus, bicycle or on foot, and enjoy its bustling streets. There are many ways to discover the city and a whole host of things to do, for those interested in culture, for those in search of entertainment or for those thinking about where to do some shopping.

There are many things to discover in the city of Barcelona. Visit these wonderful places of interest:

1. La Rambla. Five separate streets strung end to end, La Rambla (also called Las Ramblas) is a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard packed with buskers, living statues, mimes and itinerant salespeople selling everything from lottery tickets to jewellery.
2. Tibidabo. At 542m (1778ft), Tibidabo is the highest hill in the wooded range that forms the backdrop to Barcelona.
3. Barri Gotic. The Barri Gotic contains a concentration of medieval Gothic buildings only a few blocks northeast of La Rambla, and is the nucleus of old Barcelona.
4. Montjuic. Montjuic, the hill overlooking the city centre from the southwest, is home to some fine art galleries, leisure attractions, soothing parks and the main group of 1992 Olympic sites.
5. Museu Picasso. The Museu Picasso is Barcelona's most visited museum. It's housed in three strikingly beautiful stone mansions on the Carrer de Montcada, which was, in medieval times, an approach to the port.
6. La Sagrada Familia. La Sagrada Familia is truly awe-inspiring - even if you don't have much time, don't miss it. The life's work of Barcelona's favourite son, Antoni Gaudí, the magnificent spires of the unfinished cathedral imprint themselves boldly against the sky with swelling outlines inspired by the holy mountain Montserrat.
7. La Pedrera. Another Gaudí masterpiece, La Pedrera was built between 1905 and 1910 as a combined apartment and office block.

After visiting all this places you will realize that Barcelona is a modern, cosmopolitan city, but has inherited many centuries of history. Its geographic location and the open character of its inhabitants are the reasons why the city is being culturally enriched all the time. It has a valuable architectural and monumental heritage, the most splendid exponents of which are its Gothic and modernista buildings. Nine of its buildings have been designated World Heritage Sites. The entire city guarantees that visitors will enjoy taking a stroll around its streets which are replete with charm.

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