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Day 1 – Arrival and dinner
International arrival in Barcelona.
Private transfer to your 4 or 5-star hotel on Barcelona.
Welcome drink in the room.
Rest of the evening at leisure
Meals included: dinner
Day 2 – Full day city tour and lunch
After breakfast, a private transfer with an English speaking guide
will pick you up at the hotel and transfer for a full day tour.
Afternoon at leisure.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Tour time: 8 hours
Day 3 - Spa + Flamenco Show with dinner
After breakfast a transfer will take you to the SILOM Spa.
At night a transfer will take you to Tablao Cordobes to enjoy a dinner a
show.
Founded in 1970, the Tablao Cordobés of Barcelona is widely admired by
the most exacting artistic minorities and has garnered great
international prestige. One of the main characteristics of this genuine
flamenco club, or tablao, has been its staging of different programs by
the major talents of every era.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
Day 4 – Personal shopper + lunch
After breakfast you'll enjoy a shopping tour with a personal shopper. The personal
shopper service is designed to save you time with your shopping and to
make your stay in Barcelona more pleasant.
The shopping expert personal shopper will help you find special shops,
give you up-to-the-minute, attractive ideas and assist you with the
language.
A great idea to help you make the most of your time and the Barcelona’s
wide range of shops.
3 itineraries to choose from:
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Tour 1 - Barcelona’s most exclusive places
and the coolest city
The Personal Shopper will take you along a route combining luxury
shops with the most modern areas of Barcelona. A tour of the city
centre’s most elegant fashion shops include boutiques run by some
of the city’s youngest, cutting-edge fashion designers.
Along the route you will discover places that only the locals know
about - the latest fashion and attractive shop window displays.
Walking tour or using private transport. Tour length: 4 hours and the meeting
point is at your hotel.
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Tour 2 - Shops that awaken the senses:
magic and inspiration
Essences, candles, books, museums, crafts... The Personal Shopper
will take you to a variety of shops, patisseries, delicatessens,
outlets specializing in interior design, ceramics, porcelain, glass,
etc..
Walking tour or using private transport. Tour length: 4 hours and the meeting
point is at your hotel.
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Tour 3 - Art galleries and exhibitions
The Personal Shopper will take you along a route around Barcelona’s
art galleries and exhibitions by local artists. See the most
ground-breaking art exhibitions and artworks..
Walking tour or using private transport. Tour length: 4 hours and the meeting
point is at your hotel.
Meals included: breakfast and lunch.
Day 5 – Helicopter, Barcelona Montserrat & Can Bonastre
Breakfast at hotel.
Helicopter - Panoramic view of the city of Barcelona, a visit to
Barcelona Montserrat and a stop at Can Bonastre Wine Resort
for lunch.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
Day 6 – Figueres - Dalí
Figueres-Dalí
Todays tour will take you to
Figueres Spain where you'll learn about the life of Salvador Dalí.
Meals included: breakfast and lunch.
Day 7 - Codorníu Cellars
Today you'll visit one of the best European cava cellars which is located in a
little town one hour drive from Barcelona. You'll see the full brewing
process of cava and sample it if you'd like. You may want to take some
home with you.
Transfer from hotel to dinner and return to hotel
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
Day 8 - End of tour
Private transport to Barcelona Airport for your return flight home.
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Day 1 – Arrival and dinner
International arrival in Barcelona.
Private transfer to a 4 or 5-star hotel on Barcelona.
Welcome drink in the room.
Rest of the evening at leisure
Meals included: dinner
Day 2 – Full day city tour and lunch
After breakfast. A private transfer with an English speaking guide will
pick you up at the hotel and transfer for a full day tour. Your
tour will include visits to:
Barrio Gótico
The Gothic Quarter is one of the oldest and most interesting parts of
Barcelona. The square of Sant Jaume was once forum at the time of Romans, and
there are many remains of old fortifications still to be seen such as
the port of Plaça Nova. At this square, you'll also find
the Palacio de la Generalitat and Palacio del Ayuntamiento (townhall).
In Calle Paradis, on top of the mountain Táber, you will find an old
millstone, home to the Iberian tribes long before the time of Roman
empire.
At Plaza del Rei, you'll see the Palacio Real Mayor, Iglesia de Santa
Agata and Palacio Archivo de la Corona de Aragón, the Gothic
cathedral and the medieval palaces of Casa dels Canonges, Pia Almoina
and Ardiaca.
Las Ramblas
This 2 kilometer boulevard, between Plaza de
Catalunya and the port, reflects the true essence of Barcelona. Here, you will find people of all age and social class
- shoe shine
boys, small stands selling flowers and vegetables, street-theaters, big
business-galleries, cafeterias, terraces as well as some of the great
theaters of the city. Notable architecture includes the Academia
de Sciencias (Academy of Science), with its giant watch from 1868, the
gothic-baroque church de Betlem, and the Palacio de Moya with its
beautiful halls and extraordinary wall-paintings. It is used frequently
for expositions.
El Puerto
The port, located at the end of Las Ramblas, is dominated by the tower
of Colón. From the top of the tower, you'll have a fantastic view of Barcelona
and the great boulevard Paseo de Colón.
El Ensanche
The modern center of Barcelona, built between 1870 and 1936, was planned
by architect Cerdá, who wanted to create an luxurious district for the
bourgeoisie and enlarged the city five times its original size. All
the streets in El Ensanche cross rectangularity, an unusual thing in European town
planning. The best known monuments in El Ensanche are the works of
Antoní Gaudí, the great cathedral Sagrada Familia, Park Güell and
Palacio Güell, together with Casa de los Punxes and Casa Amatler de Puig
i Cadalfach, all of them masterworks of modernistic style. The central
square is Plaza de Catalunya, with an area comparable to the Vatican in
Rome, which stands symbolic for Barcelona's mentality of constant
innovation and change.
Montjuic
The mountain of Montjuic was the scenery of the World Exposition of
1929, for which the Pueblo Español was built. The buildings there
represent all the architectural styles typical for Spain. In 1992 the
Olympic Games was held here.
Tibidabo
You arrive to the top of the mountain by the only tramway that still
exists in Barcelona. Tibidabo is also homew to one of the most famous and
spectacular amusement-parks of Europe.
Parc de la Ciutadella
Parc de la Ciutadella is the site of the 1868 World Exposition.
Parc de la Ciutadella is home of
the Parliament of Catalunya, the statue of the "Lady with the Umbrella,"
several museums and the zoological garden.
The Barcelona of Antoní Gaudí
Antoni Gaudi was one of the most important modernist style architects
worldwide. Many of his most extraordinary works are to be found here in
Barcelona.
Afternoon at leisure.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Tour time: 8 hours
Day 3. - Spa + Flamenco Show with dinner
After breakfast a transfer will take you to the SILOM Spa for a
tantalizing spa treatment.
In the eveing, your guide will take you to Tablao Cordobes to enjoy one
of barcelona's best Flamenco dinner
shows. Feel the passion of the flamenco and the delicious heat of
Andalusian cuisine on a spectacular night to remember! You'll dine on
typical fare from Andalusia and watch a dynamic flamenco show in classic
Spanish surroundings.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
Day 4 – Personal shopper + lunch
After breakfast you'll enjoy your shopping tour with a Personal Shopper. The personal
shopper service is designed to save you time with your shopping and to
make your stay in Barcelona more pleasant.
The shopping expert Personal Shopper will help you find special shops,
give you up-to-the-minute, attractive ideas and assist you with the
language.
A great idea to help you make the most of your time and the Barcelona’s
wide range of shops.
You'll have
3 itineraries to choose from:
-
Tour 1 - Barcelona’s most exclusive places
and the coolest city
The Personal Shopper will take you along a route combining luxury
shops with the most modern areas of Barcelona. A tour of the city
centre’s most elegant fashion shops include boutiques run by some
of the city’s youngest, cutting-edge fashion designers.
Along the route you will discover places that only the locals know
about - the latest fashion and attractive shop window displays.
Walking tour or using private transport. Tour length: 4 hours and the meeting
point is at your hotel.
-
Tour 2 - Shops that awaken the senses:
magic and inspiration
Essences, candles, books, museums, crafts... The Personal Shopper
will take you to a variety of shops, patisseries, delicatessens,
outlets specializing in interior design, ceramics, porcelain, glass,
etc..
Walking tour or using private transport. Tour length: 4 hours and the meeting
point is at your hotel.
-
Tour 3 - Art galleries and exhibitions
The Personal Shopper will take you along a route around Barcelona’s
art galleries and exhibitions by local artists. See the most
ground-breaking art exhibitions and artworks..
Walking tour or using private transport. Tour length: 4 hours and the meeting
point is at your hotel.
Meals included: breakfast and lunch.
Day 5 – Helicopter, Barcelona Montserrat & Can Bonastre
After breakfast, your private transfer will take you to Sabadell where your
will board your helicopter for ascenic tour of Barcelona.
You'll enjoy panoramic views of the city of
Barcelona from its main tourist attraction - the sea. You will see the
skyline of the city and the spectacular grids and patterns of lines
formed by its streets and avenues directly from the sea.
From the departure point, we will take off and go directly to the
northern point of the comarca, or county, of Barcelona. Along the way,
we will fly over Vallès Occidental (Rubí, Sant Cugat and Cerdanyola) and
head towards the northern part of Collserola Park, the green heart of
Barcelona, before penetrating the metropolitan area. We will see the
knot of the Trinitat, the city of Badalona, the Forum of Cultures, the
Olympic Port, the beaches of Mar Bella, Port Vell, the Montjuïc Mountain
and the Olympic Ring.
- Service in a Robinson 44 model helicopter with a capacity for 3 people
plus the pilot.
- The flight time is approximately 30 minutes.
Upon retun to Sabadell, you'll continue your tour with a visit the Barcelona Montserrat.
For many visitors a trip to Barcelona Montserrat is the highlight of
their visit.
Barcelona Montserrat is a spectacularly beautiful Benedictine monk
mountain retreat about one hour North West from Barcelona by train.
Not only is Montserrat Monastery of significant religious importance but
the natural beauty surrounding the monastery is simply breathtaking.
We proceed to Can Bonastre Wine Resort
for lunch. before returning to Barcelona.
This evening, your guide with escort you to a popular local restaurant
for dinner. Transfer to your hotel after dinner.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
Day 6 – Figueres - Dalí
Today's tour will take you to Figueres, hometown of Salvador Dali,
for some free time to explore the area and a visit to the Teatre-Museu
Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself, which
houses one of the largest collections of Dali's work in the world. The
building itself can be considered a work of art - an absolute must for
art lovers!
Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre
images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed
to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The
Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic
repertoire includes film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration
with a range of artists in a variety of media.
Interestingly, Figueres is also the birthplace of Narcís
Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first successful machine powered
submarine. Also born here was Monica Naranjo, one of the best selling
Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
Remaind of the day is at leisure.
Meals included: breakfast and lunch.
Day 7 - Codorníu Cellars
Today you'll visit one of the best European cava cellars located in
Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, just one hour outside of Barcelona. Visit
one of the most famous wine producers of the Penedes region,
Codorníu Cellars,
where you can explore their vast wine cellars and sample their
world-famous product, to see exactly why their sparkling wines have
acquired such international fame.
What is Cava?
Champagne was the first sparkling wine and it is the most famous.
Only wines made in the Champagne region of France may be called
Champagne. Spain produces many fine sparkling wines, called cava after
the cellars in which the wine is produced. These wines are made in the
“méthode champenoise” or “Champagne method,” which is the same method
that is used to make Champagne.
Transfer from hotel to dinner and return to hotel
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
Day 8 - End of tour
Private transport to Barcelona Airport for departure
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