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| Looking for advice on a holiday to Spain i would like to visit Madrid and Barcelona and then have another week on the costa brava somewhere. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sinky Laura Sinclair Post Count: 1 Msg: #1 3 years ago, March 2nd 2006 | i am going on holiday in July to Costa Brava, Spain, on this holiday i would like to visit Madrid and Barcelona. If anyone knows of any good places to visit or the easiest way to travel please reply back to me and let me know im open to all suggestions hope to hear from you soon. |  Gus_Granada_Spain Jose Luis Esteban Post Count: 40 Msg: #2 3 years ago, March 3rd 2006 | You can best fly Barcelona-Madrid (1h) for 65 Euros return, tax incl., try Vueling Airlines: | http://www.vueling.com/ Bus (8h) should cost 45 Euros return (www.alsa.es). Its exhausting though. Train (6h) 120 Euros return (www.renfe.es). Flying is the best option. Vueling works great. What to visit: -In BCN: www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com To move around: Metro de Barcelona. Info and map download here: http://www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp -Around BCN: Sitges, Cadaqués, Roses, Figueres...France? To get there: Short Distance Train ('Renfe Cercanías')-http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/barcelona/ -More: (Catalonia Official Tourism Site): http://www.gencat.net/turistex_nou/home_ang.htm -In MAD:http://www.webmadrid.com Best way to move around MAD: Metro de Madrid by far. Download the updated map here: http://www.metromadrid.es/ Buy a 10 trip ticket 'Metrobus' (6,15 Euros). Valid for metro and bus. Can be shared by more than one person. Can also be used from Madrid-Barajas Airport (old terminals T1,T2,T3 ) to the city for 0,62 cents/ride, the cheapest transfer ever :). In case you arrive to brand new T4 there's a free bus to the older ones. -Around MAD: Segovia, Toledo (use train 'Renfe Cercanías')-http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/madrid/ -More: http://www.descubremadrid.com/en/index.asp ... Other possibilities: -Rent a car to move around Catalonia at your ease (air conditioned!!) -Consider also visiting Pamplona for San Fermín Fiestas (July 7th - 16th) . But DO NOT run the bulls. :) -If flying with Ryanair remember they fly to GIRONA airport, not Barcelona. See 'Barcelona Tourist Guide' -Most museums are free on Sundays. One of my favourite hidden little treasures in Madrid is the Sorolla Museum, an impressionist painter and his own XIX century house-studio. Also free on Sundays. http://museosorolla.mcu.es/index.html (only in spanish, sorry) Sorry for the telegram-style. Have fun. [Edited: 12:00 - Gus_Granada_Spain ] Puja Puja Priyadarshini Post Count: 1 Msg: #3 3 years ago, May 18th 2006 | Hi, | Definitely! You have chosen a very good time to visit Spain and all their cities. I had also gone there in the same time last year and I enjoyed the places surrounding Barcelona the most. Anyways! Why don’t you contact a car rental company? Actually they will definitely help you in to go every tourist places and even to go smaller towns in the countryside. We had rented a car from a car rental company namely Simple Auto Rental. Yes, I am giving you the website address of this. Its http://www.simpleautorentals.co.uk/cheapest_car_hire_spain.shtml Main thing of this company is cheaper than others with quality services; this is my personal experience I am sharing with you. Enjoy! Puja brat Annie Jones Post Count: 7 Msg: #4 3 years ago, May 26th 2006 | The Spanish capital can be a great place for daytime walks through districts rich in historic architecture and visits to some of Europe's most impressive art museums. The city has one of the liveliest centres of nightlife in Europe with an abundance of colourful restaurants and bars as well as great entertainment. You can easily get a city breaks in Madrid at http://www.mymadrid.co.uk. | Whilst enjoying a short break in Barcelona immerse yourself in the great architecture and design which is characteristic of the city and may be seen in its streets, squares, bars and restaurants as well as landmark buildings by Gaudi and other celebrated architects. You can book any hotel out in Barcelona at very cheap rates on http://www.mybarcelona.net. They also provide city breaks packages to Barcelona. sdowner Sally Downer Post Count: 5 Msg: #5 3 years ago, June 5th 2006 | Hi, | If your there in July then you might want to look into the Running of the Bulls. Its held between the 7th to 14th July in Pamplona. The trouble is it gets extra crowded so it depends if you you don't mind battling the crowds. Have fun! frisian Phei Yee Oon Post Count: 2 Msg: #6 3 years ago, June 13th 2006 | Hi, just wonder when in July are you going? Are you going in a group? I am planning to visit Spain at the last week of July and I'm looking for travelling buddy~ | Number of Users: 6 | Number of Posts: 6 | ||||||||||||||
