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Catalonia - Barcelona
...the biggest attractions - individual assistance...
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Spanish region Catalonia is more than golden beaches. Cultural diversity (own Catalan),
monuments and unique atmosphere of perpetual Fiesta make it worth here to choose not
only the Sun. In highlights of Catalonia, among others: the capital of the region of Barcelona
(the beginnings of the city dates back to the 3rd century p. n.), the holy mountain Montserrat,
places associated with the works of the famous Spanish artists: Antoni Gaudí, Pablo Picasso
and Salvador Dalí, as well as the captivating Girona and Figueres.
The standard is reliable and qualified English-speaking care coordinator is provided for the
entire duration of stay ranging from pick up guests from the airport.
Assistance in accommodation, taking care of the course of the ongoing program, accompany
almost every step of the way and help in resolving any problems.
In addition to the constant care co-ordinator, guide and interpreter, a large emphasis
on the selection of tasty and healthy food-every other restaurants serving
Mediterranean cuisine.
In addition, the program participated in the artistic performance of FLAMENCO with
dinner, visit the wine cellar ARTCAVA-CELLER BATLLE CAN and tasting of organic
Spanish CAVA as well as for those interested in shopping.
Why travel with us?
THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES OF DEALS!
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All included in the price – zero additional cost for points listed in the program!
The most important monuments of the city Catalan.
A very rich program, together with the entry to the selected objects.
All accommodation in one of the hotel **** located in the Centre of Barcelona or on
the beach.
Individual aftercare Coordinator for the entire duration of your stay.
Individual aftercare translator and guide for the duration of your stay.
Transport during the whole stay (the total amount of km ok 700).
Transfer Service from the airport.
Full Board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Participation in artistic performance of FLAMENCO
Good daily restaurants with delicious Mediterranean cuisine.
Visitation in the wine cellar and tasting: ARTCAVA-CELLER CAN BATLLE
Help in shopping: Shopping
No rigid rules-the customer is the most important and everything we do for him.
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FRAMEWORK of stay: Airfare
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Day. Arrival to Barcelona. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, dinner, overnight.
Day. Breakfast. Sightseeing - Lunch - Sightseeing. Things to do in the evening. Dinner
Day. Breakfast. Sightseeing-Lunch-Sightseeing. Things to do in the evening. Dinner
Day. Breakfast. Sightseeing-Lunch-Sightseeing. Things to do in the evening. Dinner
Day. Breakfast. Sightseeing-Lunch-Sightseeing. Things to do in the evening. Dinner
Day. Breakfast. Sightseeing-Lunch-Free time. Things to do in the evening. Dinner
Day. Breakfast. Sightseeing-Lunch-Free time. Dinner
Day. Breakfast. Eviction. Shuttle service to the airport. Departure to Chicago.
Accommodation-a choice of two hotels:
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Hesperia del Mar **** Barcelona 08005, Espronceda (Beach), the Hotel Hesperia del
Mar is located on the seafront in the Diagonal Mar district, a 5-minute walk from the
CCIB Convention Center and the Diagonal Mar shopping centre offers stylish rooms
with facilities such as free WiFi and a TV with satellite channels. Each room at the
Hotel Hesperia del Mar has a marble bathroom. The modern rooms are equipped with
a work desk and a minibar. Restaurant with bar serves traditional Spanish dishes
including tapas. Guests can enjoy meals and drinks on the terrace. The hotel is just 5
km away from Las Ramblas and the Gothic quarter. Hesperia hotel is a 10-minute walk
from the Metro station Poble Nou.
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Exe Laietana Palace **** Via Laietana, 17, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona (Center) Exe
Object located in a refurbished Laietana, in neoclassical style, which is located on the
Via Laietana of Barcelona, next to the historic Roman wall. The soundproofed guest
rooms are equipped with a flat-screen tv and satellite channels. Each of them has a
bathroom with a hydromassage shower. Elegant, air-conditioned rooms provide free
Wi-Fi access. Some of them have views of the fragment of the Roman wall. All rooms
are equipped with a safe, a minibar and a private bathroom with hairdryer.
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Selected attractions of Barcelona and Catalonia to go sightseeing during your stay:
 Sagrada Familia-church of the Holy family-the icon of the city, creating a Gaudi
devoted 40 years. Construction began 120 years ago and continues.
 Park Guell-Unbelievably fabulous park to the North of Barcelona, designed and
built by the brilliant Catalan Architect Antonio Gaudi. It is located on one of the hills
on the outskirts of Barcelona.
 Font Mágica-magic fountain at the National Palace, one of the symbols of the city.
There are performances of light-type sound. It is located near Piazza di Spagna.
 Park of Montjuic Hill-Jewish-is located in the South-western part of the city. To
the top of Montjuic is accessible by cable car or on foot. Advantage are beautiful
parks and gardens, there are many objects that are available to tourists, m. in. Castle
Castell de Montjuic National Palace and close to the Olympic Stadium and other
sports facilities.
 The Castell de Montjuic Castle is situated on the Hill of Montjuic. From the castle
there is a wonderful panorama of the city, the port and the sea.
 Camp Nou stadium of the famous football team FC Barcelona (Metro station). The
entrance to the facility is paid, the ticket price includes admission to the Museum of
FC Barcelona.
 Las Ramblas-a huge commercial pedestrian street with countless stalls with flowers
and souvenirs. Is a string of the Avenue with different names and different
appearance.
 Tibidabo-the highest mountain in the vicinity of Barcelona. From a height of 500
meters above sea level with a good visibility you can see the Pyrenees range and
even Majorca.
 Houses of Gaudi:
 Casa Milà (La Pedrera) is a building designed by Antoni Gaudí and performed
for an entrepreneur Pere and his wife. This is the most mature and the last
"secular" project of the architect. Casa Milá as desired to be Gaudí, itself a
response to the lack of interesting buildings in the city. Due to the presence (the
building looks like a powerful rock block) by locals named La Pedrera, which
means Quarry.
 Casa Batlló-residential building rebuilt in 1904-1906 by Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí
also designed the details of Interior design-furniture, lighting, chandeliers, etc.
The House was built in the years 1875-1877. Textile manufacturer Josep Batlló i
Casanovas. The building is richly ornamented, and on its façade consists of a
number of items related to animal motifs such as: bones (balconies), scales
(roof) fish scales (tiles covering the walls). In addition, the roof of the squamate
Antbird resembles a dragon, which refers perhaps to the legend of St. Nicholas.
George and the Dragon, which is an element of national identity the Catalans.
For the decoration of the external walls of the Gaudí used unusual materialscolored pieces of ceramics and broken tiles.
 Raval-long industrial subdivision, spectacularly at the end of the 20th revitalized.
Currently there are numerous galleries, trendy cafes and restaurants.
 La Barceloneta-fishing district with its charming streets, famous for delicious tapas.
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The Barri Gotic-the Gothic quarter with the magnificent monuments, most of which
dates from the 14th and 15th century in this area you can see among others: Saló de
Cent (Council of one hundred), Casa de la Ciutat (City Hall), the Palau de la
Generalitat (Palace of the Parliament), La Seu (the magnificent Gothic Cathedral).
Cathedral of Saint Eulalia-located in Barri Gotic. One of the most valuable objects
of Gothic architecture in Spain. Next to the Diocesan Museum.
Picasso Museum-the facility has the broadest collections of works by Picasso.
Museum building, located in the District of La Ribera is situated on the surface of
five adjacent medieval palaces.
Special Barcelona: Flamenco Shows in Barcelona-Flamenco Tablao Cordobés
regional dinner paired with.
Full-day trips outside Barcelone
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Figueres and Girona city
 Museu Dalí de Figueres in Figueres in the northern region of Catalonia, where
he was born and died, Salvador Dalí, is next to the Prado Museum in Madrid,
the most visited museum in Spain. Designed by Dalí, in their collections brings
together more than 360 works, representing one-third of the acquis.
 Girona is a city in the North-East. It has one of the best preserved medieval old
towns in Spain, with one of the largest historical Jewish districts in Europe.
Girona lies at the foot of the Catalan Mountains, about 60 km south of the
Pyrenees and about 40 km west of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Montserrat and Penedes village
 Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery in the Montserrat mountain located in
Catalonia, 40 km northwest of Barcelona known for its worship of statues of the
Virgin Mary (La Moreneta). Is located on the conglomerates rock formations, in
three quarters of the way to the top, about 1000 m above sea level the second,
immediately after the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage centre in Spain. The
picturesque mountain on which the monastery is the highest place on the plain
of Catalonia and, therefore, was visited by people who want to see the Sunrise
of the Summit. From the Summit you can see the whole of Catalonia.
 Wine cellar Artcava -adorable organic vineyard where guests participate in a
manual production of the best sparkling wine Catalan CAVA. The vineyard is
located in one of the most important wine regions in Europe, Penedes (just 40
minutes from Barcelona). Owners Artcava only produce 15,000 bottles a yearbest quality cava without any chemical additives. At the end of the show-tasting.
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Price:
 Price per person (for a group of 2-seater): 2350 euro + flight cost
 Price per person (for a group of 4-person): 1950 euro + cost of flight above
 Groups up to 6 people and more valued individually.
BENEFITS-all at a price – zero additional cost:
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7 nights in room 2-os, hotel **** located in the Centre of Barcelona or on the beach;
full Board: 7-breakfast, 7-lunch, 7- dinner-every day in other restaurants;
individual aftercare Coordinator;
translation throughout the duration of the stay;
guide for the entire duration of the stay;
tickets (Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Gaudí 's houses: Casa Batlló or Casa Milà,
Museum of Pablo Picasso, Dalí Museum);
transport for the entire duration of your stay (depending on the amount of people-by
car, minibus or luxury bus) along with the transfer to and from the Airport (m. in.
Montserrat-Girona-Figueres);
participation in the artistic performance of FLAMENCO paired with dinner;
visitation in the wine cellar and tasting: ARTCAVA-CELLER CAN BATLLE;
help in shopping: shopping;
KL and NW insurance.
UPCOMING deadlines:
 To order: SPAIN Costa Catalunya Catalonia Brava OLÉ-Barcelona
CONTACT
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SPAIN
Spain is a beautiful and diverse country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian
Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the Northeast it borders with France and the tiny
principality of Andorra. To the West its limits are defined by the Balearic Islands located in the centre
of the Mediterranean Sea. Its Southern most territories are the picturesque Canary Islands, in the
Atlantic Ocean and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla located in the North of Africa. This is why travelling
to Spain is likely to be a enriching experience since tourism in the country offers a wide variety of
destinations, activities and landscapes.
Spain is a country of large geographical and cultural diversity, often a surprise for tourists who are
expecting to find a country mostly known for beach tourism. Travel to Spain and you will find
everything, from lush meadows, green valleys, hills and snowy mountains in the Northern regions to
almost desert zones in the South. Its beaches are also famous and worth visiting, small and charming
creeks in the North and wide white sand beaches on the South and Western parts of the country,
without forgetting the exotic black sand beaches of the volcanic Canary Islands.
Every year millions of tourists decide travel to Spain, the country has been one of the most important
tourist destinations of the last decades becoming the third most popular travel destination in Europe.
Spain has a long rich history with earliest signs of inhabitants going back to 800,000 BC. Remains have
been discovered in the Jativa and Granada areas dating to 30,000 BC.
By 1200 BC North African and Celtic tribes settled on the peninsula creating a Celt-Iberian race. In turn,
areas of Spain were colonized and fought over by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans and
the Goths. Moorish armies from North Africa invaded the peninsula in the 8th century AD and
defeated the last Visigoth King and created Europe's only Muslim territory. They conquered large parts
of the country finding strong resistance only in small Christian kingdoms in the north. The Moors
prospered in Iberia, bringing with them scientific knowledge and new agricultural techniques.
In 1469 Isabella of Castilia and Ferdinand of Aragon married. With that, they united two Christian
kingdoms. This signaled the beginning of the final act of the Reconquista that finally saw the Moorish
empire leave the peninsula in 1492. The Spanish inquisition was born of the desire to "re-Christianise"
the newly unified Spain, where thousands of Jews and Moors were killed or expelled for refusing to
convert to Christianity.
Following the discovery of America by a Spain-sponsored Christopher Columbus, Spain became a
leading world power. It was a leader in the age of discovery and its imperial empire spread across the
globe. By the 17th Century the Spanish empire included most of South America, parts of Northern
Europe, islands in the Pacific and parts of Northern Africa.
Religious wars at the time dragged the country into conflicts across Europe. Following the French
Revolution, Spain unsuccessfully fought against the French Republic in 1793 and ultimately became a
French client state until Napoleon's defeat to Wellington in the Peninsula War.
In the 1930s the Nationalist forces of General Francisco Franco, backed by the Fascist regimes in
Germany and Italy, emerged victorious against the Popular Front government forces, which included
many overseas soldiers. Over 500,000 people lost their lives in the conflict and many fled to South
America for refuge.
The only legal political party under Franco's reign was formed in 1937. The Falange Espanola
Tradicionalista y de las JONS emphasized nationalism, Catholicism and anti-communism until the
leader's death. In 1975 Juan Carlos assumed position of head of state as per Franco's decree.
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BARCELONA
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of the Spanish region of Catalonia, in the
north eastern corner of the country. The city is located by the Mediterranean Sea and next to the
Pyrenees mountains, enjoying the benefits of the sea and the mountain. The city has a population of
over 1.5 million in habitants
Barcelona is probably the most famous city of Spain, although it is Madrid which is the capital of the
country. It is also a polemic spot since the region of Catalonia is one of the most nationalist and
independent of the country. This feature is especially noticeable in their speech, since Catalonia has its
own language, and although both Spanish and Catalan are official languages most people will only use
Catalan to communicate. Catalan is somehow similar to Spanish and it is not difficult to understand if
you have some notions of "Castellano", as they usually call Spanish.
The streets of Barcelona have been carefully planned and the city map shows an organized array of
squares where the streets are in straight lines. The centre of the city is crossed by La Rambla, the main
avenue of the city, going from the Square of Catalunya to the Mediterranean sea and to the Old Port
of the city.
Visiting the city you will discover astonishing works of architecture. In fact, the city has become a point
of reference for architects from all over the world following the steps of the famous Antonio Gaudi,
author of master pieces of the Spanish modernism such as the agrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona,
still unfinished today.
Barcelona is also known for being the city of the famous Camp Nou stadium and of the Barça football
team.
One of the main achievements of the city was the hosting of the Olympic games in 1992, thanks to this
event Barcelona became famous to the eyes of the world and is now one of the main tourist
attractions of Spain. Tourists have many options to find a great hotel in Barcelona during their stay in
the city. It also gaining importance as a business centre, benefiting from its strategic location and
historical links with France and other Mediterranean countries. The hosting of the Forum of cultures in
2004 was again a successful international event, this time focusing on culture and arts.
Barcelona and the surrounding areas can be an excellent beach destination; it enjoys a mild climate
throughout the year, with an average temperature of 10ºC in winter and 25ºC in the summer, although
rains are frequent.
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