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As if anyone needs an excuse to go to Barcelona, but if you do, the Merce Festival could be the reason.Le Merce festival, dating from 1902 is Barcelona's street festival in honour of its patron Our Lady of Mercy. This is the biggest festival of the year, and is a culmination of street party, music, fireworks, and traditions.There are many highlights, some of which are mentioned below.The '

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When you arrive in Barcelona for the first time, it’s likely you will find you way to the Placa de Catalunya. This huge square is best known as the centre of Barcelona, and as the point at which the old parts of the city (including the Barri Gotic and Raval) and the new parts of the city (mainly the Eixample) come together. Placa de Catalunya was part of the urban development of the city of

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There are many impressive shapes on the Barcelona skyline, and one of the best-loved sits between Passeig Luis Companys and Passeig de Sant Joan. Barcelona's Arc de Triomf was designed by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas. It was built as the entrance gate for the 1888 Universal Exhibition held in Barcelona. The Arc stands some 30 meters high, and its extraordinary pink colouring comes from

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Barcelona is full of astounding architecture, and is a unique European city in this respect. What gives architecture in Barcelona it's unique organic style is Gaudi.Born near Reus in Catalonia, Spain, as a young boy his frail health isolated him from his peers. During his time alone he developed a fascination for, and appreciation of, nature, which would highly influence his architectural

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The Magic Fountain at Placa de Espanya in Barcelona is a fantastic spectacle to behold. The combination of lights, water fountains and music produces a magical performance, created over 80 years ago for the Great Universal Exhibition in 1929.Designed by Carles Buigas and built by nearly 3000 workers in a year, this was a wonderful sight when it gave its first performance, and still is today.The

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When visitors to a Barcelona apartment are choosing an area to stay in, they often will decide to stay in a Barcelona apartment anywhere close to La Rambla, however just a 20 minute walk from there you will find La Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's iconic church and a residential area with hidden authentic Barcelona gems.The area Sagrada Familia lies in the Barcelona district of Eixample. Constructed in

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So are you are best man or chief bridesmaid lumbered with organising a Stag or Hen trip to Barcelona? Trying to find Barcelona accommodation suitable and flexible for Stag or Hen big groups?Before you even think of where to go and what to do you need to find the best Barcelona accommodation for your Stag or Hen.Things to consider are:You need somewhere that is central to the bars, restaurants and

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A favourite past-time is strolling down La Rambla from Placa de Catalunya to the column mounted by the statue of Columbus at Port Vell.La Rambla is the Spanish name given to a street that was made to channel storm rains to the sea. La Rambla in Barcelona is actually several joined up streets, so in fact it is also sometimes referred to Las Ramblas, the plural of La Rambla, or in Catalan, Les

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Looking for apartments in Barcelona? Need Barcelona accommodation? When we were looking to rent an apartment in Barcelona, many years ago, the websites around were pretty dreadful. Only a few postage stamp photos, a few lines of description, and no published pricing or availability, and the apartments themselves seemed pretty shabby.For these reasons we created Loving Barcelona Apartments at http

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