Find the latest deals on Barcelona city breaks, and book an unforgettable experience with The Co-operative Travel. Barcelona city breaks offer the widest range of delights for the widest range of visitors. Set on Spain’s north east coast and boasting sandy Mediterranean beaches, a classy marina plus sunlit squares and boulevards dripping with style, Barca is the vibrant, flamboyant capital of Catalonia with an attitude to match its outlandish reputation.
The city’s heartbeat is the forever lively Las Ramblas, a three-quarter mile pedestrian boulevard stretching from the city centre Placa Catalunya to the picturesque Port Vell marina. Shops, cafes and restaurants vie for attention with galleries, flower stands and a never-ending street theatre of jugglers, acrobats and musicians.
Just off Las Ramblas is Barrio Gotico – ‘The Gothic Quarter’ – the oldest part of the city and once home to great artists such as Picasso and Joan Miro. With its ancient buildings, winding streets and countless cafes and tapas bars this intriguing area is a Barcelona mini-break must-see. Also off Las Ramblas is the famous market La Boqueria, where Catalonia’s finest fresh produce is on offer along with a wide range of tapas in several inviting bars.
There is an eclectic mix of traditional, international and avant-garde cuisine to be found on Barcelona city breaks. Superb seafood is widely available, from beach cafes to restaurants set in palm-lined squares where alfresco eating is a joy on sunny afternoons and balmy evenings as the sea breezes waft gently in from the coast. Cocktail bars, music bars and night clubs are also to be enjoyed in this one-of-a-kind city.
The eccentric buildings, some designed and others inspired by the 19th century-born architectural genius Antoni Gaudi, give Barcelona a unique quirkiness that is both awe inspiring and endearing. La Pedrera, Casa Batllo and Parc Guell are excellent examples of the great man’s work. So too is his masterpiece, the wondrous cathedral La Sagrada Familia, which incredibly is still a work in progress having been started in 1882. No Barcelona city break can be considered complete without a visit to this remarkable place which dominates the city’s skyline.
With an airport less than 10 miles from the city centre and an extremely wide range of accommodation available, city breaks to Barcelona are hugely popular throughout the year. Whatever Barcelona city break deals appeal to you, find it at The Co-operative Travel –this wonderful city is waiting for you.