By the time we were leaving around 9:30, the crowds were arriving by the busload. Another advantage

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Here we are in Barcelona in the middle of September - in a very chic apartment right in the middle of the old town area. The building is quite old, but once inside all is very up to date and sparkling. Our living room and bedroom look out over a narrow street that has a continual parade of people walking through. We rented the El Born 3 bedroom apartment through likelivingthere dot com Ron is an excellent communicator who handles rentals for apartments in Barcelona and Paris. After our experience, I would happily recommend him.
We were happy to be living right in the midst of the narrow streets, restaurants, car rental tampa airport interesting shops and historic buildings. We generally walked everywhere, with the exception of one day of taxi rides to more far-flung areas of the city.
We didn t eat at all in restaurants, so can t offer any advice there. One of the reasons we rent apartments is because of my food allergies much safer for me to cook and know exactly what I m eating. An apartment also gives us so much more space, as well as laundry car rental tampa airport facilities, and is as close as we are likely to get to actually living in far flung places.
We looked into using the ho-on-hop-off buses to get around, but are very pleased that we rejected that option. They run about every 5 minutes, but even so we walked past one stop near the Gaudi houses that had a queue snaking around the pavement - we estimated car rental tampa airport that it would have taken at least three full bus loads for the last person in the line to get on. Remembering that the buses pulling up weren't empty, we were very happy that we didn t need to join them. Barcelona is fairly car rental tampa airport flat and easy to negotiate (with the help of the tourism map)
Taxis are very plentiful here, with frequent taxi ranks where you can pick them up. If you consider the 27 euros you pay per adult (don't remember child fare) for the hoho bus, then that's a lot of taxi miles you can buy with your money!
In most spots we've managed to avoid the masses of tourists - mostly by getting to the popular sites first thing when they open. We ve learned over the years to pick out our most important must see places, and put them first on our day s agenda, then move on to see other sites as the day develops.
Best one we came across is on Les Rambles walking towards the water it s on the right hand side about half way down the section that has the pedestrian walkway in the centre of the road. Fabulous food selections!
It opens at 8am this time of year, and our taxi dropped us off around 8:15. There were a couple of other people around, but that was all. So no problem to walk up for tickets, and best part of all - we could see all the magnificent mosaic and sculptures without dodging around crowds. We were also offered seniors rate (9.80 euro), which I hadn t noticed being available on the park s website.
car rental tampa airport By the time we were leaving around 9:30, the crowds were arriving by the busload. Another car rental tampa airport advantage of taxi; we were dropped right at the ticket gate. Whereas those from the hoho bus had a 15 minute up hill climb before they were even at the gates. Escalators part way, but one of the three wasn't working.
After our visit we walked down the hill to the main road, and hailed a taxi to Hospital car rental tampa airport Sant Pau, just took a look at the beautiful Art Nouveau exterior here. Then a pleasant walk down a boulevard lined with trees and eateries (Avia de Gaudi). In around 10 minutes we were at the Sagrada. Familia . . . and that's where the crowds really overtook us!!!
I've never seen so many tourists in the one place at the same time. We had only planned to view the outside, anyone queuing for tickets would have been lining up for an interminable time. So if you want to see the interior, you are wise to book ahead. The exterior of the Basilica is currently almost completely covered with construction materials there s a push on to have the building completed for the anniversary in 2025. But enough remains visible to give you an idea of just how spectacular it is. We happened to be there on the hour and were treated to a magnificent car rental tampa airport pealing of bells.
Barcelona Cathedral in the medieval quarter. Free entry before car rental tampa airport 12:45 Mon Sat; Sun before 13:45 daily after 17:15, no tour buses at these times. Make sure you have shoulder covering (scarf if not sleeves). Interesting cloister Address: Pla de la Seu, Barcelona On Sundays there are castellers (human castles) or folk dancing.
Day 3 began with a guided tour of Palau de Musica; once again we were lined up 15 minutes before the ticket office opened at 9:30, and had no trouble getting tickets for the first tour of the day. The ticket office is located in the newer section of the complex, to the side of the main street frontage. Tours last 1 hour, and run every 30 minutes throughout the day.
Even if you have booked tickets car rental tampa airport for a performance, I would recommend doing a tour as well. The architecture and art works of the building tie closely to many local traditions, and you are taken up close to all the artwork both upstairs and on the stalls level.
Passeig de Gracia between Carrer d Arago 3 buildings by Modernista architects. #43 Casa Batllo, #41 Casa Amatler #35 Casa Lleo Morera. This is a beautiful tree-lined boulevard, with lovely residences, restaurants, bars, and stores for window shopping. We even happened upon a photo shoot for Chanel car rental tampa airport . . . all looked extremely glamorous, car rental tampa airport until we saw the elegant model from behind, with large safety car rental tampa airport pins crimping the outfit in tightly to show off her poses. No wonder the rest of us never look quite like those pictures!
Most evenings after dinner we just went walking in a different direction each time there s so much to see, and so many people around we never felt uncomfortable or unsafe. car rental tampa airport Of course, we stayed in well-lit areas, and kept our belongings tucked away securely.
Thanks for a really enjoyable read. I'll be in Barcelona in a couple weeks, at the beginning of a multi city Spain tour, with two days on my own. Will definitely make use of your helpful information.