All that culture fuels the craving and at times the entire city seems to be out to lunch (or dinner). Thousands of restaurants suggest an incredible palette for the palate: traditional Catalan cooking, 21st-century nueva cocina espanola kookiness and everything in between. A plethora of tippling establishments and dance clubs also spreads in a hedonistic arc across the whole city. Drop into old-school coctelerias or glam it up in bright new seaside bars. Shoppers, meanwhile, may never create it to a museum. Phalanxes of pleasing one-off establishments compete with armies of global-brand-name stores.

Culture, cuisine and obvious consumption aside, Barcelona is a city built for outdoor fun: just follow the locals lead. On the waterfront, rollerblades glide past domino-playing pensioners, sun-seekers, windsurfers and sailors. Skateboarders practice their art in motion outside the Macba, temple to contemporary creation, and mountain-bikers blaze trails in the Collserola Park. Barcelona is an exciting ride.

The Hotel Diagonal Zero in Barcelona is a 4-star deluxe hotel situated right in front of the International Convention Center (CCIB), next to the new Forum Marina and beaches, and 100 meters from shopping center Diagonal Mar, surrounded by a green residential and business district.

The Hotel Diagonal Zero is situated next to public transport to downtown and to the airport and well connect by road. Each of the 262 bedrooms (Deluxe, Executives, Jacuzzi Suites and Suites) are soundproofed and prepared with air conditioning and free high speed Internet access. Most of the rooms feature spectacular views to the Mediterranean Sea, and all of them come with the most recent state of the art technology.

The Hotel Diagonal Zero also provides the 15th Lounge which offers elite hospitality lounge for guests reserving Executive Rooms, Suites and Jacuzzi Suites, and includes dedicated services as concierge, Internet corner, free drinks and snacks, national and international newspaper and magazines. The Cocktail Bar is an elegant outdoor chill-out terrace for coffee breaks and cocktails. Panoramic Outdoor Pool and Solarium deck on the 17th floor overlooking the sea and much more. Full equipped Gym and Fitness, SPA & Wellness Center with all type of personal treatments. Pets are allowed at a surcharge of EUR 10 per night.

The Hotel H10 Montcada has many outstanding services and amenities such as a welcome drink and luggage service, viewpoint: on the 9th floor, offering splendid views of the whole city, free solarium, gym and outdoor Jacuzzi, free Internet corner, excellent buffet breakfast service, lobby bar, room service (limited hours), fresh flowers and a free in every room.

This hotel is division of the H10 hotel chain and has 79 rooms for guests. H10 Montcada Barcelona offers all of the comforts and facilities expected from a four-star hotel, making it a good choice for both tourists and business travelers both. A few luxurious details value mentioning are the roof-top Jacuzzi with gorgeous views around the beautiful Barcelona old city center and the large solarium which, considering the local climate can be something guests of the H10 Barcelona Montcada look forward to at the end of the day.

Tenerife has all-year round sunshine and the gently shelving beaches and calm waters make it very popular with families, party-goers and couples alike. Only a four-hour flight from the UK, Tenerife has a huge range of resorts to choose from.
One of the most popular and sophisticated resorts in Tenerife is Los Cristianos that caters for all types of travellers. It is built around an old fishing village and benefits from a year-round Spring-like climate and endless hours of guaranteed sunshine. The signature sandy beach at Los Cristianos is Playa de Los Cristianos – a sweeping stretch of sand that has endless space to spread your towel out and relax.

Los Cristianos holidays tend to be more laidback and less bustling than if you stay at neighbouring Playa de las Americas, but this does not mean there is a shortage of partying opportunities! There is a vibrant nightlife scene with an extensive choice of bars, clubs and cafes that makes the resort popular with younger travellers in search of fun in the evenings.

During the day there are also many choices apart from lazing on the beach or around the pool, with some great local markets if you fancy haggling for souvenir bargains, as well as excursions that will take you further afield to explore Santa Cruz – Tenerife’s capital. Or, venture out to sea on one of the whale-watching trips from Los Cristianos. There are also waterparks such as Aqualand and Siam Park with dolphin shows, waterfalls, surf parks and white-knuckle rides.
So, Tenerife breaks have something for everyone – an excellent chance to get away from it all and recharge your batteries!

España, as it is locally known, or the Kingdom of Spain, as it is officially known, is located in the southwestern part of Europe. It is a member of the European Union, therefore it uses the common Euro currency. Spain’s parliamentary government is democratic and is under a constitutional monarchy. It is one of the developed country in the world and is the 9th (or 10th) in the largest economies of the world based on nominal GDP and according to the World Bank. Spain’s people are so diverse and unique that they have distinct cultural groups. Among the different nationalities include the Basques, Castilians, Catalans, Galicians and more.

Spain’s languages are as distinct as its people although the main official language is Spanish (Castillian). Spain’s culture is multi-diverse which arose from it varied influences over the years. The Spanish culture thus has originated from Iberian, Latin, Celtiberian, Roman Catholic, Visigothic and Islamic cultures.

As expat Spain has taught me many things when I travel. When you are planning to travel to Spain, whether it’s temporary visit or permanent transfer, you have to first see to it that you have the necessary travel documents with you. Your VISA is most important so that you can enter the country without any problem. If you have a work permit, bring it with you as well. These are the most important documents that you cannot do without. Another important point, especially for those who are moving to Spain for a longer and more permanent stay, determine also if the current house you are living in your home-country will be rented out or sold. Furthermore, check if your insurance company will continue its coverage for your life insurance if something happens to you in Spain.

Other things to consider are the following:
• If you have a child with you in your permanent move, education in Spain is compulsory from 6 to 16 years old. You may want to enroll your child in a nearby school. It is offered as free education, so you never get to worry about tuition fees anymore.
• If you are touring all over the country, Spain boasts 40 UNESCO World Heritage sites that you might want to explore. Spend more than just a week to cover all these so that you could maximize learning about the country’s culture and people.
• A majority of Spaniards is Roman Catholic Christians and churches are found everywhere where you may be able to join church services on Sundays. The second religion that is growing in numbers in Spain is Islam.
• Spanish architecture and arts are truly beautiful to behold. Spanish artists were highly influenced during the European artistic movements over the years. Cinematic art has also gained worldwide recognition especially the movie, Pan’s Labyrinth, which was recognized in Hollywood’s OSCARS awards ceremonies.

Barcelona includes 68 municipal parks, divided into 12 historic parks, 5 thematic (botanical) parks, 45 urban parks and 6 forest parks. They vary from vest-pocket parks to large recreation areas. The urban parks only cover 10% of the city (549.7ha/1,358.3acres). The total park plane grows about 10 ha (25 acres) per year, with a proportion of 18.1 square meters (195 sq ft) of park area per inhabitant.

Of Barcelona’s parks, Montjuic is the largest, with 203 ha located on the mountain of the same name. It is next by Ciutadella Park (situated in the place of the old military citadel and which houses the Parliament building, the zoo and several museums; 31 ha/76.6acres including the zoo), the Guajardo Park (19 ha/47.0acres). Barcelona has 7 beaches, totaling 4.5km (2.8mi) of coastline. Sant Sebastian and Barceloneta beaches, both 1,100 m (3,610 ft) in length, are the largest, oldest and the most frequented beaches in Barcelona. The Olympic port separates them from the further city beaches: Nova Icaria, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella and Llevant. These beaches (ranging from 400 to 640 m/1,300 to 2,100 ft) are opened as a result of the city restructuring to host the 1992 Summer Olympics, when a great number of industrial buildings were demolished. At present, the beach sand is replenished from quarries known that storms regularly remove large quantities of material. The 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures left the city a big concrete bathing zone on the east most part of the city’s coastline.

The Hotel Arts is a 39-story, 600 room comfort hotel on the seafront of Barcelona, in Spain. Opposing to popular belief, it was not built to service the 1992 Summer Olympics, though its construction was part of the big changes underwent by the city to prepare the Games. It remains one of the city’s most important hotels. This hotel is operated by the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain. Building was finished in 1994 and it is an example of High-tech architecture. The hotel was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and is 154 meters tall. The hotel underwent a whole renovation in 2006, installing new technology and upgrading the rooms and bathrooms into modern, luxurious spaces.

The Pavilion was not only a pioneer for building forms with a fresh, disciplined understanding of space, but also for modeling new opportunities for an exciting association of free art and architecture. Mies placed Georg Kolbe’s Morgen (“Morning”) in the little water basin, leaving the larger one all the more empty. The statue also ties into the highly reflective materials Mies used—he chose the place where these optical effects would have the strongest impact; the building offers multiple views of Morgen “From now on, in the sense of parity for juxtaposing building and visual work, statues were no longer to be applied with hindsight to the building, but rather to be a part of the spatial design, to help define and interpret it. To the day, one of the most eminent examples is the Barcelona Pavilion”.

Barcelona’s attractions and places you should not miss are described in the sections devoted to Visits, Nightlife, Restaurants and Shopping, while other useful information are available in the sections about Events, Excursions, Flights, Transports and Map. In the Hotel over 350 hotels are offered at the best available prices. The best areas of Barcelona for choosing your hotel is Ramblas: the famous tree-lined street of Barcelona goes through the centre of the city from Catalunya square to the sea. Gothic: the good-looking medieval district of Barcelona is an ideal solution for the choice of your hotel because of its situation in the centre of the city. Sea Front: it is good choices for those who want to combine the visit of the city with some relax on the beach, or also just to enjoy the view of the sea. Born: today it is the most stylish district of Barcelona. Strategically situated between the Gothic District and the Sea Front it boasts beautiful medieval buildings, the Picasso museum and a lively nightlife.

The Eixample district was built at the start of the ‘900 during the modernist period, when Barcelona experienced an economic and artistic boom. It is in this district that all Gaudi’s masterpieces, including La Pedrera, Casa Battlo and the Sagrada Familia, are located. Its major street, Passeig de Gracia, is the most popular shopping area of the city.

There are many popular tourist attractions that make Barcelona list in the world’s top few travel destinations. Sagrada Familia built by the famous architect Antonio Gaudi is marked among the topmost place visited quite often by the tourists from all over the world. It is a giant temple and its construction started way long back in 1882. The famous L’ Aquarium is one among the largest aquariums tourists throng to visit Barcelona. Poble Espanyol is a small Spanish village and the architecture and the design work amaze many people. People both domestically and from overseas visit this place to have a look of the architecture and the man-made craftwork. Many traditionally made Spanish goods are placed in the workshops and specially designed craft shops in this small pleasant village of Barcelona.

Barcelona has its own popularity in the entertainment and arts field too. Barcelona FC Museum is the most famous museums today in the world. This museum hosts many statues of great and famed men and the wall-to-wall trophies and pictures are a must-see. Picasso Museum is another such famous museum where all the paintings of Picasso are arranged in chronological order. This famous art gallery makes the tourists spend long hours in front of the paintings thinking and discussing about the ideas and the views Picasso used to get and the distinctive designs each painting is famous for. Miro Museum and National Museum of Art of Catalunya are also among other famous museums in Barcelona today. Apart from the museums, Barcelona zoo is another popular travel destination for the entire family where kids have a great time spending in the parks, restaurants and picnic areas in the zoo. There are many other entertainments and leisure games that can kill the time of any family that visits the Barcelona famous zoo.

Barcelona also has a well-developed education system on the higher end in its public universities. There are many well-renowned teaching and research development centers in the universities and campuses around the city of Barcelona.

Sports, especially football, holds the highest place Barcelona accounts for, in its wide range of cultural and entertainment field. Barcelona has one of the best known football team in the world today and also is a home for two huge five-star rated football stadiums in the world. The largest football stadium in the Europe is in Barcelona and more than 90% of the citizens of Barcelona are die-hard fans for their team in this sporting event. Millions of people visit these football stadiums when it hosts any international football matches.

This is how Barcelona stands apart from other tourist destinations in its own and unique way.

The heady mix of Gothic monuments and contemporary skyscrapers is accompanied by a crowd of world-class museums that take you from the wonders of giant Romanesque frescoes to the playfulness of Joan Miro, from pre-Columbian South American gold to early Picasso.

Hotel Europark Barcelona is centrally located and magnificently surrounded by some of Barcelona’s most emblematic attractions, such as The Paseo de Gracia, Avenida Diagonal, Gran Via and Plaza Catalunya. The well communicated Hotel Europark has many options of public transport to explore the city (3 metro lines, trains, buses, and the Aerobus making daily runs to the airport)

The new Hotel Europark Barcelona now offers 105 rooms that feature modem/data port Internet connection and a mini-bar, including 2 Penthouse rooms and 4 Top Euro Class rooms, with unbeatable views of the city. This non-smoking hotel also features new and elite guest services: the pool and solarium, located on the roof terrace, a meeting room with seating capacity for up to 40 people, and free broadband wireless internet access throughout the entire hotel. The elegant bar and breakfast room are situated on the bright and spacious mezzanine.

Hotel Europark Barcelona is a great starting point for exploring Barcelona’s unique Ruta Modernista, bringing you to celebrated buildings like the Casa Batllo, la Pedrera and the Sagrada Familia, as well as other cultural landmarks, among them, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Auditori de Barcelona, and the famous flea market, Els Encants, where you’ll find all sorts of special antiques.

This impressive 4-star hotel can be established in a privileged spot on the famous “Avenida Diagonal” in Barcelona. It offers contemporary accommodation jointly with excellent facilities and 4-star service.

Princess Hotel Barcelona is located at number 1 Avenida Diagonal and just 50 m from the beach, this elegant and avant-garde edifice stands out as one of the most characteristic buildings in Barcelona. It contributes to the great structural design of this city. The stylish and modern design of the Princess Hotel Barcelona is reflected with the latest expertise and up to date facilities and services. Our two wonderful swimming pools stand out amongst our facilities. One of them is located on the 3rd floor where you are able to relax in our Gym Bar savoring an aperitif or alternatively you may choose to enjoy the spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea at the swimming pool located on the 23rd floor. To finish off the day, what could be better than visiting the Spa where you will surely get pleasure from our sauna, Jacuzzi and massage service.

Before choosing the right extreme package tour for an unforgettable trip, check out the Tryp Barcelona Aeropuerto Hotel, situated conveniently next to the International Airport of Barcelona, and only 10km from the heart of the city. From here, the extreme holiday of choice begins. Customers will be transported to the Russian Sokol Airbase where the real adventure commences.

One such extreme package would be to experience the interior cockpit of the MiG-29 “Fulcrum” advanced jet fighter aircraft and have the chance to be a part of the aerobatic maneuvers, definitely a thrill not for the faint hearted.

One of the most technologically advanced Russian Air Force’s jets; the Mig-29 was specifically patterned for accelerating and sustaining air-superiority due to its magnificent turbojet engines, optimum power and mass ratio and also sleek aerodynamics, giving a bird’s eye-view right from inside the cockpit. The MiG-29 has two types of aerobatics offered; basic and advanced, which highly depends on the clients health status. Stunts such as The Hammer Head, Flying Inverted The Roll, The Loop, Low Level Pass can all be observed personally in either the 25 minutes or 45 minute package.

The complete Aerobatic Space package is in the MiG-29 is approximately 3 hours but it is one adventure that will last an eternity. A client will be able to converse personally with the pilot, get a blood pressure reading, outfitted with a pressure suit, oxygen mask and helmet, and then be taken to the airstrip. Clients are also accorded the rare opportunity to inspect all the gadgets and a short briefing follows on the mechanism’s functions and safety measures.

Once all systems is in check, the MiG-29 begins take off and accelerates to the maximum altitude, and descend to a height of 5 to 6 km, and what follows will be dare-devil air stunts by the pilot. The severity of the aerobatics can be modified to G-forces ranging between 3G to 7G. The Aerobatics in the MiG-29 tour is gaining momentum around the world and should be experienced by anyone who is not faint of heart.

Next on what Country of Tourism Ltd offers is the Aerobatics and Border of Space ; the comprehensive exclusive flying to the Border of Space and experiencing aerobatics flight in a MiG-29. Country of Tourism, with the collaboration of Sokol Airbase invented an exclusive program comprising traveling to the Border of Space, culminating with explosive aerobatic maneuvers utilizing a MiG-29 jet fighter.

Clients who purchase this package are able to get the numb-minding extravaganza of reaching a stratosphere of 21 to 23 km while basking in the joy of high-performance aerobatics. The Earth’s view can be clearly observed from this angle, and clients will be able to ascertain the distinct lines between the sky and black outer space regions. The Border of Space package can be either a tour to Nizhniy Novgorod, or a direct line to Nizhniy Novgorod.

Another interesting ‘space’ package that can be purchased is the Suborbital Flight Training Program. The actual RLV crafts are still being perfected, but a client can simulate and imitate some of the flight procedures. There is quite a lot of demand for Suborbital Flight Training as many are curios to experience Russia’s evolutionary RLV spaceships such as Lynx, Rocket Plane, Virgin Galactic and Spaceship 2.

This package enables the client to observe breath-taking views from the edge of space 22 km from the ‘open glass’ Mig-29 cockpit; the highly-advanced Suborbital Flight Training Program is a wondrous culmination of the Earth, stars and wide-open space.