A low cost travel to Barcelona, famous city of Spain - Part 1
Travel with Ryanair 40 euros in two rtn
Maritim Hotel 4-star excellent beachfront rooms and large bathroom (with bidet)
Transport: Metro Selva del Mar 500 m, bus much closer race ticket 10 euro 7.70 each, cards Leber movement all means 15.20 euros apiece.
Girona airport bus to / r 21 euros per head
Restaurant Merchant of Venice 20 euros per head for good
Self Service Fressco (2 s) in complex Maremagnum 9 euros, choice of green and cold dishes, then pasta, fish and meat, you will need to, wine, beer, coffee, dessert included, not haute cuisine but it is not evil,
Sunday, October 4: Rita and I left Turin with Ryanair (40 euros round trip in two omni) bus to Barcelona (42 euros round trip in two), we arrive at the terminal (Arc de Triomf), and under ' hotel, making the T10 ticket to Euro 7.70 for 10 trips can also be used in two). It is very hot around 28-30 °
Hotel Front Maritim is a modern building, found on the instructions found on the Internet via a travel story, great room, beachfront and spacious bathroom (with bidet), TV channels in Spanish, no wifi, but we can connect the cable, two stations in the lobby, but crowded and slow, restaurant, health club, 80 euros per night, measuring 500 meters (Station Selva del mar), some bus lines pass closer.
In the afternoon we start the visit with the Gothic part of Barcelona, Spain that has the same importance that Granada, Cordoba and Seville for Moorish art.
Come to the Church of Santa Maria del Mar, Catalan Gothic style, is considered the most beautiful in Spain, built in the fourteenth century, has a facade with sculptures and capitals representing corporations that promoted the construction, two octagonal towers of which only one is original. The interior is pretty bare, with massive columns, spaced far apart is their claim that the three naves, but we notice the Gothic rose window and stained glass, we also liked the little square.
We leave the church and go to the Picasso museum, we pass through the narrow streets of the Born and Carrer de Montcada, which in medieval times was the most important street of the city, the typical medieval Palau, are now places of important cultural institutions such as the Foundation Maeght (No 25) and the Picasso museum. Note that the road is very narrow and is difficult to see the palaces, we give to the museum for the length of the tail.
Then we head towards the church of Santa Maria del Pi, is open but almost completely covered by scaffolding inside and out, you can not see practically nothing.
Via Laietana the way we run into the Palau de la Musica Catalana, a masterpiece of modernist architecture, designed by Domenech i Montaner, admire the red brick facade is decorated with brightly colored mosaics and columns, with the busts of great composers, it's late to look inside and there are vacancies on the symphony concert in the evening.
Swan then the characteristics and narrow streets of the Barrio Gothic, then go to dinner at the restaurant The Merchant of Venice, Italian restaurant, intermediate, classic style, prices on average 20 euros per head, including wine and coffee, we were satisfied .
Passing on the waterfront and the harbor, we see the many outdoor bars and restaurants, then finally at the hotel.