Barcelona Holidays & City Breaks - Flight + Hotel, Package Holidays and Cheap Holidays to Barcelona

City Breaks in Barcelona - Getting there and getting around

City Breaks to Barcelona fly into Barcelona International Airport from airports throughout the UK, including Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle, Manchester and the London airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. Low cost airlines such as Easyjet, Jet2 and Flyglobespan operate flights to Barcelona, so pick up great deals on city breaks to Barcelona with tailor-made pre- packaged flights and hotels in Barcelona from travel.co.uk. There are trains, taxis and coaches from the airport to the city centre and getting around within the city is pretty straightforward on foot or via public transport. Search travel.co.uk for packages or tailor-made offers on cheap holidays to Barcelona.

Holidays in Barcelona - Things to do

Barcelona Holidays offer all sorts of things to enjoy, but one of the first things that many visitors choose to do is a whirlwind tour of some Antoni Gaudi’s magnificent architecture. His masterpiece is perhaps the stunning cathedral Sagrada Familia that stands majestically above the city with its imposing gothic spires. Although the cathedral is still under construction you can still take a tour and see some great views of the city from up in the towering spires. To immerse yourself in the buzzing atmosphere of Barcelona, take a stroll along Las Ramblas where you can find more examples of Gaudi’s architecture, along with bars and restaurants offering everything from quick snacks to huge plates of traditional Spanish paella. On Carrer Montcada two 15th century palaces have been converted into the Picasso museum housing a permanent collection of the great cubist painter’s work. Locals and visitors alike head to Gaudi’s Park Guell to relax in the serene atmosphere of this magnificent patch of greenery littered with superb structures. As one of the world’s most beloved football clubs FC Barcelona’s enormous Nou Camp Stadium offers guided tours of the famous turf and the museum dedicated to the history of the club, with opportunities to see the massive haul of trophies that the club has acquired over the years. If all the shopping, eating, drinking and sightseeing on Barcelona holidays becomes too much you can head to the beach and top up your tan on the beautiful Mediterranean coastline.

Barcelona Holidays - Food and drink

Barcelona city breaks offer a wide choice of cuisine, in restaurants serving French, Italian, Chinese and many other world dishes, but there are lots of great recipes from the Catalan region that are well worth a try. Much of the ingredients are fresh local produce from the Mediterranean coast such as fresh fish, vegetables, garlic, tomatoes and lots of olive oil. Holidays to Barcelona give you the chance to try specialities such as Catalan-style cod with pine nuts and raisins or Embotits, a generic term for different kinds of cured pork. Paella made from fresh ingredients is a delicious treat and there are lots of tasty desserts that often feature pastry and a high calorie count! Sample some of the locally produced wines on your Barcelona holiday such as the muscat produced in the region of Emporda or the sparkling cava from the Anoia region.