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Trip Guide to Barcelona

Barcelona is well known for its cultural diversity, years old cathedrals and a great history behind the city. A trip to Barcelona will definitely be a memorable trip to anyone for the rest of his/her life.Planning a trip to Barcelona however will need some preparation and a little guidance. Follow these rules to have a safe and wonderful Barcelona trip.Proper travel document is must for visiting any country. So that goes without saying. Like every country here you will need a valid passport and a visa to extend your staying in the country.

Be concern of the public holiday in Spain as most of the public holiday result in a no business day as major government offices are found to be closed those days. There are many celebrated holidays in Spain like December 8 is a Day of Immaculate Conception, January 6 for Epiphany, June 23&24 for St John’s Day and September 24 for the La Merce festival. Other festivals include Christmas and New Years Eve. The large fireworks display is one of the main parts of Spain holiday celebration.

One planning a trip to Barcelona for than a few days will need to have an alternate idea to contact to his/her home or to anyone in the home country as many cell phone do not work in Spain or may change an inappropriate fee. International calling cards need to be purchased from internet cafes or from any other local shops.

Tourists need to know the Barcelona’s meal timetable as well so they don’t go to the restaurant when it is closed. Breakfast is typically served around 9 or 10 a.m. lunch time starts from 12 and the restaurant gets closed after 2 pm. It reopens to serve dinner from 7pm to 11pm at night. There are a number of great world cuisines that one can try from. Barcelona will cater to ever taste buds of the tourists as there are many world famous chefs work in some of the great restaurants here.

Architecture enthusiast may track the route de modernism – walk about seeing the marvelous works of Antoni Gaudí and his artistic colleagues (Domenench y Muntaner etc.) The city’s great unfinished symbol Sagrada Familia is one of the must see places. Have a look a view of Sagrada Familia here. There are great lively clubs here for the partying kids who can party with some of world’s great DJ’s out there all night long.

Shoppers can explore all new sides of Barcelona which is the home of some of the fresh fashion and couture houses. There are thousands of designer stores and fashion houses all across Barcelona, Spain.Some of the Safety precautions must be taken as one is in an unknown country. You should not act like a foreigner or tourist and must act like locals. Don’t draw attention to yourself and try to blend in with the locals. Keep your cameras, money and other valuable stuff in close contact with you.

So don’t wait for long and make a memorable trip to Barcelona yourself. Don’t forget to book an online Barcelona airport taxi service that will save your money and time in an unknown country.

Jesse Semmens is a full time traveler and part time travel blogger who love to explore new places around the world and have traveled half of the globe till now.

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