Barcelona Attractions: Barcelona Icebar ( Icebarbarcelona ) - A Summer Ice Adventure

Icebarbarcelona is one of the most interesting, ingenious and fun experiences you can enjoy during your stay in Barcelona.

Although Barcelona is known to have a splendid tropical-like weather and this is one of the reasons why people prefer it as a holiday location, we strongly recommend that you to have an hour in the chilling atmosphere of the Icebarbarcelona. How cool ( literally ) is it to wear a coat and gloves in Barcelona :)

Icebarbarcelona is established in 2007 and is climbing up in the chart of most visited places in the city due to its originality. The interior is renewed often and the lights, music and ice sculptures make it a really unique place to visit.

Especially if you are traveling in a group, it is highly recommended that you book your visit in advance on the official website of the Icebarbarcelona, as the number of visitors is significant and you might not be able to enter without a booking.

The entrance fee is 15 EUR ( 7.50 EUR for children under 7 years old, who are allowed to stay up to 23.00 pm ) and the bar closes at 3.00 am. The price includes one drink, as well as warm clothing, provided at the entrance.

Detailed information and how-to-get-there instructions can be found at the Icebarbarcelona website:

http://www.icebcn.com

 source: http://www.icebcn.com

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Barcelona Night Life: Bar Marsella

One of the essential things every visitor has to make during the holiday in Barcelona is to find the places with traditions, style and character, which give the city the unique feeling it has had through its history.

A great place to find all of the above is the famous Bar Marsella, located in the Raval district, very close the the Ramblas.

The Marsella is open since 1820 and the almost 200 years of history have allowed it to welcome some of the famous night life admirerers of all time such as Salvator Dali, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway. The bar is known as the place where you should most definately have a shot or two or three of absinthe as this tradition is kept for a long time and is still going strong, making the bar one of the favourite night time places both for locals and for tourists. Just ask about the traditional way to drink the absinthe and be sure not the get too much of it too fast, so you can clearly remember a historically fun night.


You can find the Marsella Bar at:
Carrer de Sant Pau 65
El Raval district
Tel: (0034) 93 442 72 63
Opening hours: 10.00 pm-ish to around 03.00 am 

Barcelona Attractions: Barcelona Aquarium ( L’Aquàrium de Barcelona )

There are so many interesting and unique sites in Barcelona and so litle time to see them just in several days..

However, there are some attractions, which a person should not miss and one of them is unarguably is the Barcelona Aquarium.

The spectacular building of L’Aquàrium de Barcelona gives you the opportunity to meet countless sea and ocean species and to get up close and personal with some of the most fascinating species nature has created.

The visitors of the Aquarium walk through a 80 m long underwater tunnel, surrounded by hundreds of species, which makes your sea adventure very interactive and unique. The tanks in the Auqarium are situated by different criterias, presenting to the attention of the amazed visitor the natural habitat of different sea areas and the creatures, which occupy them.

The Barcelona Aquarium is specialized in presenting many educational programs both for children and for teachers, in order to develop the knowledge and respct for the sea life.

Information about the different attractions and educational programs in the Barcelona Auqarium, as well as ticket booking is available on the official web-site of L’Aquàrium de Barcelona:

www.aquariumbcn.com

Barcelona Sightseeing: Telefèric de Montjuïc

The Montjuïc Cable Car may be a way to travel from the Barcelona Port to Montjuïc and back, it is much more than a regular transport. It is one of the best attractions in Barcelona, as you will truelly enjoy the magnificent view over Barcelona, which you will witness.

A ride on the Montjuïc Cable Car to the hill is a wonderfulway to start a day and to view all museums, gardens and attractions of the Montjuïc, as it can also be a wonderful finish your Montjuïc and to get back near the sea for a nice meal under the stars.

The view over Barcelona and towards the sea is magnificent, unique and unforgettable.

Be sure to schedule the Telefèric de Montjuïc as a priority in your holiday in Barcelona and do not leave the ride with the Montjuïc Cable Car for the last day, as sometimes rides are cancelled due to strong wind.

More information about the ride and ticket prices can be found here:

http://www.barcelonabusturistic.cat/teleferic

http://bcnshop.barcelonaturisme.com/Teleferic-de-Montjuic

Barcelona Holiday Tips: Barcelona Card

Barcelona Card is a fantastic way for every visitor of the city to enjoy a great holiday.

There are 2, 3, 4 and 5-day Barcelona Cards available, and the benefits of using it are numerous: free use of the city transport system, free entrance in a number of museums and attractions and great discounts to other. Along with the actual card you also receive a guide in six languages for using the Barcelona Card and a card of Barcelona with a metro plan and information about the discounts and the free offers.

Having the Barcelona Card allows you to browse the city for free and explore all the wonderful sites it has to offer. Barcelona has wonderful museums and attractions and no matter how long you have chosen to stay, the Barcelona Card can be a real bargin with all the benefits it includes and discounts it gives you.

With the Barcelona Card you receive a free entry to some great Barcelona attractions and museums such as the Museum of Music, Museum of Chocolate, Cosmo Caixa Museum, Mirador de Colom ( The Columbus Monument ), Golondrinas ( boats for see-view around the harbor area) and many others.

Besides museums and various attractions, you can also receive discounts in many restaurants and night clubs.

The prices of the avalable Barcelona Card types are as follows:

Barcelona Card 2 days - adult: 29.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 2 days - child: 25.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 3 days - adult: 35.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 3 days - child: 30.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 4 days - adult: 40.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 4 days - child: 32.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 5 days - adult: 47.00 EUR
Barcelona Card 5 days - child: 37.00 EUR


You can find the full list of available discounts, detailed information about the Barcelona Card and on-line purchase discounts on the price of the Barcelona Card here:

Barcelonaturisme - Barcelona Card 

Barcelona Sightseeing: Barcelona Bus Turistic

There is a very easy and fun way to view some of the main Barcelona historical and cultural sites - Barcelona Bus Turistic. The three available routs include 44 stops, all available with just one ticket.

The tours start every 5 minutes in the high season and they offer information about the attractions on the way in 10 different languages. The starting time of the tours is 9 am and they travel to 7 pm in the winter and 8 pm in the summer.

A great option that the Barcelona Bus Turistic gives is that everyone can get on and off at each of the stops on the routes. This means that you can view in detail every site on the way, which you find interesting, and then you can continue with the tour and head to the other attractions.

The Barcelona Bus Turistic has been assisting travellers at getting the best of Barcelona in the past 25 years and it has evelved along with the city. Besides the presentation of the most common attractions in the city, the ticket for the Baecelona Bus Turistic gives you an incredible opportunity to have discounted prices for the entrance or services at numerous of the citys' most interesting sites.

Detailed information about the routes, visited sites and available disocunts can be found on the Barcelona Bus Turistic official web-site:

http://www.barcelonabusturistic.cat

Barcelona Airport Transport: RENFE Train

The community train line is another option to travel from and to the Barcelona Airpot. It is fast, numerous stops are available on the RENFE line and it is cheaper than the Airbus Shuttle.
There is a very detailed information about the stops on the route and the schedule of the trains at the RENFE official web-site:
RENFE Barcelona

If there is no direct stop on the location you need to go to, you can easily transfer on some of the Metro lines and get there easy and fast.

Price: 3.60 EUR

Can be used for free with the Barcelona Card

Barcelona Airport Transport: NitBus N17

The NitBus N17 travels at night and it leaves from the Plaça Catalunya, stopping on multiple statios to its' way to the Airport. This is a convenient and cheap way to travel from adn to the airport at night.
The bus stop on the Plaça Catalunya square is located near the Ronda University and if you are boarding from some of the otehr stops of the line, it is very important to know the exact name of the bus stop.
The line is part of the municipal transport and you can use the standart multitrip transport cards.

Price:
single trip: 2.00 EUR

Detailed information and list of the bus stops:
http://www.emt-amb.com/principales/TiraLinea.aspx?linea=224

Can be used for free with the Barcelona Card

Barcelona Airport Transport: Bus line 46

The TBN bus line goes from Plaça Espanya to Terminal 1, stopping also at the Terminal 2. The line travels between 5.00 am and 24.15 am.
The 46 bus line is slower than the Airbus Shuttle and it is not recommended if you are running out of time soon. It is however a cheper way to get to the airport and get a last view of the city before departure.
Detailed information about the route and the schedule can be found here:
http://www.tmb.cat/en/linia-de-bus/-/bus/46/detall-s/sentit-Aeroport/dia-FEINER/parada-1064

Price:
single trip: 2.00 EUR

Can be used for free with the Barcelona Card 

For night transfers to and from the Barcelona Airport, view the information about the NitBus N17 bus line:
http://barcelona-holiday.blogspot.com/2012/04/barcelona-airport-transport-nitbus-n17.html

Barcelona Airport Transport: Airbus Shuttle

A1 line goes to the Terminal 1 ( T1) and A2 line goes to Terminal 2 (T2).
As the two lines have different bus stops ( although next to each other ), it is very important to stand on the correct one, so you don`t go to the other airport terminal. The bus stops are located as follows:
Plaça Catalunya - A1 and A2 bus stops are located on the right side of the square if you are coming from the Ramblas
Plaça Espanya - a single bus stop both for A1 and A2 is located opposite to the Palau Nacional

Price:
single ticket: 5.65 EUR ; two-way ticket: 9.75 EUR

Detailed information about the A1 and A2 can be found on the official Airbus Shuttle web-site:
http://www.aerobusbcn.com/

Important notice:
No matter which Terminal you are going to before departure, it is very important to be early at the Airbus bus stations, as there might be a crowd of people also wanting to go to the airport. Even if you can not board the first bus to arrive at the station, a next one will follow shortly and you can still get to the airport in time.

Barcelona Metro Transport

There are eight metro lines in Barcelona, which makes it one of the most advanced and user-friendly in Europe. The trains pass by frequently and there are metro stations at each main point in the city, which makes it the easiest way to go trough loong distance in short time.
Information about the metro lines:
http://www.tmb.cat/en/linies-de-metro

Prices:
single ticket: 2 EUR
travel cards: 2 days/12.80 EUR ; 3 days/18.50 EUR; 4 days/23.50 EUR;  5 days/28.00 EUR
Discounts information and ingegrated transport options available on TMB web-site


Important : Both bus and metro municipal Barcelona transport can be used for free for 3 days with the Barcelona Card, once it is avtivated.

Barcelona Bus Transport

There are bus stations at every street corner and it is very easy to understand which bus lines pass by and their exact routes. The network consists of more than 100 bus lines, covering the both the city center and the whole Barcelona area. The buses pass each every minutes and you can use this time to reach at your backpack for a sip of water and to think about the next sites you are about to see.

In case you like detailed planning and you want to check the lines' directions up-front, check them on the official Barcelona municipal transport web-site:
http://www.tmb.cat/en/linias-de-bus

Prices:
single ticket: 2 EUR
travel cards: 2 days/12.80 EUR ; 3 days/18.50 EUR; 4 days/23.50 EUR;  5 days/28.00 EUR
Discounts information and ingegrated transport options available on TMB web-site

Important : Both bus and metro municipal Barcelona transport can be used for free for 3 days with the Barcelona Card, once it is avtivated. 

Welcome to Barcelona !

Barcelona is the most beautiful city in the world !

No matter where you come from, no matter what you have seen by now, no matter what you have come here for - you will fall in love with Barcelona. It will show you beauty, culture, history and vibe like no other city. It will make you feel things differently.

With the current Barcelona Guide Blog we would like to present to your attention the sites in Barcelona, which are unique, attractive and interesting. You will be able to find information and tips about the Barcelona transport, food and nightlife.

From the first moment you see Barcelona, you will feel that you are at home and, we would like to assist you in keeping this feeling long after you leave. Barcelona is not just a city, it is a way of life. A way of beautiful life. Enjoy it !