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February 23, 2011

Cheap holidays Salou

img_guia_salou_f.jpgCheap holidays Salou are really famous. For families or to party, you will enjoy your cheap holidays Salou. With a lot of Salou accomodation, you find yours to spend cheap holidays Salou in Spain, from the Salou apartment to the Salou accomodation in hotel, a lot of cheap offers.

 

Salou, its beaches, its wonderful weather is the paradise of the party animals. When it's getting dusk, your cheap holidays Salou become a celebration. The Paseo de Les Palmeres, one of the main avenues of the city is the meeting point of all the visitors and party animals. Clubs and bars in the avenue get animated until the morning. Buses are even organised to bring the party animals to the clubs in Salou.

 

If you party for your cheap Salou holidays, you will be happy to have a confortable Salou apartment. Book early your Salou apartment and make the good choice, from the studio to the Salou villa for cheap prices.

 

If you come to Salou to relax and spend family holidays, we advise you to book a Salou apartment outside the city center where you could find peace and quiet.

 

Portaventura01.jpgTourists and party animals in cheap Salou holidays have heard about Portaventura for sure.  If you come exclusively for the attraction Park Portaventura you can book a Portaventura hotel directly in the Park, it's more expensive but you have free access to the Park or you can book a Portaventura apartment Salou, in this case it's cheaper but you have to buy Portaventura tickets.

 

Cheap holidays Salou are not only a city of fine sand, nice weather, Salou also proposes cultural activities and interesting expositions. Salou spain is a Unesco world heritage site. Its gastronomy is also to discover for your cheap Salou holidays in apartment Salou. The two famous products of Salou Spain are the shellfish of Cambrils and the big prawns of San Carlos de la Rápita.

 

 

How to get to Salou for your cheap Salou holidays ?

Girona, Reus and Barcelona airports can lead you to Salou. You can find cheap flights with Ryanair.

 

From the airports, you can take the train with RENFE. If you want you can also do the transfer by bus.

 

Do not hesitate to book now your Salou accomodation in hotel or Salou apartment to spend wonderful holidays between friends or in family.

 

February 21, 2011

Benidorm holidays

If you come to spend your holidays in Benidorm, activities are various. Its wonderful beaches are undoubtedly an incomparable advantage for you Benidorm holidays. You can even choose a Benidorm apartment facing the sea to take your breakfast the feet in water.

 

 

benidorm.jpgWith its 5 km of beaches, water lovers will be happy in Benidorm. You will get out of your Benidorm apartment to walk on the beaches, swim in the small "criques" and enjoy the water sports.  Enjoy your Benidorm holidays to relax on the sun.

 

Benidorm holidays can be something different than relax. Of course if you have chosen a Benidorm apartment facing the sea, you will want to stay to enjoy the sun and relax on terrace. But if you want to discover the Costa Blanca for your Benidorm holidays, you can visit the Aigüera Park in the city center of Benidorm.

 

 

You will admire the wonderful sight from the belvedere of Benidorm overhanging the city called the belvedere of the Mediterranean Sea.

 

benidorm.jpgGet lost in the old small lanes of Benidorm is worthwhile. You will find undoubtedly the church of San Jaime. The village of Benidorm in Costa Blanca is an old fishing village. Walk on the Benidorm Port for your Benidorm Holidays and stop in terrace in one of the several restaurants to eat Benidorm specialties. The typical ingredients are fish and riz which is explained by the origins of Benidorm. The Paella in Benidorm is a main specialty of the city. The most of the dishes are served with aioli. For the desserts, it is the turron (specialty of Christmas in Barcelona), the amends cake and the ice creams are the most renowned.

 

Why not spend one day in excursion in Alicante which is apparoximatly at 35 minutes from Benidorm, you can drive along the coast and admire wonderful wilderness landscapes in the Costa Blanca.  

 

The evening, Benidorm becomes lively in order you spend unforgettable Benidorm holidays. The beach of Levante, on the North of the Port, has 2 km of fine sand and which is one of the beautiful beaches of the city, is really lively the night. Its maritime promenade offers several restaurants and places to have dinner and party for your holidays in Benidorm apartment.

 

So, enjoy your Benidorm holidays and even you want to stay at the terrace of your Benidorm apartment to take the sun, you should go in excursion in Benidorm and its surroundings, it is worthwhile.

February 15, 2011

Calçots

Cal%C3%A7ots+pelados.jpgYou are here to spend your holiday in Costa Dorada apartment and you never heard about calçots? Impossible! If you booked a Tarragona apartment for your Costa Dorada holiday, you cannot miss the calçots.

The calçots from Valls in South Catalonia grow up since the XIXth century; enjoy your holiday in Costa Dorada apartment. Its production is still in Valls however you can now consume calçots in all Catalonia so even if you are not in Costa Dorada but in holiday in a Barcelona apartment, you can also find it. Indeed the onion cannot be produced everywhere because the calçots are protected by a controlled denomination.

The calçots are sacred. They have their own mass which is the starting point of the calçots season. The ceremony in honor of the calçots is at the beginning of each year and is called the calçotada. If you come in Costa Dorada accommodation don't miss the calçotada. Every year in Valls, you can assist to the Gran Festa de la Calçotada.

 

 

The calçots are different from the onions. In comparison to the basic onion, the calçot is eaten raw without side dish.

 

How to prepare the calçots ?

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I you have booked a Tarragona apartment or even a Costa Dorada accommodation, eat calçots. We put directly the calçots on the grill of the barbecue. When they are ready, we put them in newspaper to keep them warm. The calçot is smooth and looks like a small leek.

 

How to eat the calçots ?

 

The calçots taste with Romesco sauce. The sauce is prepared with grilled almond, green and red peppers, tomatoes, pepper, salt and parsley.

 

To eat the calçots, we will have to take them by the hair, to press them on the bulb. When you will hear a noise and you will have to take out the skin of the calçot to dip it in the Romesco sauce.

 

But the calçots are not a complete meal, it is like a starter. For the calçotada, sausages, black and white puddings and grilled meat follow. But the calçots

 

Where to eat the calçots ?

 

The restaurants of Catalonia propose the calçots from December to April. I advice your to taste the delicious calçots for your holiday in Costa Dorada accommodation in the restaurant Calmossa (30km from Tarragona).

 

Now you know everything on the calçots. Either you are in holiday in Barcelona or in Costa Brava, taste the calçots !

February 9, 2011

Rally Sitges

cartel_rallye_sitges.jpgYou can take advantage of your Barcelona holiday to come to the Rally Sitges or come to spend your holiday in Sitges. Fan of cars or no, the Rally Sitges has to be seen.

 

You didn't think about going in Sitges apartment or you booked a Barcelona apartment that is the opportunity to discover Sitges. You already heard about Sitges. Indeed, the city doesn't offer just the Rally Sitges but also the renowned carnival of Sitges. The city of Sitges is also known not for the Rally Sitges but for the gay population who live there.

 

The Rally Sitges started before 1924 is a race of 45 km from Barcelona to Sitges. More than a race, get out from your Barcelona apartment to see the parade of old cars.

 

The Rally Sitges will be on the 26, 27 and 28 March 2011.

 

The program of the Rally Sitges is the following: on the 26th of March 2011, cars will be exposed in Barcelona next to the Cituadella Park. It is only the 27th of March that the race will start, the departure of the Rally Sitges is Place San Jaume and the arrival will be on the Fragata beach of Sitges.

 

The speed of the old cars of the Rally Sitges is not the only element which accounts the style of the cars of the Rally Sitges is also important. If you are in Barcelona apartment, the Rally Sitges will enable you to discover the Garraf Coast, that is to say the Coast from Barcelona to Sitges.

 

From the past years, the number of participants to the Rally Sitges, as well as the number of spectators increased. We can now account more than 80 participants to the Rally Sitges.

 

Book a Sitges apartment is a good idea because you could enjoy the beach and the Garraf Coast, you could also go to visit Barcelona and enjoy the open and friendly ambiance of Sitges. Sitges is a own destination. In Sitges apartment, you will enjoy all the richess of the city, its cultural events as the Rally Sitges. Sitges is also becoming a cultural capital; you can book a Sitges apartment for the Sitges Film Festival for instance.

 

Think about it, come in Sitges apartment to spend wonderful holiday in Spain and see the Rally Sitges.

February 8, 2011

Tarragona

Tarragona capital of Costa Dorada has an incomparable heritage. Come to visit the romaine city for your holiday in Costa Dorada apartment in Tarragona. If you want to discover the history of the city; you will have to book a Costa Dorada apartment because to visit Tarragona one day is not enough.

 

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Tarragona offers beautiful Costa Dorada apartments, a Costa Dorada apartment playa to wake in front of the Tarragona Sea or a Costa Dorada apartment in Tarragona in the heart of the history of the city.

 

Since 2000, Tarragona was declared by Unesco as a world heritage for its roman archaeological complex. To discover the city for your holiday in Costa Dorada apartment, my advice is to do the guided tour of two hours started from the tourism office. Indeed, there is a lot to see in Tarragona that a guide will be really useful for your holiday in Costa Dorada apartment.

 

To do not spend too much money and to be able to book a beautiful Costa Dorada apartment or degust in the several Tarragona restaurants, you can buy the Tarragona Card to enjoy plenty of Tarragona discounts. The Tarragona card costs 15 euros and is available 48 hours. With the Tarragona card you will have access to museums for free and even guided tours! You will also have the transport for free and a lot of discounts in the Tarragona restaurants and Tarragona bars and shops. Therefore we can say that the Tarragona Card is necessary for your holiday in Costa Dorada apartment.

 

Tarragona activities & Tarragona gastronomy:

 

For culture, Tarragona offers several theatric representations all the year along and music concerts as well. You can visit Tarragona heritage, its museums and its monuments.

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But you come maybe for Tarragona beaches, you won't be disappointed, Tarragona has wonderful beaches of fine sand. With its weather, you can swim and enjoy Tarragona beaches from June.

 

Tarragona and its gastronomy are as rich as Tarragona and its heritage. Indeed the city of Tarragona is a port-city. So even if you can cook in your Costa Dorada apartment, you should try the cassola de romesco. Several small restaurants are in historical edifices given to your Costa Dorada holiday an authenticity.

 

You will have understood, Tarragona is the ideal place for those who want authentic Costa Dorada holiday. Book a Costa Dorada apartment in Tarragona to be sure to spend a good holiday in Spain.

 

February 3, 2011

Dali Museum in Figueres

  Musée Dali Figueres_by_Grondin.jpgDali is a Spanish surrealist artist. He comes from Figueres in the Costa Brava, city in which he created his museum, the theater museum Dali in catalan: Theatre-museu Gala Salvador Dalí. The Museum Dali in Figueres is really a must-see place, book your hotel Costa Brava now to be close to the museum. If you want, you can even book a hotel Costa Brava in Roses close to Portlligat to visit also the House-museum in Portlligat which was the residence of Salvador Dali and his woman.

 

The Dali Museum in Figueras in the Costa Brava provides an important collection of art of the artist. Come into the surrealist world of Dali for an afternoon in Figueres for you holiday in a Costa brava hotel. The Dali museum is managed by the Gala-Salvador Dali foundation.

 

When we talk about Dali, the first thing which comes to our mind is the painting "the persistence of memory", indeed it is one of the most popular paintings of Dali. The Dali Museum in Figueres has been lucky to present the painting in its building for an exchange with the Museum of Modern Art of New York. So you may have a chance to see it when you will come in your Costa Brava accommodation.

 

Persistance de la mémoire Dali.jpgThe painting represents a Catalan deserted landscape where the time seems to be stopped. It must be the Cap of Creus in Portlligat, close to Figueres, city in which Dali lived. The laxness of the watches which trickle down could mean that the time is flexible, furthermore no watch is on time. Or Dali wanted maybe represent the ephemera, the fear of the time, in a world always stressed and hurried by the time and the deadlines.

 

If you wait until this summer to visit the Dali Museum in Figueres, you could even do it by night! But don't wait so long to discover the surrealist universe of the artist in coming to the Dali Museum in Figueres for your holiday in Costa Brava accommodation.

 

Salvador Dali Museum Figueres:

Address: Place Gala-Salvador Dalí, 5 - 17600 Figueres

 

·         Open from 10.30 a.m. to 18 p.m. from the 1st of Novembrer to the 30th of February

·         Open from 9.30 a.m. to 18 p.m. from the 1st of March to the 30th of June 

 

How to get there ?

From Barcelona, you have to take the train in Passeig de Gracia with Renfe. Stop in Figueres. From the station to the Dali Museum in Figueres, there are 15 minutes by walk.

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