Barcelona Tourism Update for Insiders

July 30, 2008 Issue #01

Table of Content

NEWS & WHAT´S ON?

1. Barcelona Beaches in 3rd place among World Top 10

2. Beach Libraries

3. New Hall of Mirrors at Tibidabo

4. Common grave found in Lesseps

5. Transport:
a)Changes at Plaça Molina and Sant Gervasi stations
b)Metro L5, section out of service

6. Ronaldinho to AC Milan

HOT DEALS!

1. Spain holiday booking up 1%

2. Barcelona Spain holiday

3. Apartment Rentals

1. Barcelona Beaches in 3rd place among World Top 10
According to Reuters, Barcelona Beaches are in the 3rd position among the Top 10 World beaches.
"A heady mix of architecture, shopping and nightlife, Barcelona sits on the edge of the Mediterranean and boasts over 2.5 miles (4 km) of stunning white-sand beaches. Best beach: The city's signature strip of sand has to be Barceloneta Beach that attracts up to 7 million people a year."

2. Beach Libraries
In July and August, two beach libraries will be lending books. The service, which operates from 11am to 7pm, every day, is available at two points. One is the Beach Centre, which you can find on Barceloneta beach. The other Beach Centre is on the Bac de Roda breakwater, on Nova Mar Bella beach.

You can find novels and comics for adults and children, story books, daily newspapers and specialist magazines. These are available in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian and German.

More about Barcelona Beaches

3. New Hall of Mirrors at Tibidabo
New technologies at the Tibidabo Amusement Park. The new Mirror Hall, MiraMiralls, is located near the main entrance. With new technologies, MiraMiralls leads you through several interesting scenes. MiraMiralls uses new systems such as laser beams, periscopes and kaleidoscopes creating a world of magic.

The last hall in the labyrinth of mirrors is what we know, deforming shapes of all those who look, but with some added surprises.

More about Tibidabo Amusement Park

4. Common grave found in Lesseps
Work on redesigning the Lesseps square has unearthed a common grave, probably dating from the 17th century, on Septimània street. Initial analysis suggests it contains victims of a 17th century epidemic. The corpses, all men of different ages, were buried hurriedly under layers of lime, a material used to avoid the spread of disease at the time of an epidemic.

The archaeologists are working on the theory that the bodies were probably buried as a result of the plague.

5. Transport:
a)Changes at Plaça Molina and Sant Gervasi stations Due to building work on a joint ticket hall, access to both stations will be altered during the summer. The most important change is that trains heading towards Plaça de Catalunya will not stop at Plaça Molina between 21 July and 7 September.

b)Metro L5, section Sagrada Familia-Hospital Clinic, out of service from 1 to 10 August 2008. This is due to the work being carried out on the Diagonal interchange. A special Bus operating to the same timetable as the underground will cover the inoperative section.

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6. Ronaldinho to AC Milan
FC Barcelona have agreed to sell Ronaldinho to AC Milan for around 21 million Euros. Barca could receive up to 4 million Euros more, according to Ronaldinho's performances for Milan.

Barca president, Joan Laporta, confirmed the deal by telling that "Ronaldinho has our permission to go to Milan and undergo medical checkup."

1. Spain holiday booking up 1%
Spain remains the most popular Holiday destination for people of many European countries. The number of foreign holiday makers visiting Spain over the first six months of this year rose 2.6% to 26.6 million. Spain remains the most popular destination, and Barcelona plays a very important role.

All inclusive holidays have also seen a 20% increase in bookings.

2. Barcelona Spain holiday
The Mediterranean coastline offers hundreds of kilometers of Spanish beaches. Barcelona and neighbor cities have excellent beaches. They are very good options for your holidays. A wide range of affordable flights to Barcelona Spain have made it into a haven for holiday resorts.

3. Apartment Rentals
Apartment rental increased by 4.3% in May to 4.9 million. The offer in apartments increased by 0.6% in May, surpassing the 484,700 rooms. The total of tourist apartments occupied in the same month, was 45.8%, representing an annual increase of 2.8%.

More about Apartments in Barcelona

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