| Barcelona - Great City! 12:49 - Mar 8 with 1435 views | blueasfook |
Really enjoyed my visit to Barcelona. Lovely city with great sights to see, great food, great people. Would highly recommend if you're looking for a city break somewhere.
BUT... the real highlight of the weekend was getting a ticket for the Barcelona vs Valencia game on sunday. Amazing stadium and atmosphere. They like their drums! |  |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 13:17 - Mar 8 with 1357 views | farkenhell |
I've had the good fortune to see games both at Barca and at Real Madrid. For atmosphere, it was Barca by a long way. |  | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 15:04 - Mar 8 with 1263 views | blueasfook |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 13:17 - Mar 8 by farkenhell |
I've had the good fortune to see games both at Barca and at Real Madrid. For atmosphere, it was Barca by a long way. |
Yeah not really falling over myself to visit Madrid.
Cant see how it would be better than Barcelona. | |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 15:45 - Mar 8 with 1217 views | Radlett_blue |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 15:04 - Mar 8 by blueasfook |
Yeah not really falling over myself to visit Madrid.
Cant see how it would be better than Barcelona. |
There's a lot of good stuff in Madrid, but it lacks the vibe of Barcelona. |  |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 16:48 - Mar 8 with 1164 views | Daninthecampo |
As a Spanish Resident I prefer Barcelona to Madrid But the 2 smaller cities of Valencia and Seville are my favourites here.
If you haven't been they're are both great cities to visit | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 16:52 - Mar 8 with 1161 views | blueasfook |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 16:48 - Mar 8 by Daninthecampo |
As a Spanish Resident I prefer Barcelona to Madrid But the 2 smaller cities of Valencia and Seville are my favourites here.
If you haven't been they're are both great cities to visit |
I have been to Seville. Lovely Andulusian city but very hot when I went one August. It was still hot at like 4am in the morning!
I lived in Southern Spain for a couple of years in the 1990s. So i speak decent Spanish. Catalunian Spanish is a bit different but I got on with it OK. Could make myself understood if I dropped the Andaluz accent a bit! | |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 18:18 - Mar 8 with 1092 views | ronnyd |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 16:48 - Mar 8 by Daninthecampo |
As a Spanish Resident I prefer Barcelona to Madrid But the 2 smaller cities of Valencia and Seville are my favourites here.
If you haven't been they're are both great cities to visit |
Spent a weekend in Valencia a few years ago. Fantastic little city and so easy to get around. | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 19:13 - Mar 8 with 1039 views | Daninthecampo |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 16:52 - Mar 8 by blueasfook |
I have been to Seville. Lovely Andulusian city but very hot when I went one August. It was still hot at like 4am in the morning!
I lived in Southern Spain for a couple of years in the 1990s. So i speak decent Spanish. Catalunian Spanish is a bit different but I got on with it OK. Could make myself understood if I dropped the Andaluz accent a bit! |
Yes Seville in July/August is to be avoided!
I Live in Andalucia, they speak in such a lazy way, Catalunian is quite different. When i lived in Mallorca trying to understand Mallorquin another Catalunian dialect was almost impossible! | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 19:42 - Mar 8 with 964 views | clive_baker |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 18:18 - Mar 8 by ronnyd |
Spent a weekend in Valencia a few years ago. Fantastic little city and so easy to get around. |
Nice ice cream too |  |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 19:52 - Mar 8 with 951 views | TractorWood |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 15:04 - Mar 8 by blueasfook |
Yeah not really falling over myself to visit Madrid.
Cant see how it would be better than Barcelona. |
I once did Madrid Vs Ajax on Tuesday night then Barca Vs Benfica 24 hours later. Both in the Champions League. |  |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 19:55 - Mar 8 with 941 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 18:18 - Mar 8 by ronnyd |
Spent a weekend in Valencia a few years ago. Fantastic little city and so easy to get around. |
It is a nice place. They’ve got a cracking aquarium. |  |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:08 - Mar 8 with 896 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Any tips for a 10 day break end of June/July in Spain please...beach, culture....last hoorah before Junior goes to Uni? |  |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:08 - Mar 8 with 892 views | Bluespeed225 |
Many years ago we walked a long way on that promenade, into the locals area, found a place that only did chicken and chips. 100's of chickens on rotiseries, with chips, formica topped tables in rows, sit where you could, and beer in old school Brit grenade pint mugs. It was spectacular. | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:14 - Mar 8 with 885 views | eastangliaisblue |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:08 - Mar 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Any tips for a 10 day break end of June/July in Spain please...beach, culture....last hoorah before Junior goes to Uni? |
Granada, Ronda, Cordoba, Jerez and Malaga if you're in Andalusia that is. |  | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:17 - Mar 8 with 879 views | BarcaBlue |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:08 - Mar 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Any tips for a 10 day break end of June/July in Spain please...beach, culture....last hoorah before Junior goes to Uni? |
I would look at the Costa Brava, places like Tamariu or Begur. Close to Girona (fantastic city) and Figueres for the Dali museum. Barcelona is just over an hour away for a day trip.
PS - Catalan is a language not a dialect. |  | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:42 - Mar 8 with 856 views | BlueForYou |
I’m going to Nerja in a couple of weeks time for 10 days. Really looking forward to it. Haven’t been to that part of Spain before. Hoping to take in a few mountain hikes, some sightseeing, & hopefully a few rays of warm sunshine! |  | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 22:21 - Mar 8 with 828 views | mikeybloo88 |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:14 - Mar 8 by eastangliaisblue |
Granada, Ronda, Cordoba, Jerez and Malaga if you're in Andalusia that is. |
Last October we did 4 nights Malaga (fab city with beaches, culture, posh shops, great food), train to Cordoba for 2 nights ( the Mesquita was the most amazing place), train to Seville for 4 nights (perfect for food, culture, vibe). Spanish train system is tremendous compared to ours.. |  | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 22:53 - Mar 8 with 798 views | Daninthecampo |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:42 - Mar 8 by BlueForYou |
I’m going to Nerja in a couple of weeks time for 10 days. Really looking forward to it. Haven’t been to that part of Spain before. Hoping to take in a few mountain hikes, some sightseeing, & hopefully a few rays of warm sunshine! |
I live near Competa and about 15mins drive from Nerja,lots of great hikes around here. Granada is only about 75 mins away if you want proper mountains,the ski resort is open
Its going to be around 24C this weekend | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 22:55 - Mar 8 with 795 views | Daninthecampo |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 21:17 - Mar 8 by BarcaBlue |
I would look at the Costa Brava, places like Tamariu or Begur. Close to Girona (fantastic city) and Figueres for the Dali museum. Barcelona is just over an hour away for a day trip.
PS - Catalan is a language not a dialect. |
Sorry badly written! Mallorquin is a dialect of Catalan | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 23:17 - Mar 8 with 772 views | BlueForYou |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 22:53 - Mar 8 by Daninthecampo |
I live near Competa and about 15mins drive from Nerja,lots of great hikes around here. Granada is only about 75 mins away if you want proper mountains,the ski resort is open
Its going to be around 24C this weekend |
Can you keep the 24C for the last week in March please! I’ve heard it’s been a very cold winter?Competa is up in the hills isn’t it? Would you recommend a trip to Granada by rental car or tour trip? | | | |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 23:48 - Mar 8 with 649 views | blueasfook |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 22:21 - Mar 8 by mikeybloo88 |
Last October we did 4 nights Malaga (fab city with beaches, culture, posh shops, great food), train to Cordoba for 2 nights ( the Mesquita was the most amazing place), train to Seville for 4 nights (perfect for food, culture, vibe). Spanish train system is tremendous compared to ours.. |
Would also recommend Malaga. The old city has some nice historic places, good night life, restaurants and a good base from which to explore a bit of Andalusia. | |
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| Barcelona - Great City! on 08:08 - Mar 9 with 564 views | Daninthecampo |
| Barcelona - Great City! on 23:17 - Mar 8 by BlueForYou |
Can you keep the 24C for the last week in March please! I’ve heard it’s been a very cold winter?Competa is up in the hills isn’t it? Would you recommend a trip to Granada by rental car or tour trip? |
I'll try! it's likely to be around 20C we probably wont get any more cold spells now. we've had a few nights hitting zero and some snow on higher ground 4,000ft + but during the day i've only needed to wear a jumper outside, not worn my coat so its not been very cold.
Yes Competa is about 30 mins from the coast, it's not far from the coast but just lots of slow windy roads, its a very nice quaint village but nothing specific to see. Frigiliana which is very close to Nerja and is similar, so if you have no car it's probably better to go there.
Granada is a nice city, But i prefer Malaga or Seville as actual cities, unless of course you want to visit the Alhambra which is great, or if want hike in mountains 6,000ft plus | | | |
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