Short Breaks to Barcelona - City Centre

Why choose Barcelona - City Centre for a Short Break?

It's a fun, sexy city with great architecture and art, fabulous food, shopping and nightlife. And there's even a beach. What more could you want?
Barcelona is so hip right now that you should be here, like yesterday. It's on everyone's must do list. And it's not hard to see why.
The surreal and magical architecture of Gaudi make this city a big hit with everyone. But it doesn't just start or end there. There is a medieval 'Gothic' quarter, a modernist square of amazing buildings, and most recently the avante garde additions of Hotel Arts and Torre Agbar. This city makes you smile just looking at it. And there's lots to smile at from superb art galleries, the dancing 'Olympic' fountains, the nearby Universal theme park - Port Aventura, the designer boutiques and the antics of the buskers and street artistes on La Rambla.

Barcelona was home to many of the world's most famous painters, particularly those from the Modernist period. It has 50 museums with permanent collections of works by Picasso, Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies. For a different sort of artistry, footie fans should try and get tickets for a home game was home to many of the world's most famous painters, particularly those from the Modernist period. It has 50 museums with permanent collections of works by Picasso, Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies. For a different sort of artistry, footie fans should try and get tickets for a home game(www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/).

And if you want to top up your tan, the local beach, Barceloneta beach is about 15 minutes walk through the city and has a great choice of bars, nightlife and restaurants.