06/05/2014

Angkor, the new Adventure for 2014 in PortAventura

PortAventura Theme Park has announced a new attraction for 2014, Angkor Adventure in the Lost Kingdom. The ride is a water battle inspired on the Angkor Wat Cambodian Temple, so basically is inspired in the huge temple complex and the wild jungles that surround it.


Angkor, the new Adventure for 2014 in PortAventura
The most exciting about the new ride Angkor is its size, becoming the largest of its kind in Europe. So we are not talking about a water run, we are talking about a battle, so that means visitors will board rafts equipped with water guns and fight against the dangers they will face in the jungle ahead. One of the aspects making this attraction really special is the feeling that we are actually in a water fight, so we’ll face different areas full of enemies and interactive challenges, like snakes that rise from the river, tigers hidden in caves and much more, so the fun consists in shooting everything that moves around, including other boats and onlookers.
The naval battle awaits in Portaventura … Who will win?


Angkor, the new Adventure for 2014 in PortAventura
It’s at the end of the ride where the boats are close enough to splash each other and try to win the battle. At this point is when the ride gets really exciting, considering other people as part of the attraction that actually respond to your attacks. Anyways we will notice the interaction from other people in all the journey, coming from the bridge, and areas around the canal where others may shoot at you with their water cannons and make really hard (or not “dry”) to reach at the temple to disembark. Check more information about the new Angkor attraction in Portaventura’s official website: http://www.portaventura.co.uk/theme-park/china/china-rides/angkor


Angkor, the new Adventure for 2014 in PortAventura
2014, the year PortAventura becomes spectacular

During 2014 many new things will be available for us to enjoy in PortAventura. Considering the size and the number of attractions, is remarkable the efforts in giving new experiences to regular and new visitors. For instance, during summer 2014 the Cirque du Soleil is coming with the new show Kooza, so that means we have a lot to discover this year. 


Angkor, the new Adventure for 2014 in PortAventura
PortAventura is considered one of the holiday or weekend getaways in Barcelona, specially indicated to visit with your children. The interactivity of the attractions and the shows all over the park invite the small one to have an unforgettable experience.

04/05/2014

Barcelone Tourist information points

Barcelona has a number of tourist offices, located at strategic points around the city. 

Turisme de Barcelona is at your disposal wherever you are, and to offer products and tourism services designed to help you discover the city.

Barcelone Tourist information points

Plaça de Catalunya 

Plaça de Catalunya, 17-S
Opening time: Daily, 8.30am to 8.30pm. 26th December and 6th January, from 9am to 3pm.
Closed: 1st of January and 25th of December.
Phone: 932 853 834
Metro: L1, L3. Bus: 9, 22, 28, 42, 47, 58, 66, 67, 68. Tren: R4.
Located in the heart of the city, this information office has 700 m2 of dedicated floor space providing tourist and cultural information in different languages. 

Plaça Catalunya Barcelone Tourist information points

Plaça Sant Jaume

Ciutat, 2 (Ajuntament de Barcelona)
Opening time: Monday to Friday: 8.30am-8.pm. Saturday: 9am-7pm. Sunday and public holidays: 9am-2pm.
26th December and 6th January: from 9am - 2 pm.
Closed: 1st of January and 25th of December.
Phone: 

Another of Turisme de Barcelona’s information offices is located in the heart of the Gothic Quarter, on the ground floor of City Hall.

Barcelone Tourist information points

Estació de Sants

Pl. dels Països Catalans, s/n
Opening time: Daily, 8am - 8pm.
26th December and 6th January: from 9 am. to 3 pm.
Closed: 1st of January and 25th of December.
Metro: L3, L5. Bus:63,68.
Rail travellers arriving in the city will find a Turisme de Barcelona information office at Barcelona Sants railway station.

Airport Terminals 1 & 2

Aeroport del Prat; Terminal 1 i 2 (B)
Opening time: Daily, 8.30am-8.30pm.
Closed: 1st of January and 25th of December. 
Phone: 932 853 834

Col·legi Oficial d'Arquitectes de Catalunya. COAC. Plaça Nova, 5

Opening time: Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 7pm. Sunday and holidays, from 9am to 7pm. 26th December and 6th January, from 9am to 3pm.
Closed: 1st January and 25th December. 
Phone: 932 853 834

Barcelone Tourist information points

Cabina Rambla

Rambla dels Estudis, 115
Opening time: Open: daily, 8.30am - 8.30pm.
26th December and 6th January: from 9 am. to 3 pm.
Closed: 1st of January and 25th of December.
Located in the heart of La Rambla.

Mirador de Colom

Pl. Portal de la Pau s/n
Opening time: Daily, 8.30am - 8.30pm.
26th December and 6th January: from 9 am. to 3 pm.
Closed: 1st of January and 25th of December.
Located in the Plaça Portal de la Pau inside the Columbus Monument in an ideal area to have a stroll and enjoy Barcelona’s old harbour.

Opening time: All information points are closed: 1st January and 25th December.
Phone: 932 853 834

These information booths are located at strategic points around the city.

02/05/2014

Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas

Anyone coming to Barcelona, whether for the first time or not, will tell you: the first thing to do when arriving in the great Catalan city, is find a bar and eat some tapas. This is not an exaggeration – this is a fact.

Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas

Among the must-have tapas, you’ll find:

- ‘El pimiento del padrón’, a pimento cultivated in Galicia
- ‘Chipirones’, which are delicious calamari
- ‘Jamon Serrano’, the famous ham for Iberia
- And the classic, yet unforgettable ‘pan con tomate

Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas

The undisputed star of tapas is however the “Patatas Bravas”. No, these are not simply potatoes with hot sauce like you can find in the supermarket. The Catalan patatas bravas are simply… different. These boiled and fried cubes of potatoes are then covered in a spicy homemade salsa, and they make them in such a way that they are crispy on the outside, steamy in the inside… my mouth is watering.

Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas
Not all bars serve ‘good’ patatas bravas of course, but you can usually tell. The sauce is so delicious you can tell it has just been made (with love), and they are a special shade of golden that lets you know that no other potato has ever been so good.

There are many tapas bars in Barcelona, here is a selection of the best bars, according to us:

Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas

El vaso de oro
Adress: Balboa, 6, 08003 Barcelona
Metro: Barceloneta
Bus: lines 17, 40, 45, N8, stop at Plaza Pau Vila

Pubilla del TaulatLa pubilla del taulat
Adress: c/ Amistad, 12, Barcelona 08005
Metro: Poblenou
Bus: lines 40, 42, B20,B25, N8, N11, stop at Pere IV-Bilbao‎

El porronEl Porron
Adress: C/ Doctor Trueta, 225, Barcelone
Metro: Llacuna and Poblenou (L4)
Bus: line 26, stop at Taulat-Rambla del Poblenou‎