Barcelona City Break on a Budget

barcelonaBarcelona City Breaks can be cheap, if you look carefully for cheaper ways to get to Barcelona and things to do while you are there. Like any major city, there are plenty of Cheap flights to Barcelona as long as you can book in advance. Budget Airlines flying to barcelona airport include Air Europa, Alitalia, British Airways (BA), easyJet and Virgin Express. For travellers from the UK there may sometimes be a cheaper flight through British Airways, avoiding the lesss pleaseant easyJet. Remember, BA include the luggage allowance in the ticket price and they still serve inclusive drinks and snakcs. Ona return flight for two this can save you £40 over easyjet’s supplements.









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Cheap Hotels in Barcelona
The cost of hotel rooms in Barcelona can be high, but you can save money on your Barcelona hotel by checking out a top hotel price comparison website like Expedia, who have rooms on offer in Barcelona for less than €100. Do make sure that your hotel is centrally located in a busy area, and always keep your wits about you. Muggings are a big problem in Barcelona, although the authorities play this down. It would be a false economy to stay far from the centre as there is less of a police presence.

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Getting around cheaply in Barcelona

One of the best things to do on a Barcelona city break is to get a hop on hop off bus pass. The Barcelona City Card is a cheap way to travel around to most of the important sites while you are in Barcelona. Prices start from €25 for two days’ unlimited travel in the city, and the card gets you discounts at lots of museums and restaurants.

Cheap Package deals to Barcelona

At the moment there is an amazing offer from Expedia for short breaks to Barcelona – they are offering Flights plus two Nights in a hotel from £166. This is a really amazing budget offer, and makes barcelona much more affordable at a time when UK visitors are being hit by the Euro exchange rate.

There are plenty of important museums in Barcelona, like the MACBA and the Miro museum, and the good news is that entry is free on Sunday afternoons. If you want to visit more museums cheaply, you can buy an inclusive deal called Articket BCN for €20. One of the things that you want to be sure to do is to see as much of the art as you can, and most of it is in the street so this makes your sightseeing quite cheap. There are many examples of Gaudi architecture that you can see all over the city of Barcelona. You can tour several homes designed by him and several projects, such as the church of the Sagrada Famillia, one of the most important sites to see in Barcelona.

You also want to be sure that you are visiting Gaudi Park, which is another important place to witness his art. Art is not the only thing that you can see for free on a moneysaving Barcelona City Break. You can also find music, which is something that you might want to check out. There are several live music venues that you can listen to while you are in Barcelona.

Another important thing to do on your Barcelona city break might be to check out the site of the Barcelona Olympics. The Olympic park and village are two wonderful things that you will be able to see while you are there, and these are great experiences for your entire family.

If you have the time, it is always nice to spend an afternoon on the beach at Barcelona. This can be a great way to enjoy the sun and sand as well as the water, and to be able to relax a little bit, especially if you want a cheap afternoon out for children.


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  1. pligg.com on June 16th, 2008

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