Top 10 beach and party clubs of Saint-Tropez

The top 10 beach clubs for relaxing, resting, daydreaming and party on the warm sand facing the endlessly blue horizon of St-Tropez… Mooréa Plage: an institution, a must.. 55 years with continuous success… Moorea cannot be overlooked.  The team will welcome you with its provencial smile and accent… Loyal customers favor this genuine and simple [...]

The best of Rome

People visit Rome for all sorts of reasons. Art lovers flock to its great museums, the faithful make pilgrimages to St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican, and others come to soak up Italy’s culture and atmosphere (or just the sun). The Best Hotels We picked our favorite luxury hotels as well as our preferred moderately [...]

Where to stay in Rome

Rome has been a major tourist centre since the Middle Ages, when pilgrims from all over Europe came to visit the home of Catholicism and its relic-packed churches. The nostalgic can still sleep in a 15th-century hotel, or stay around the Campo de’ Fiori market, where visiting ecclesiastics were entertained by courtesans in the Renaissance [...]

City trip with 4 great days in Rome

Rome wasn’t built in a day but you can just about see all its high- lights in four. Its history can be traced in the crumbling columns of the ancient empire, the medieval alleys lined with Renaissance palaces and Baroque fountains splashing on elegant piazzas. Rome has dozens of museums, from the vast Vatican to compact collections like the [...]

Flying to Barcelona

CATALONIA’S three main airports – El Prat, Girona and Reus – receive international flights from all over the globe. While Barcelona’s El Prat handles mainly scheduled services, Girona and Reus deal with package holidayflights. Rail networks and toll highways radiate from Barcelona to serve the region’s major towns. Barcelona has a well-developed ringroad (ronda) system, and a tunnel [...]

Entertainment in Barcelona

FEW CITIES CAN MATCH the vitality of Barcelona, and nowhere is this more evident than in its live arts scene. The stunning Palau de la Música Catalana and the new Auditori de Barcelona have keen and critical audi- ences. They host some of the world’s greatest classical mu- sicians, including Montserrat Caballé and Josep (José) [...]

Where to stay in Barcelona and Catalonia

CATALONIA HAS AN unrivalled variety of accommodation to offer visitors. The Barcelona and Catalonia tourist authorities have complete listings of hotels, country houses and camp sites as well as information on a range of other options. We tried to list most of them for you.  In Barcelona you can stay in the modern luxury of [...]

Costa Daurada

THE LONG. SANDY beaches of the Costa Daurada (Golden Coast) run along the shores of Tarragona provine. El Vendrell is one of the area’s active ports. The Museu Pau Casals in Sant Salvador (El Vendrell) is dedi- cated to the famous cellist. Port Aventura, south of Tarragona, is one of Europe’s largest theme parks and [...]

Sitges

THERE ARE NO less than nine beaches to choose from at this seaside town. It has a reputation as a gay resort but is just as popular with Barceloneses. Lively bars and restaurants line its main boule- vard, the Passeig Marítim, and there are many examples of modernista architecture scattered amongst the ‘70s apartment blocks. [...]

Girona

THIS HANDSOME TOWN puts on its best face beside the Riu Onyar, where tall, pastel- coloured buildings rise above the water. Behind them, in the old town, the Rambla de la Llibertat is lined with busy shops and street cafés. The houses were built in the 19th century to replace sec- tions of the city [...]

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