Eat and enjoy: restaurants in Barcelona

The city of Barcelona, also known as the Ciudad Condal, is one of the urban tourist destinations of greatest relevance today. Only necessary to see the amount of tourist apartments and hotel rooms that have the city.

Before the great tourist demand we can find us a great gastronomic offer which highlight the best restaurants in Barcelona such as for example "Els 3 porquets", a typical restaurant tapas where you eat very well, even though prices are not as popular as in other. This restaurant is decorated in the purest style of Tavern.

There are also other types of restaurants as the theme, whether restaurants Japanese or Mexican restaurants, which undoubtedly can provide you a special exotic value as the restaurant "2 sticks" which is located in the District of el Raval.

                                                        Can Cortada Restaurant

But if you really want to eat in a typical catalan restaurant where to enjoy its gastronomy and eating dishes that will make you suck you fingers, must not to miss the opportunity to go to the restaurant Can Cortada. Located in the high part of the city, it is located in an old farmhouse of the Catalan bourgeoisie. Your kitchen is recognized in many books and to be able to taste their dishes you must reserve a table in advance. It's a very popular restaurant and although if you call will surely find site, you must call to not find a surprise.

Although you can always find solutions to everything. Let us imagine that we are in our apartment and we want to rest without having to go to a restaurant after a long day at the beach... but we are cooking... There is a possibility to order food at home in Barcelona in several restaurants, from Chinese restaurants, Japanese, Lebanese, pizza... And when we say restaurants on-site, we talk about restaurants an undisputed minimum quality and not any. Some of which you can find are Hello Sushi, El Racó, Pizza Smilo, Grand Paris, L'anxoveta...

Enjoy the cuisine of Barcelona certainly is much easier than it seems. And eat well at a good price is not impossible.

If you have access to the Internet, you will find different offers or coupons pages such as Lets Bonus or Groupon where to find deals from different restaurants in the city where to eat at one reasonable price. But if you really want to find good bargains and offers up to 50% or even 60%, I recommend you visit websites such as subtract it or catch it that discounts offered daily from different restaurants in Barcelona.

The most beautiful churches in Barcelona

Temple Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón (Tibidabo)

Barcelona is a city very rich historically speaking, since part of the impressive Roman remains that are found in Via Laietana, for example, is home to churches with great architectural beauty. The best option to see these works is renting an apartment in Barcelona by the Born or the Gothic quarter. Let's see what these fantastic constructions...

In the first place, and although it may be a little tired of hearing about it, should appoint the Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. It is a church started by the famous modernist architect on March 19, 1882, although still not finished... Said that its construction could be finished during the first third of this century. The Christian symbolism is present in all his work, which was declared a minor basilica on November 7, 2010 by Pope Benedicto XVI. Pick up an accommodation in Barcelona close to this church is not bad idea, since it is about 20 minutes walk from the city centre.

In second place we find the Church of Santa Maria del Mar, the extraordinary Gothic construction which will leave you open-mouthed. It was built between 1329 and 1383 by Berenguer de Montagut and Ramón Despuig, and is a work that you can not miss... He is currently one of the most visited destinations of the city , thanks above all to the novel by Ildefonso Falcones, the Cathedral of the sea, which has sold more than one million copies and has been translated into numerous languages. You can find it in the District of el Born.

You can not miss the distinguished Cathedral of Barcelona, in the Gothic style. It is the seat of the Archbishopric of Barcelona, in Catalonia, although the present Cathedral was built during the 13th to 15th centuries on the ancient Romanesque cathedral. It is dedicated to the Holy Cross from the year 599 and was added from the year 877 to Santa Eulalia, patron saint of the city of Barcelona. If you go to Barcelona for Christmas, make a beautiful Christmas market in front of this church.


Finally, I would like to highlight the Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Heart, in the Tibidabo (in the first picture). This construction is an important symbol of the city and one of the first points shown arriving at Barcelona, either by car or plane. It was built by the architect Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia and completed by his son Josep Maria Sagnier i Vidal between 1902 to 1961. Just in front of this temple is the Tibidabo, one of Europe's oldest amusement park.