Spring-Summer in Barcelona : crowded city full of color and energy with open air Café-Terraces,chiringuitos (beach bars), flower filled parks, summer festivities and traditional cuisine is just the perfect season to be in the most amazing city of Spain, Barcelona!

Spring-Summer Flower Bloom  Barcelona is definitely a sea of color in spring-summer. There is many suggestions when it comes to this season. Collserola Natural Park located behind the hill of TIbidabo a place where you can do any kind of sports without venturing far from the city. This place offers walking trails, biking trails and lots of other things you can do to enjoy natural fresh air. Twice a month except on August this park offers “astronomy nights” with great information and hands-on telescope experience. Another iconic place to visit is Park Guell of Gaudí where you can enjoy amazing views from the terrace. If you are a rose lover Parc de Cervantes I Rosera is the park for you. With a collection of over 2,000 different species.

 Café Terraces  Roof top Bars in amazing hotels, Open Spaces, terraces over looking the Mediterranean Sea.This chill out terraces where you can go with friends and have a cocktail night with stunning city views.
From Ramblas to Raval, Passeig the Gracia to Barceloneta just to mention few of them. This season definitely marks the beginning of a great weather for you to enjoy this open spaces and roof top gatherings.

Beaches in Barcelona  A city known around the world for having the best beaches. When the weather is heating up, you definitely need to be ready for an awesome time. From La Nova Icaria Beach, Mar Bella Beach, San Sebastiá, Bogatell, Paseig Maritimo to Barceloneta and few more. The long coast line is just full of great beaches and people hanging out at the chiringuitos or “beach bars” listening to live music sitting and enjoying a cocktail and light meal with friends and family.

 Catalan Cuisine  Spring-Summer season is definitely the most enjoyable. As the beaches of Barcelona comes to life you may enjoy a tasty paella, a traditional seafood noodle broth at sea side. Or just a great shrimp salad with seasonal vegetables. Spring-Summer is a good excuse to be inventive in the kitchen and this cuisine experts are definitely great on being creative.

While the city warms up and starts leaving some winter clothing behind and submerse themselves into a great weather, this up coming season is definitely ready to give you an amazing time in Barcelona!

Check out an easy to book apartment in Barcelona: early booking or last minute offers. If you are coming to Barcelona you can stay in the city centre or at a beach apartment in Barceloneta. You will have a more private and relaxing time with your loved ones when you stay in a Barcelona apartment. It is becoming really popular to stay in an apartment rather than a hotel. This way you are able to discover the city freely in a whole new perspective. You will have a sense of independence that you will not find in a single hotel room. If you are traveling for holidays or business trip, you can take advantage of a comfortable living room and a fully equipped kitchen that is definitely a big plus for your trip. Rent an apartment in Barcelona and enjoy your stay in perfect accommodation!

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The Greek Festival is an event of great importance in the city of Barcelona.
This event began with a small group of talented artist and over the years has become a real project dedicated to new talents and art. Each year is different, adapting in relation to the various participating artists you will find some independent shows throughout the city but all related to the festival, the idea is to exchange the passion and love for theatre and arts.

Frederic Amat responsible for the image of the event which mission is scouting new emerging talents all around the world to bring you an amazing spectacle. The event is open to everyone. From June 16  until August 1.

 There is a wide variety of events that you can attend: circus, dance or music that you can  find in theaters and libraries in Barcelona.
You can choose the event that you like on the website of  Greek Festival and book your tickets online. Each show is independent and has its own space reservation.

Do you love the theater? ComeToBarcelona.com will book your accommodations so you can come and enjoy the beauty of art in Barcelona.

Have a taste for fine wines? Barcelona is quickly outclassing many other European cities with many high quality and affordable wines from wineries nearby in the Catalonian area. Take the Barcelona Wine Tour with a specialized wine guide for a day of touring Barcelona while enjoying all types of red and white wines. The tour begins in the Cathedral Plaza and then follows through to the Gothic Quarter for a bit of sightseeing before the tasting begins. Groups are then led to a medieval cellar, an exceptional building with stone walls and antique furniture with the essence of a medieval castle.

The groups are served together at a large table, choosing 5 wines each, and then repeating their favorite. A medley of cheeses, meats and bread is served to the table to enhance the experience and taste of each unique wine. The tour generally takes about four hours or so, making it a great tourist activity to do in the afternoon before a late dinner. Reserve your apartment in Barcelona today and sign up for an unforgettable day of delicious wines and sightseeing in the beautiful city.

Only in Barcelona will you find beautiful Mediterranean beaches and world class entertainment in the same place. This weekend offered just that with the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championships. The beaches were packed for miles, full of both children with their heads craned staring up at the wonders of modern technology and adults taking in a relaxing weekend. Barcelona was chosen as the sixth and final city to host these breathtaking races, and both the city and the pilots delivered an unforgettable performance. 

In what promised to be an exciting final round, with over 1.4 million people in attendance and millions more tuned in to their televisions, Britain’s Paul Bonhomme, the world´s number one ranked pilot squared off against the defending world champion Hannes Arch of Austria. The races came down to the wire with Bonhomme merely needing to place in the top 3 to secure his first ever crown and Arch hoping for a miracle to retain his title. You could feel the collective gasps of the crowd as the pilots navigated tight turns and flawlessly executed acrobatic maneuvers over the ocean. 1 minute and 22 seconds later the beach exploded into raucous applause as Bonhomme secured a time that would give him a top 3 finish and his first Red Bull Air Race Championship.

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Barcelona hosted the Tour de France 2009 last weekend for the first time in 44 years. The riders battled the rain during a rare couple of stormy days for Barcelona and the slick roads caused several accidents in the city. However, Norwegian sprinter, Thor Hushovd, triumphed through the conditions and brought his team, Cervelo, their first stage Tour win, as the passage through Barcelona concluded Stage 6 of the 2009 tour.

After leaving the city, the riders biked into the Pyrenees in a difficult 224km stage whose end only marked a third of the entire 21 stage race. Barcelona residents and visitors were able to view the riders at two times during the race last week. On Thursday July 9, they arrived in the early afternoon through Montjuich and left from around the Plaza Espanyol the next morning heading towards Andorra.

The Tour de France is an annual bike race that attracts the top biciclists from around the world. It has been going on since 1903 and has since been considered one of the greatest sporting speculations in the world. The tour route varies from year to year, but always ends in Paris. This year Barcelona was lucky enough to experience the sporting tradition.

For coverage and photos  of the Tour de France 2009 in Barcelona click here and also check out Barcelona accommodations that were right near the action this July.