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3GSM 2007 in Barcelona

After the enormous success of the first annual Worldwide 3GSM Congress in Barcelona word is the organizers have decided to hold it here all over again. Between the 12th and the 17th of February 3GSM 2007 will hit Barcelona, giving further credence to the city’s burgeoning reputation for Trade Fairs, Conferences and Exhibitions.

If you need further information about the Trade Fair or about Barcelona don’t hesitate to get in touch.

If you need a place to stay Welcome Apartments offers a personal kind of barcelona accommodation/hotel service with a range of apartments available all over the centre of the city, including near the Trade Fair Centre.

All our apartments are close to rail and metro links. Each apartment has its own kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and lounges with television, air-conditioning and all mod-cons. It’s a home away from home.

Top ten de la noche más auténtica en Barcelona

Si sales de noche por Barcelona, la fiesta está más que asegurada. Estos son nuestros 10 consejos que no te puedes perder si sales de fiesta por Barcelona!
1. Las terrazas, chiringuitos y las carpas al aire libre durante el verano.
2. La cerveza y las buenas tertulias en la Plaza Real.
3. Descubrir los pequeños locales de la Ribera.
4. La Paloma a primera hora, con la Orquesta de lo más cañí.
5. Los míticos locales como el Karma, Sidecar, Jamboree, Marsella, seguramente vuestras futuras segundas casas.
6. Desayunar chocolate con churros.
7. Ver el amanecer en la playa.
8. La Noche nunca se acaba en Poble Nou…
9. Rastrear las mejores ofertas de fiesta en La Rambla, y si es posible conseguir un chupito gratis con el flyer.
10. No olvidarse nunca las gafas de sol en casa…ya que la noche es larga…

Gaudi’s Barcelona, La Pedrera

On the sumptuous Barcelonese avenue of Passeig de Gracia, itself a kind of outdoor museum dedicated to modernista architecture, is one of Antoni Gaudi’s most instantly recognizable pieces of work, La Pedrera.

Built between 1906 and 1910 for the prestigious Milà family, the exoskeletal façade of the building makes an immediate impression. The balconies feature organic shapes and Art Nouveau-style wrought-iron grilles.

Look higher up and you can see a domed roof with what look like statues of warriors (they are in fact chimneys) peering over the edge.

Inside the building in the hall are tripped out frescoes on the ceiling, supported by bone-like pillars. Beyond the hall is the open-air courtyard, with the sky above. There is an exhibition on higher floors showing the building’s apartments as they would originally have been, plus a showcase of Gaudi’s manuscripts, highlighting the various stages in his work.

On the roof is a marvelous labyrinth of platforms and terraces with panoramic views of Barcelona. As you arrive in the open air on the highest battlements of La Pedrera it is like seeing the city as the man himself perceived it.

Our Quatre Gats and Triomf Series Apartment Style Hotels plus our Passeig De Gracia Accommodation are all located in close proximity to this amazing masterpiece. As always we will be glad to help you with any information about Gaudi’s Las Pedrera and other tourist attractions in Barcelona and will do all to ensure that you have a great stay with Welcome Apartments and a memorable time in Barcelona.

You can visit La Pedrera between the hours of 10 AM – 8 PM. A small fee is charged.

Gaudi’s Barcelona, Parc Guell

Parc Guell is located in foothills just above the charming barrio of Gracia. It was built between 1900 and 1914 as an aristocratic city-garden with family residences, including the arhitect’s own house.

That architect went by the name of Andoni Gaudi. This park is his personalized collage of modernist architecture and nature. It is a glimpse into the psyche of the man who dreamed the Sagrada Familia Cathedral. It is also still essentially a park, so you can enjoy a leisurely outdoor stroll with excellent views of the city of Barcelona.

The stone pavillions at the gateway to the park are decorated with Gaudi’s signature ‘trencadis’- colourful and irregular ceramic montages- and culminate in impressive domed ceilings.

A stairway like a path fashioned into a coral reef leads up to a grandiose colonnade hall with 86 columns, on top of which is the park’s main square. Once up in the square you can see all the way to the sea and many path tentacles lead into more intimate recesses of the park.

With its organic shapes, smooth, pebble like stone and lush flora Gaudi’s Parc Guell is like Atlantis transformed by fish into a scaly, sub-aquatic kingdom. In summertime the park is open 10 AM- 9 PM.

As always we will be glad to help you with any information about Gaudi’s Parc Guell and other tourist attractions in Barcelona and will be happy to fit you and your guests into one of our great Barcelona Hotels/ Accomodations. We will do all to ensure that you have a great stay with Welcome Apartments and a memorable time in Barcelona.