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HOTEL BARCELONA PRINCESS
A SPLENDID WATCHTOWER (VANTAGE POINT)
STARTING AND RETURNING POINT BIG URBAN ROUTES
THE HOTEL OF REFERENCE IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR OF BARCELONA
El Hotel Barcelona Princess, , located in the emblematic Diagonal de Barcelona, now open to the sea, offers us a panoramic view at the city from the same beginning of the route that the architect Ildefons Cerdà was planning in 1859, in what would be his magnificent project of the Eixample of Barcelona.
From the top floors orientated to the northwest, whose big windows appear squarely to the great city, the view takes us from the same shore of the Mediterranean up to the peak of the Parque de Collserola, in whose top the temple of the Tibidabo and the slender communications tower made by Norman Foster gives it a peculiar and fascinating silhouette. From the hotel´s top floors, this immense Avenida Diagonal nos ofrece desde los perfiles de la novísima Torre Agbar offers us from the profiles of the novisima tower Agbar with its “peculiar” roundness up to the impressive spires of the not less peculiar and majestic temple of the sacred family Sagrada Familia.
Following always the sight that marks us the above mentioned route, we spy the great city that in its two very differentiated parts (north-south-sea-mountain) will invite us to cross this Barcelona of the route of the Jews through the narrow streets of its Gothic neighbourhood (Barrio Gótico) , or the route of them many-colored(mixed) markets of the city taking special attención in the emblematic one of The Boqueria, (Boqueria placed in the middle of the Ravines of Barcelona (Ramblas de Barcelona)
Also from the Hotel Barcelona Princess, a good public transport net allows us to move in a short time to the places of the city mas commonly visited, as there are among others the museum Picasso, the MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art), The Cathedral, , the Miró foundation, , this last one located in the middle of the lower slopes of the mountain Montjuïc with its castle at the peak and its botanical garden, that offers us a large variety of different species that we can enjoy, acceding to the mountain by the little carriages of the cable car or with the peculiar funicular from the Poble Sec station.
From the castle you can spy a marvellous panoramic view at the port of Barcelona, starting point and point of destiny for the big cruises of the Mediterranean, and a view at de famous “Olimpic ring” with its Olimpic Stadium, the impressive palace of the Nacional Art Museum of Catalonia MNAC (Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya) and the amazing Tower Calatrava of telecommunications.
We can enjoy already, just in front of the entrance of the Hotel Barcelona Princess, , a quiet journey with the modern and new “tram”. It takes us in hardly 10 minutes to the principal centres of theatre and music of the city like L’Auditori de Barcelona (Auditorium of Barcelona) and the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (National Theatre of Catalonia), both very close to the Ciutadella Parc and Barcelona’s Zoo..
For traditional classic music lovers, Metro line no. 4 (exit: Urquinaona Station) leaves us at the entrance of the Palau de la Música Catalana (Catalan Music Palace) and taking an easy walk for about 10 minutes along one of the most commercial arteries such as Calle de Comtal, Portal de l’Angel and Santa Ana, we reach, in the middle of the Rambla de las Flores (The ravine of the flowers), the Gran Teatre del Liceo, the great firstrate opera center of Barcelona.
A pause in the history and tradition of this great Barcelona takes us to visit two big and peculiar temples such as La Catedral de Barcelona (Barcelona´s Cathedral) and the Basílica de Santa Maria (Saint Mary’s Basilica) without forgetting the Basílica de la Mercè situated just a few steps away from the Drassanas (the former shipyards of Barcelona) and the Christopher Columbus’ statue who, from the top of his column in front of the Port and at the beginning of the already mentioned Ramblas, points out to the land that was one day felt and discovered.
The Hotel Barcelona Princess Diagonal recommends their customers a fascinating adventure such as the bicycle-route along Barcelona, taking always the famous Avenida Diagonal, of which the imposing building of the Hotel Barcelona Princess is proud of being edge and initial angle, as starting- and returningpoint.
Following the route we can pedal placidly until running down the famous Passeig de Gràcia and stop to admire the work of the valued architect Antoni Gaudí visiting the Casa de la Pedrera and the not less famous Casa Batlló.
Taking up again our particular cultural journey along the famous route up to almost the end of Barcelona on the mountain side, we reach as the nothern final point the magnificent Parque de Cervantes, where we can admire its rose bush collection, and to stop at the surprising Palau de Pedralbres (without forgetting to visit the monastery with the same name) to decide the returning route to our place to rest. A pause to visit the most representatives buildings of Modernism in Catalonia (Art Decó), allows us to enjoy the gastronomic choice that the great city offers us.
To the most adventurers the Hotel Barcelona Princess recommends to continue on this bicycle route and to descend along the Sea side of the Avenida Diagonal up to the Rambla de Catalunya, to follow the Rambles until the Avinguda del Paral.lel, where, very close to the Monasterio de Sant Pau del Camp (Saint Paul’s Monestery), the route will lead us again to the famous Ramblas of Barcelona and when crossing them, we can venture going into the Escudillers street (with an obliged visit to the restaurant Los Caracoles (The Snails)) until the neighbourhood of the Tascas (cheap bars) where their cheese and varied Tapas will be the the delight of our customers.
Those who decide to follow the Avinguda del Paral.lel up to the Plaça d’Espanya, will find the Fira de Barcelona (Fairs and international congresses center) with its impressive towers that dominate the main entrance. After continuing along the Avenida Maria Cristina, flanked by the slender towers and see the famous Fuentes (fountains) de Montjuïc (La Font Màgica – the magic fountain) with a sublime spectacle of water, light and sound created by the famous architect Carles Buigas, you will reach the peculiar end of this stage which is El Pueblo Español (The Spanish Village) where you will find a choice of splendid gastronomic and cultural offers. .
To the more deliberate customers, The Hotel Barcelona Princess recommends, after visiting the 17 original tapestries of the painter Salvador Dali in our Dali lounge located on the Altell floor adjoined to our hotel, a relaxed walk along the entire Forum de les Cultures 2004 (the main entrance is at 20 meters distance from the hotel) and to estimate the great urban development and landscape remodeling that has represented for Barcelona, the same as in those days the famous Olympic Games of Barcelona 92 did represent.