Self-catering holiday homes: Barcelona

Make a holiday accommodation, villa or apartment in Barcelona your home away from home

Barcelona is the best loved European city for tourists. It is undeniably a Mediterranean city, in location, design, culture and history. Spain's second largest city is a perfect location for a weekend break, but there is plenty to entertain on much longer stays, and family holidays to Barcelona are a delight. This exciting, modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan city has a long history, captured by the preserved Gothic centre and charming narrow streets.

Things to do in Barcelona

Barcelona has gone through two decades of renovation. This has not been confined to only the Barcelona holiday villas and apartments but the whole city. It is now one of the most stylish and dynamic cities in the world and the magnificent Barcelona shopping is testament to this. The summer is a time for parties, with week-long fiestas and open air bars spilling into the streets.

Barcelona has four kilometres of beaches, and much has been spent to recover the beachfront. Now the Barcelona beaches are a huge attraction of the urban landscape and during the hot summer months, the beaches of Barcelona become a focal point for the city, and a huge attraction to enjoy from self catering accommodation in Barcelona.

The food in Barcelona is a glorious combination of all that is best about Spanish cuisine, with a few foreign influences. Therefore, with so many world class Barcelona restaurants, gastronomic routes and tours have been drawn up by the tourist board so that holiday makers taking advantage of the accommodation in Barcelona can sample the best Barcelona restaurants without missing any gems.

The nightlife in Barcelona is legendary. Taking a Barcelona holiday villa affords you the privacy and flexibility to fully enjoy the fantastic nightlife. There are bars, clubs, shows concerts and fiestas that bring the city to life at night.

Barcelona is a cultural and artistic centre, having thrived during the Catalonian modernism era, and boasts many museums, temporary exhibitions, historic and contemporary collections. Routes taking you to a selection of the best museums and exhibitions from your Barcelona apartment can be found at the tourist office.

Weather in Barcelona

The height of summer in Barcelona is hot, reaching 30ºC. The best times to go are spring and early summer, from May until mid July, when temperatures are in the low to mid 20's (ºC). Winters are cool but pleasant, with average daily temperatures remaining between 10-15ºC.

Flights to Barcelona

Barcelona International Airport (BCN) makes it very easy to get from the UK to a self catering accommodation in Barcelona. EasyJet and Monarch offer regular cheap flights from over 20 UK airports, so there is no reason not to rent a holiday villa in Barcelona!

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