Barcelona Travel Guide

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 Barcelona St Valentine’s Day Tour

Take the metro to Selva de Mar and walk along the quiet seafront in the direction of the Olympic Port to the main beach in Barceloneta. From there, dive into a cava bar, before heading to either the hip Born or Raval areas.

The creative Spanish dishes at Abac in the Born are ensuring this young restaurant becomes a classic. In the gritty Raval, budget eateries now sit next to such fine-dining institutions as Colibri. The decor at Hotel Omm’s Moo restaurant will soothe the senses; the inventive menu will challenge the palate.

Couples will be fighting over rooms at one of Barcelona’s latest design hotels, the Neri; situated in the Barri Gòtic, it mixes old with new. The Hotel Banys Orientals, meanwhile, offers high-styling at commendable prices.

Abac, 79-89 Carrer Rec (00 34 93 319 6600).
Colibri, 33-35 Carrer Riera Alta (00 34 93 443 2306).

Hotel Banys Orientals, 37 Carrer Argenteria (00 34 93 288 8460)
Doubles from £72.
www.hotelbanysorientals.com

Moo, Hotel Omm, 265 Carrer Rosselló (00 34 93 445 4040)
www.hotelomm.es

Neri Hotel, 5 Carrer Sant Sever (00 34 93 304 0655)
Doubles from £156.50
www.hotelneri.com

Getting there:

The cheapest airlines for St
EasyJet has return flights from London Stansted to Barcelona from £76.48 (08717 500 100)
www.easyjet.co.uk

Ryanair has return flights from London Stansted to Barcelona-Girona from £43.12 (0871 246 0000)
www.ryanair.co.uk