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Catalunya, Spain
April 2010

Transportation Connections

Barcelona Airport to Barcelona Centrale:

·         Barcelona Aeroporto Renfe Train to Barcelona Sants Stop http://www.renfe.es/horarios/english/index.html   

 

Alamo Rental Car:

·         5 Door Economy Car - 96.36 for 3 days (we rented from the train station to save the airport fees).   

 

Barcelona

·         Metro tickets - T10 ticket booklet - 10 trips for discounted price

 

Las Rambles, Barcelona to Barcelona Airport:

·         Metro to Barcelona Centrale Stop

·         Renfe Train to Barcelona Airport   

Accommodations

Pals

·          Hostal Barris, C/Enginyer Algarra, 51 - 17256 PALS - Tel. +34 972 63 67 02

o    €58 double including breakfast ( €50 without breakfast)

o    Convenient, Clean, a few blocks walk to town  

o    Grocery Store nearby  

 

Cadaques

·          Hotel Nou Estrelles, c/Sant Vincens s/n - 17488 Cadaques - Tel. +34 972 259 100

o    €72 double

o    Convenient, Clean, at entrance to town, walking distance to beach 

o    Grocery Store nearby 

 

Girona

·          Hotel Ultonia, Avda. Jaume I, 22 - 17001 GERONA - Tel +34 972 20 38 50 

o    65 double

o    Great location  

o    Very clean spacious room, small bathroom with tub/shower  

o    Free Wi-Fi  

 

Barcelona

·          Hostal Mare Nostrum, San Pau, 2 - 08001 BARCELONA  - Tel. +34 933 18 53 40  

o    65 double

o    Cramped room with shoilet  

o    Free Wi-Fi  

o    ***NOT RECOMMENDED*** 

Internet

Girona

·          Hotel Ultonia, Avda. Jaume I, 22 - 17001 GERONA - Tel +34 972 20 38 50 

o    Free Wi-Fi  

 

Barcelona

·          Hostal Mare Nostrum, San Pau, 2 - 08001 BARCELONA  - Tel. +34 933 18 53 40  

o    Free Wi-Fi  

Dining

Calonge

·      L'Empordaall inclusive lunch menu 10 including wine & water - very little English spoken

 

Pals

·        Restaurant El Pedro - good food, good service, one of very few restaurants in old town   

·      La Vila nice little place for breakfast at the bottom of the hill entering old town

 

L'Estartit

·      Les SalinesPasseig Molinet, 5 - 17258 l'Estartit - good food, nice view at the edge of town

 

Cadaques

·      La Lluna - cozy little restaurant 1 block from water - friendly staff, fish was swimming in butter

·      Snack bar S'entina - nice place for breakfast on the water - popular with the locals

 

Fluvia

·      L'Era - sprawling restaurant on the side of the road - serving lots of paella to the locals

 

Girona

·      Le Cafe Bistrot - popular restaurant at the top of the steps in the middle of town.  Not as good as we had hoped.

·      Vienna - cute little breakfast place, croissants came with coffee.  Adorable little baguette sandwiches.

 

Barcelona

·     Cerveceria Vendimia - Tapas place on Carrer Merce - Blue Collar clientele - mostly fried Tapas & Pizza

·      El Setial - near Carrer Merce - good vegetables, greasy fish

View

Pals

·      Cafe de la Pruna –  sunny little patio for wine/coffee in old town

 

L'Escala

·      La Punxa La Plaja 17130 l'Escala - nice view, outdoor seating - Sangria had undissolved sugar in it

 

Cadaques

·      Meliton - great people watching site on the waterfront, servers drinks & tapas

 

Girona

·       Cafe Irlandes Irish Pub - typical Irish pub, very small & quaint

·       La Toscana - small restaurant tucked away in a corner - Sangria had undissolved sugar in it

·       Frankfurter Konig - part of the Konig chain of restaurants - near hotel, indoor seating for diners only

 

Barcelona

·      Irish Rambler Pub - next door to Mare Nostrum Hostal - does not server coffee

Activities

Shopping - Pottery & mosaic animals

 

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