BARCELONA 5 DAYS SUMMER

Flight from Athens to Barcelona. Arrival and departure directly for a first acquaintance with the city through a panoramic tour with our bus. We start from Montjuic and the Olympic Stadium and make a stop to enjoy an amazing panoramic view over the city, at the MNAC. Then we pass by Plaza España, Gran Via and the famous Passeig de Gracia with the Square of Discord where Gaudi's Casa Batlló is located and a little further up we will see the Casa Milá by the same architect. Then we head to visit Gaudi's Park Güell, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. After the visit, we continue to the Olympic Port and Barceloneta where Port Vell is located, today's marina for luxury yachts. Arrival at the hotel and check-in. Afternoon free.

After breakfast at the hotel, departure for our tour today. Today we will visit two characteristic examples of Catalan Modernism from its two most important exponents, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We will start first from the Hospital de la Santa creu i Sant Pau by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the largest complex of Catalan Modernist buildings that until a few years ago continued to operate as a hospital and is now in the renovation phase with most of the buildings already renovated. Then on foot and through Gaudi's avenue we will end up visiting Gaudi's masterpiece, which is still under construction but also functions as a temple and is open to visitors, the Sagrada Familia. Return to the hotel and free afternoon.

Breakfast and we set off for the birthplace of the great Catalan painter, Figueres! After a beautiful journey of almost 2 hours through forests of pine and white trees, we arrive at the theater museum of the eccentric painter Salvador Dali. The most visited museum in Catalonia and the third in all of Spain includes the largest collection of Dali's works in the world! In a dreamlike building we will admire paintings from the early years of his life until his death! When leaving the museum, also enjoy the permanent jewelry exhibition consisting of 37 unique pieces of jewelry designed by the multi-talented painter! After a coffee in the historic center of Figueres, departure for the city of Girona where we will admire the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary and walk through the Jewish quarter of Coll, one of the best preserved in Europe, where the Sephardim, the Jews of Spain, lived until 1492! Girona with its river Onyar and the beautiful painted houses on the banks of the river that are reminiscent of Florence! Return to Barcelona. For the evening, we suggest you watch Flamenco in its homeland and indulge in its intense and passionate rhythm.

Today, on your free day, because our hotel is located in the heart of the city, we suggest you explore it and walk or see places such as the famous Ramblas or the Mercado de la Boqueria, as well as the Barcelona Cathedral as well as "The Kiss", a unique collage of photographs of everyday people, which compose this huge "KISS". We can also go to the neighboring Born district in the evening where there are amazing small restaurants in its alleys.

After breakfast at the hotel, departure for Barcelona Airport and return to Athens.