Archive for August, 2010

Christmas is a special holiday in heart of every person. It’s like a chance for dreams to become reality and, as you know, only during these evenings nothing is impossible. But where should you spend these weekends not to forget it for your whole life? In my opinion, the best place for it is Spain.
It’s really special… Here you can try yourself as a dancer; Spain is famous for its Jota, dance on the sounds of guitars and castanets, which was made during many hundreds of years. On Christmas Eve the streets are crowded by different lights, which make the impression of miracles. The enormous number of artists and talented people go out to enjoy these nice holidays together.
In the children’s world this holiday is more important than in adults. They believe in three magical heroes, which present them some things into their shoes. But this can happened only in a case if a child has shown good behavior during the year.
The Spanish Christmas is Navidad, it means people go to church, give each others different presents and spend their time together, singing songs. It’s a special moment when incredible things can become reality. Nochebuena or the “Good night”, as the Christmas Eve is called in Spain, is a reason for family to communicate with each other and to feel the spirit of ancient, full of traditions holiday, when everything has its own special meaning.
But to say the true, actually all depend on you and your imagination. You can easily rent an auto with a Cheap Rental Car Service and go anywhere you want. My advice for you on these days is just to feel the deeper of Christmas in Spain and have a nice rest at the best places of Spanish culture.
In traditional meaning, Christmas is time to forget about all your problems and to go in special atmosphere of miracles, but if you are a simple tourist, just have a happy journey around all country.

With panoramic view of the sea and the only “clothing optional” beach, Hawksbill from Hotel Antigua is a heaven for beach lovers.

Barcelona is a wonderful tourist destination, appealing millions of tourists with a plentiful of attractions and is suitable for both short breaks and long vacations. In recent years, the number of people visiting this place has increased and there are several reasons that are attracting the tourists to explore this city. Some of them include:
1. Climate: The city of Barcelona experiences a great weather with cool winters and hot summers and 8-9 months of sunshine can be seen in a year. The ideal time to visit this city is during May, June and September where you can expect good climatic atmosphere.
2. Sandy Beaches: With its coastline stretching for nearly 4.5 km, Barcelona has some of the great golden sandy beaches like Barceloneta, Mar Bella, Nova Icaria and Bogatell. You will get to have a view at the spectacular beauty of these beaches while enjoying waters ports and activities like surfing, and sailing along with enjoying wide range of delicacies at restaurants and bars present over there.
3. FC Barcelona: It is one of the top clubs in the world, operates a number of sports teams and can host the biggest number of audience out of all stadiums in Europe. The city has some of the famous players like Ronaldinho, Thiery Henry and Messi.
4. Tapas: Tapas are the Spanish creation and there are no other better places than Barcelona to enjoy some of the tapas in the bars. Tapas may be cold or warm mixed with cheese and olives and can be found in many different kinds in the city’s bars.
5. Activities: The city offers wide range of sports and adventure activates such as karting, diving, hot air ballooning, mountain biking, and even treasure hunts.
6. Flamenco Festival: Barcelona hosts a number of events and festivals and one of the popular one is the Flamenco festival. It is largely associated with the city’s culture and brings in several regional and national artists for the performances and shows.
Car hire in Barcelona is provided by Avis, Hertz, Europcar, and Atesa.