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Catalunya. Must-sees are the Casa Batlló, which hunches like a colourful dragon on Passeig de Gracia, and the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s extraordinary (and unfinished) cathedral. dral. And there are loads of other key sights such as Barcelona elona FC’s Camp Nou stadium and Montjuic hill, with its sweeping views and buildings from the 1992 Olympics. A one-day ticket covering three circuits on the tourist bus costs £23, barcelonabusturistic. cat. PALAU GUELL AND PARK GUELL: Industrialist Eusebi Guell was Antoni Gaudi’s chief patron, and two key destinations carry his name. The Guell A HUGE £690 has been cut from an allinclusive holiday to Mexico this autumn. Tropicalp Sky offers a stay at fivesta star Finest Playa Mujer es in C Cancun in September and O October for £1,209, if you b book in the e next fortnight. The price e is per per son, palacepa is the most easily accessible, just off the Rambla.Ra It is a bizarre growth of a building, from theth subterranean stables with its palm-frond ceilingce to the extraordinary world of tiled chimneys on the roof. As for the Park Guell, built between 190019 and 1914, taking the metro out to Lesseps is a bitbi more of an adventure. But entering the Park is likelik entering a magical kingdom.
The concept was for a garden city for the upper classes,cl with Hansel and Gretel gatehouses, a colourful dragon guarding the entrance, and the plaza, with the much photographed tiled bench snaking all the way around it offering great views of the city.
Both places get very booked up so best buy tickets in advance; Palau Guell costs £10 (palauguell.cat), and Park Guell £6 (parkguell.cat). based on two sharing , and includes flights from London and transfers. The resort is on a two-mile beach and has a spa and fitness centre, plus three children’s and teens clubs. Go to www. tropicalsky.co.uk or call 01342-886941. HOW TO DO IT: A whole host of tour operators offer Barcelona, from Expedia (expedia.co.uk) to Superbreak (superbreak.com). A three-night package, including a flight and a decent hotel, will cost upwards of £300 per person. But you can equally put together your own flight and hotel, with inexpensive airlines such as Jet2 from Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow (jet2.com), Vu Vueling from Birmingham, Cardiff, an and Edinburgh (vueling.com) and ea easyJet from Bristol, Liverpool an and three London airports (ea (easyjet.com), plus several ot others. For hotel accommodation, bo booking.com has a long list of Ba Barcelona options (2,445 at the la last count), complete with useful cu customer feedback on each. want to install a security camera at home to use when I am on holiday. Is it legal to record people? Consumer action group Which? says “You are well within your rights to install cameras outside of your home within the boundaries of your property for security purposes.
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