Bed and Breakfast Barcelona & Valencia
The perfect place to watch giant hippos, the prehistoric-looking rhino, sea lions, elephants, giraffes, lions and tigers. Child-friendly features include a farmyard zoo, pony rides, picnic areas and two excellent playgrounds.
A theme park with freefall Pendulum, hot-air-balloon–style ride, 80km-per-hour rollercoaster, bumper cars and the emblematic Avió, the world’s first popular flight simulator.
Located in the very heart of Barcelona, The Museum of Invention and Ideas offers a wide variety of content covering the fascinating world of invention and creativity. The museum consists of three areas: Societat Il·limitada, Reflexionàrium and Espai Absurd.
The main draw here is the Oceanari, a giant shark-infested tank traversed via a glass tunnel on a slow-moving conveyor belt. Other aquaria house shoals of kaleidoscopic fish where kids can play ‘hunt Nemo’. The upstairs section is completely devoted to children.
The best-smelling museum in town draws chocoholics of all ages to its collection of chocolate sculptures made by Barcelona’s master pastissers for the Easter competition; these range from multicoloured models of Gaudí’s Casa Batlló to characters from the latest Pixar film.
Said to be the biggest science museum in Europe, CosmoCaixa contains a Flooded Forest, a r flora- and fauna-filled corner of Amazonia, a Geological Wall, along with temporary exhibitions.
The Montjuïc cable car links the city to the top of Montjuïc and is the most modern and attractive way to see the Barcelona skyline against the sea.
No club in football history has achieved what Pep Guardiola’s men managed in 2009: six tournaments, six trophies. ‘Lose and you’ll still be the best team in the world; win, and you’ll be eternal.’