wine

Penedès is a Spanish wine region very close to Barcelona and many people choose to stay in the city and take tours out to this area to learn more about it and the wines on offer. Not only is it famous for producing Cava, the Spanish champagne, but also wonderful white wines and excellent reds. Cava is a household name with the two main producers Codorniu and Freixenet. The Penedes region is the perfect destination for full day wine excursions which include visits to the vineyards of the best wine and cava producers. Barcelona apartment rental can be booked online, choose from a few days stay to a couple of weeks or even a month or more. There’s a large selection of fully furnished apartments for the family holidays, a group of friends or a business trip, many are centrally located and fully equipped, and offer comfort and luxury. Wine tours vary but with some you can expect an english-speaking specialist wine guide, some sightseeing, a selection of wines to try, and a chance to try some of the delicious regional delicacies such as cheeses, meats, and breads to help the wine go down!

Barcelona Seafood Restaurant La Paradeta

paradeta-2

La Paradeta Carrer commercial 7 ( behind the Born Market) 08009 Barcelona ph : 932 681 939 In fact you enter in a fish market … Choose your own seafood, shellfish,  schrimps, oysters, octopus, lobster you want to eat. Then  the way you want it to get cooked . grilled or  fried ? Do you want a fresh salad with home made sauce ( ask … [Read more...]

Typical Catalan Cookies Panellets in Barcelona

pannelet1

November 1, All Saints’ Day, that’s celebrated as a holiday. And, since celebrating All Saints’ Day really means spending the day at a graveside, it doesn’t have the same kind of resonance in the imagination. Halloween in Spain , they eat pannelets, chestnuts, drink sweet wine … On the upside, there are treats. These are known as … [Read more...]

CAVA, the Spanish champagne from the Penedes area by Barcelona

cava

Good Wine shop : carrer de les Tres Senyores (corner with carrer del Torrent de les flors) Gracia area (Metro Joanic) There are many different kinds of cava but the Recadero is a very good one. Price 17 € in a shop. Cava Recadero Brut Nature Gran Reserva , cava from Barcelona area - Alt Penedes Website Recadero Cava Cava, a Spanish … [Read more...]

Tapas Dictionary

tapas

THE BEST TAPAS CHOICE (very fresh) in Barcelona at the restaurant “Ciudad Condal” or “Ciutat Comtal” in Catalan on the Rambla de Catalunya Ciudad Condal Tapas  Open everyday from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. corner Rambla de Catalunya y Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes Ph: … [Read more...]