Tourism in Barcelona

Tourism in Barcelona is a website which objective is to be a help and a guide to all tourists that are attracted by the beautifulness of the city of Barcelona.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Flights from UK to Barcelona airport

Looking for flights from the UK to Barcelona could be a little bit tedious as it is difficult to find a list of all the different airlines flying to one specific location. Therefore we have done some research and have included some details (city, airport and airline) so you don't have to keep checking different websites to find out whether or not there is a direct flight from your city in the UK to Barcelona.

The following table provides all the airlines flying from the UK to Barcelona airport (El Prat) (January 2008):

Flights from UK to Barcelona airport

AIRPORTCITYAIRLINE
BelfastBelfastAER LINGUS
BelfastBelfastEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.
BelfastBelfastCHANNEL EXPRES
Birmingham InternationalBirminghamBRITISH MIDLAND REGIONAL
BristolBristolEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.
EdinburgEdinburgGLOBESPAN AIRWAYS LTD.
EdinburgEdinburgIBERIA
GlasgowGlasgowGLOBESPAN AIRWAYS LTD.
Leeds/BradfordLeedsCHANNEL EXPRESS
LiverpoolLiverpoolEASYJETAIRLINE CO. LTD.
London HeathrowLondonIBERIA
London/HeathrowLondonBRITISH AIRWAYS
London/GatwickLondonEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.
London/GatwickLondonBRITISH AIRWAYS
London/LutonLondonEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.
London/StanstedLondonEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.
ManchesterManchesterMONARCH AIRLINES
NewcastleNewcastleEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.
Nottingham/East MidlandsNottinghamEASYJET AIRLINE CO. LTD.


* We will be creating other tables with similar details for other countries.

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí (1852 - 1926) was born in Reus, although completed his studies and the majority of his work in Barcelona.

Parc Güell dessigned by Gaudí
Although Gaudí was born in Reus, he moved to Barcelona in 1868 were he completed his architecture studies in 1877 and developed his career. Gaudí is considered a genius today, however did not escape critism. One of his masterpieces, the Casa Milà was hugely critisized at the time.
Eusebi Güell, future Count of Güell, was a huge influence on Gaudí's work as he financed some of the most important of Gaudí's works (Palau Güell, Colonia Güell, Parc Güell, ...).

Major works in Barcelona are:

Sagrada Familia
Casa Mila (La Pedrera)
Casa Batlló
Casa Vicenc
Casa Calvet
Parc Güell
Palau Güell
Colonia Güell

Gaudí died in 1926 ran over by a tram. His body was buried in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia.

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