Barcelona in metro

 Barcelona’s underground runs mostly in central Barcelona and into the city’s suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, with unified fares under the ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità’ (ATM) sheme.

As of 2014, the network is operated by two separate companies:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) andFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). It is made up of 11 lines, combining the lines owned by the two companies.

In addition to the one-way ticket there are a number of other tickets and cards. All of the ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità’ (ATM) transport cards are valid and can be used in the Barcelona Metro. You can also use the bus and other transports with this cards:

• T10, which includes ten rides at a discounted price 
• T50/30–50 journeys made in 30 consecutive days from the first use 
• T Familiar (70/30) 
• T Mes 
• T Trimestre 
• T Dia, which includes unlimited trips within a day 
• T Jove 

All of the metro stations are within fare zone 1. Fares can be found on this page.

In the following picture you can see the lines and the different stations:

We recommend the metro to travel Barcelona because the installations are very good and it is the fastest way to travel around Barcelona. Furthermore, there is a member of staff in several stations to help you, even though everything is written in English. You can also buy the tickets in the city, just in the metro stations.

Montmeló

Montmeló is de circuit of Catalonia, where a lot of events take part in, as the Formula 1 and MotoGP. If you like motor sports you are going to love this place – and you have seen it on television for sure.

The Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya was laid on 24th February 1989. Five days after the official inauguration, on 10th September 1991, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosted the first official race, the Spanish Touring Car Championship, with the victory of former F1 Spanish driver Lluís Pérez-Sala. During all of these years of activity, the Circuit has witnessed the best international motor sports events, alternating with national championships or outstanding events such as endurance races.

But the Circuit is not only passion for speed; it also offers the chance to organise all kinds of events and activities for companies and individuals thanks to the multi-purpose facilities fitted to offer all kinds of services, including a restaurant, a media centre with a capacity of 450 people, several VIP spaces and even a heliport.

If you aim to go, you can go to see an event of the month. Click HERE to see the official website, where you can see the actual calendar.

You can also visit the place thanks to the guided tours. You can get inside the installations, and discover how a race is organized and controlled, where the mechanics work, and access to all confined spaces, like the briefing room, the prepodium-podium, the press room…

You can also visit the circuit in group.

Here you have the program:

Video Circuit and Guided Visit: Duration 1h - 1h 15m.

Adults: 10 €

Children under 5: Free

From 5 to 14: 5 €

Hours: 10:00, 12:00 (limited availability)

Tickets: on-line or calling to the phone number +34 93 5719777

If you want to buy tickets online click HERE.

Pans & Company

Pans & Comany is a fast-food chain where sandwiches are made. They are inspired in Mediterranian diet. There are several Pans & Company in Barcelona, as you can see in this picture:

You probably know what this restaurants offers. Their sandwiches are tasty and the price is good. Moreover, you can choose the type of sandwich you want, and there are several choices: Pollo Maximus, Rustik Rodas, Sabor Maximus, Burger Maximus, Minos, Creta Supreme, Beef Supreme, Egeo, Dorus, Jónico, Corso, Napoli and a lot more.

You can also choose the bread you want to have. The different types of bread are named: provencal, pan grand reserve, vienna, obrador bread, special bread for breakfast.

We recommend for you to take the menu. There are different menus, such as the kids menu, the menu “bocadillos” (sandwiches) and the salad menus. You can choose the drink and the sandwich/salad and chips/spicy potatoes/salad.

Besides you can have some snacks like nuggets or onion rings and tasty desserts like as ice creams, PopDots, brownies, cookies, cake slices...

If you want to see the actual promotions of the restaurant click HERE and you will be headed to the official page of Pans & Company in Spain. There are always promotions in which you might be interested.

Collserola Natural Park

The Serra de Collserola massif rises up over Barcelona Metropolitan Area, almost touching the city, a much-loved and immensely valuable natural area and great privilege for the huge population that lives around these mountains to enjoy. Collserola is a well-preserved, 8,000-hectare natural area in which you’ll find forest, plants, flowers and wild animals. 

Collserola is also a place for discovery and learning, a place for meeting and for leisure. The final goal is to promote environmentally-friendly and sustainable use of the reserve whilst also conserving the natural heritage it contains.

Since 1987, Collserola has been managed under a special protection plan, and the environmental objectives and concerns behind this plan were recently reinforced when the area was given the status of a Natural Park.

If you want to have some rest from the city, you should visit Collserola. Moreover, it provides amazing views! Do you want to take a picture WITH the city? Go to Collserola.

Aqualeon

Aqualeon is an outdoor safari with more than six hundred animals roaming free. There are incredible shows with marine animals, intelligent birds, birds of prey and reptiles. The water park has spectacular slides, a giant-wave pool, a long tube, straight slides, river rapids, twist-twist and children's pool. Other facilities include a mini zoo, nature school, beach volleyball, a la carte and self service restaurants, cafés and souvenir shops.

TIMETABLE:

The park is opened from: 

-20th of June to the 10th of July and the 31st of August to the 6th of September: 11:00h – 18:00h

-11th July to the 30th August: 10:30h – 18:30h

PRICES:

TICKET TYPE	ENTRANCE FEE	ONLINE PRICE
11 - 64 years old (Adult Ticket)	24,00 €	22,00€
5 - 10 years old (Child Ticket)	16,00 €	14,00€
3 - 4 years old (Mini Ticket)	8,00 €	6,00€
+65 years old (Senior Ticket)	16,00 €	14,00€

*Child 0 – 2 years : Free

COMBO TICKETS	ENTRANCE FEE	ONLINE PRICE
Family Pack (2 adults+ 2 children)*	Online offer only	68,00 €
Friends Pack (4 adults)	Online offer only	82,00 €

Special price for groups (mínimum 15 people) Essencial previous reservation in this email address: reservasaqualeon@aspro-ocio.es

Adult (11 to 64 years old): 20.40€

Children (5 to 10 years old): 13.60€

Mini (3 to 4 years old): 6.80€

Senior ( + 65 old): 13.60€

Additional prices:

Parking: 3.50€

Sunbed: 3.50€

Locker: 5.00€ + 5.00€ deposit

Single Tube: 7.00€ + 2.00€ deposit

Double Tube: 12.00€ + 2.00€ deposit

*Each attraction has free tubes.

The cafés and restaurant serve expensive food. Do you want to have a nice lunch? Bring your own food! Outside the park there’s a picnic zone where you can eat. After that, you can enter the park again and have fun.

How to get there? 

The inconvenient is that it may be far from Barcelona – at 1h 30 min travelling by car. The address is: Finca les Basses, 43716 Albinyana, Catalonia, Spain

HERE you can see a video from the park.

If you are interested and you want more information click HERE. Remember that online tickets are cheaper!