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Cataluña is
so amazingly varied that you can plan a different
day-trip excursion for every day of the week!
Here are our suggestions, everything from a relaxing
weekend in
the country or
on the BEACH to
a wild para-sailing trip
in the Pyrenees.
Hiking and Extreme Sports
Countryside Inns
Camping
Amusement Parks
Beaches
Museums
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Hiking
and Extreme Sports
Centro
Excursionista de Catalunya, a hiking
club that organizes trips in the area, c/ Paradis
10, (933152311).
Probike,
a mountain
bike store that also organizes excursions, c/ París
128, (934197889).
Vértigo
Cometas, a store devoted to selling kites
and organizing kite-flying excursions
to a beach 20km from the city, c/ Avenir 66.
Club
Excursionistes Pirenaic, a para-sailing
club that organizes excursions to the Pyrenees, av/
Portal de L´Angel 1, (933024239).
Federació Catalana
d´Espeleología,
a spelunking
(cave exploring) club that arranges trips in the area,
av/ Portal de L´Angel 38, (933180777).
Revolution
Helicopter España, pricey helicopter
excursions to the mountains that can include rapelling
and hiking, p/
Llivia 77.
Countryside
Inns
Residència
casa de pagès
Mas el Corral, an inn in the Cataluña
countryside offering bike riding, horseback riding,
and other
outdoor activities,
18 € per day, (937
447 083 - 938 500 279).
Rivendel turisme
rural i d'aventura en Moia, trips
and overnight stays in the Cataluña
countryside from 27,05€ per day, (938
301 123 - 600 072 414) rivendel@helide.com, www.rivendel.helide.com.
La
Torre d'en Bofia en Cardona offers
horseback riding, visits to a nearby castle,
and to the
local salt mines (938 691 968).
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Camping
For
a full list of campsites in the area pick up a brochure
at the Palau Robert tourist office, Gran de Gracia
107,
metro
Diagonal or go to http://barcelona.lanetro.com/guia/sitios/.
Estrella
de Mar in Castelldefels (Cat. 2) Km 16,7
de la C-246 (936330784) campgound with many amenities open
year round. Sitges
Campsite in
Sitges (Cat. 2) Km. 38,6 de
la C-246 (938941080) campground with many amenities including
swimming pool open from 1/3 through 20/10.
El
Toro Bravo just south of Barcelona
proper, (936373462) campground with many amenities
open year round.
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Amusement
Parks
Illa
de Fantasia, during the day it is
a water-park with all the fun slides and wave pools
you would expect, and at night (Saturdays) it turns
into a waterdisco! Inexpensive admission, but you
will need a car to get there (937514553).
Port
Aventura, very hefty admission
fee (about 30€) gives
you unlimited access to rides in the entire park
including an 8-loop rollercoaster,
wet rapids, a corkswrew, carousels, childrens rides,
and virtual reality games. Accessible by car and by
RENFE, (977779090).
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Beaches
Sitges,
restaurants, beaches, boardwalks, and nightlife
in this adorable nearby town make
it a favourite weekend destination.
Reached by car or by Cercanías trains. Tourist
information at (938944251).
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Museums
Museu
Dalí in Figueres, devoted
to Spain´s most famous surrealist, the museum
is situated approximately one hour north of Barcelona
and is easily reached by bus, train, or car, (972511800).
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