Friday, November 27, 2009

Christmas shopping in Barcelona

Temperatures are going down and its getting darker earlier and earlier…


Less than a month before Christmas, a good excuse to go Christmas shopping in Barcelona. During the whole month December Barcelona is filled with cozy Christmas lights and the shops are full of special Christmas ‘’rebajas’’ . The last designer shoes or a beautiful diamond neck less. You can find everything in Barcelona.
Here you can find a little list of the best shops;

- El Corte Inglés one of the biggest department stores in Barcelona. Located at plaza Catalunya, El Corte Inglés is the mother of the Spanish fashion. That means 8 stories of maximum shopping pleasure.

- El Triangle book lovers and beauty queens will love El Triangle at the top of the famous Ramblas. At Sephora’s you can find every perfume you like or other cosmetics, while at the Fnac you can find almost every book you want to read.

- Maremagum good alternative for Sunday. While all the other shops are closed you can still go to Maremagnum. Located in the old port, this great mall has everything you need. Clothing, souvenirs, or little bars the Maremagnum also has a very nice aquarium.

But where do you need to go in Barcelona for shopping? Well actually you can go everywhere. But 3 quarters are the main shopping quarters of Barcelona. El Born, L’Eixample and Gracia.
Take the map of Barcelona and there certainly miss not Carrer d’ Avinyo,a secret little sinuous alleyway full with little shops. In Eixample get out the metro at ‘’Passeig de Gracia’’ and you will find all the big expensive designer brands. Walk the street up all the way to Avinguda Diagonal, but make sure that you have enough money on your bankaccount. If you want to find artistic design shops go to the quarter Gracia. While shopping you can enjoy drinking a coffee at one of the many sunny squares.

On http://www.casamona-holidays.com/ we offer quality apartments. More than welcome after a long day shopping. At our apartments you can relax en get some energy for another day of shopping in Barcelona…

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Property in the picture: C414

NEW!!! - Newly Renovated Open-Plan 92m² Flat with original 1850 walls & a Lift in the Born

Authentic 92 square meters loft in recently refurbished building with elevator in the Born area. Only eight neighbours. Outward-facing. Two bedrooms (convertible in 3) -one massive 25m2 open double bedroom and another one smaller (10m2) and a complete bathroom. Big windows and two balconies facing the street. Parquet floors through out in jatoba wood , original stone wall from 1850, full equipped kitchen in cherry wood with corian tops (microwaves, dishwasher and fridge, etc), double glazed windows climalit, original wood beams, lots of closets and storage, ceilings 3,50 meters high, air conditioning, individual satellite dish, individual central heating, armoured door and alarm system. Fantastically maintained like new, ready to move in. Near metro station Arc de Triomf, and a large number of Born restaurants and nightlife. A highly recommendable area.

Ref. Number: C414
Price: € 460,000