LE MAG by AMARANTE LVA

Barcelona enjoys a wonderful climate and does not tend to have a lot of rainy days throughout the year. The rainy season, if you can call several rainy days like this, falls on spring, March and April, and autumn, October and November. The good thing is that Barcelona is not only a sea resort that would be extremely boring on a rainy day, but it is also a city with a rich culture and an events agenda that will never let you get home-bound.

Barcelona on a rainy day

Number 1. Museums
Probably it will not be the best day for open-air museum and sightseeing points, but quite a good moment to discover the museums you might have left for the end lured by other activities in Barcelona. Do not miss Picasso Museum, Joan Miro Foundation and Catalonia National Museum of Art.

Catalonia National Museum of Art

Number 2. Fine dining
No, you will not really enjoy the terrace of a restaurant, but can easily spend as much time inside as you have always wanted but could not permit yourself. Go for some must tries, including such traditional catalan dishes and treats as escudella, esqueixada, coques, panellets, bunyols, caragols a la llauna, escalivada, mandoguilles, mongetes...

Crema catalana, a traditional dessert

Number 3. Exhibitions
Take a look at Fira Montjuic, La Caixa Forum and museums for temporary expositions.

Museu Picasso, Barcelona

Number 4. Dance, opera, music, ballet
For the classical presentations lovers, there is always Gran Teatre de Liceu. The building itself deserves a visit, but for sure you will also enjoy an outstanding show. Among the other must sees, there is Palau de la Musica Catalana and L´Auditori. Classical music is also available in churches and basilicas.

Gran Teatre de Liceu, Barcelona

Number 5. Pick up another destination
 If you have already done all the listed and are still caught in by the rain, probably, the best idea is to go for a short trip to Costa Brava or even south of France, as it might be not raining there.

Carcasonne Castle, France

And if you do not feel like leaving your home on a rainy day, better it to be a good one. Check our luxury holiday rentals in Barcelona to be sure you do not lose.

Pursuing golf, we are travelling to Marbella with its world-known Golden Mile. Paradise for golfers, the area of Marbella offers more than 30 clubs for players of all levels and houses thousands of golf-lovers every year. One of the must-plays of the area the Villa Padierna resort. Benefiting from sophiticated design and stunning scenery, the club comprises of three courses, Alferinin, Los Flamingos and Tramores.

Los Flamingos Golf, Benahavis

Villa Padierna, Benahavis

Los Flamingos Golf, Benahavis Flamingos Golf Exclusive Villa

Flamingos Golf Exclusive Villa

Flamingos Golf Exclusive Villa

Flamingos Golf Exclusive Villa

Flamingos Golf Exclusive Villa

Find your perfect holiday villa in Marbella with Amarante LVA

If one has a passion, it follows him everywhere. Avid cyclists take their bicycles when leaving for just a weekend. Cooking amateurs start to buy local cuisine books in every country and place they visit. Mushroom pickers check the area by any tree they come across "just in case". And golfers do not only take their brassie every time they have a moment, but also search for a place where they can combine holidays with some golf practice. If you have recognized yoursef, this sequel is for you.

Peralada Golf. Surrounded by the marvellous scenery of the Costa Brava, this golf club was the first get a EMAS certificate among the golfs of the area. It offers a 18 hole course (par 71, 4 tees) spanning 6071 m, a pitch and putt and is suitable for players of any level. Golf Club Peralada features lakes, greenery and bunkers, but has no hills and benefits from proximity to Roses town sheltering the majority yachts of Costa Brava and the longest beach of the area. You will find two restaurants, a wine bar and a spa for a five-star experience. For accommodation, the Modern Luxury Villa Golf would be a great solution.

Peralada Golf Club

Modern Luxury Villa Golf

Crunchy organic-flour base, nutty sturgeon caviars, rich lobster and prawns, delicious cicada, unparalleled Remy Martin Cognac Louis XIII, elegant Champagne Krug Clos du Mesnil 1995, tender organic buffalo mozzarella and delicate pink salt by Murray River Salt make together the most expensive pizza experience in the world, Louise XIII tailored by Renato Viola, one of the best pizza chefs in the world.
Prepared and served at your place by a team of three, a pizza chef, a chef and a sommelier, this small pizza of 20 cm though for two, is easily digestible thanks to 72h fermentation of its dough. Featuring three types of caviar including Caviar Oscietra Royal Prestige, Caviar Kaspia Oscietra Royal Classic and Beluga Caviar Kaspia, this pizza is a choice of a real gastronome ready to invert 8 300 EUR in a dinner experience.

The most expensive pizza in the world

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Impossible to imagine anyone who has marked the architecture of Barcelona more than the brilliant Antoni Gaudí nicknamed God´s Architect. Born in 1852 in Reus, a town not far from Barcelona, the future architect went to school in Barcelona and became a practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Easily distinguishable, his organic style was influenced by natural forms and religion, neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques. In search of perfection, Gaudi has left an impressive imprint on architecture, but also worked with ceramics, stained glass, wrought iron and wood. His works are mostly located in Barcelona and its surroundings and are admired by architects all over the world for their peculiarity. The fairy-tale Casa Batllo, majestic La Pedrera, stunning Sagrada Familia, impressive Casa Figueras, furniture and forged pieces, you won´t help being surprised.

Sagrada Familia Inside, Barcelona

Sagrada Familia Inside, Barcelona

Sagrada Familia Facade, Barcelona

Park Guell, Barcelona

There are places that every traveller in the world shall visit at least once in their lifetime, the places that will leave you with the mouth ajar, the places that you will be large for visiting again. It is the Eternal Rome with its monumental Colosseum, the landmark Pantheon, the stunning St. Peter´s Basilica and the impressive Forum. It is the magical Venice with its gothic Palazzo Ducale, colourful carnival, secret narrow pathways and mysterious Basilica di San Marco. It is the noble London with its rich museums keeping the grandeur of history, with its unmissable Tower and sentinel Big Ben. It is the fairytale Bruges with its "gingerbread" houses, spire-topped churches and gothic buildings. It is the restless Bangkok with its busy streets and tuctucs, with its mouth-watering food stalls, with its fascinating wats and magnificent Grand Palace. And it is Paris, the City of Light, or La Ville Lumière. No matter whether you are there for a long weekend, for a week or for one month. You will never have enough time to explore the city of romance through. We have prepared some new additions to the Paris collection for your successful trip, as we know that a good holiday starts with a good "home away".

The Luxury Apartment Louvre

The Luxury Apartment Louvre

The Luxury Apartment Louvre

Palais Royal Cozy Apartment

Palais Royal Luxury Apartment

Paris Luxury Mansion

When preparing a travel, almost all of us read tips, watch videos, download maps and pictures to make the trip perfect. We book quality accommodation and plan our stay by days. Thanks to the Internet, even the rock-bottom-touristy destination can be explored upfront. So it is needless to say, Barcelona has plenty of materials to study. Its guides are full of useful information about what to see and what to do. You can find a lot of suggestions of family-friendly hotels and activities, best restaurants and Spanish and Catalan dishes to try, pet-friendly parks and non-smoking areas. For sure if you are coming to Barcelona, you have read about tapas and sangria, Miro and Gaudi, Passeig de Gracia and las Ramblas, Boqueria and Park Guell and about less pleasant pickpockets and purse-snatchers. However, pretty much often the guides do not provide you with the know-how that seems unessential but will make your holiday easy and enjoyable.


Tip 1. To avoid long lines to Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, La Pedrera and Casa Batllo, book tickets online upfront. Otherwise you might get well stuck in the line and miss out other important sightseeing points. Some of the mentioned spaces will offer you a complimentary smart guide with the online tickets.




Tip 2.  To make memorable pictures in Casa Batllo and not feel sandwiched between other visitors, check its promotion Be the First that will let you and other nine lucky to be the only one to visit the space before it opens doors to the public.





Tip 3. Pay attention to the fact, Park Guell is not only the lower level of the park where you enter and see plenty of people. There are various levels upper boasting beautiful Gaudi buildings. Crowd-free.





Tip 4. Those who do not like hectic travels, shall keep in mind that Barcelona is packed for holidays, and weekends of Formula I (mid-May), Sonar (mid-June) and Primavera Sound (end of May/beginning of June).

Good travel without good food is not that good a travel at all. Especially when talking about Greece with its mouth-watering rich cuisine that the gourmands and gourmets all over the world never fail to praise. There is a rationale to that, we all know it. Fresh cheeses and yoghurts, high-quality olives and olive oils, Mediterranean and Aegean seas grilled fish and seafood, delicious breads, savoury vegetables... Healthy-lifestylers and trencher-men, vegetarians and meat-lovers, paleo-eaters and wheat-fans, everybody will find something to their taste in the diversified Greek cuisine. Imagine you have had a misfortune to come to Greece just for a couple of days instead of at least one week and have to chose the top dishes not to miss out. Here is a hint.

Number 5. Moussaka
Probably the most well-known Greek dish after the Greek salad. The traditional moussaka is a casserole of layered eggplant, minced meat, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, spices, cheese and bechamel topping.



Number 4. Spanakopita
Filo pies stuffed with chopped spinach, onions, egg, feta and seasoning. You can find them in all the shapes one can imagine.



Number 3. Dolmathakia
Grapes leaves rolls stuffed with rice, pine nuts and herbs, though other fillings are available. Can be served warm or cold.



Number 2. Revithokeftedes
Chickpea fritters with authentic spices.  Pretty much often they are ball-shaped.




Number 1. Souvlaki
Grilled meat skewers that can be served as such or wrapped in some pita bread and served with some garnish and sauce.



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