Thread for all discussions about Barcelona 2009, travel plans etc.

Can relax now, 8 of us booked all inclusive in Salou 4 days and 3 nights at a total cost of £210.

Does anyone know if the team is going this year?

Booked it...
Packed it...

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Liverpool - Reus friday morning
Girona - Manchester sunday evening

Ryanair

Where's everyone staying,Barca/Lloret/Callela ?

We've(7 of us)booked the flights(L/pool-Girona,Thurs-Sun)just haven't decided where to stay,quite fancy Barca myself but being a big city don't fancy being isolated away from main legion of Wire fans,also probably more expensive than Perpignan for Hotel,ale & food.

Might end up in Lloret as spoke to a few lads last year who'd stayed there,cheap as chips,on the coast,english grub and plenty of Wire.

Would just need to organise travel to and from the match

Does anyone know of any organised trips to Lloret who we may scrounge a lift with,paying our way of course?

For those of you staying in Barcelona city centre before heading to the game, IMO the best way of getting to the stadium is taking the Funicular from Para.Lel to Montjuïc, takes about 10 minutes and costs about 3 euros for a single fare.

The Montjuïc is a rather big, open air facility which, when I went for an Espanyol game, was rather lacking in atmosphere because Espanyol struggle to fill it to capacity. Because its open I would recommend taking sun cream, a hat and sunglasses - you're pretty exposed to the elements!

Montjuïc Park itself is a lovely facility, if steep! There's a rather grand fortress at the top, plus at the bottom, on the Para.Lel side there's the Palau Nacional art gallery, the 'Magic Fountain' which runs half hourly in the summer evenings and is worth a watch; There's also, if you're into modern art, two good galleries - the Fundació Joan Miró, a great modernist example and the smaller Caixa Forum, a beautifully refurbished former textile factory.

You can walk from the bottom of the hill, where the aforementioned things are, but its quite steep and for fairly fit people will take about 40 minutes. The walk back down is far more enjoyable. i'd say walking downhill after the game, if you're so inclined, from the stadium, back down Para.Lel and then across to the Ramblas would take around an hour. The funicular is your best option.

For those that haven't been before, a great way of orienting yourself and seeing some sights is walking tours. There's a few that go on, but there's a great free one that happens every day from 10:30 (IIRC) meeting at the Placa Reial off the Rambla (thats an attractive square on the eastern side, about halfway up, you can't miss it).

The Born area, on the south-east of the Rambla, has some trendy bars and there's plenty of pubs in the city centre catering to the more anglophile taste.

Have fun!

5 Nights for me.

Liverpool - Barcelona, Tuesday
Barcelona - Liverpool, Sunday = £143 with Easyjet.

Apartment in Ravel which is at the bottom end of Le Rambles = £200.

flying to malaga airport,
staying at a place called villamoss,
mother and father in law just bought a mobile home there bout 60 miles south of barca,how lucky is that.....

plus father in law said if i take him to the match he will drive,

ya know what i said...........ya dead right cock.........

so see you all there, ps i will be the one thats bladdered.. sssssssshhhhhh

Malaga is on the Costa del Sol. I hope you're not flying there, it's bloody miles from Barcelona

Just booked four nights all inclusive at the Royal Beach Hotel Lloret De Mar..
Can't wait now...

Can anyone who has been Barca before come up with a good pub for all the Wire fans to meet on match day..?

Must be a big pub