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Fiesta Jungla!
Review of Fiesta Jungla Aparthotel, Magalluf by
Fayby
Advantages: Amazing pool area, short walk to BCM and other bars, and close to the beach
Disadvantages: Noisy
When I booked a last minute holiday to Magaluf, I hadn't really thought about the hotel too much, I just hoped it was good. After mentioning it to a friend who had stayed there before, his reaction said it all. He told me how amazing it was, and how I'd h ...
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22.10.2012 17:37
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Gaudi's garden
Review of Parc Güell, Barcelona by
medgenie
Advantages: No entrance fee apart from Gaudi museum
Disadvantages: NA
Commissioned by Eusebi Guell, this project is where Gaudi turned his hand to landscape gardening. Eusebi wanted it to be built as an utopia residential complex for the rich far away from the city with landscaped ground. Work started on the Pelada mountai ...
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21.10.2012 16:18
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Iconic building of Gaudi
Review of Casa Mila, Barcelona by
medgenie
Advantages: Probably most well known piece of work by Gaudi
Disadvantages: NA
It is probably the first building I know of or seen when I first came to know the city of Barcelona. And in my recent trip to the city, I decided to pay a visit.
In 1906, industrialist Pere Mila commissioned Gaudi to build an apartment block with the ...
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21.10.2012 16:15
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Gaudi's greatest work
Review of Sagrada Família, Barcelona by
medgenie
Advantages: Magnificant and unique building
Disadvantages: NA
...a stop at the La Sagrada Familia. It is the most visited tourist spot in Spain. It has become the symbol of Barcelona. And in my opinion, it bei ...
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21.10.2012 16:10
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An interesting Gaudi building
Review of Casa Batlló, Barcelona by
medgenie
Advantages: Colourful rooftop interesting design
Disadvantages: Pricey entrance fee
This is the last Gaudi building I visited in my recent trip to Barcelona.
In 1903 Josep Batllo bought an old building on Passeig de Gracia with the hope of building a new home for his family on the main floor, and least out the rest of the building . Wa ...
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21.10.2012 16:04
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A very interesting piece of art by Gaudi
Review of Palau Güell, Barcelona by
medgenie
Advantages: Interesting architecture and internal design
Disadvantages: The entrace fee a bit pricey
...main street of La Rumba, Palau Guell was constructed between 1886 and 1890. It twas entrusted to Gaudi by Eusebi Guell, who wanted it to be a reference for l ...
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21.10.2012 15:58
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A beautiful medieval city
Review of Toledo (Spain) by
medgenie
Advantages: Beautiful small medieval town
Disadvantages: Wished I could have stayed longer
...70 km south of Madrid, Toledo is the capital of the province of Toledo. It is also the capital of autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It was declared a World Heri ...
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20.10.2012 20:53
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Monastery on top of a mountain
Review of Monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia by
medgenie
Advantages: A fantastic experience
Disadvantages: NA
In my recent trip to Barcelona, I took a day trip to Montserrat. After visiting Colonia Guell, an hour's coach journey took us to the Montserrat’s rack railway station. Located 50 kilometres northwest of Barcelona, Montserrat(serrated mountain) is formed ...
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20.10.2012 20:48
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Lucky find for my first visit......... had to go back
Review of Villa Florencia Casa Rural, Gandia by
mirandamac
Advantages: Service, beautiful pool, good food, great scenery, comfortable rooms
Disadvantages: None for us though you do need a car
I first visited the Villa Florencia with my daughter. We had spent 3 nights at a B & B she was considering buying/renting and where, on arrival at 3.30pm (we'd said it would be after 3.30) we were greeted with a blank look and then, 'oh, you'd better co ...
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02.10.2012 11:46
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A reasonable 3 star hotel but we wouldn't go back
Review of Best Siroco, Benalmadena by
mirandamac
Advantages: Location; value; pool
Disadvantages: Poor breakfast; lifts;
We know the area round Benalmadena well and chose to stay in the town as we wanted to be on the coast and to be handy for visiting various friends in the area.
Location and Getting around
Just a couple of hundred yards away from the lovely sandy be ...
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01.10.2012 17:03
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A little bit of paradise
Review of Vista del Torcal, Villaneuva de la Concepcion by
mirandamac
Advantages: Scenery; so clean; fantastic pool; perfect hosts; delicious food; reasonable cost
Disadvantages: You need a car
We were spending a couple of weeks in Spain - the first 4 days had been near Gandia, between Alicante and Valencia in an excellent B & B. We then drove down to Andalucia in our rented car (picked up at Alicante airport where we'd flown into and to be drop ...
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01.10.2012 14:28
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NH HOTEL SEVILLE - Doesn't Cost an Armas and a Leg
Review of Nh Plaza De Armas, Seville by
proxam
Advantages: Clean, modern, great AC, good location
Disadvantages: None for me
There are oodles of hotels in Seville to suit every budget so choosing one should've been a breeze. And, apart from one small requirement, it was.
Our perfect hotel would've been close to the historic city centre yet quiet enough to guarantee a good ...
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30.09.2012 13:08
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BC (bring camera)
Review of Baelo Claudia, Bolonia by
proxam
Advantages: Intersting, beautiful setting
Disadvantages: A little off the beaten track
...visit the Roman ruins at Baelo Claudia but as the only available day we had was a Monday, and as it's closed on a Monday, it didn't happen. This time, a Tuesday, meant there was no such problem ...
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20.09.2012 17:18
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Casa Emilio Hotel Makes Hostels Seem Like 5 Star Palaces!
Review of Casa Emilio, Murcia by
gingelou
Advantages: Erm...
Disadvantages: See Review!
Casa Emilio, Murcia
During our recent summer holidays in Spain we visited a few different cities, the 3rd of these cities was Murcia where we spent one night at Casa Emilio Hotel.
Why Casa Emilio?
We made the decision to stay at Casa Emilio bas ...
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18.09.2012 11:33
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Purple and Pink Rooms at Purple Nest Hostel!
Review of Purple Nest Hostel Valencia, Valencia by
gingelou
Advantages: Decent room. A place to sleep... kind of! Location.
Disadvantages: Noise outside. Breakfast time. Showers.
Purple Nest Hostel, Valencia
During our recent summer holidays in Spain we visited a few different cities, the 2nd of these cities was Valencia where we had a two night stay at the Purple Nest Hostel.
Why Purple Nest?
As usual we took to the ho ...
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exceptional
09.09.2012 18:49
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