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BARCELONA is the second largest city in Spain but the most cosmopolitan city. The city is easy to explore on foot and visitors without transport can walk from and between the Modern Barcelona, the Roman Remains as well as the Medieval City. The city is rich in history and if you are interested in Art and only visiting for the weekend, give yourself a treat by taking in Barcelona’s amazing collection of Romanesque Art.
We recommend you spend some time at the Catalan National Art Museum, Parc de Montjuic, Barcelona. It is housed in the National Palace which itself is something to marvel at. Inside you can feast your eyes on the master art works which take you through a fascinating journey of art pieces dated between the 11th and the 13th centuries to the beginnings of Gothic art.
The palace was built in 1929 and renovated and re-opened again in 1995. The museum is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday.
Our website recommends a few other interesting museums to visit on your weekend break so click here and allow us to help you plan your trip using our very informative and helpful weekend guide.
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Doreen B
March 7th, 2006
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Taking a weekend break to Holland? There is tons to see and do in Amsterdam itself. In fact a weekend won’t be enough if its your first visit, as I discovered. What I would have liked, was to see a few other towns within easy access of Amsterdam. The one in particular that would have interested me is ‘The Hague’ which is the countries second Capital or Administrative Capital.
If you are planning a trip to the Netherlands, try booking around the time of the ‘Free Open-air Jazz Festival’ which is held in the center of The Hague. I believe this Jazz Festival is really worth it and whats more its free! All you have to do is find your way to the centre of The Hague and enjoy.
To get to The Hague, fly to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam and then you have a few choices open to you on how to get to The Hague. You can drive from the airport using the the main A4 (E10) autoroute from Amsterdam to The Hague. The Hague is about 36 miles from Amsterdam. You could also take a taxi if you are prepared to pay for the taxi fair or you could use the extremely efficient rail system that Holland is blessed with and go by train. There is a direct service from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Central station and the trains run every 15 minutes. In addition to the train, you could also get to The Hague by bus. The ‘Interliner’ runs great services from most major cities throughout Holland including Amsterdam.
You will no doubt want to visit the many attractions that Amsterdam has to offer first and then you can mossy on down to The Hague and enjoy the free music.
Make sure you have the timing right. The North Sea Jazz Festival takes place around the same time as the free open air festival and is run over a three day period. This is held annually during the second week in July, at the Netherlands Congress Centre in The Hague. Address = Netherlands Congress Centre, Churchillplein 10, The Hague, Netherlands. For more information you can call or fax +31 (0)15-214 83 93.
February 7th, 2006
On our visit to Amsterdam, we took a look at the red light district because I personally did not believe that it existed - even though zillions of people told me about it. Anyway, I could not handle more than an hour or so and then went in search of something more cultured.
We explored a typical Dutch Canal house which was cool to see and well kept as museums go but the interesting one for us was the ‘Portuguese Jewish Museum’. Actually I think it is called the Portuguese Synagogue. Until I visited this place, which by the way is really well done, I did not realise that the Jews were chased out of Spain and Portugal (history was never my strong point at school) and I certainly did not realise that they found refuge in Holland. I would personally recommend a visit to this museum. It is impressive and very informative. I just wish that I had had more time (did the weekend thing) to stay longer. I have tried looking it up on the internet but have not been very successful with regards to finding a good site to refer you to. I will do more research if you find this of interest. Just let me know - or if you can offer any further info I am keen to know more.
December 27th, 2005