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Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081. It is the central nucleus of the Urban Region of Barcelona, which relies on a population of about 5.5 million. It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is limited to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 m/1,680 ft).
Barcelona is a major economic centre with one of Europe's principal Mediterranean ports, and Barcelona International Airport is the second largest in Spain after Madrid-Barajas Airport. Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona became the capital of the Counts of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, it became one of the most important cities of the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination and has a rich cultural heritage. Particularly renowned are architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner that have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city is well known in recent times for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean are located in Barcelona.
As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat of the Catalan government, known as the Generalitat de Catalunya; of particular note are the executive branch, the parliament, and the Supreme Court of Catalonia.
Cityscape of Barcelona
Tourist Parks
Barcelona contains 68 municipal parks, divided into 12 historic parks, 5 thematic (botanical) parks, 45 urban parks and 6 forest parks. They range from vest-pocket parks to large recreation areas. The urban parks alone cover 10% of the city (549.7 ha/1,358.3 acres). The total park surface grows about 10 ha (25 acres) per year, with a proportion of 18.1 square meters (195 sq ft) of park area per inhabitant.
Of Barcelona's parks, Montjuïc is the largest, with 203 ha located on the mountain of the same name. It is followed by Ciutadella Park (situated in the place of the old military citadel and which houses the Parliament building, the zoo and several museums; 31 ha/76.6 acres including the zoo), the Guinardó Park (19 ha/47.0 acres), Park Güell (designed by Antoni Gaudí; 17.2 ha/42.5 acres), Oreneta Castle Park (also 17.2 ha/42.5 acres), Diagonal Mar Park (13.3 ha/32.9 acres, inaugurated in 2002), Nou Barris Central Park (13.2 ha/32.6 acres), Can Dragó Sports Park and Poblenou Park (both 11.9 ha/29.4 acres) and the Labyrinth Park (9.10 ha/22.5 acres), named after the garden maze it contains. A part of the Collserolla Park is also within the city limits.
Beaches Tourism in Barcelona
Barcelona has seven beaches, totalling 4.5 km (2.8 mi) of coastline. Sant Sebastià and Barceloneta beaches, both 1,100 m (3,610 ft) in length, are the largest, oldest and the most frequented beaches in Barcelona. The Olympic port separates them from the other city beaches: Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella and Llevant. These beaches (ranging from 400 to 640 m/1,300 to 2,100 ft) were opened as a result of the city restructuring to host the 1992 Summer Olympics, when a great number of industrial buildings were demolished. At present, the beach sand is replenished from quarries given that storms regularly remove large quantities of material. The 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures left the city a large concrete bathing zone on the eastmost part of the city's coastline. It has been stated by tourists that the Nou Camp can be seen from the top of the staircases.
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The area around the Plaça Catalunya makes up the city's historical centre and, alongside the upper half of Avinguda Diagonal, is the main commercial area of the city. Barcelona has several commercial complexes, like L'Illa in the higher part of the Diagonal avenue and Diagonal Mar in the lowest, La Maquinista, Glòries in the place of the same name and the Maremagnum by the port.
Barcelona has several skyscrapers, the highest being the Hotel Arts and its twin the Torre Mapfre, both 154 m (505 ft) high, followed by the newest Torre Agbar 144 m (472 ft)
Culture Tourism in Barcelona
Barcelona's cultural roots go back 2000 years. To a greater extent than the rest of Catalonia, where Catalonia's native Catalan is more dominant, Barcelona is a bilingual city: Catalan and Spanish are both official languages and widely spoken. The Catalan spoken in Barcelona, Central Catalan, is the one closest to standard Catalan. Since the arrival of democracy, the Catalan culture (very much repressed during the dictatorship) has been promoted, both by recovering works from the past and by stimulating the creation of new works. Barcelona is designated as a world-class city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network.
Entertainment and performing arts for your holiday in Barcelona
Barcelona has many venues for live music and theatre, including the world-renowned Gran Teatre del Liceu opera theatre, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Teatre Lliure and the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall. Barcelona also is home to the Sónar Music Festival which takes place around June every year, and to the Barcelona and Catalonia National Symphonic Orchestra (Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, usually known as OBC) is the largest symphonic orchestra in Catalonia. In 1999, the OBC inaugurated its new venue in the brand-new Auditorium (l'Auditori). It performs around 75 concerts per season and its current director is Eiji Oue. It has a thriving alternative music scene, with groups such as The Pinker Tones receiving international attention
Museums Tourism in Barcelona
Barcelona has a great number of museums, which cover different areas and eras. The National Museum of Art of Catalonia possesses a well-known collection of Romanesque art while the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art focuses on post-1945 Catalan and Spanish art. The Fundació Joan Miró, Picasso Museum and Fundació Antoni Tàpies hold important collections of these world-renowned artists.
Several museums cover the fields of history and archeology, like the City History Museum, the Museum of the History of Catalonia, the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, the Barcelona Maritime Museum and the private-owned Egyptian Museum. The Erotic museum of Barcelona is among the most peculiar ones, while Cosmocaixa is a science museum that received the European Museum of the Year Award in 2006.
Architecture Tourism in Barcelona
The Barri Gòtic ("Gothic Quarter" in Catalan) is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. Many of the buildings date from medieval times, some from as far back as the Roman settlement of Barcelona. Catalan modernisme architecture (often known as Art Nouveau in the rest of Europe), developed between 1885 and 1950 and left an important legacy in Barcelona. A great number of these buildings are World Heritage Sites. Especially remarkable is the work of architect Antoni Gaudí, which can be seen throughout the city. His best known work is the immense but still unfinished church of the Sagrada Família, which has been under construction since 1882, and is still financed by private donations. As of 2007, completion is planned for 2026.
Barcelona won the 1999 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for its architecture, the first (and as of 2007, only) time that the winner has been a city, and not an individual architect.
World Heritage Sites in Barcelona
• Works of Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, included in the list in 1997.
• Works of Antoni Gaudí, including Park Güell, Palau Güell, Casa Milà, Casa Vicens, Sagrada Família (Nativity façade and crypt), Casa Batlló, Crypt in Colonia Güell. The first three works were inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1984. The other four were added as extensions to the site in 2005.
Exquisite collection of South Indian bronzes, paintings, musical instruments, decorative arts and jewellery are the main attractions.
This is one of the best temple in India known as Meenakshi temple. The mammoth temple complex, the statues exploring the entire range of human emotions, everything here is larger than life. The Meenakshi temple complex is a city temple - one of the largest and certainly one of the most ancient. According to legend Madurai is the actual site where the wedding between Shiva and Meenakshi took place. The soaring and exquisitely carved towers enclose the temple dedicated to Meenakashi. The south gateway contains the twin temples of Shiva and Meenakshi and is about nine storeys high.
In the 14th century an invasion by Malik Kafur damaged the temple. In the same century Madurai was under Muslim rule for nearly fifty years. The temple authorities closed the sanctum, covered up the Linga, and set up another in the Ardhamandapa. When the city was liberated, the sanctum was opened, and, tradition says the flower garlands and the sandalwood paste placed on the Linga were as fresh as on the first day, and two oil lamps were still burning.
If you are on tour of Madurai then do not miss to visit at Ashta Sakthi Mandapa, Samagam Meenakshi Naicker Mandapa, Mudali Pillai Mandapa, The Golden Lily Tank, The Unjal And Kilikatti Mandapas.
But I think it is better to see the Major Festivels Celebrated at Madurai like Teppam Festival and Meenakshi Kalyanam Festival at Madurai.
How to Get there:
Air:
Madurai is connected by air with Mumbai and Chennai. Madurai airport is 10-km away from the city.
Rail:
Madurai has direct rail connections to Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kollam, Chennai, Rameshwaram, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupathi and Tuticorin.
Road:
There are excellent roads connecting Madurai to all parts of South India. Madurai city has 5 Major Bus Stands- Periyar Bus Stand, Anna Bus Stand, Palanganatham Bus Stand, Arapalayam Bus Stand, Mattuthavani Bus Stand. From Madurai town buses, suburban buses, taxis, auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available to reach the temple.
Udaipur is a beautiful city in situated in the Indian state of Rajasthan – the most vibrant and colorful state of India. Udaipur is one of the most romantic cities of India perhaps also of the world. The city of lakes, palaces and rising sun – Udaipur plays a major role in the boom of Rajasthan tourism. Situated on the edge of three picturesque lakes – Pichola Lake, Fatehsagar Lake and Udaisagar Lake – the city is rightly known as the city of lakes and famous for its exceptionally scenic lakes and watercourses. Lakes make a perfect backdrop to the romantic setting of the city and add to the magic of the city.
There are several other beautiful lakes in the city of Udaipur which add more charm to the city. They are Jaisamand Lake, Rajsamand Lake, Jiyan Sagar, Swaroop Sagar, Doodh Talai, etc. These beautiful lakes provide wonderful opportunity to enjoy sunset boat cruise or some water activities. Exploring these breathtakingly beautiful lakes provide a sense of relief. They also provide wonderful view of the beautiful mountain ranges. Truly, exploring beautiful lakes of Udaipur will provide you a pleasant travel experience of Rajasthan travel and tourism that will last forever.
Udaipur Pichola Lake is considered as one of the most beautiful and picturesque lakes of Rajasthan India. Located in the heart of city, Pichola Lake was built by Pichchu Banjara in year of 1362. On the bank of Pichola Lake one can visit two island palaces of royal era – Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir. Jag Mandir is an architecturally beautiful island palace of royal era offering fabulous view of picturesque Lake Pichola. Tourists from all over the world come to visit this beautiful palace. You too should not forget to visit this beautiful palace during your Rajasthan tours.
Jag Niwas is also known as Lake Palace is another island palace of royal era situated in the middle of picturesque Pichola Lake. It has now been turned into a heritage palace hotel. Located into the mid of beautiful Pichola Lake this magnificent palace offers a romantic settings of Udaipur city and deserve the attention of tourists, travelers, backpackers and honeymooners or newly-wedded couples from all around the world. The Lake Palace is an added attraction of being Udaipur a romantic city. Don’t miss to grab the opportunity of visiting palatial Lake Palace of Udaipur during your Rajasthan tour and travels.
City Palace of Udaipur is also a worth visiting attraction of Udaipur city. It is the largest palace complex of the city and houses hotels and museums. Other famous attractions of this beautiful city are Jagdish Temple, Saheliyon-ki-Bari, beautiful gardens, temples, Pratap Memorial, Gulab Bagh, Shilpgram, etc. Don’t miss to visit the romantic city of Udaipur and explore its fascinating attractions during your Rajasthan tours. There are several Rajasthan tour packages available which make enable you to explore this beautiful city in more and more convenient ways. You can book your Rajasthan tour package to visit the beautiful city of Udaipur online through various Golden Triangle Tour and travel related sites. Well, when you are coming to Udaipur, Rajasthan. The charm of the city awaits you.
Rajasthan is one the most popular smart tourist destinations in India for local tourists and tourists from overseas as well. A large number of tourists from all around the world visit this historic land of Rajasthan, India every year. What makes it a smart travel destination? Why tourists want to travel in Rajasthan?
There are several reasons for Rajasthan Travel. Forts, Palaces, Rich Cultural Heritage, Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Deserts, Hill Station, Camel Safari, Horse Safari, Elephant Safari, Jeep Safari, Havelis, Temples, Mosques, Nature, and Hospitable People etc are enough to attract tourists from all around the world for Rajasthan Tours and Tourism.
These days Rajasthan has become one of premier destination for celebrating holidays. And also Rajasthan represents India as a grand holiday destination in the eyes of world tourism. To spend your holidays in the most preferred way Rajasthan Tourism has several Rajasthan Holiday Packages. Only your Tours to Rajasthan Tours you will find that why Rajasthan Holiday destinations are so popular among tourists.
India tours offer a glorious opportunity to travel in Rajasthan in preferred way visiting its unique places, and participating in a joyous old culture. Rajasthan Tourism also provides opportunity to explore some of word known wildlife sanctuaries like Keoladeo Ghana, Sariska and Ranthambore national parks. Rajasthan Wildlife offers an stunning opportunity to capture majesty of tigers and spectacular view of rare species of birds and other wild creatures in your camera.
The vibrant and colorful land of Rajasthan is well-known for its diversity in terms of culture, topography, history, tradition, and off course the lifestyle of Rajasthani people. In whatever the region of Rajasthan you will travel in you will find something new and something extra that has been preserved to offer you. There are many places to visit in Rajasthan, India. Exploring Rajasthan Forts and Palaces and Fairs and Festivals of Rajasthan are one of the most preferred ways to go through the rich cultural heritage of Rajasthan, India.
One of the most preferred ways to Travel in Rajasthan, India is taking part in Golden Triangle Trip without which perhaps you tours to Rajasthan will be incomplete. Golden Triangle Trip covered three destinations of north India which are known for their own distinct charm. These are Delhi - the capital of India, Agra - the home to splendid Taj Mahal, and Jaipur - the Pink City, the capital of Rajasthan. This tourist circuit is known all over the world. These places are best visited with Golden Triangle Tour as it covers all the marvelous destination that you are looking for in India.
The temptation of Rajasthan doesn't end here. There are more, much and much more in Rajasthan, India. On your Rajasthan India Tours, India, visit Udaipur and enjoy boat ride over the romantic water of lovely Pichola Lake or visit Mount Abu and enjoy extraordinary natural beauty and picturesque locations or explore the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan and visit stunningly painted havelis of rich merchants. In fact, the attractions of Rajasthan are so vast that it can be capture in few words or few pages. This is only an attempt to provide a little information about Rajasthan Tours and Tourism and to travel the preferred way in Rajasthan, India.
Honeymoon!!! Woh it is one of the most important part of the couples life after marriage. This is the time where the couples after tying the knots of love spend romantic moments being together. Honeymoon is celebrated in the natural settings with beautiful surrounding and perfumed air surrounds the couples. It is the time where they come closer to understand each other from heart, mind and soul. For the couples India is becoming a hot Honeymoon destination. India has various fabulous tourist destinations to suits the romantic moods of the newly wedded couples. Kerala, Goa and Rajasthan are the favourite haunt of the newly wedded couples. These places are apt to suits the moods of the couples with scintillating natural beauty. Goa-the paradise of beaches, Kerala-the paradise on earth and Rajasthan-the romantic city of India retreat couples in the perfect honeymoon environment to enjoy the memorable moments their newly wedded life.
India is the perfect destinations for couples to enjoy romantic moments of there life. Here in India they can enjoy the various geographical conditions in its mighty glory. Goa is no less than a paradise for Couples. Its serene beaches, dotted with palm and coconut trees perfectly decorate the environment for couples to share magical moments on the silver beach. The great hospitality, tranquility and the charming beauty of the beaches offers magical moments to cherish all throughout the life. Goa beaches are one of the most favourite and hot destination for couples. From every part of the world, newlywed couples visit to enjoy there honeymoon in the perfect picturesque beaches. Take a long walk or sprinkle water on your beloved to enjoy the moment. You too can enjoy the beach sport like motor riding, beach volleyball and most angling together is moment to cherish all through your life. Being in goa, India you will enjoy your honeymoon in the lovely way your beloved. Visit one to spend your holidays and its exhilarating beauty will leave spell bound.
Furthermore Kerala the paradise on earth is also the famous and hot honeymoon destination in India. The pristine backwater destination, fabled beaches, traditional houseboat tour and the copious natural beauty make this place even more charming and hot honeymoon destination in India. Here the couples can enjoys romantic time in the exhilarating beauty of Kerala. Kerala house boat tour is the favourite haunt of the couples. Houseboat of Kerala offers romantic environment to enjoy time being together. Once the boat starts gliding on the pristine water you will come to enjoy the exhilarating beauty of Kerala. Book your Kerala tour package and you can enjoy romantic moments of your marriage life in the unique product of Kerala i.e. Houseboat.
If….house boat of Kerala fascinates couples, Rajasthan alluring and stunning beauty make it even more charming destination for honeymooners. Rajasthan - the romantic state of India have witness many historical romantic views of kings and princes. This golden state of India still stands in the memory of the romantic moments of the glory past. Captivating monuments and lakes are the best part of the Rajasthan honeymoon tour. Enjoy memorable safari camel tour together to explore the enchanting beauty of Monuments and the traditional and bustling villages of Rajasthan. Udaipur and Mount Abu is the favourite honeymoon destination in Rajasthan. Udaipur and Munnar top the list of Rajasthan honeymoon travel package. The captivating hills of Munnar and the picturesque Pichola Lake allure couples with there mesmerizing beauty.
Global warming is the major issue that has risen higher in the recent few years. What does global warming mean? Global warming refers to a usual increase in the Earth's temperature, which sequentially causes change in temperature. With the increase in Global warming, diversion has taken place towards Eco-tourism. It has gain popularity among the tourism sector.
Eco Tourism derived from two words- Ecosystem and Tourism. Eco Tourism is the best option for the people who love nature and its beauty. India is very well known among nature lovers and tourists from all over the world. Being famous for its enriched culture, beauty and heritage, it is getting well equipped with a number of Botanical and Zoological Gardens that are meant to preserve the nature and environment.
Eco tourism is a concept that has been promoted for preventing the environment around us and preserving its resources. Apart from providing a pleasant visit to tourists who wish to take a breath from the hasty city life and enjoy in midst of greenery, it also safeguard the environment from getting ruined.
It is a novel section adjunct to the Indian Tourism plan. This is an ideal form of tourism that encourage going back to natural wealth in every aspects of life. The year 2002 was celebrated as the International Year of
Eco Tourism
Eco-tourism destinations in India
Rishikesh- In Sanskrit, Rishikesh means -he who has conquered his senses. Rishikesh is centered by the Holy River Ganga. This is among the best place for river rafting as here the Ganga is bounded by the green Himalayas from both the sides. Rishikesh is popular center of learning yoga and here we have many of the ayurvedic pharmacies.
Kerala- Kerala is the First planned ecotourism destination in India created to cater to the Eco-tourist and nature lovers. Here Ayurveda found a revolution from an ethnic cure to a luxurious indulgence. Kerala is one of the greenest destinations in India.
Pondicherry - The Botanical Garden of Pondicherry is enormously famous for lot of unusual species of plants. Every year the department of Tourism of Pondicherry organize the annual French Food Festival called Gourmet. Gourmet is another attraction of Tourist in Pondicherry.
Environment has served us the pleasure of relaxing and enjoying the natural wealth. Eco tourism is one of the major steps in saving the nature from global warming. Every tourism sector and tourists should encourage eco tourism for the well being of our surroundings.
India is basically known for the suited destinations for adventure lovers, heritage travel and pilgrimage travel. Peak Adventure Tour offers all types of eco adventure tour activities in India like mountain biking, river rafting, climbing, Ayurveda tour, camping, wildlife travel, trekking, safari and more other ecotourism activities
Rajasthan is one of the most popular tourist destinations of India. It is the largest state of India and famous among tourists from all over the world for its amazing attractions of tourist interest. Every year a large gathering of tourists form each corner of the world visit this exotic and vibrant state of India. And of course the state never fails to enchant its visitor with its amazing attractions. The state has a lot of tourism options for every category of tourist whether they are even more negative. Rich culture, rich tradition, rich history, magnificent forts, palatial palaces, terrific temples, stunning havelis, rich flora and fauna, vast Thar Desert, romantic sand dunes, adventure & sports, wildlife parks and sanctuaries, verdant hill of Mount Abu, grand heritage hotels, tradition of excellent hospitality, etc are some major assets of Rajasthan tourism.
Drenched in royal grandeur and rich culture, the vibrant and colorful Rajasthan is also called as the land of monuments. You will have wonderful opportunity to see and explore several magnificent monuments on your Rajasthan tours and travel. Your will see Invincible forts, palatial palaces, stunning havelis, terrific temples, rich museum etc as monument and heritage attractions of tours and travel in this vibrant and colorful state of India. Each cities and region of Rajasthan has some of world famous monumental attractions. Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur, Umaid Bhawan Palace & Museum, City Palace Complex Jaipur, Hawa Mahal Jaipur, Junagarh Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, City Palace Udaipur, Lake Palace Udaipur, Stunning Havelis of Shekhawati region, etc are must visit attractions of Rajasthan tour. Exploring these monumental attractions provides a pleasant experience of Rajasthan tours and travel.
Not only monuments attractions, but also several other attractions deserve the attention of tourists from all over the world. The state is also known for its rich flora and fauna. There are several wildlife parks and sanctuaries in the state which provide wonderful opportunity to see amazing species of wildlife and plants. Sariska National Park, Ranthambhore National Park, Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary, etc are some world famous wildlife parks of Rajasthan, India. When you will explore these wildlife parks and sanctuaries during your Rajasthan tours you will have wonderful opportunity to see wildlife attractions by close in their natural surrounding. Truly, exploring these wildlife parks and sanctuaries provides a pleasant and adventure packed experience of tours and travel in India.
You will also have wonderful and exciting opportunity to explore vast Thar Desert and see romantic Sam Sand Dunes on your Rajasthan, India tours. One of the best ways to explore and see the Sam Sand Dunes of the state is Camel Ride. Camel Safari the state is quite popular among tourists. Mount Abu – the only hill stations of Rajasthan and also Gujarat – is also famous among tourists and honeymooners from all around the world. Natural beauty and pleasant & cold climate of this hilly town make it a perfect holiday destination and deserve the attention of tourists and honeymooners.
If you are too interested in golden triangle tour, welcome to this vibrant and colorful state of Rajasthan, India. The charm of Rajasthan tourism awaits you.
