Luxe Beat Magazine February 2014 | Page 47

Luxe Travel Guide: Barcelona, Spain Here’s your guide to Barcelona’s best lodging, attractions, restaurants, bars and unusual experiences. ACTIVITIES Start your trip off with a private guided tour of the city via Barcelona Exclusive Private Tours. There’s nothing better than visiting a city with an insider. Enjoy riding in a luxury vehicle and a guide who speaks perfect English. Fully personalized service. It’s their mission to give you exactly what you want. Choose from day trips in and outside of the city and nightlife tours. Ask them to include Guadi’s Sagrada Familia Church, the Picasso Museum, the view from the top of the Tibidabo Mountain, Palau Guell (a recently restored museum dedicated to Gaudi),and a trip to San Sebatián beach for its beauty and great restaurants in your day trip. http://barcelonaexclusiveprivatetours.com/barcelona-sightseeing-day-tour/ Absolutely arrange a one day escape to Cava wine country. It’s an easy breezy luxe day out when you use Wine Pleasures www.winepleasures.com to give you an insider’s view. They will open winery doors that are normally closed to the public, introduce you to the winery owners and/or winemaker and generally ensure you see, smell and taste what you want. And if you are not sure what that is, they will organize tours for the absolute beginner to the most sophisticated Gran Reserva collector. You cannot replicate this experience on your own. On your own, walk to the Escriba bakery and coffee house on Las Rambles, just a few steps from your hotel. This is magical place for its architecture and its picture perfect pastries. Perfect spot for a croissant and coffee in the morning, right after you enjoyed some fresh fruit from the Boqueria indoor farmers market a few steps away. This is a small slice of luxury in the middle of the chaotic Ramblas walkway. 46 FEBRUARY 2014 • LUXE BEAT MAGAZINE