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C. de Sant Sever, 7 (Passatge del Nacional), Barcelona, Catalunya
Jewelry Store · El Barri Gòtic · 14 tips and reviews
De Joya En Joya: Good opportunity to find interesting jewels without complexes and with a new air... :-D Una buena oportunidad para encontrar interesantes joyas sin complejos y con un nuevo aire
De Joya En Joya: Las joyas de Miquel Barberà no dejan a nadie indiferente en este palacete gótico. Piezas de autor en estado de gracia. El otro emplazamiento es Hàbit Espai Joies (Pl. Francesc Macià, 5)
De Joya En Joya: Espacio de Miquel Barberà, a parte de Hàbit Atelier (C/ Lledó, 4-6) en el Gótico, donde descubrir una forma nada convencional de trabajar metales y gemas. Joyería de autor en estado de gracia :-D
C. Parlament, 39 (C. del Comte Borrell), Barcelona, Catalunya
Café · Sant Antoni · 560 tips and reviews
De Joya En Joya: Ya había tomado alguna cosa antes, pero el batido de plátano y chocolate está pero q muy recomendable! D lo q me acabo d enterar es q el negocio lo han montado los mismos q crearon Papabubble. Genial!
Wine Store · Barri de la Sagrada Família · 13 tips and reviews
De Joya En Joya: Muy buena calidad/precio en los productos, y con una mejor atención de los propietarios, siempre dispuestos a orientar y sugerir en función de la ocasión.
Gift Store · La Dreta de l'Eixample · 3 tips and reviews
De Joya En Joya: pequeña tienda de regalos en donde se pueden encontrar GRANDES IDEAS. Las joyas y bisutería suele ser bastante interesantes y variadas (plata, piedras, aluminio, ... o de materiales reciclados) ;-D
De Joya En Joya: The first bijou hotel of Barcelona. Visit the private collection of Masriera-Bagués' modernist jewels! El primer hotel joya de Bcn. Visita la colección privada de joyas modernistas de Masriera-Bagués!
Jewelry Store · La Dreta de l'Eixample · 7 tips and reviews
De Joya En Joya: Preparando motores para las Navidades me encuentro con un impresionante collar de brillantes de 7 finas vueltas... y un apartado con esmeraldas de intenso verde.
Carrer Sant Pius V 9 (Carrer Alboraia), València, Comunitat Valenciana
Museum · Trinitat · 27 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Or visit the Museo de Bellas Artes (San Pío V; 0034 963 870300; museobellasartesvalencia.gva.es; free), which is one of the most important art museums in Spain.
Pl. del Mercat (Av. Baró de Càrcer), València, Comunitat Valenciana
Market · El Mercat · 208 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Opposite La Lonja, pick up a freshly-squeezed orange juice outside the art nouveau Central Market, where the fabulous local produce is sold at more than 1,000 stalls.
Pl. del Mercat 30 (Vella de la Palla), València, Comunitat Valenciana
Historic and Protected Site · El Mercat · 58 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Wander the streets of the old town to La Lonja, the 15th-century silk exchange, one of the best examples of Gothic civil architecture in Europe which has World Heritage status (Admission €2/£1.70).
C. Guillem de Castro, 118 (C. Na Jordana), València, Comunitat Valenciana
Museum · El Carme · 62 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: There are always a few exhibitions worth seeing at the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (Guillem de Castro 118; ivam.es; €2/£1.70), where there is also a good bookshop.
The Telegraph: The Cathedral is a riotous hotchpotch of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque extravagance, worth climbing the Micalet bell-tower for great city views (0034 963 918127; catedraldevalencia.es; €4.50/£3.70).
Art Museum · Stato della Città del Vaticano · 898 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: If you’re determined to include the Vatican in your brief Roman holiday, pre-book your slot at the Vatican Museums (http://mv.vatican.va) online to avoid an even longer wait there.
Pujada de Sant Domènec, 4, BAJO, Girona, Catalunya
Restaurant · 74 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: On arrival 9.30pm: A Moderniste doorway beckons you into Le Bistrot (0034 972 218803). A Girona institution, this inexpensive, bohemian eatery has an eccentric menu of salads and Catalan cured meats.
The Telegraph: 9am: Artusi, just off the Rambla, does wonderful pastries for breakfast. Walk up Força until you see the 91 stone steps ascending to Girona cathedral (catedraldegirona.org; €7/ £6, free on Sunday).
The Telegraph: 5pm: The Arab Baths, a domed bath complex, (Carrer Ferran el Católic; banys.arabs.org; €2/£1.70) was built in 1194 to an older Arab design.
The Telegraph: Day two -10am: Stop at the award-winning Cinema Museum (Carrer Sequia 1; €5; www.museudelcinema.cat ). Opposite, there are toy and magic shops.
The Telegraph: Cross the unmistakable Charles Bridge (built in 1357) under the gaze of the Baroque saints lining its walls once the crowds have thinned out. Read our full guide: http://tgr.ph/RLkxR0
The Telegraph: Make for the idyllic Malá Strana district – full of street markets and galleries around the cobbled square on U Lu˘zického Semináre to explore by day. Read our full guide: http://tgr.ph/RLkxR0
The Telegraph: A must here with its mix of Baroque, Renaissance and Gothic façades. Take in the surreal 15th-century Astronomical Clock on one side and Saloun’s grimacing Protestant martyr in bronze on the other.
The Telegraph: Ride the 22 tram up to Prague Castle (entry £5) for an afternoon exploring the seat of the P˘remyslid dynasty, the millennium-old St Vitus’ Cathedral, and the Romanesque St George’s Basilica.
The Telegraph: On arrival - 8pm: Head for the great Gothic cathedral, and the tangle of medieval streets around it – you’ll get lost, everybody does, but that’s the charm of the Barri Gòtic.
Pg. Gràcia, 92 (C. Provença), Barcelona, Catalunya
Monument · La Dreta de l'Eixample · 439 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Day one - 10am: La Pedrera (0034 93 484 59 00; lapedrera.com; admission €11/ £9.30), Gaudí’s undulating apartment block, now contains an exhibition centre.
Pg. de Gràcia, 43 (C. d'Aragó), Barcelona, Catalunya
Museum · La Dreta de l'Eixample · 764 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: The fantastical Casa Batlló (00 34 216 03 06; casabatllo.cat, admission €20.35/ £17), a glittering, polychromatic affair, also open to the public.
C. de Mallorca, 401 (C. de Sardenya), Barcelona, Catalunya
Church · Barri de la Sagrada Família · 1842 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Day one - 3.30pm: From here, it’s an easy metro ride to Gaudí’s other masterpiece, the unfinished Sagrada Família church (sagradafamilia.cat). It’s as breathtaking within as it is otherworldly without
C. Palau de la Música, 4-6 (Sant Pere més Alt), Barcelona, Catalunya
Concert Hall · Sant Pere-Santa Caterina i la Ribera · 341 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Day two - 9am: Have a coffee downstairs at the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall (0034 902 442 882; palaumusica.org) to sneak a peak at the lobbym or book a guided tour for the whole thing.
The Telegraph: Offers two perfect platforms for a bird’s-eye view of the city – providing you can handle the climb. It’s 463 steps to the top of the dome and 414 to the viewing platform.
The Telegraph: Stroll south of the Duomo for the mighty statues in the this square and self-glorifying frescoes inside the historic town hall, Palazzo Vecchio.
The Telegraph: The famous Uffizi gallery, where masterpieces by Botticelli, Caravaggio, Rubens, and more will keep you occupied for hours. Expert tip: Pre-book online to beat the queue: telegraph.co.uk/florenceguide
The Telegraph: Stroll across this ancient bridge, where despite the tourist tack most of the shops that line the sides belong to proper goldsmiths who have plied their trade here since at least 1345.
The Telegraph: Some interesting Medici collections of painting, sculpture and costumes. Alternatively, skirt around behind the palace for a stroll in the formal Boboli Gardens with their Baroque grottoes
Passeig des Born, Palma, Comunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears
Pedestrian Plaza · Distrito Centro · 22 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Get your bearings with a slow stroll under the lime trees along the Passeig d’es Born boulevard. When you reach the sea, see the magnificent La Seu cathedral in the evening sun http://bit.ly/QWUJ5L.
Pl. de l'Almoina, s/n, Palma, Comunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears
Church · La Seu · 97 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Take in the Gothic grandeur of the cathedral (catedraldemallorca.org; entrance €6/£4.80), where light filters in through the enormous rose window.
De Joya En Joya: Antique and vintage jewelry that will delight those who enjoy pieces of the past / Joyas de anticuario y vintage que hará las delicias de los disfrutan con piezas del pasado