| Barcelona for Trendsetters
It is not possible to visualise of indeed fantasise about Barcelona without either wanting to warble or hurdle from one event to the next. Moreover, the shopping is fantastic! If the label Custo is not yet familiar then it soon could be. Custo was conceived here in Barcelona and it is a fever running high amongst the fashion fraternity. There are two fabulous Custo stores to purchase some trendy one-offs in the El Borne neighbourhood. If it is a world renowned label you are after such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci [to name but a few] then Paseo de Gracia is right up your shopping street and the boutique Joffre is alongside, housing Prada and Ungaro and many more.
So after all this shopping you 've certainly worked up an appetite so why not drop into a top class tapas bar such as Cervecceria Calalana on the corner of Calle Mallorca and Rambla Catalunya. If jazz is a musical preference then November is a must. The 2005 Jazz Festival in Barcelona has the most amazing line up from Keith Jarrett to Bill Carrothers and in a city as stunning and romantic as this, the sax will blow you away. Click onto www.allaboutjazz.com and www.jazznews.com for details and tickets.
There is more than enough tantalising stimuli in this city and the Gran Hotel La Florida is oh so sweetly situated above the city, with views to rival most flight paths. This is the Gastronomic year in Barcelona and Gran Hotel La Florida has the perfect recipe to excite your culinary desires. This includes a tour of La Boqueria a food market saturated with cheeses and wines - for tasting of course - and the tour culminates in a Tapas Lunch. The Spa at Hotel La Florida is blessed with a pool that defies nature and pampering that is simply divine. The chef, Daniel Bausa, dedicates each month to an in-season product and does the Gastronomic menu proud. Luxury Explorer has some exclusive packages at La Florida during November, so click here for availability and luxurious ideas to blow your cashmere socks off!
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