At first I couldn’t find the category for this, but I just wasn’t looking properly – I was looking for “Olympic Village”, when really I should have searched for Vila Olimpica – it sounds so much prettier that way don’t you think? Anyway, I feel so daft now for not looking for it under its ... Read review
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Advantages: Really pretty, nice place to spend an hour Disadvantages: Expensive, excludes locals
...I should have searched for Vila Olimpica – it sounds so much prettier that way don’t you think? Anyway, I feel so daft now for not looking for it under its proper name. I’ll also stop rambling now :)
During my trip to Barcelona, I visited the Olympic village twice – once on a quick coach tour of the city, and then a second time on the last (full) day where we had to sit and “soak up” the sights and sounds of the area, so hopefully I have gained ... ...what I tell you.
Vila Olimpica makes up a fairly small area of Barcelona (but then the term “village” probably gives that away), it has relatively few streets, and you know instantly that you have arrived there from simply looking up at most of the road names – loads of them on the edge of the village are named after previous Olympic cities – I think one was called Carrer de Los Angeles – not very Spanish is it? As you continue to walk into the ...
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The hotel is located outside of the city centre but unlike some cheap hotels is actually in Barcelona. From the airport we didnt find getting there too hard. We travelled by metro, approx time from centre of Barcelona is about 15mins. The hotel is in a... more
