Social Program

Social Program (dd 31/03/06)
(Please note that there might occur some minor changes in the social program
in order to serve you with the best possible program.)

Day 1 - Friday, 9 June 2006
Tonight we will enjoy a taste of Spanish hospitality at the Hotel Arts Barcelona.

Day 2 - Saturday, 10 June 2006
Partners Activity: Visit to the Gothic Quarter & Picasso Museum and Shopping Tour in the Modernist Area.

This morning we will discover the oldest part of Barcelona built around Taber Hill and the most intact Gothic Quarter in Europe surrounded by the Roman walls. This is an island within the urban metropolis with narrow, tortuous streets of ancient stone and magnificent historical buildings. We will continue our walk through the Plaça Sant Jaume, Plaça del Pi, Plaça Reial and the famous boulevard "the Ramblas".

Our tour will continue with a visit to the most important Picasso Museum where we will have the opportunity to enjoy the most representative works of Picasso's different periods and styles. The Picasso is one of Barcelona's most visited museums. Their collection of Picasso's work is particularly strong in his early period, with some of its school book sketches on display, and strong works from his early days in Barcelona and Paris. The collection is housed in the two beautifully preserved Gothic palaces of Berenguer Aguilar and Barón de Castellet on Carrer Montcada, possibly Barcelona's most romantic street.

We will have a delicious lunch in a superb Catalan-style restaurant located in the heart of the old. In the afternoon we will explore Barcelona's most elegant shopping districts in the famous Modernist Area.

Gala Dinner at Casa Batllo

Tonight we have the pleasure and privilege of discovering Barcelona's and Gaudi's most remarkable building during a sublime gala dinner at Casa Batllo. Casa Batllo - a unique, singular and exceptional masterpiece by Antonio Gaudi - is more than just a building: it is a legend in the universal art, architecture and design of all epochs.

You will also receive a guided tour through this remarkable house in order to learn more about the life of Antonio Gaudi.

Dress code: formal attire requested.

Day 3 - Sunday, 11 June 2006
Partners Activity: Visit to the Coastal Resort Sitges

Today we will offer you a great program that combines nice views, art & culture and shopping !

Welcome to Sitges, a lovely and beautiful sea resort 35 km south of Barcelona. Sitges, a village of culture, thanks to resident artist, playwright, and Bohemian mystic Santiago Rusiñol. The 19th-century modernismo movement began largely at Sitges, and the town remained the scene of artistic encounters and demonstrations long after the movement waned. Sitges continued as a resort of artists, attracting giants such as Salvador Dalí and poet Federico García Lorca.
With its parish church and white houses dominating the view, and with the sea & the beach at its feet, Sitges appears as a beautiful and unrepeatable picture. One of the highlights of the village is the beautiful "Marichal Palace", located in the old quarter and built in the 13th century on the coast cliffs. We will also have the opportunity to visit Museum "Maricel" with its "Sant Miquel" Tower, the Golden and Blue Hall and the cloister with its magnificent view over the sea. And next door we find Museum "Cau Ferrat", used to be the workshop of Rusiñol and decorated with paintings by Rusiñol himself, Ramon Casas, Ignacio Zuloaga, Pichot, Manolo Hugué, El Greco, Zuloaga, Casas and Picasso.

After our tour, we will enjoy a delicious Mediterranean lunch at a privileged location on the top of the cliff facing the sea and skyline of Sitges.

Evening : A Spanish Farewell on the emblematic hill of Montjuïc

This evening we will have the pleasure to taste the superb gastronomic aromas of Mediterranean cuisine on the emblematic hill of Montjuïc with spectacular views over the city.