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Las Ramblas, Barcelona
Through a window on a rainy day...
Forn De Pa PUIGGROS - interior
Rocky Cliff
Hello,
I'll be travelling on mid September to a conference in the Palau de Congresos. Can anybody please advise on the hotel above. I liked the idea that it is located on a residential area (Tres Torres), I am anative Spanish speaker and would like to be more in areas frequented by locals than tourists. (Yes I know catalan is the the principal language).
Also what can you tell me about the Tres Torres area.
Regards,
Gerardo
I don't know about this hotel. But Tres Torres is absolutely not a tourist area, heh. It's a high standing area, so you'll find a few "beautiful locals" there. Furthermore is not a central area, so you will take some transportation to get to the centre to visit something, if u want. In the area there arent metro, just FFCC (a kind of local train, it works like a metro), in the station called also Tres Torres.
Enjoy your conference, and the city =)
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