Barcelona

=Barcelona, Spain=

Weather
The weather in Barcelona during August is generally hot and humid with an average temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, or 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

Currency
Spain's currency is the Euro. One U.S. dollar is equal to .77 Euros

Hotel
For the entire time in Barcelona, we will be staying at the Hotel Primero Primera in a Superior Room for $1,530.

Day 1
After arriving in Barcelona by plane from Venice, we will have lunch at Ciudad Condal. Lunch will cost anywhere from being free to $40. After lunch, we will visit the La Sagrada Familia cathedral. Its main attractions are the Nativity Facade, a highly detailed depiction of the birth of Christ, and the Passion Facade, a simple, plain depiction of the crucifixion of Christ. Though incomplete, it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After visiting the La Sagrada Familia Cathedral, we will then visit the Parc Guell garden complex. Two gingerbread houses are near the entrance to the garden. A terrace in the middle called the Sala Hipostila has many tiled sculptures, including the famous tiled lizard, and its benches are all tiled sculptures.

Day 2
After waking up, we will visit the Parc de la Ciutadella. A lake, a zoo, and the remains of a citadel can all be found within the park, and it has plenty of paths for people to just walk and enjoy the scene. After visiting the Parc de la Ciutadella, we will go to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, known as the Barcelona Cathedral.

Day 3
Our first attraction will be the Palau de la Musica Catalana. It is a concert hall with beautiful features and designs, and it is the only concert hall in Europe to be lighted entirely by sunlight. After that, we will then go to Camp Nou, a football stadium. We will watch a football game, as football is very popular in Barcelona. The stadium has seating for almost 100,000 people, making it the largest stadium in all of Europe.

Day 4
We will start the day with Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. It is an art gallery that not only shows art of famous artists but also inspires upcoming artists to improve their own work. We will then go to the Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo. It is an amusement park with some of the earliest amusement park rides alongside modern rides.

Day 5
The first attraction of the day will beMonastery of Pedralbes. It is an old monastery constructed in Gothic architecture that has been turned into a museum for collections. The second attraction will be the Teatre del Liceu. It is an opera house with many performances during the year and has seating for 4,000 people.

Day 6
We will start the day with the Fundació Joan Miró. It is an art museum dedicated to the Spanish artist Joan Miró and has over 10,000 items of his artwork. We will then go to the Aquarium Barcelona. The aquarium has 11,000 animals from 450 species and has an 80 meter underwater tunnel.

Day 7
We leave our hotel and head to the airport to board our plane to Casablanca, Morocco.