leeslover Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looking to take a trip there with the other half middle or late October, staying a day or two either side of a match. Any tips? Is it best to book a package or flight and hotel separately? Do you get match ahead? Does it work out best to fly into Girona? Ta for any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Also, whereabouts in the ground's best to go? Looking at what people are saying on various forums the atmosphere in the south stand's pretty lively, is that our best bet?Oh and I'm disappointed in you opinions4u. a week now and no instructions to book via playershare. Edited September 2, 2014 by rosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 When I went was back in 2000 was a Copa del Rey game but about 12,000 there we where in the upper tier right handside of the goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Err webshoppy thing. Trains, planes, hotels and the like. Click here, find your retailer (e.g. Hotels dot com) and earn some money for Latics to buy Messi or similar. http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/laticsplayershare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Err webshoppy thing. Trains, planes, hotels and the like. Click here, find your retailer (e.g. Hotels dot com) and earn some money for Latics to buy Messi or similar. http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/laticsplayershare Hehehehehe. I've got the easyfundraising browser bar installed that asks if you want a donation to be made to playershare everytime you visit an eligible site cos I'm a superfan. I went to Gillingham away and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Looking to take a trip there with the other half middle or late October, staying a day or two either side of a match. Any tips? Is it best to book a package or flight and hotel separately? Do you get match ahead? Does it work out best to fly into Girona? Ta for any advice. Flight and hotel separately usually works out cheaper. Best to Fly into Barcelona but if Girona is particularly cheap there are plenty of buses to Barcelona. We bought tickets at the train station but they were only playing Alaves who were bottom of the league at the time. If it's a bigger game it might be better to pay through the nose and get them online in advance. On which note - don't bother anyway, it's :censored:e Like watching football at the theatre. Do an Espanyol match instead. Eat and drink in El Born and Barrio Gotic rather than las Ramblas. Or anywhere away from the centre. Go to the Cathedral at about 5pm if you're there on a Sunday - local Pavarotti types sing for nowt outside. Then eat at the basque tapas bar on the square there. Lucky bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Flight and hotel separately usually works out cheaper. Best to Fly into Barcelona but if Girona is particularly cheap there are plenty of buses to Barcelona. We bought tickets at the train station but they were only playing Alaves who were bottom of the league at the time. If it's a bigger game it might be better to pay through the nose and get them online in advance. On which note - don't bother anyway, it's :censored:e Like watching football at the theatre. Do an Espanyol match instead. Eat and drink in El Born and Barrio Gotic rather than las Ramblas. Or anywhere away from the centre. Go to the Cathedral at about 5pm if you're there on a Sunday - local Pavarotti types sing for nowt outside. Then eat at the basque tapas bar on the square there. Lucky bastards. Can't argue with the above. Think it's fairly easy to get in any match aside from the Classico. It's about 10 years since I went to see them. Just bought tickets for the middle tier a couple of days before the match (vs Betis). Thought the atmospehere was incredible just before the match started, then it went a bit flat (as Betis took a 3-1 lead) which perked up after the lino missed a massive offside (pelted with fruit and stuff) and then Barca came back and drew 3-3 in the last seconds. Never heard a roar like it. I'd avoid the very top tier though. Miles away from the play. And if you're a massive carnivore, hit a little tucked-away gaff called El Paraguay or something, near the bottom of the Ramblas. Literally half a cow on a griddle in front of you, eat it when it's ready. Nearly killed myself in there once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 And if you're a massive carnivore, hit a little tucked-away gaff called El Paraguay or something, near the bottom of the Ramblas. Literally half a cow on a griddle in front of you, eat it when it's ready. Nearly killed myself in there once. Perfect, then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Bar Canarias on Placa Real is a good people watching spot and decent for tapas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 And if you're a massive carnivore, hit a little tucked-away gaff called El Paraguay or something, near the bottom of the Ramblas. Literally half a cow on a griddle in front of you, eat it when it's ready. Nearly killed myself in there once. Are their chips nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hehehehehe. I've got the easyfundraising browser bar installed that asks if you want a donation to be made to playershare everytime you visit an eligible site cos I'm a superfan. I went to Gillingham away and everything. This is the way forwards. It's like doing away games at Gillingham and Hartlepool on consecutive Tuesday nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thanks for the advice all. We had an amazing time, great place. The Cathedral is a must see in lifetime for anyone who likes that sort of thing, and we are both recovered God-fearers. The hipster quarter near the Ramblas was much better than the Ramblas for us, the latter did have an unwelcome edge and I wouldn't want to be there late on having had one over the eight. My advice to visitors would be to pick one thing to do each day and fit it in with lunch, dinner and loafing around. And take a young owl with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Cheers for the advice, all. Dad and his lad had a fine time. Chaddy was a bit underwhelmed by the Camp Nou, but we found somewhere nearby where he felt more at home. He did pretty much disgrace himself, to be honest. So we persuaded him to stay at the hotel when we visited the Sagrada Familia rather than face torture at the hands of the Catalan police for blasphemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Definitely getting over to Barca next season. Family has an apartment about 40km outside and I visited camp nou regularly as a kid but not been for a fair few years. It will be a joy to watch Leo Messi in the flesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Nose bleed seats. Try airbnb if you want an apartment rather than a hotel room. Depends if you want to save money on meals or if you're out there for the full experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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