Barcelona or algarve?

Question

we want a weeks hol in sept. we both fancy the algarve but are having difficulty finding a hotel and flight for the days we need to go etc (a nice hotel anyway)

also i wud love to visit barcelona. is there a zoo and a water park in the vicinity of barcelona pls. also best area to stay if wanting to be near a beach

Answer 1

Albufeira

Answer 2

Well I have been in Barcelona and also in Algarve, but I think that algarve is better, I love algarve so much, It's so beautiful and the people also are amazing.

You can see in this site some tips about Algarve also you can send an e-mail asking about the hotel and I'm sure they will answer you.

http://www.destination-algarve.com/

http://www.destination-algarve.com/renta...

I know that there are a lot of tourists in Algarve but I'm sure you can find a nice hotel and If you want a nice hotel you know that It will be expensive because It's a town with a lot of tourists in the summer.

You can't lose your chance to go to Algarve, I'm saying that because I really love Algarve and I'm from Greece and there we have amazing Beachs and I love Algarve, so It means that Algarve's pretty good.

But Barcelona is amazing too :)

anyway, have a nice tripe

Answer 3

In Barcelona there's Aqualeon. There's also Illafantasia which I think is the largest waterpark in Europe. Barcelona city is near the beach so it wouldn't be hard to find water parks. Try visiting socialtravellersite (dot com). It might help. There are articles on cool places to see.

Answer 4

If you can get hold of a "Lonely Planet Guide" to Portugal or to Western Europe, you can look in there and find some hotels listed that might not be so prominently advertised wherever you've looked, and call them up.  I like Algarve, but we stayed one night in Tavira (o.k.) and one night in Portimao and went to the beach in Praia da Rocha (nice beach).  Barcelona is a huge city and the beach there is a little polluted from the city (the water I mean), so I'd recommend staying in Sitges, which is a gorgeous old town right by the sea, with connections by train to Barcy that only take about 30 minutes.  Again, look into Lonely Planet Guides for great tips on places to stay.

Answer 5

the Algarve is fantastic good beaches nice people very laid back good for main holiday

barcelona is also great but near enough for a long weekend we stayed for 4 days, its great for art and its also has a beach