"We're flying to Girona this weekend, I've looked at the local buses into Barcelona and for our flight (landing at 3.30pm) it looks like we have to wait until 5pm to get a bus. Is this right? When we booked am sure it said buses left the airport to coincide with the flights...or is tht not right? BIG THANKS"

"In the spring of 2006, I was able to score some super-cheap tickets on Ryanair for a last-minute getaway to Barcelona from London, where I was living. It had been a great weekend, made possible by my low-cost flight. I booked a 6 PM flight in order to extend my holiday as long as possible, pushing off the reality of the next morning’s workday. As long as I was in Barcelona, I was on vacation! ~ [...]"

PUT simply, Barcelona is about as happening a European city as you can find. While some people view it as merely a “new” city, whose massive popularity stems from the 1992 Olympics, the truth is it’s so much more. A thoroughly dynamic metropolis, Barcelona is an intoxicating blend of the charmingly historic and the deeply modern, which is what makes it one of Europe’s most compelling short-break destinations, laden with eclectic venues for eating, drinking and dancing.