Let's look at the options. Do you care where you want to spend the last days of freedom.? If you don't, go to Blackpool. However if you want to spend it in the most exciting city in Europe then come to Barcelona for your stag or hen party and have the time of your life.
Barcelona really does have something for every stag and hen party. Here are just a few of the attractions of the Barcelona experience: great architecture, museums, gorgeous women, sangria, hot sun, cheap booze, sandy beaches, all night drinking, trendy bars with talent, night clubs with talent, San Miguel, more cheap booze, big measures, tasty tapas.....Oh yeah, did we mention the cheap alcohol?
For those who care Barcelona is a city steeped in culture, it is the city of Gaudí and his Sagrada Familia cathedral, probably the most eccentric architect to be let loose with a drawing board. It's home to "Las Ramblas" one of the most famous boulevards in the world.
If museums are your thing then you'll enjoy the diversity and extent of what Barcelona has to offer.
If however, like us, you prefer something a little more highbrow than culture and mind-bending buildings then there is of course the highly recommended *Camp Nou*, cunningly known in English as the *Nou Camp*. This is of course home to the mighty, not -quite- all conquering Barcelona Football Club, where if you're extremely lucky you'll catch a glimpse of season ticket holder Pope John Paul II. Contrary to rumours his excellency is no armchair supporter.
The locals are also very proud of their sandy beaches. This is no surprise given the rather generous helpings of sun that the region receives and the fact that everyone is openly encouraged to drink beer and sunbathe topless. As you can imagine, we fully recommend immersing oneself totally in this local custom, put your sunglasses on and go for a stroll along the beach, the view is fantastic.
The culinary delights of Spain are legendary and Barcelona is no exception. If food and fine wine are your thing then you've come to the right place. Remember restaurant prices are a fraction of English ones so expect to eat out a lot. Tapas can be fun but if your looking for a siesta then try a freshly made Paella with a couple of bottles of local plonk that normally works. For the less adventurous there are plenty of fast food joints selling hamburger flavoured food.
If you want to exploit those final, precious moments of the day before night encroaches and the real action starts, then go strolling through the streets, avenues, parks and squares of the Gothic Quarter to seek the inspiration that might get you through the night. Or, to put it another way, admire the view.
