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Barcelona gives a real feeling of space, light and tranquillity, right in the heart of the old city. With a beautiful view overlooking two interior patios and the inside with its high ceilings, wooden beams, parquet floors and a delightful combination of traditional and modern decoration.
It has a wonderful personal touch of owners who have combined taste and style perfectly. The apartment is 150 square meters with two double bedrooms and an office converted in to yet another bedroom, two bathrooms, a large salon, open kitchen and a fabulous conservatory, with large double doors for each room.
The apartment is on a quiet side street, four minutes walk to la Rambla. It has every modern convenience including heating, ADSL Internet and a fully equipped kitchen.
Furthermore we have some great last minute discounts to offer! So go to our website and book!
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| AKAZA SERVICES |
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You want to feel on top of the world? Then experience Barcelona from a hot air balloon. We can organise private flights and group flights for you. You will take off and land in Vic, only one hour outside of Barcelona. Standard flights already start from 150€ per person.
Catamaran Tour
With the days becoming longer and the temperature rising we all need ´cool break´ every now and then. For those who think a day at the beach and a dive in the Mediterranean is not enough, we have something better. Spend you day at a catamaran. The catamaran can take groups of more than 20 people. We can organize drinks, catering, music and even a wine tasting at the boat. It would not be the first time for us to organize such a relaxing day on the catamaran. We have this event organized for this weekend for a group of 20 people. So, if you want to relax and enjoy the weather, than this is the ultimate activity for you. So regain your strengths and prepare for a hot summer in the city.
If you would be interested in our many water sport activities such as sailing, kite surfing, jet skiing or water rafting please contact us at
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| EVENTS IN BARCELONA |
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The Craft Month:
This month, the Poble Espanyol organizes lot of activities for kids. Thus, each Sunday, children can take part in free workshop and enjoy a musical show recommended for 6 years old and over. Moreover, on the 14th the village will celebrate the 3rd annual paper festival, providing to the kids several workshops to make paper decorations and games...
Vermut Jazz 2009:
Barcelona is a city where the music has a center place in the life of its inhabitants. Thus, if you are a fan of jazz music, you will be delighted to learn that there is a summer jazz festival in Barcelona.
If you do like jazz but you don't want to sacrifice any precious sunbeam, this is also for you because it's a free outdoor festival. It is located in Poble Nou to the Auditori, each Sunday till the 21st of June. So let's go!
Macba´s nights:
Until the 18th of September, the MACBA open its doors till midnight all Thursdays and Fridays nights for the amateurs of arts.
If you go there before the 31st of August, you will have the chance to admire the entire collection of the museum in the "Art as matter" exhibition, which represents more than 160 works acquired by the museum since the fifties. For this special occasion the MACBA devotes all its exhibition space to the collection.
And if you are not a huge fan of art, you can still go to the MACBA to enjoy the bar on the terrace which will remain until midnight too, and have a nice summer night.
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| SPORTS IN BARCELONA |
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As you surely could not have missed the news that FC Barcelona has won ´tres copas´ or three cups, you might think there are no sport events left to visit in Barcelona this summer. However, there are some interesting ones coming up.
Barça! Barça! Barçaaaaaaaaa!
FC Barcelona had already become the winner of the Spanish League, they brought the ´Copa del Rey´ back home to Barcelona and they entered the finals of the Champions League. Then there was May 27, D-DAY, all people in Barcelona were hoping, praying and wishing that their Barça would win the third cup. And they did! After an amazing match everybody went out to celebrate if they weren't already out on Plaza Catalunya or La Rambla. More than 100.000 people were dancing, singing and celebrating all together for their Barça. It was memorable evening and a fantastic season for the team, the coach and all supporters!
RCD Espanyol - Liverpool
Liverpool will be the guest team to play against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the opening match of the new stadium in Cornella - El Prat in Barcelona. This match will take place on the 2nd of August 2009. For more information or tickets please send your enquiry to Quentin at
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Truck Gran Prix - C.C.A
Car Catalan Championship
This is a car race like no other, in this race only enormous trucks will participate. They compete for the so called Copa Doga in an open Formula. This event will take place on the 4th and 5th of July at the ´Circuit de Catalunya´. Entrance fee starts from 22€, for more information and tickets please contact us at
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| AKAZA NEWS |
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Akaza News
As the city of Barcelona is changing in this month of June to welcome the summer, the Akaza team is changing as well and said goodbye to one of our interns and welcomed a new one.
Sofie Uten has left the Akaza team at the beginning of June to return to Belgium in order to finish her International Business studies. She arrived in February to Akaza and she had a great time in Barcelona, professionally and personally. We already miss her. But fortunately, a new intern, Quentin, full of motivation arrived with his new view upon touristic services, and he will be delighted to help you in his new function.
Quentin comes from Paris, and he is doing an internship with Akaza to discover the touristic area and to improve his languages skills. He has obtained a master of communication, and he already loves our sparkling Barcelona!
This month we also have welcomed a new manager at the Akaza Office. Kristian will reinforce our team. He is going to take care of all the apartment related business in the near future. Andréa and Kristian are currently working together. Andréa will familiarize Kristian with all Akaza aspects to prepare him for the challenge. Andréa will start focussing more and more on the rural holidays and everything that comes with it. As you can see Akaza is always changing. So, keep an eye on our upcoming newsletter to read more about our new manager and the developments at our office.
New website
This month's newsletter is a little sneak peak at the design of our new website. As we have already mentioned it in previous newsletters, we are currently very busy with uploading all the content to the new Akaza website. The new website will also have a separate section about the rural houses. We have already some rural houses to offer, but we are planning on expanding this service all over Catalunya, Ibiza and even the south of France.
Did you know that...
...Akaza will have a brand new office manager, Kristian.
...Akaza has welcomed a new intern from Paris, Quentin.
...Sofie has left Akaza and returned to Belgium.
...Noortje will leave Akaza at the end of June.
...we will launch our completely new website soon.
...Andréa will start focussing on ´casas rurales´, or rural houses in Catalunya.
...it has been more than 25 degrees in Barcelona every day for the past two weeks.
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| AKAZA APARTMENTS |
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Akaza is a very dynamic company with a team that is always seeking for new services and fresh ideas. However, we are always very focused on what we do best; rent out beautiful apartments in the old fishermen's neighbourhood Barceloneta.
This month we would like to highlight some of our Barceloneta apartments.
Charm & Class
This apartment can comfortably sleep a family of four. There is one room with a king size bed and the second room has bunk beds. The apartment is well located. You can easily access the public transport, or walk to other areas of the city such as El Born and the Gothic Quarter. This apartment is only available for long term rentals. (> 1 month)
At Beach Side
This is a comfortable apartment situated in Barceloneta, right behind Plaça Barceloneta. This apartment has one double bedroom and a double sofa bed. The apartment is within walking distance of the beach. Furthermore you will find numerous shops, bars and restaurants on and around Plaça Barceloneta and the Paseo Joan Borbo. This is an excellent apartment to spend your holiday. However it is also available for long term rentals.
Salcanar Apartment
This is one of the apartments that we have recently added to our offer. This cozy apartment is newly decorated and can sleep a maximum of two people. The apartment is fully furnished and equipped. You are only a two minute walk away from the beach, and you are within easy reach of the harbour, shops, restaurants, bars and the public transport. This apartment is only available for long term rentals.
(> 1 month).
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| MUST SEE IN JUNE |
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Sonar:
From the 18th until the 20th of June, the international festival of advanced music and multimedia art takes place in Barcelona for the sixteenth time. This year, the festival is welcoming a large panel of Spanish and International artists as Grace Jones, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig... and in the same time, it is launching the SonarKids on Sunday 21st, a new festival of music and creative for kids and their parents. According to the organizers of the SonarKids festival, this one "is designed for children to learn by enjoying music and art that they probably haven't done yet" and will provide them awakening and stimulation of their creativity. So if you want to spend a nice electronic family Sunday, this is for you!
More information here:
Sonar festival: http://2009.sonar.es/en/
SonarKids festival: http://www.sonarkids.com/en/
The Night of Saint John:
The 23rd of June is a special day in Barcelona, or I might say a special night. Indeed, the 23rd is the "San Joan", also called the "Nit de San Joan", celebrated in Barcelona from sundown to sunset. The night of Saint John marks the shorter night of the year and is celebrated by dancing and eating the famous "coca´s cake" around the bonfires lighted in all the major squares and streets of Barcelona.
However, if we can give you a little advice, you should go to the Barcelona's beaches to enjoy the best, because the major part of the fiestas takes place there, and then, at the end of the night, you should go to Montjuic where you will enjoy the sunrise as never before!
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| CONTACT US ! |
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Akaza S.L c/ Escuder 4, local (ground floor) 08003 Barcelona ( See Map )
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Landline: (0034) 933 945 610
Mobile: (0034) 626 658 548
(Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 20.00 CET)
(Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 10.00 - 19.00 CET)
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