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Akaza Newsletter November 2008
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The Akaza Newsletter November 2008 will bring you the news, facts and figures and the must-sees for the upcoming month.
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Andrea
Heini
Christiane
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Did you know that......?
...Patricia Gabriel from Portugal will join the Akaza team by the beginning of November. She will take over the company, while Andrea goes to India. In our December newsletter you will find a picture of Patricia.
...Heini Kiiski from Finland will leave Akaza on the 21st of November. She joined the team almost 5 months ago and was responsible for reservation and accounting processes. Heini enjoyed her time here very much and could imporove her language skills as well as personal skills with Akaza.
...Christiane Klitzsch from Germany joined Akaza in the beginning of August 2008. She is dealing with our guest enquiries as well as to take responsibility for the customer service.
...Akaza is now also offering long-term apartment rentals in Barcelona. The apartments can be rented between one and eleven months. Below you can find three of our actual long-term rental apartments.
...Akaza is also focusing on planning and organising events in Barcelona for private persons as well as business people. For more information please visit our homepage www.akaza.net or call us: 0034 932 210 610
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Akaza offers more than 90 apartments in Barcelona. We offer apartments in different price ranges and the apartments are located all over town. However, we are specialised in the Barceloneta area (the old fisherman neighbourhood next to the sea).
This month we would like to highlight the following long-term rental apartments:
Big Balcony
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This charming and beautifully restored apartment is located in the heart of Barceloneta, overlooking a peaceful pedestrian street. It has two separate bedrooms - each with its own balcony where you can sit and enjoy the views of the leafy market edge. The bedrooms lead off from each side of a combined salon/kitchen area, fully equipped and beautifully furnished. Besides TV and stereo and DVD the apartment offers local telephone calls for free and ADSL Internet. It is located only five minutes from the beach and surrounded by restaurants, bars and shopping with the main market on your doorstep, where you find all fresh food products.
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Avinyó Creature Comforts
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This spacious 2 bedroom flat (125 m2) has been completely renovated and features a huge bathroom with full bath, a fully equipped kitchen-breakfast nook with barstools along with a regular sized dining table. Master bedroom features tatami mats as base of bed and full walk in closet. Secondary bedroom is full size bed as well. Living room has a full size pull out sofa bed. The apartments contains TV, DVD, stereo, local telephone calls and ADSL Internet. It has parquet floors through out with Central Heating and Air Conditioning.
For more information see:
http://www.akaza.net/en/apartments/Avinyo_Creature_Comforts.html |
Hutchies Place
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A completely newly renovated apartment finished in September 2005. The apartment offers two bedrooms; one with a double bed and the other bedroom with two single beds convertible into one double bed as well. The salon has a sofa bed to sleep one more person. It has a fully equipped kitchen with a dining area. Besides TV the apartment offers local telephone calls for free and ADSL Internet. You find a lovely little balcony with view over the street where you can take in the Barceloneta village atmosphere.
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During November we offer a big Welcome Hamper when booking one of those apartments with us!
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Must-sees in November
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Barcelona Boat Show
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The Barcelona Boat Show returns for its 47th edition. The biggest nautical event of its kind in Spain, it will occupy five pavilions at Grand Vía and there will also be the Floating Exhibition at Port Vell. There will be 2200 boats on display, with 1900 at Grand Vía and the other 300 at the port. During the exhibition you'll be able to see all things nautical, from sailing and motor boats, electronics, motors, accessories and pneumatics to nautical tourism, clothing, schools, aquatic motors, paintings to windsurfing. At the Floating Exhibition you'll see sailing boats of more than 30 meters long and even bigger motor boats. More than 190 activities will take place at the themed areas at Grand Vía, from presentations at the Espacio del Mar and historic boat exhibitions at the Marina Tradicional to projects from Navy engineers at the Espacio de Inovación and windsurfing and kayaking at Área Fun Beach.
Workshops and Fairs
8/Nov/2008
16/Nov/2008
€13
Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via Exhibition Centre
C/Botànica, 62
http://www.salonnautico.com
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Bellydance Superstars Palau de la Música
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The internationally acclaimed group Bellydance Superstars surprise one again with this extraodinary production and with their wonderful talent. With new choreography, lxurious and colourful costumes and first rate scenery, the show travels through the numerous and various styles of belly dancing: on occasions purely fun, on others, totally spiritual.
When: 12/Nov/2008
Where: Palau de la Música
C/ Palau de la Música, 4-6
http://www.bellydancesuperstars.com
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Akaza Excursions in November
1. Sailing
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to sail your own boat? This classic experience offers you a chance to experience the thrill, excitement and sheer fun of being out at sea. On board of a beautiful J/80 sailing boat you sail out from Port Vell together with a professional skipper that introduces you to the basics of sailing. The J/80 boat is known for its stability and ease of use at sea.
Are you interested in discovering the beauty of Barcelona in a very innovative, unusual way? We can arrange a scooter city tour that gives pleasure to everybody.
In cooperation with Cooltra Motos, a Scooter company, we afford the amazing opportunity to choose between 3 options:
- Barcelona City Tour
- Barcelona Highlights Tour
- Following the tracks of
"The Shadow of the Wind"
3. Tapas Tour
This tour is perfect for those that want wine tasting in Barcelona that is creatively coupled with sampling the varied, wonderful cuisine of Spain. This all-inclusive, 4-hour wine and food tour is organized for dinner, typically beginning at 7pm. Guests visit four wine bars in four different neighborhoods (l'Eixample, Raval, Gothic, Born and/or Barceloneta) for generous samplings of whites, rosés, reds and cavas from around Spain. _____________________________________
Contact us:
Akaza Service Agency S.L
Calle Escuder 4
08003 Barcelona
Tel/Fax: 0034 932 210 610
Mobile: 0034 626 658 548
www.akaza.net
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Barcelona International Comedy Festival
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As Barcelona is such a cosmopolitan city, it's the perfect location for the world's first multilingual comedy festival, the Barcelona International Comedy Festival. The event features shows in 5 different languages- Catalan, Castilian, English, French and Swedish- and performances take place at four of the city's best known venues- Teatreneu, Cafè Llantiol, Sala Almazen and Belchica bar. You can see Sweden's Janne Westerlund, one of the best known comics in Sweden, on the 28th. He's the brains behind the popular Swedish comedy TV show ´Stockholm live' and will be the first comedian to perform in Swedish in Barcelona. Other acts include Frenchman Yann Stotz on 29th, bringing his fabulous mix of verbal and physical comedy straight from a successful run in Paris. Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy will be the festival's English language act.
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International Jazz Festival
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 HASTA EL 29 DE NOVIEMBRE
En 1966 nació el primer festival de jazz español, inaugurado con un concierto del pianista Dave Brubeck. El festival, que sobrevivió a los tiempos hostiles de la dictadura franquista, dejó de latir durante tres años, entre 1977 y 1980, curiosamente en los primeros años de democracia. Desde finales de los 80, The Project es la entidad organizadora y ahora, en 2008, el festival celebra su 40 edición con un intenso programa que lo convierte, una vez más, en una de las referencias de los festivales de otoño europeos.
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Our Services
As many of you probably know, besides renting out apartments, Akaza also offers a variety of services in order to make its clients happy. We want to present you some of them:
Events
You want to do something special but yet you do not know what it should look like?
Get some ideas from our webpage www.akaza.net and see if there is something that fits to you.
Or you know exactly what you want but not how to realise it?
Contact us and it will be our pleasure to find a solution to get our ideas reality.
Our team has gained experience from our customers from all over the world, throwing the parties they never dreamed of. We make sure that it gets tailor made according to your needs, or if you are not sure of what you want, let us surprise you!
Quad Tour
Two of the Akaza workers, Christiane and Heini went to try a quad tour in Montnegre nature park.
Barcelona you can find the nature park Montnegre - it is also worth the pain taking the train there along the coast side.
Once arrived there you will be provided with helmets and protection against the dust for your eyes and your mouth. After a short introduction and some emergency breaks you are ready to go. The guide takes you on different routes through the park, so you can try and test different challenges like going up and down pretty steep roads, taking narrow bends and moving your quad to very stony areas.
Christiane and Heini enjoyded the tour a lot and they recommed everybody to try this experience once!
If you want to get more information about quad tours or other activities you can contact us by e-mail
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or call us +34 626 658 548.
´The Marriage of Figaro` at Teatre Liceu
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Continuing their opera season, the Liceu presents 'The Marriage of Figaro' in conjunction with the Welsh National Opera. Set in Count Almaviva's castle in Seville, it tells the story of Figaro. Figaro is the Count's valet and he is engaged to Susanna, the Countess's maid. The Count pursues the maid, but together with the Countess and Susannah, Figaro hatches a plan to trap his unsuspecting friend. Written by Mozart in 1786, it has now become one of the world's best known operas.
Art and Entertainment
11/Nov/2008
30/Nov/2008
€14.75-€186.50
Teatre Liceu
La Rambla, 51-59
http://www.liceubarcelona.com
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Tel.: 93 269 1937
Mobile: 699 643 462
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www.kidsinbarcelona.com
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Bellydance Superstars Palau de la Música
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The internationally acclaimed group Bellydance Superstars surprise one again with this extraodinary production and with their wonderful talent. With new choreography, lxurious and colourful costumes and first rate scenery, the show travels through the numerous and various styles of belly dancing: on occasions purely fun, on others, totally spiritual.
When: 12/Nov/2008
Where: Palau de la Música
C/ Palau de la Música, 4-6
http://www.bellydancesuperstars.com
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Barcelona International Comedy Festival
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As Barcelona is such a cosmopolitan city, it's the perfect location for the world's first multilingual comedy festival, the Barcelona International Comedy Festival. The event features shows in 5 different languages- Catalan, Castilian, English, French and Swedish- and performances take place at four of the city's best known venues- Teatreneu, Cafè Llantiol, Sala Almazen and Belchica bar. You can see Sweden's Janne Westerlund, one of the best known comics in Sweden, on the 28th. He's the brains behind the popular Swedish comedy TV show ´Stockholm live' and will be the first comedian to perform in Swedish in Barcelona. Other acts include Frenchman Yann Stotz on 29th, bringing his fabulous mix of verbal and physical comedy straight from a successful run in Paris. Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy will be the festival's English language act.
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International Jazz Festival
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HASTA EL 29 DE NOVIEMBRE
En 1966 nació el primer festival de jazz español, inaugurado con un concierto del pianista Dave Brubeck. El festival, que sobrevivió a los tiempos hostiles de la dictadura franquista, dejó de latir durante tres años, entre 1977 y 1980, curiosamente en los primeros años de democracia. Desde finales de los 80, The Project es la entidad organizadora y ahora, en 2008, el festival celebra su 40 edición con un intenso programa que lo convierte, una vez más, en una de las referencias de los festivales de otoño europeos.
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Akaza Excursions in November
1. Sailing
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to sail your own boat? This classic experience offers you a chance to experience the thrill, excitement and sheer fun of being out at sea. On board of a beautiful J/80 sailing boat you sail out from Port Vell together with a professional skipper that introduces you to the basics of sailing. The J/80 boat is known for its stability and ease of use at sea.
Are you interested in discovering the beauty of Barcelona in a very innovative, unusual way? We can arrange a scooter city tour that gives pleasure to everybody.
In cooperation with Cooltra Motos, a Scooter company, we afford the amazing opportunity to choose between 3 options:
- Barcelona City Tour
- Barcelona Highlights Tour
- Following the tracks of
"The Shadow of the Wind"
3. Tapas Tour
This tour is perfect for those that want wine tasting in Barcelona that is creatively coupled with sampling the varied, wonderful cuisine of Spain. This all-inclusive, 4-hour wine and food tour is organized for dinner, typically beginning at 7pm. Guests visit four wine bars in four different neighborhoods (l'Eixample, Raval, Gothic, Born and/or Barceloneta) for generous samplings of whites, rosés, reds and cavas from around Spain. _____________________________________
Contact us:
Akaza Service Agency S.L
Calle Escuder 4
08003 Barcelona
Tel/Fax: 0034 932 210 610
Mobile: 0034 626 658 548
www.akaza.net
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Akaza's private
recommendations
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Gran Teatre del Liceu
The Gran Teatre del Liceu, or simply Liceu, is an opera house on La Rambla. The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847. It is one of the world's finest and biggest stage and acoustic settings for opera, and one of the most important opera houses in Spain.
The theatre has its own orchestra from its foundation in 1847: the Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu. It is the oldest orchestra still working in Barcelona, and the oldest in Spain. Its first conductor was Marià Obiols.
La Rambla, 51-59
08002 Barcelona
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November Discounts
1. Big Welcome Hamper for booking Big Balcony, Avinyó or Hutchies Place.
2. Up to 10% winter - discounts on several of our excursions and packages. For detailed information please call us: 932 210 610
3. Need a new and exclusive hair-cut?
Visit Veronique in her hidden and trendy "Petit Salon" and get an Akaza discount if booking within 2008. For contact information please see add on the left side of this newsletter.
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Akaza Special
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Akaza Football Tickets
The FC Barcelona facilities offer a unique and magical combination that will guarantee you an unforgettable event!
FC Barcelona's emblematic facilities are ideal for holding a successful event. We can help your organise private boxes, access to the VIP lounges at Camp Nou, VIP tickets for every home game, etc.
04.11: FCB - FC Basilea
09.11: FCB - R. Valladolid
12.11: FCB - Benidorm
23.11: FCB - Gestafe CF
Next matches of Espanyol in Barcelona
16.11: Espanyol - CD Numancia
30.11: Espanyol - Sporting de Gijón
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El barrio Raval
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El Raval is a district of Barcelona which is also known as Barri Xino, meaning "Chinatown." El Raval is one of the two historical neighbourhoods that border the Rambla (the other being the Barri Gòtic). The neighborhood is home to 200,000 people.
An area historically infamous for its nightlife and cabarets, as well as prostitution and crime, el Raval has changed significantly in recent years and, due its central location, has become a minor attraction of Barcelona. It is currently the home to a very diverse immigrant community ranging from Pakistanis and Indonesians, to a more recent Easterm european community, especially from Romania. El Raval is also becoming one of the hippest up-and-coming neighbourhoods of Barcelona where many artists live and work. It is home to many bars, restaurants, and night spots.
Metro stations:
. Drassanes (L3)
. Liceu (L3)
. Paral-lel (L3)
. Sant Antoni (L2)
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LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU
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Akaza's private
recommendations
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Gran Teatre del Liceu
The Gran Teatre del Liceu, or simply Liceu, is an opera house on La Rambla. The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847. It is one of the world's finest and biggest stage and acoustic settings for opera, and one of the most important opera houses in Spain.
The theatre has its own orchestra from its foundation in 1847: the Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu. It is the oldest orchestra still working in Barcelona, and the oldest in Spain. Its first conductor was Marià Obiols.
La Rambla, 51-59
08002 Barcelona
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November Discounts
1. Big Welcome Hamper for booking Big Balcony, Avinyó or Hutchies Place.
2. Up to 10% winter - discounts on several of our excursions and packages. For detailed information please call us: 932 210 610
3. Need a new and exclusive hair-cut?
Visit Veronique in her hidden and trendy "Petit Salon" and get an Akaza discount if booking within 2008. For contact information please see add on the left side of this newsletter.
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Akaza Special
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Akaza Football Tickets
The FC Barcelona facilities offer a unique and magical combination that will guarantee you an unforgettable event!
FC Barcelona's emblematic facilities are ideal for holding a successful event. We can help your organise private boxes, access to the VIP lounges at Camp Nou, VIP tickets for every home game, etc.
04.11: FCB - FC Basilea
09.11: FCB - R. Valladolid
12.11: FCB - Benidorm
23.11: FCB - Gestafe CF
Next matches of Espanyol in Barcelona
16.11: Espanyol - CD Numancia
30.11: Espanyol - Sporting de Gijón
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El barrio Raval
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El Raval is a district of Barcelona which is also known as Barri Xino, meaning "Chinatown." El Raval is one of the two historical neighbourhoods that border the Rambla (the other being the Barri Gòtic). The neighborhood is home to 200,000 people.
An area historically infamous for its nightlife and cabarets, as well as prostitution and crime, el Raval has changed significantly in recent years and, due its central location, has become a minor attraction of Barcelona. It is currently the home to a very diverse immigrant community ranging from Pakistanis and Indonesians, to a more recent Easterm european community, especially from Romania. El Raval is also becoming one of the hippest up-and-coming neighbourhoods of Barcelona where many artists live and work. It is home to many bars, restaurants, and night spots.
Metro stations:
. Drassanes (L3)
. Liceu (L3)
. Paral-lel (L3)
. Sant Antoni (L2)
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Akaza
Hot Events
13.12.2008 FCB - Real Madrid
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ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU
HERE IN
BARCELONA
AND OFFER YOU OUR SERVICES07.12.2008 FCB - Valenica CF |
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Akaza's private
recommendations
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Gran Teatre del Liceu
The Gran Teatre del Liceu, or simply Liceu, is an opera house on La Rambla. The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847. It is one of the world's finest and biggest stage and acoustic settings for opera, and one of the most important opera houses in Spain.
The theatre has its own orchestra from its foundation in 1847: the Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu. It is the oldest orchestra still working in Barcelona, and the oldest in Spain. Its first conductor was Marià Obiols.
La Rambla, 51-59
08002 Barcelona
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November Discounts
1. Big Welcome Hamper for booking Big Balcony, Avinyó or Hutchies Place.
2. Up to 10% winter - discounts on several of our excursions and packages. For detailed information please call us: 932 210 610
3. Need a new and exclusive hair-cut?
Visit Veronique in her hidden and trendy "Petit Salon" and get an Akaza discount if booking within 2008. For contact information please see add on the left side of this newsletter.
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Akaza Special
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Akaza Football Tickets
The FC Barcelona facilities offer a unique and magical combination that will guarantee you an unforgettable event!
FC Barcelona's emblematic facilities are ideal for holding a successful event. We can help your organise private boxes, access to the VIP lounges at Camp Nou, VIP tickets for every home game, etc.
04.11: FCB - FC Basilea
09.11: FCB - R. Valladolid
12.11: FCB - Benidorm
23.11: FCB - Gestafe CF
Next matches of Espanyol in Barcelona
16.11: Espanyol - CD Numancia
30.11: Espanyol - Sporting de Gijón
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El barrio Raval
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El Raval is a district of Barcelona which is also known as Barri Xino, meaning "Chinatown." El Raval is one of the two historical neighbourhoods that border the Rambla (the other being the Barri Gòtic). The neighborhood is home to 200,000 people.
An area historically infamous for its nightlife and cabarets, as well as prostitution and crime, el Raval has changed significantly in recent years and, due its central location, has become a minor attraction of Barcelona. It is currently the home to a very diverse immigrant community ranging from Pakistanis and Indonesians, to a more recent Easterm european community, especially from Romania. El Raval is also becoming one of the hippest up-and-coming neighbourhoods of Barcelona where many artists live and work. It is home to many bars, restaurants, and night spots.
Metro stations:
. Drassanes (L3)
. Liceu (L3)
. Paral-lel (L3)
. Sant Antoni (L2)
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Akaza
Hot Events
13.12.2008 FCB - Real Madrid
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ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU
HERE IN
BARCELONA
AND OFFER YOU OUR SERVICES07.12.2008 FCB - Valenica CF |
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