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Akaza Service Agency has become offical agent for the second Barcelona team RCD Espanyol and we can now offer you tickets for the Olympic Stadium of Montjüic from 35 euros per ticket! RCD Espanyol is the second Barcelona team playing in the best Spanish league, and we can now offer our clients tickets for RCD Espanyol's home games for very competitive prices.

Surprise your travel colleagues and take them to a mix of football and culture!

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Dear Akaza blog reader.

People from all over the world come to Barcelona because of the famous football team FC Barcelona. Therefore, now I thought it would be a good time to look into the near future and see what is happening with the team.

Spanish Supercup (Supercopa de España)

In the Spanish Supercup, the winners of La Liga and the Spanish Cup play against each other in a 2-legged competition. This year these teams are the arch rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The first leg will be played in Madrid on the 14^th of August and the second leg here in Barcelona at the famous Camp Nou stadium on the 17^th of August. Fans of both teams are looking forward to the clash, because whenever Real Madrid and Barcelona play, the whole Spain holds its breath. Tickets for the match which will take place in Barcelona are available to be purchased.

La Liga

FC Barcelona will start their 2011-2012 campaign away from home in Malaga on the 21^st of August. The first home game will take place on the 29^th of August against Villarreal, who finished fourth in La Liga last season. In the recent years, Barcelona has been hugely successful and they will start the season as the reigning champions. The biggest favorites for the new season are once again FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The sale of tickets for this season begins on the 1^st day of September.

For more information, you can visit the website of the league in this link.

UEFA Champions League

FC Barcelona defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final 2011 and therefore will begin the 2011-2012 as the team who everybody is longing to defeat. The teams which FC Barcelona will face in the group phase will be decided on the 25^th of August and the first games of the new season will take place on the 13^th and 14^th of September.

For more Champions League information, check their website in this link.

If you want to check the dates for all FC Barcelona games, you can do it in their website in this link.

In the picture below you can see all cities with a La Liga team.

We invite everyone, football fan or not, to come to Barcelona to feel the atmosphere of this city that has something for everyone.

If you think about Barcelona one of the first words that pops up in your mind is FC Barcelona.

The famous football club is entwined with Barcelona, and the city is entwined with Barça.

The club was founded in 1899 by Joan Gamper. This first president of FC Barcelona founded the club for all who loved the game of football. In those days football was not yet widely known in all of Europe, therefore he is seen as one of the pioneers of this great game. When visiting the FC Barcelona museum you can go the left at the entrance, where a lot of information can be found about the early days of the current best club in the world and Joan Gamper.

It is not hard to believe that Barcelona has been rated as one of Europe's number one destinations, as this city has more to offer than most big cities all over the world. With a privileged position next to the Mediterranean you find four kilometres of beaches in the middle of a city with more than 1,5 million inhabitants, as well as the pulse of a cosmopolitan city that never sleeps. After an extreme makeover lasting more than two decades, Barcelona has transformed itself to one of the most interesting and stylish cities in the world.

Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and capital city of Catalonia, one of 17 provinces that form Spain. Catalonia has two official languages, Catalan and Castilian (Spanish) which are both widely spoken. After a political repression in Francoist Spain where public use of Catalan was forbidden, today Catalonia is working for political autonomy and greater freedom of cultural expression.

While visiting you will not be left bored. A lively street life, an extensive nightlife and a wide variety of art will keep you more than busy. Walking around the city it is hard to miss the work of the world famous architect Antoni Gaudí. Among his work you find the impressive basilica La Sagrada Família and the garden complex Parc Güell, both a must to see. When leaving Barcelona, you have probably taken more than one stroll down Las Ramblas, a kilometre-long pedestrian avenue, in the middle of the old town of Barcelona, that connects the main square Plaza Catalunya with the Christopher Columbus monument near the port. Las Ramblas is famous for its non-stopping performances (human statues, mimes etc.), cafés and small shops.

The tourist attractions are many and offer something for everyone. The Picasso Museum, Ciutat Vella (Old town), Barcelona Magic Fountain and the village Poble Espanyol are all popular places to visit,. To arrange a tour in or out of Barcelona please e-mail us. info@akaza.net with your preferred sights to see, or simply let us take care of it and put together a tailor made sight seeing tour for you either in Barcelona or out of Barcelona. or why not go to Nou Camp to see a football match with FC Barcelona. It is a once in a lifetime experience, "Barça" is all about politics, love, hatred and a true passion for the game. To get tickets for one of the games please e-mail us with your request of game you want to attend and how many tickets you need: info@akaza.net We can then arrange to deliver them to you once you are in Barcelona.

http://www.bcn.cat/english/ihome.htm (Offical homepage)

www.tutiempo.net/Tiempo-Barcelona-E08001.html (Weather forecast)

http://www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp (Public Transport)

www.guiadelociobcn.es (What is going on)

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