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post #46 of 55
5/22/10 at 2:05pm
Four of the top ten restaurants in the world are in Spain (3 in Catalunya).

www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winners

No.2 - El Bulli
No.4 - El Celler de Can Roca
No.5 - Mugaritz
No.9 - Arzak
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post #47 of 55
8/12/10 at 3:26am
Do you know if La Tomatina, the tomato throwing festival is worth going to?

http://www.latomatina.org/

I'm thinking of doing it in 2011 ,but I wanted to do 10 days.....this will eat up 2-3 days in Valencia, not sure if its worth it or should I do Ibiza instead....I'd probably have more fun at the Tomato festival personally.
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post #48 of 55
1/17/11 at 12:10pm
So, how did the Spain trip go?
!luc
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post #49 of 55
1/17/11 at 6:35pm
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It was wonderful. Stayed at the Villa Soro for three nights - probably the best hotel I've ever stayed in - it felt like you were in someone's private home.

First day - guided pinchos tour of the city - hit up about 10 places, incredible diversity of food.

Second day - laid out at the beach most of the day, pinchos for lunch. Zuberoa for dinner - second best meal of the trip (second only to Ambroisie). Bottle of Rioja, rabbit ravioli, baby lamb with creamed potatoes, and apple tart with cinnamon ice cream.

Third day - guided tour along the coast and into France. Lunch at a few random spots in a medieval town. Dinner at Arzak - 10+ courses spanning across all types of food, bottle of Rioja. Good (would likely go back) but not great.
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post #50 of 55
1/17/11 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by Advent View Post
Four of the top ten restaurants in the world are in Spain (3 in Catalunya).

www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winners

No.2 - El Bulli
No.4 - El Celler de Can Roca
No.5 - Mugaritz
No.9 - Arzak


El Bulli closed down last year
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post #51 of 55
1/18/11 at 5:29am
Thanks whnay. This sounds like a terrific trip! I will have to eat at the ambroisie one day, it's not like it's a far trip to undertake...
!luc
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post #52 of 55
1/18/11 at 9:07am
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Thanks whnay. This sounds like a terrific trip! I will have to eat at the ambroisie one day, it's not like it's a far trip to undertake...
!luc

It was very good but ungodly expensive.
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post #53 of 55
1/18/11 at 9:21am
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It was very good but ungodly expensive.
Yes, it looks like it's a minimum of 300€ per person, which is more expensive than a lot of other three stars in Paris.
!luc
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post #54 of 55
1/18/11 at 3:47pm
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Yes, it looks like it's a minimum of 300€ per person, which is more expensive than a lot of other three stars in Paris.
!luc

My bill for two with wine was close to 1000EUR. I nearly fainted.
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post #55 of 55
2/4/11 at 10:37pm
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I actually found it a hard place to eat. As a solo traveler, in a place where everywhere wanted to feed me tapas, I was like 'OK, so option A...i buy a plate of olives and eat a bunch of olives and am now full on olives alone, or option B, I buy nine different dishes, eat one thing from each plate, am now full, and a hundred euro poorer, and watching the uneaten ninety euro of that be scraped into the trash'.

Not a cuisine set up for those traveling alone!

This is really true. I lived in Sevilla for around 9 months. Nothing in spain is set up well for the solo traveller. Sure patatas bravas are good but a big tapa is a little much for one person and you end up feeling like you are going to die from all the mayo.

There is also very little mid-range food at night if you dont want tapas. The best deals are during the day and offered at lunch.
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