| Why Catalan Sports Tours chooses Spain for our Rugby Tours |
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| VALUE: Eating out and drinking is approximately three times cheaper than France! |
| WEATHER - A warmer, drier climate and an opportunity to top up your tan. |
| HOTELS: All centrally located, close to amenities with swimming pools and the rooms are air-conditioned. |
| BARCELONA: The world's No. 1 short break destination is less than one hour away. |
| TRANSPORT: Excellent, plentiful and cheap local transport. Trains (less than £5 return to Barcelona and half-hour frequency), buses and taxis. |
| TELEVISION: Watch Friday night's Sky game live on the BIG screen. |
| NEWS: English daily newspapers available at breakfast. |
| SHOPPING: Save a fortune stocking up on cigarettes, tobacco and spirits at the lowest possible prices. |
ALLOWANCES
( for personal consumption)
16 sleeves of cigarettes (160 packs)
3 kilos of tobacco AND
10 litres of spirits
for all aged 17 or over |
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Examples of Prices as at December 2009 |
| Benson and Hedges & similar brands (pack of 20) |
£3.00 |
| Golden Virginia tobacco 50 gram packet |
£4.00 |
| Grants whisky, Smirnoff vodka & similar spirits (litre) |
£9.00 |
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| HOTEL MAR BLAU, CALELLA |
| The Mar Blau Hotel Calella is located 400 meters from the town centre and 450 metres from the beach. The rooms at the hotel have fully equipped bathrooms, televisions and telephones.
The restaurant at the hotel serves buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
| more about Mar Blau>> |
| THE FENALS GARDEN HOTEL |
| Fenals Garden is a 4 star category hotel situated about 350 metres from the beach at Lloret de Mar. The hotel has 132 spacious totally renovated rooms, all exterior with soundproofing and air conditioning. Of these rooms, 4 are completely adapted for disabled persons. |
| more about Fenals Garden >> |