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Do you feel like enjoying something exclusive? On this two-day route through Barcelona you will get to taste gourmet cuisine with a Michelin star. You will also have unique experiences that will take you to Montseny in Costa Barcelona.

You will spend the night at the Hotel Claris in Barcelona, an exclusive old palace in Barcelona's Eixample, located next to Passeig de Gràcia and Gaudí's modernist jewels such as La Pedrera , the Casa Batlló and the basilica of the Sagrada Familia . Its rooms are individually decorated with unique art objects.

Its restaurant, La Terrassa de Claris, is run by a Michelin-starred chef, Aurelio Morales. Innovative Mediterranean cuisine is its hallmark, as well as evenings with good music at sunset. As an interesting detail, the hotel spa has authentic pre-Columbian archaeological pieces.

Day 1: Modernist tour and dinner with a Michelin star in Barcelona

The day begins with a guided visit to the Torre Bellesguard in Barcelona. Located at the foot of the Collserola mountain, it is considered an atypical work by Gaudí due to its straight shapes, inspired by medieval castles and Gothic churches.

The building was built by Gaudí between year 1900 and 1906, inspired by the medieval castle that was the refuge of the last Catalan king, Martí I l'Humà. He lived in Bellesguard until his death in 1410.

During the guided tour of the tower you will learn about aspects of its history and its construction. The official name of the Tower is Casa Figueras, since it was Jaume Figueras, the architect's friend, who commissioned the work. But it is popularly known as Torre Bellesguard. The views it offers of all of Barcelona and of the sea are formidable and justify the name Bellesguard (beautiful view).

Another particularity of this work of Gaudí is its covering of slate stone from the area. The green, grey and beige shades allow the creation of various patterns of light and make the building look different on sunny and rainy days.

Next to the tower you can also visit the viaduct of the Bellesguard, an unknown work also by Gaudí, with 10 centuries-old arches, built between 1903 and 1905, before Park Güell was planned.

In the evening, dinner awaits you at the Caelis Restaurant in Barcelona. This establishment offers avant-garde cuisine with traditional touches. It has a Michelin star and offers 3 types of tasting menu, one of which is vegetarian, which change every week.

You can choose to eat in the room or at a U-shaped table located around the kitchen in view of the premises. At this table you can see up close how chef Romain Fornell prepares the different dishes. Dishes such as egg fritters and crème fraîche or sea and mountain pasta, with lobster and artichoke, which you can pair with the extensive range of more than 300 references from their cellar. Day 2: Formula 1 experience in Montmeló and lunch in a gastronomic hotel in Costa Barcelona

The start of the second day of the route will be fast-paced. From Barcelona you go to Montmeló. At Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona you will get to try an exclusive experience, getting behind the wheel of a Lamborghini with a power of 510 HP and powering around this circuit where international F1 and MotoGP competitions are held.

In this experience you have two track options. One is the Grand Prix Circuit, which covers the entire Montmeló circuit, the only Formula 1 circuit in Spain. You can do three laps and this can only be booked during the week. The other, the Traçat Nacional, is smaller, there are 4 laps and you can only book it at the weekend.

After the GT driving, a meal awaits you at the Can Cuch Gastronomic Hotel , at Canvas . Located in a typical Catalan farmhouse from the 10th century, overlooking the Parc Natural del Montseny , this establishment offers traditional cuisine fused with the avant-garde. Here, 8-course tasting menus are prepared with fresh products and from Km 0. They also have a cellar located inside a natural cave.

From its room with huge windows you can only see nature and the sky. A good accompaniment to dishes such as honeyed rice with pork leg carpaccio and red prawn tartare or the green-necked duck breast from the Ebro Delta with pear slices, figs and sweetcorn.

With the flavours and views of Montseny, you will say goodbye to this exclusive route along Costa Barcelona. Before leaving, take the opportunity to visit the surroundings of Can Cuch on horseback, an activity organised by the hotel.