Barcelona Insider

Holidaymakers  in Barcelona will soon be offered a new cultural experience when an exhibition is unveiled at the Picasso Museum.

A new exhibition will be launched at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona on May 28th.

The show, which is entitled Picasso versus Rusinol, will be open to the public from May 28th to September 5th.

One of the main themes of the exhibition is the influence that acclaimed artist Santiago Rusinol had on Pablo Picasso when the latter first arrived in Barcelona.

Picasso explored a number of subjects in his work at the time that had previously been addressed by Rusinol and also created his own versions of some of the older man’s pictures.

The exhibition at the Picasso Museum will feature several pieces that highlight the links between the two artists, including some rarely-seen illustrations completed by Picasso in the 1960s that were based on a famous work by Rusinol.

Later this year, the cultural institute will present a new display tracing the links between Picasso and another important modern artist – Edgar Degas.

Brits keen to book a trip to Spain for their next summer holiday might want to head down to London to get a quick taster of the country.

London will showcase the best of Spain in a special festival next month.

A Taste of Spain will be held on London’s Regent Street on June 6th.

In a rare occasion when the street will be traffic-free, events, music and plenty of food will be on display to represent each region of Spain.

Sporty tourists who are thinking about booking a cheap hotel in Barcelona can try out a unique F1 simulator to get a virtual experience of the Montmelo FI track in Barcelona, or watch a golf demonstration in Madrid as the city bids for the Ryder Cup.

Music will also be a major attraction for the day. Spanish guitarist Paco Fernandez will headline on the main stage, but there will also be dance tunes from Ibiza and a brass band from Segovia.

See flamenco dancers in the Andalucia region, folk music in Aragon, while food fans can taste paella in Valencia or suckling pig in Segovia.

Almost two thirds of Brits are confused by foreign currencies, new research from sunshine.co.uk suggests.

Research suggests that Brits spend too much on holiday because they cannot work out the currency.

This leads to 51 per cent of holidaymakers spending more than they had planned because they cannot work out how much an item is in sterling.

Sarah Munro, head of Post Office Travel Services advised travellers to “do as much research as possible before travelling”.

She suggested that travellers take a look at exchange rate movements and “take into account destinations where living costs are lower”.

People who book a trip to Barcelona or other Spanish destinations are likely to get “tremendous value” this summer, the expert said.

“The improving exchange rate combined with low living costs mark them out as top value destinations.”

Brits wanting to see other eurozone destinations can find the cost of living cheaper than it may have been previously, due to the strengthening of the sterling, Ms Munro said.