Barcelona in March

Thinking of going for a week but spending 2 or 3 days on day trips or
possibly going to Mallorca.

But I've heard that there could be heavy rain in Mallorca (and Barcelona
too) so may not be worth the expense of flying out there, rather do day
trips along the coast.

Any opinions?

Tarragona looks interesting but in the other direction, Costa Brava
would be as susceptible to wet weather this time of the year?

poldy:

Thinking of going for a week but spending 2 or 3 days on day trips or
possibly going to Mallorca.

But I've heard that there could be heavy rain in Mallorca (and
Barcelona too) so may not be worth the expense of flying out there,
rather do day trips along the coast.

Any opinions?

Here are the averages for Barcelona:
http://www.climatetemp.info/graph/ba...s/image001.gif

Here the same for Mallorca:
http://www.climatetemp.info/graph/ma...s/image001.gif

Tarragona looks interesting but in the other direction, Costa Brava
would be as susceptible to wet weather this time of the year?

http://www.climatetemp.info/spain/girona.html


It all depends on what you want to see and do. In none of the mentioned
places the rain would be a week long hazard, unless you want to sit out
in the open, eating and drinking, all day.

I wouldn't combine a week in Barcelona with 2-3 days of Mallorca,
because Barcelona and its surrounding area would keep me busy for more
than that week already. But as said, it all depends on your interests
and activities.


--
Erick

In article ,
"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote:

It all depends on what you want to see and do. In none of the mentioned
places the rain would be a week long hazard, unless you want to sit out
in the open, eating and drinking, all day.

I wouldn't combine a week in Barcelona with 2-3 days of Mallorca,
because Barcelona and its surrounding area would keep me busy for more
than that week already. But as said, it all depends on your interests
and activities.

Thanks, been to Barcelona before but the only day trip has been to
Montserrat. It was in mid March and it was dry, though a bit cool at
times.

So maybe Mallorca would make more sense if I can dedicate more time.

poldy:

In article ,
"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote:

It all depends on what you want to see and do. In none of the
mentioned places the rain would be a week long hazard, unless you
want to sit out in the open, eating and drinking, all day.

I wouldn't combine a week in Barcelona with 2-3 days of Mallorca,
because Barcelona and its surrounding area would keep me busy for
more than that week already. But as said, it all depends on your
interests and activities.

Thanks, been to Barcelona before but the only day trip has been to
Montserrat. It was in mid March and it was dry, though a bit cool at
times.

Typical March temperatures in the first two weeks would be around 12-14
degrees Celsius. Of course, it gets chilly in the evenings.

So maybe Mallorca would make more sense if I can dedicate more time.

Not much warmer, though. In case you are more of a traveler who likes
to see old fishermen villages and quiet bays, Menorca would perhaps be
more interesting than Mallorca. Menorca is, of course, much smaller,
but will certainly be interesting for 2-3 days. Probably not for a
whole week.



--
Erick

Erick wrote on 21 Oct 2010 13:28:04 GMT:

In article ,
"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote:

It all depends on what you want to see and do. In none of
the mentioned places the rain would be a week long hazard,
unless you want to sit out in the open, eating and
drinking, all day.

I wouldn't combine a week in Barcelona with 2-3 days of
Mallorca, because Barcelona and its surrounding area would
keep me busy for more than that week already. But as said,
it all depends on your interests and activities.

Thanks, been to Barcelona before but the only day trip has
been to Montserrat. It was in mid March and it was dry,
though a bit cool at times.

Typical March temperatures in the first two weeks would be
around 12-14 degrees Celsius. Of course, it gets chilly in the
evenings.

So maybe Mallorca would make more sense if I can dedicate
more time.

Not much warmer, though. In case you are more of a traveler
who likes to see old fishermen villages and quiet bays,
Menorca would perhaps be more interesting than Mallorca.
Menorca is, of course, much smaller, but will certainly be
interesting for 2-3 days. Probably not for a whole week.

I've seen it maintained that winter is the best time to visit Mallorca.
However, everything depends on the weather; Chopin and Sand's visit in
summer was not a success.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James wrote to Erick T. Barkhuis on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:00:52 -0400:

In article ,
"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote:

It all depends on what you want to see and do. In none of
the mentioned places the rain would be a week long hazard,
unless you want to sit out in the open, eating and
drinking, all day.

I wouldn't combine a week in Barcelona with 2-3 days of
Mallorca, because Barcelona and its surrounding area would
keep me busy for more than that week already. But as said,
it all depends on your interests and activities.

Thanks, been to Barcelona before but the only day trip has
been to Montserrat. It was in mid March and it was dry,
though a bit cool at times.

Typical March temperatures in the first two weeks would be
around 12-14 degrees Celsius. Of course, it gets chilly in
the evenings.

So maybe Mallorca would make more sense if I can dedicate
more time.

Not much warmer, though. In case you are more of a traveler
who likes to see old fishermen villages and quiet bays,
Menorca would perhaps be more interesting than Mallorca.
Menorca is, of course, much smaller, but will certainly be
interesting for 2-3 days. Probably not for a whole week.

I've seen it maintained that winter is the best time to visit
Mallorca. However, everything depends on the weather; Chopin
and Sand's visit in summer was not a success.

Sorry, I got that wrong but it proves my point about weather. George and
Frederic went in winter!
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton:

I've seen it maintained that winter is the best time to visit
Mallorca. However, everything depends on the weather; Chopin and
Sand's visit in summer was not a success.

Sorry, I got that wrong but it proves my point about weather. George
and Frederic went in winter!

Well, the weather criteria haven't been quite clear in this thread, yet.

What is "good weather"? You probably know people who love to walk along
the coast line in autumn, when the beaches are empty, the wind blows
and the waves forcefully hit the dunes. You also probably know those,
whose single idea of the perfect week at the coast is to bake in a
comfy 35C heat for 10 hours a day.
Both will claim that "the weather was perfect".

March in Barcelona, Mallorca and Menorca means, for me, good weather to
make long walks, do some geocaching, visit quaint towns or (in
Barcelona) off-center city districts, rent a car for a day, and
....sigh... take the Mrs. to the shopping malls.



--
Erick

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:17:28 -0700, poldy wrote:

Thinking of going for a week but spending 2 or 3 days on day trips or
possibly going to Mallorca.

But I've heard that there could be heavy rain in Mallorca (and Barcelona
too) so may not be worth the expense of flying out there, rather do day
trips along the coast.

Any opinions?

Tarragona looks interesting but in the other direction, Costa Brava
would be as susceptible to wet weather this time of the year?

Tarragona is interesting, but only worth a two day visit.
The Costa Blanca has other interesting places, and
to the North of Barcelona there are other places like Rosas,
on the Costa Brava, Picasso and Salvador Dali country

Irwell wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:17:28 -0700, poldy wrote:

Thinking of going for a week but spending 2 or 3 days on day trips or
possibly going to Mallorca.

But I've heard that there could be heavy rain in Mallorca (and Barcelona
too) so may not be worth the expense of flying out there, rather do day
trips along the coast.

Any opinions?

Tarragona looks interesting but in the other direction, Costa Brava
would be as susceptible to wet weather this time of the year?

Tarragona is interesting, but only worth a two day visit.

Yes, and its sublime aquaduct (a bus ride out of town) is being
renovated at the moment- a lot of scaffolding.

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In article ,
"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote:

James Silverton:

I've seen it maintained that winter is the best time to visit
Mallorca. However, everything depends on the weather; Chopin and
Sand's visit in summer was not a success.

Sorry, I got that wrong but it proves my point about weather. George
and Frederic went in winter!

Well, the weather criteria haven't been quite clear in this thread, yet.

What is "good weather"? You probably know people who love to walk along
the coast line in autumn, when the beaches are empty, the wind blows
and the waves forcefully hit the dunes. You also probably know those,
whose single idea of the perfect week at the coast is to bake in a
comfy 35C heat for 10 hours a day.
Both will claim that "the weather was perfect".

March in Barcelona, Mallorca and Menorca means, for me, good weather to
make long walks, do some geocaching, visit quaint towns or (in
Barcelona) off-center city districts, rent a car for a day, and
...sigh... take the Mrs. to the shopping malls.

Dry and 15C or greater would be fine.

Yeah being able to take long walks would be great. Not looking to swim
in the ocean or sunbathe (though would prefer sunny days to overcast).

David's report about scaffolding on the aqueduct is disappointing. When
I visited in 2006, La Seu was covered with scaffolding too and not lit
up at night. Heard that the scaffolding is off so would be good to see
it restored.