Barcelona
Dimly-lit, smoky and bare, except for
the rows of bottles which line dusty shelves behind the original wooden bar, it
dates from 1820. For the broad-minded Club Satanassa, on Aribau 27, is
an experience not to be missed.
Billed as "an extravagant joint with remarkable decoration", it lives up to its
claim. There's a cover charge of 1,500 pesetas (about £6) and you have to
buy a minimum of two drinks which don't come cheap.
Unless you want to feel left out, go flamboyantly dressed. Slip on silver
platforms, don that pink feather boa, pull on your fright wig and play "is that
a guy or a girl?" game.
Then head for bar l'Ascensor on Carrer Bellafila. It's a cosy place to chill out
to cool music in an unhurried atmosphere and have those end-of-the-night,
philosophical conversations with friends.
CAVA
Cava is the Spanish equivalent of French champagne. Just as bubbly, as
delicious and a lot less expensive (around £4 a bottle), you can quaff it at the
annaabi.ee 
