Myself and Mrs bravoecho will be flying to Barcelona on the 20th of July and departing on the 24th of July. Bearing in mind that we are late 20's (not too interested in the clubbing scene - can do that at home ) I would appreciate your input into the following things:

Intinerary - we are not going to try and see everything in 4 days. We would like to see the more pertinent venues. If at all possible I wouldn't mind combining a city/country trip - maybe two days in Barcelona, two days in the country. However if there is more to see in the city and not much to see in the country, then that too is good ^ .

Hotels - in Barcelona, the hotels I have narrowed it down to are the NH Calderon and the AC Diplomatic. Your input to these and others, including in the country would be appreciated.

Thanks