Barcelona

Right in the northeast of Spain

on the Mediterranean coast, Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia. It is a major European city with a wonderful medieval center which highlights the Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter) which includes the beautiful cathedral. Close this quarter is La Rambla, the most cosmopolitan of all the avenues of Barcelona. Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) was an important Catalan architect and created amazing buildings in the city like Casa Mila also known as La Pedrera. Casa Batlló, just like the Casa Mila highlight the curves of the facade. Park Guell is the epitome of Catalan Modernism but the great work of Gaudi is Sagrada Familia, which is expected to completed in 2026, the centenary of the death of Gaudi. All these are works of Gaudi UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Barcelona is rich in museums which includes the Joan Miró Foundation and Picasso Museum. After the Olympics, the city was very fresh with plenty of modern infrastructure, the area that most benefited from this was the Puerto Olimpico, an ideal place for a walk along the Mediterranean. For sports lovers in general and football in particular is impossible to disassociate the city from his football club, FC Barcelona one of the most important football clubs in Europe. Hotels in Barcelona

What to visit in Barcelona: Sagrada Familia; Cathedral; Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter); Park Guell; Palau Guell; Casa Milà; Casa Batlló; National Art Museum of Catalunya; Barceloneta; La Rambla; Port Vell; Passeig de Gracia; Port Olimpic; Tibidabo; Montjuic; La Boqueria; Avinguda Diagonal; Parc de la Ciutadella; Eixample; Palau de la Musica Catalana;

Squares in Barcelona: Plaza de Cataluña; Plaza Real;

Transports in Barcelona

Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN): There are many european and intercontinental flight connections from Barcelona.

Aerobus runs to/from Plaza de Cataluña (Plaça Catalunya) every 10 minutes, the journey lasts about 30 minutes.

By train: Sants is the main train station of Barcelona.

By bus: Barcelona Nord is the main bus station, there are national and international buses.

By sea: The port of Barcelona is one of the busiest of Mediterranean, there are cruises to France, Italy and Morocco and ferries to Balearic Islands.

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