BARCELONA INFORMATION

ABOUT BARCELONA

Barcelona is one of the most stylish and dynamic cities in the world. Barcelona offers first-class shopping, food, architecture and entertainment.

It has a huge number of attractions including a city centre which retains its medieval street plan; some stunning modernist architecture including several buildings by Gaudí - Spains most famous architect; dozens of museums including one dedicated to Picasso, another to Miró and yet another to Barça, Barcelonas world famous football club.
The city enjoys an almost perfect climate making it an ideal place to be at any time of the year.

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Barcelona, capital of Modernism
Barcelona, known and acclaimed internationally as the capital of Modernism, offers constant surprises along its streets with hundreds of architectural treasures.  The city is adorned by the Sagrada Familia, Palau de la Música, La Pedrera, Casa Batlló, and the majority of Gaudí´s works.   The Gothic Quarter offers quaint narrow streets and inner courtyards of mediaeval inspiration. The city also offers art museums of renowned prestige such as the Museu Picasso, MACBA, Museu dArt de Catalunya, Fundació Miró and Fundació Tapies.

More attractions to see
Beaches, marinas, terraces, promenades, squares, gardens…walking around Barcelona is, in itself, a surprising luxury.  The unique and famous Rambla, with stalls full of flowers, lead to the Boqueria market, one of the prettiest in the world. The Parc Güell and its dragon by Gaudí. The Parc de la Ciutadella. The Plaça de la Catedral.  The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc. Palau de la Musica, Teatro del Liceu. Camp Nou, the official stadium of FC Barcelona and the largest stadium in Europe. Mount Tibidabo offers stunning views of the city. The children, or the young minded, can enjoy the amusement park 512 meters over the sea. Other activities for children: Aquarium, Zoo of Barcelona and Port Aventura.

Shopping
The area contained between Rambla Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia Avinguda Diagonal and Rambla Catalunya, concentrates the citys most select and exclusive establishments. Fashion, jewellery, design, art galleries… all form an extensive and very enticing offer. Not to forget such emblematic areas as the Old Quarter or El Born, a world in which to browse amongst the ancient and the moderns, and discover the vanguards of art, design and fashion.
Barcelona offers an extensive selection of indoor malls with some of the largest in the world. Do not miss Diagonal Mar, Glories and Illa Diagonal or La Roca Village.

Excursions
With close links to literary and artistic Modernism, Sitges is the seaside town nearest to the city. In the other direction, towards Girona, the Costa Brava seduces with its pebbled beaches and crystalline waters, and an endless number of highly attractive villages such as Cadaqués, or Figueres with its Museu Dalí. If we decide to head inland, the winemaking region of the Penedés, famous for its excellent quality cavas, opens the doors of its prestigious wineries.

Images courtesy of Barcelona Turisme.
Authors: Park Güell, J. Trullàs, La Pedrera,  L.Bertran, Sagrada Familia y Panorámica Tibidabo, Espai d´Imatge.