Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Barcelona
Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia (one of the 17 autonomous communities that make up Spain) and the second most populous city in Spain. It is one of the most dynamic cities in Europe, and is known as Spain’s ‘other’ capital city. Barcelona lies on the northeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the shores of the Mediterranean between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs. Barcelona is home to the world’s busiest seaports, the romantic medieval quarter and a host of beautiful Gaudi-designed buildings.
La Rambla is the liveliest part of town and is arguably Spain’s most famous street. It has cafes, kiosks, street performers and artists. The Gothic Quarter is the oldest part of the city and is home to some of the most impressive medieval buildings one is ever likely to see, while the Picasso museum is impressive and spectacular, with many of the artist’s great masterpieces on display. Fine city beaches, splendid Gothic palaces, elegant green parkland, cutting-edge cafes, and sophisticated shopping are all within arm’s length in this compact metropolis. Barcelona’s inherent easygoing nature means that as much time can be spent on relaxation as on cultural pursuits.
Barcelona is on the doorstep of some of Europe’s great playgrounds and vacation retreats. The Balearic Islands are to the east, the Costa Brava is located to the north, the monastery at Montserrat is to the west, the Roman city of Tarragona and the playground resort of Sitges are to the south. Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympic Games.
Barcelona has two official languages: Castilian Spanish and Catalan, generally spoken in all of Catalonia. The city of Barcelona has a population of 1,510,000, but this number spirals to more than 4,000,000 if the outlying areas are also included.
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With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!