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If
you have to come to visit Barcelona, from BarcelonaDays.com
we advise that you stops to know a little more this historical and beautiful
city. |
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You
can discover the ancient Barcino of 2.000 years ago by exploring the underground
passageway through the Roman excavations –a remarkable technical feat
which has made it possible to leave the medieval streets and monuments above
intact.
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Image
of the Sagrada Família. |
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For
an opportunity to relive the atmosphere of medieval Barcelona, try strolling
through the Gothic Quarter, around the Cathedral, the
Royal Palace, and other ancient buildings wihich have
remained the homes of government institutions right down to the present
day:the City Hall and the Palace of the Generalitat (the
seat of the Catalan autonomous government). The Picasso Museum
and the splendid Gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar
are located in the nearby Ribera district, while the Ciutadella
Park, which contains the Zoo, more museums,
and the Catalan Parliament, are only a little farther
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The cathedral
of Barcelona, in heart
of the Gothic medieval quarter..
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From
here you can walk along the seafront to La Barceloneta, a district built
in the 18th century which has preserved its old seafaring atmosphere and
now offers numerous fine seafood restaurants.
You will almos cerainly want to stroll along the Rambla,
past the Liceu opera house, admiring the stands selling
birds and flowers, and the kiosks with their newspapers, magazines and books.
Whether by day or night, the atmosphere of the Rambla is unique, and if
you linger long enough, you’ll see how your fellow strollers change
from one hour to the next. And there’s always a good choice of places
to stop for a drink or a meal on the Rambla itself or in the adjoining side
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Barcelona underwent
a boom in the 19th century as a reuslt of industrialization. The surrounding
towns and villages were absorbed under the trendsetting city plan drawn
up by Ildefons Cerdà which resulted in the creation of the Eixample
district, today full of boutiques and art galleries. It’s
well worth walking along the spacious Passeig de Gràcia
to admire the Modernist-style houses at the intersection with Carrer d’Aragó,
and Antoni Gaudi’s Pedrera with its undulating façade-
Other works by Gaudí which should not be missed
are the vast and amazing Sagrada Família church,
on the outskirts of the Eixample, and Güell Park. |
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Shows
in the mountain of Montjuïc. |
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The
eixample of Barcelona. |
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Elegant residential
districts, such as Pedralbes with its Gothic walled monastery,
lie along the foot of the Collserola range towards the
Tibidabo hill. It is possible to reach the amousement park
on the top of the hill by taking the charming old-fashioned Blue Tram and
then the funicular. On Montjuïc, Barcelona’s
other hill which overlooks the sea, attractively landscaped gardens provide
the setting for museums, such as the Miró Foundation,
the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, the great Olympic
sports facilities –incliding the old Stadium and the magnificent Palau
de Sant Jordi-, an amusement park and the Spanish Village,
which contains reproductions of typical buildings from all over Spain. The
Old Port has been given a face-lift and turned into one of the city’s
most attractive entertainment districts, with facilities stretching beyond
La Barceloneta as far as the New Port and the Olympic
Village, overshadowed by its twin skyscrapers. |
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is a city that looks to the sea, in constant evolution. |
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At any time of the year Barcelona is alive with numerous cultural, commercial
and sports attractions: concerts, operas, plays, exhibitions, good restaurants,
international fairs, shops, and art galleries. Barcelona, one of Europe’s
great cities, is a place well worth visiting and once you get to know it,
you will return time and time again.
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