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Spain, Barcelona: A City Which Has It All – VIDEO
Published: 1.12.2020
On our website you can find articles about various interesting cities. We recently visited Valencia and New Jersey, for example. Today we will focus on the picturesque metropolis of Catalonia - Barcelona. This is a city that you will definitely like. Why are we so confident? Because this city just has everything. It offers so much that you can't be disappointed.
Barcelona is not the Spanish capital, but the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region that is economically, touristically and culturally one of the best things the Kingdom of Spain has to offer. Barcelona is a paradise for tourists from all over the world, and the reasons why this is the case are a whole constellation. If you like the ocean, beaches, water, promenades and harbors - you will find them in Barcelona. Do you like mountains, meadows, fields and valleys? You can find them here as well. Do you like culture? Do you like sports? Do you like big squares and quiet streets? Barcelona is ideal.
In the past, the legendary seafarer Kryštof Kolumbus and the architect Antoni Gaudí also fell in love with the city. You can also hear about Barcelona in several songs, such as Freddie Mercury or Ed Sheeren. In 1992, the Summer Olympic Games were organized here. When you are here, you should definitely walk along the promenade to the port, also visit the above-mentioned park and Olympic Park, Montjuïc or the market, where you can buy everything you can think of.
Last but not least, Barcelona is football. After all, the legendary club FC Barcelona is based here, whose captain is Lionel Messi. He plays his home matches at the Camp Nou, a stadium for almost 100,000 spectators. "Barca" is a favorite in bookmakers every year. In La Liga, the Catalans are the favorites, along with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, with the odds on "Barca" against most clubs ranging from 1.3 to 1.4. In the Champions League, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are among the best. Seeing a football match at Camp Nou is a huge experience. Double when he plays Barcelona against Real Madrid in the famous El Clásico.
If you prefer concerts and cultural events, you will simply not come to the Catalan capital. Many world artists perform here, as well as several festivals where different styles, genres and cultures intersect. Barcelona has good local food, music and dancing. If you've ever been here, you'll be sure to confirm it. And so you don't think something is missing in Barcelona, there is also a ski resort. You really can do almost anything you can think of here.
This time, we invite you to sail across dozens of kilometres of coastline in the north-east of Catalonia called the Costa del Maresme, located between lively Barcelona and the irresistible Costa Brava.
You can go to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage from a number of different places, such as Spain and Portugal. But today we will go the better, the French Trail.
In the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula and the border with Portugal we find the Spanish region of Galicia. This is where we find one of the few areas where the heat is not insane in the summer. We are thinking of Galicia's second most populous city, A Coruña.
This time we are in a city with thousands of years of history. A city that is located not very far from Madrid and that boasts a Roman aqueduct of, attention, more than 2000 years old.
Spain has almost 8,000 kilometers of coastline, including the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean coast. Today we will visit a region located in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia (Spain consists of 17 autonomous communities), namely the province of Gerona.
Spain’s second largest city, the center of Catalonia, popular destination of digital nomads, and mostly the place from where you bring countless great experiences. Barcelona is very kind to any type of traveler and you can visit it in any season.
Welcome to our series dedicated to the fascinating Spanish city of Barcelona, which about we will be following three parts. In them you will know that it is a city that you should see at least once in your life.
In the second part about the beautiful city on the Mediterranean coast you can find out more about the beautiful villas that the famous architect Gaudí left here.
This rich city boasts with more than just architecture of brilliant Antonio Gaudí. In today’s part we will visit local aquarium and Barcelona coast promenade where are berthed historical ships and other interesting things.
I visited the Catalonian capital with my family for a week in the time of Christmas holidays. I like to learn about culture of the country I spend my time in so I spent lot of time wandering in the streets, in parks or had breakfast in back-alley cafes with locals. I enjoyed hours-long dinners having great tapas and even better wine. I tried to met as new people as possible. True, only disadvantage was that I didn’t speak Spanish or Catalonian.
In narrow streets of historical center in Barcelona is really easy to get lost. However, you can be sure that you would always end up at some cathedral or, at least, small shrine. They are hard to see from distance, they just suddenly pop up in front of you. On the other hand, famous Sagrada Família is easy to see from distance.