Barcelona, The City Of Thousand Passions

Barcelona, a city with a thousand resources, offers visitors a vibrant by day with its many monuments and museums, and night with restaurants and dance clubs. But let's go step by step analysis of the various aspects of this sensual city.

Second city of Spain, but first the center of Catalonia, Barcelona is a city overlooking the sea. It is a culturally vibrant city and star of a dramatic economic progress. You can define a city both ancient and modern at the same time, in fact the one hand we find the greatest representations of Catalan Gothic and on the other side of the spectacular expressions of Modernism.

The trip to Barcelona can not start it from the Ramblas, the heart of the city. La Rambla, indeed Les Rambles have always been at the heart of the city. The name derives from the Arabic ramla which means sandy shore. Even though everyone calls Rambla, in the singular, in fact, this long path, which begins near the Catalunya Square and ends at the foot of the monument of Christopher Columbus, includes six different ramblas, each with its own name.

The first is to ramblas Canaletes, popular name that was given by Fountain PaddlesLocated there since ancient times, according to a popular saying in this fountain will return to those who drink at least once in Barcelona. The last is to ramblas Santa Monica, Where the harbor entrance stands the parish takes its name and that was, anciently, the Discalced Augustinian convent.

The journey continues with the port Barcelona one of Europe's largest, the most famous is the modern footbridge that connects the Rambla with the Maremagnum shopping center. In the area of ​​the port is worth visiting the picturesque Barceloneta old fishermen's quarter, and Vila Olympic, The area redeveloped for the Olympics in 1992 with the recovery of the beach and the birth of hotels, restaurants and bars.

Barcelona is one of the symbols, then surely the giant Sagrada Familia the building was started in 1882 and has not yet been concluded, the artist collects the remains, and stands out in view of the city with high towers spire.


With regard to the kitchen The food is excellent with affordable prices, and then Barcelona is a world leader for its food. The secret of the cuisine of Catalonia is the dual nature, sea and land that gave birth to an original cuisine and varied that the Catalans define mar y montana. The mixing of different landscapes and climates has made a cross of Catalan cooking smells, tastes, and smells.

Do not forget, and I appeal especially to women, the shopping, Which is essential for every vacation that you respect. In the center of town there is a large concentration of shops, and for those who want something really typical, must not miss the shops, many of the Ramblas and the Via Lavetana, Selling leather goods, hats and the famous espadrilles.


Finally do not forget to go to various places in town where you can dance the flamenco in addition also the sardana, A typical Catalan dance, and where you find so many friendly and cheerful.

So I wish you a pleasant stay in Barcelona!