Barcelona Tourist Guide

The lovelycharming city of Barcelona, city of Catalonia (a Spain’s province), is situated on the shore of the Mediterranean sea as well as enclosed at either end by 2 canal deltas. Barcelona is located at the second largest place in Spain after its capital place Madrid. Barcelona has a population of 1.5 million, over 4 million including suburbs. the varied, eventful history of the place dates back 4,000 years to the primary settlements by historic farmers. Afterward it grew to become a Roman colony, the Visigoth’s capital place, then it came under Moorish law. It went through sieges, destructions as well as occupations, finally to become an independent democracy 1975. the place has always played an high role in political as well as cultural life of Spain as well as it is located at well reflected in the variety as well as quality of old structures, museums, several other visitor sights. Now Barcelona is located at one of the most various European cosmoplitan cities with special way of life as well as rich traditions. You be able to find here a formidable balance of the traditional things as well as the avant-garde. A cosmopolitan metropolis, Barcelona affords visitors a warm as well as sincere welcome, being aknowledged worldwide as one of the best visitor-friendly cosmoplitan cities in Europe.Barcelona’s organisation of the 1992 Olympics provided regeneration of this dynamic place, gave a fresh start to its infrastructure development. Come with Oh-Barcelona to Barcelona.

WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE:

POINTS OF INTEREST – La Rambla is located at a tree-lined pedestrian road packed with buskers, living statues, mimes as well as itinerant salespeople advertising everything from gamble tickets to jewellery. Pavement restaurants as well as stands advertising craftwork, lane artists surrounded by curious onlookers, a loud bird market, Palau de la Virreina, a main eighteenth-century rococo mansion, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the well known 19th-century opera house- these are all colourful parts of La Rambla’s mosaic. La Rambla ends at the lofty Monument a Colom (Monument to Columbus) as well as the harbour.

Barri Gotic – also known as Gothic Quarter, it is located at the old part of the place. Picasso lived as well as worked in Barri Gotic from 1895 to 1904 as well as Joan Miro was born as well as lived here during his youth. Gothic Quarter is located at situated on the right hand side of the La Rambla, it contains a concentration of medieval tall Gothic structures (14-15th century) on narrow cobbled roads as well as now is located at home to much of the place’s nightlife.

La Sagrada Familia – La Sagrada Familia is located at one of the most well known as well as magnificent among Barcelona’s landmarks. the life’s work of Barcelona’s well known architect, Antoni Gaudi, the magnificent spires of the unfinished cathedral imprint themselves boldly against the sky with swelling outlines inspired by the holy mountain Montserrat. Above each facade there are a few towers, 12 in total, which are dedicated to the Apostles. the tower in the center, the tallest of all at 170 m., is located at dedicated to Jesus Christ. Around these there are the towers of the a few Evangelists, as well as the tower over the apse is located at dedicated to the Virgin. They are encrusted with a tangle of sculptures that seem to breathe life into the stone. Gaudi died in 1926 before his masterwork was completed, as well as since then, controversy has continually dogged the building program. Nevertheless, the southwestern (Passion) facade, is located at almost done, as well as the nave, begun in 1978, is located at progressing.

La Pedrera – Casa Mila (Mila House) is located at an apartment building, the last example of Gaudi’s civil architecture.It is located at one of his finest as well as most ambitious creations, extraordinarily innovative in its functional, constructive, as well as ornamental aspects. Visitors be able to tour the building as well as go up to the roof, where they be able to see spectacular views of Barcelona. One floor below the roof is located at a modest museum dedicated to Gaudi’s work.

Montjuic – the largest open space in the place, its main sights are the Olympic installations, the Spanish Village as well as the hilltop fortress. Montjuic, the hill overlooking the place centre from the southwest, is located at home to some fine art galleries, leisure sights, soothing parks as well as the main group of 1992 Olympic sites. Montjuic is located at covered in ornamental gardens with water features as well as is located at the most popular destination in Barcelona on Sundays.

Tibidabo – is located at the highest hill in the wooded range that forms the backdrop to Barcelona. It has amazing views of the whole of Barcelona, a stunning cathedral, as well as a family fun park Parc d’Atraccions with old-style rides offering breathtaking views. A glass lift at the park goes 115m (383 ft) up to a visitors’ observation area at Torre de Collserola telecommunications tower.

Modernisme – spectacular modernista architectural creations dotted around the place by well known Antoni Gaudi as well as his contemporaries.

Camp Nou – home of F.C. Barcelona, one of Europe’s leading soccer teams, with capacity of almost 100,000 spectators.

The Seu cathedral – Built in medieval times on the site of a Roman temple, La Seu is located at one of the great Gothic structures in Spain.

Parc de la Ciutadella – Barcelona’s favourite park as well as a Sunday afternoon rendezvous for families, friends as well as ducks

The Sardana – traditional Catalan dance, performed outside the cathedral as well as at national festivals, with everyone encouraged to join in.

MUSEUMS – the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Pre-Columbian Art -the only museum in Europe devoted exclusively to Pre-Columbian cultures. Housed in a gothic palace, its collection is located at one of the finest of its kind as well as gives visitors an insight into the rich world of the earliest cultures on the American continent. This tiny museum contains one hundred pieces, including wood as well as stone sculptures, ceramics, tapestries, jade, often found in international exhibitions as well as prestige publications. the exhibits represented the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Chavin, Mochica as well as Inca civilisations.

Palau de la Musica Catalana – one of the world’s most extraordinary music halls, it is located at a Barcelona landmark. From its polychrome ceramic ticket windows on the Carrer de Sant Pere Mes Alt side to its overhead busts of Palestrina, Bach, Beethoven, as well as Wagner, the Palau is located at the flagship of Barcelona’s Moderniste architecture.

Museu Picasso – is located at Barcelona’s most visited museum. 3,500 exhibits make up the permanent collection. Picasso spent several years (1901-06) in Barcelona, as well as this collection, is located at particularly strong on his early work. Displays include childhood sketches, pictures from the beautiful Rose as well as Blue periods, as well as the well known 1950s Cubist variations on Velazquez’s Las Meninas (Ladies-in-Waiting).

Gaudi Casa-Museu – Gaudi lived in this pink, Alice-in-Wonderland house from 1906 to 1926, which now houses a museum of Gaudi-designed furniture, decorations, drawings, as well as portraits as well as busts of the architect.

Fundacio Miro – it was a gift from the well known artist Joan Miro to his native place. the museum opened in 1975, as well as now it is located at one of Barcelona’s most exciting showcases of contemporary art. There are Oh-Barcelona Apartments in all this nice areas in Barcelona. Check it out!

BEACHES – One of Barcelona’s greatest draws is located at undeniably its beautiful beaches. Beside world-well known Costa Brava as well as Costa Dorada which are within 1-hr drive time from Barcelona, there are also several nice beaches over 4 km long within the place boundaries, we will list just several of them here: Nova Icaria- Closest to the Olympic marina, always crowded, this wide swathe of rough golden sand is located at great for food goers. There are three perfect beach bars as well as two very popular restaurants on the promenade (Mango as well as Chiringuito de Moncho) as well as countless bars as well as restaurants are just a short stroll away. Bogatell- This beach is located at twice the length of adjoining Nova Icaria as well as fringed by a stretch of stone walkway perfect for jogging, roller blading as well as cycling. Three large informal restaurants on the promenade. Mar Bella (Metro Ciutadella Vila Olimpica, plus 20-minute walk)- Barcelona’s only naturist beach close to a peaceful park – good for a picnic or siesta under the trees. Barceloneta- wide as well as long, a traditional as well as popular stretch with locals, crowded, loud as well as very jolly.

WHEN TO GO, WEATHER: the best times to visit Barcelona are late spring as well as early autumn, when the weather is located at still comfortably warm, around 21-25°C. Summers are usually hot as well as humid, with temperatures averaging +30 (+ 86 Fahrenheit). Especially avoid the “dead” month of August, when several shops, bars as well as restaurants close for the month as several local inhabitants head out of the place. Winters are cool with average daytime temperatures around +12 C (+59 Fahrenheit), occasionally rainy.

GETTING THERE AND AROUND: By a direct flight to Barcelona, or through Madrid or via another large European place from almost any major airports in the world. the highest fares are from May to September, the lowest in March-April, October-November as well as December to February (excluding Christmas as well as New Year when prices are hiked up). Note also that flying on weekends may increase your ticket cost. If traveling to Barcelona from within Europe you be able to also chose train, bus or car, though these take much longer than a plane as well as often work out no cheaper. several Mediterranean cruises include Barcelona as a port of call.

ACCOMODATIONS: We be able to offer you a range of choices. You be able to choose vacation rentals in Barcelona starting from $ 125

USD for a double room in a 4-star apartment hotel. Or you be able to opt for hotels from $ 65 USD for a double room in a 3-star hotel. Accomodation prices do not change much throughout the year due to the steady all-season flow of visitors to this extremely popular visitor place as well as surrounding resorts.

DINING: Besides restaurants you be able to eat at bars where you would have a succession of tapas (small snacks- three or a few chunks of fish, meat or vegetables, or salad, which traditionally used to be served up free with a drink) or raciones (larger ones). the bar option be able to be a lot more attractive, allowing you to do the rounds as well as sample local specialities. Generally, the average cost for a meal consisting of two dishes as well as dessert would come to about 25 Euros. Travellers on an extremely limited budget be able to do well for themselves by using the excellent markets, bakeries as well as delis as well as filling up on sandwiches as well as snacks. Decent restaurants as well as restaurants are easily found all over the place, though you’ll probably do most of your eating where you do most of your sightseeing, in the old town, particularly around La Rambla as well as in the Barri Gotic. Look for the best as well as most authentic seafood restaurants in Barceloneta, a seaside neighbourhood. Gothic Quarter neighbourhood is located at home to some of the oldest as well as most traditional restaurants in the place. Gracia is located at a very popular area among young people during the weekend, it leads the way in terms of exotic restaurants (Lebanese, Egyptian, Thai etc.). Oh-Barcelona.com always has the best accomodations in Barcelona.

TRANSPORT: Barcelona has excellent transport system comprising the metro (subway), buses, trains as well as a network of funiculars as well as cable cars. You be able to find a link to transport maps at the end of our guide. On all the place’s public transport you be able to buy a single ticket every time you ride, but even over only a couple of days it’s cheaper to buy a targeta – a discount ticket strip. the T-10 targeta is located at valid for ten separate journeys on the metro, buses as well as trains. These tickets be able to be used by more than one person at a time. the metro is located at the quickest way of getting around Barcelona. For black-as well as-yellow taxis there is located at a minimum charge of $ 2 euro. You’ll obviously have a great deal more freedom if you rent a car . Major roads throughout the place are generally good, as well as traffic is located at generally well behaved, though Spain does have one of the highest incidences of traffic accidents in Europe. It also has some of the lowest fuel prices on the continent.

SHOPPING: Barcelona, one of the most stylish cosmoplitan cities in Europe offers great shopping, from designer clothes as well as accessories to household items. You will find the place to be quite cheap for a lot of items, especially if you coincide with the annual sales ( rebaixes in Spanish) lasting from mid-January until the end of February, as well as throughout July as well as August. the best shopping areas in Barcelona are the old roads off the upper part of the Ramblas. Souvenirs include ceramics, which are widely sold in the roads around the cathedral; leather goods; place’s delicatessens, particularly cooked Catalan meats as well as sausages; a porron (the long-spouted glass drinking jar); CDs as well as tapes of Catalan rock as well as pop, sardana music, Spanish rock or flamenco. If you’re looking for original gift ideas, some of the best hunting be able to be found in the shops of any of the place’s museums, where you’ll find reasonably priced as well as special examples of Catalan disseny (graphic), as well as other original items ranging from postcards to replica works of art.

We wish you a nice as well as safe trip!

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