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Between the rivers of Besos and Llobregat, lying against the green ridges of San Pedro Martir, Tibidabo and Collserola, the capital of Catalan, cultural, economic and industrial metropolis, facing the banks of the Mare Nostrum, the Mediterranean Sea of the Romans, who developed there a cartel, under the reign of Augustus Caesar. Yet, legend has it that the cartel itself was first founded by the Phoenician Hamilcar Barca.
Today’s Barcelona can be divided into three different parts : the Old City, around the haven, whose axis is built up by the Ramblas; the modern Ensanche, with its streets drawn as limits to the regular blocks of buildings; and the Grand Barcelona, including the ancient villages of Sans, Sarria, Gracia, San Martin de Provensals or Horta. At the north of the Ramblas, Plaça Catalunya marks the heart of the city.
Today’s Barcelona can be divided into three different parts : the Old City, around the haven, whose axis is built up by the Ramblas; the modern Ensanche, with its streets drawn as limits to the regular blocks of buildings; and the Grand Barcelona, including the ancient villages of Sans, Sarria, Gracia, San Martin de Provensals or Horta. At the north of the Ramblas, Plaça Catalunya marks the heart of the city.
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Park Guell - The Conciergerie |
Gracia
The district of Gracia consists of old villages - today more often called quarters – of Camp d’en Grassot, El Coll, La Salut, Penitents und Vallcarca. Traditionally, this district is renowned for its intellectual community life. Gracia has for principal attraction the magnificent and unordinary Pa... [ + ] |
La Pedrera (Casa Mila) |
The Eixample
A very vast residential district of Barcelona, the Eixample was constructed around 1860, during the period where the wall surrounding the old city was demolished. The urbanist Ildefons Cerda created this new city, as an extension to the old Barcelona, as a modern and rationalized part, with streets... [ + ] |
Torre Calatrava |
Montjuic
The Hill of Montjuic, Barcelona’s green lung and the city’s largest park, lies between the maritime façade dominated by the hill through its curvy stone relief.
Atop the hill erects the Castell de Montjuic, among its natural woods. Since 1890, Montjuic has gone through a vast development project f... [ + ] |
Hustle and bustle by Les Rambles |
The Rambles
The principal axe of the Old City, or Ciutat Vella in Catalan, the long avenue of Les Rambles (in Spanish Las Ramblas, or often simply La Rambla) slowly descends from the Plaça Catalunya to the Old Haven, separating the districts of El Raval and Barri Gotic. This is the place where we definitely ha... [ + ] |
Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia |
The Barri Gotic
Heart of the Old City, the gothic quartier is formed by a web of narrow streets surrounding La Seu, Barcelona’s cathedral, and numerous buildings originating from the Middle Age. It had been on this very place that the first Phoenician colonies and then the Roman ones chose to settle down. This pl... [ + ] |
Orange trees of the Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu |
The Raval
The Raval is divided from the Gothic Quarter through the lines of Les Rambles. It was once a quartier of laborers, before it turned into a melting pot where immigrants newly arrived in Barcelona came to settle down, around the beginning of the 20th century. Then it acquired the nickname of “Barrio... [ + ] |
Passeig de Lluis Companys |
The Ribera
Integrating part of the Ciutat Vella (Old City), Ribera was once its economic centre, around the 13th and 15th century. Wealthy merchants built here great houses, and to honor their powers they constructed the majestic gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar. Today, Ribera is very renowned for its nig... [ + ] |
Christopher Columbus |
The Port
The largest port of Mediterranean Sea, the Port of Barcelona is the economic lung of Catalonia. Managed by the Port Authority of Barcelona, it stretches within almost 8 km2 and comprises of 3 sectors : the Old Haven (Port Vell), the commercial port, and the logistic installation port. The Port Vel... [ + ] |
El Peix - The Golden Fish |
Barceloneta and the Beaches
The small urban seaside ensemble of Barceloneta dated back from the 18th century. The triangular quarter with its narrow streets was constructed to relocate the inhabitants of La Ribera whose houses were demolished after the War of Spanish Succession to free a place for the Citadel. With the main ... [ + ] |
Girona - Reflections of the Old City |
Girona
About a hundred km north of Barcelona, Girona is the capital city of the province equally named Girona. The roman Gerunda was occupied by the Arabs before Charlemagne (Charles the Great, King of the Franks) conquered it back in 785, successively fell into the possession of Vilfredo el Velloso (Wilf... [ + ] |
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Figueres
Salvador Dali’s native hometown, Figueres is the capital of the Comarca d’Alt Emporda and the business center of Costa Brava. The city is mainly renowned for its Theater-Museum Gala Salvador Dali, built by the master himself. Figueres is a nice and dynamic town, much appreciated for its night bars... [ + ] |
Cadaques - Habana Cafe |
Cadaques
Nested in the bottom of a bay of the stoney Cap Creus, the small port of Cadaques was only accessible through the sea and through some narrow mountain routes. The isolation contributed to its “Discovery” by a number of artists who spent some time there, imitating Salvador Dali, whose house is to be... [ + ] |
Montserrat - Facade of the Basilica |
Montserrat
A strangely formed massive, rising in the middle of the plain, about 80 km away from Barcelona, Montserrat is considered as a holy mountain by the Catalans. A great place for excursions, religiously and touristically, Spain’s most visited sanctuary, Montserrat is renowned even beyond the borders of... [ + ] |