Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the province with the same name. It is located in the comarca of Barcelonès, along the Mediterranean coast (41°23′N 2°11′E) between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs. As capital city of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat of the Generalitat de Catalunya and its Conselleries, the Parliament of Catalonia and the Supreme Court of Catalonia.
City routes
Barcelona and the sea With a coastline stretching more than four kilometres, the recovery of the Barcelona seafront has been one of the most important changes in the city. Today, the beaches are the largest and most popular leisure spaces of the urban landscape. Barcelona by night Shows, bars, discotheques, concerts, terraces and popular fiestas are just a few of the choices that the city offers for enjoying the Mediterranean night. By night Barcelona provides exciting cultural activities, entertainment and leisure for all tastes. Museums of Barcelona With the idea of being the city’s true cultural driving force, the museums of Barcelona programme all sorts of activities, from temporary exhibitions to itineraries and workshops, offering attractive ways to discover their historic and contemporary collections.
Shopping
Barcelona has a wide and varied range of shops for all tastes and budgets. Known for its excellent personal customer service, the city has become a magnet for shoppers and traders alike making it a very attractive place to shop. The Rambla, the Ribera, Plaça de Catalunya, Passeig de Gr� cia, Diagonal and the numerous shopping centres scattered round the city and its suburban areas attract a large part of the shoppers. But throughout the city one finds many lesser known shopping streets and neighbourhood shops, besides the city markets and street fairs, where one can buy all sorts of items at a fair price.
Catalan Cuisine
Catalan cuisine, Mediterranean cooking at its best, is based on natural, seasonal products and the perfect marriage of the myriad ingredients and the style of cooking, often simple but also intriguing, over a low flame and with just the right final touch: chopped garlic and almonds, a dash of vi ranci, a sprig of thyme or essence of lemon for dishes that appeal to the nose, taste buds and eyes. Olive oil, vegetables and greens, fruit, fresh fish and shellfish, salt cod, beans, nuts and dried fruits, pork, herbs and a wide range of baked goods are the staple ingredients in the Catalan diet. The Catalan table is also blessed with a diversity of still wines and sparkling caves, their quality guaranteed by our certificates of appellation: wines from the Priorat, the Penedès or Alella, all made from a unique blend of the most traditional Catalan grapes -Peralada, Samsó and Garró- or using such internationally renown varieties as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The quality of these basic products and the way in which they are combined make Catalan cuisine rich and healthy, simple and varied, natural and refined, local and worldly, modern and traditional, subtle and contrasted in its flavours, as well as appetising and seductive.
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