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Barcelona is the capital of the
Catalonia region of Spain, the second
largest city in Spain, after the Spanish
capital of Madrid. The city is situated
on the northeast coast of Spain, with one
of Europe's main Mediterranean ports. To
the west of Barcelona are the Serra de
Collserola mountains. From just south of
Barcelona, and north to the French
border, is the area known as the Costa
Brava. There are a number of popular
beach resorts in this area such as the
best known, Lloret de Mar.
Tourist attractions include shopping,
historic buildings, museums, restaurants
& cafe-bars, tours along the scenic
coast and to the mountains.
The currency in Spain since 2002 is
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Flights take about 2 hours 30 minutes
between UK Airports and Barcelona
Airports.
Ryanair
provide regular flights between
Girona-Costa Brava Airport, north of
Barcelona, and now some flights to
Barcelona El Prat Airport, on the south
side of Barcelona.
El Prat Airport = Dublin .
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Girona Airport = Birmingham . Bournemouth . Bristol .
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Girona-Costa
Brava Airport is situated about 64
miles northeast of Barcelona. The
Barcelona Bus is the easiest and cheapest
way to travel between Girona Airport and
Barcelona city centre. The company
timetables are tailored to coincide with
the arrivals and departures of Ryanair
flights. The bus goes directly from the
airport to Barcelona
Estacio Nord, Barcelona´s main
bus station. Journey time is
approximately 1 hour 10 minutes. Girona
Airport is well situated for easy access
to the Costa Brava beach resorts.
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Barcelona El
Prat Airport for British
Airways, Easyjet,
Jet2, some
Ryanair,
and International Airlines, is situated
about 8 miles southwest of Barcelona. The
airport is accessible by RENFE commuter
train on the R10 line, which runs from
Barcelona. The public bus on line 46 runs
every 25 minutes from Placa Espanya. Taxi
stops are available at each terminal.
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CarHire at Barcelona Airports can be
booked through CarTrawler who will scan the
best available deals from CarHire
companies based at Barcelona
Airports.
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Barcelona has one of
the largest Mediterranean ports.
The port area also attracts some of
the worlds largest cruise
ships.
The Barcelona
Olympic Port, next to the
main port, has tourist information
centre's, beaches, the Catalonia
History Museum, and the
Aquarium.
This area was developed for the
1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. A
stroll along the Olympic Port is
now one of the top attractions in
the city.
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Barcelona
Beaches, there are seven
beaches in all. Sant
Sebastia and Barceloneta beaches are
the largest and normally busiest
beaches in Barcelona. Both are
situated next to the Olympic Port,
to the south.
Next to the Olympic Port, to the
north, are the other city beaches:
Nova Icaria, Bogatell, Mar Bella,
Nova Mar Bella and Llevant.
The beaches have good
restaurants and cafe's alongside
and are popular for a number of
water sports and beach sports such
as: surfing, windsurfing, kite
boarding, beach volleyball and
rollerblading.
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The Columbus
Monument is a 197 ft tall
monument in honour of Christopher
Columbus, situated about 1.5 miles
south of the Olympic Port, next to
the main port.
The monument is situated at the
site where Columbus returned to
Spain after his first voyage to the
Americas. This is where Christopher
Columbus reported to Queen Isabella
and King Ferdinand, after his
famous trip.
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La
Rambla is the most famous
street in Barcelona. This wide tree
lined boulevard, runs from the
Columbus Monument to the Placa
Catalunya, the main square in
Barcelona, about 0.9 miles
northwest.
The street normally has street
performers, artists, and has a
number of restaurants and
cafe's.
Use the Google Map, then change
to walking for a direct route
between the monument and the Placa
Catalunya.
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Placa
Catalunya, is the main
square in Barcelona, in the centre
of the city at the northeast end of
La Rambla.
This is regarded as the city
centre with some of the main
streets and avenues running from
the Placa Catalunya. There are a
few fountains and statues around
the square and it attracts many
pigeons.
The tour buses and many of the
airport buses depart from the
square.
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The Cathedral
of Santa Eulalia is a gothic
cathedral in the centre of
Barcelona, seat of the Archbishop
of Barcelona.
The cathedral was built from the
13th to the 15th century, on the
site of a former Visigothic church.
The neo-Gothic facade is from the
19th century.
The cathedral is situated about
0.5 of a mile southeast of the main
square.
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The Arc de
Triomf (Triumphal Arch) was
built for the 1888 Universal
exhibition, as its main access
gate.
The arch is mainly built in red
brick in the Moorish style with the
top containing the Barcelona coat
of arms, and reference to the 49
other Spanish provinces.
The arch is situated about 0.8
of a mile southeast of the main
square, at the end of a wide
promenade leading to the scenic
Park of
the Ciutadella, the main park
in the city to stroll through or
visit the lake, zoo, museums and
impressive water
fountain.
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Casa
Mila is a building designed
by the Catalan architect, Antoni
Gaudi, built from
1906–1912.
The building is situated at 92,
Passeig de Gracia in the Eixample
district of Barcelona, about 0.8 of
a mile northeast of the main
square.
Casa Mila was built for the
wealthy couple, Rosario Segimon and
Pere Mila. Rosario.
Segimon was the widow of Jose
Guardiola, who built up his great
wealth while in America with the
Spanish colonies.
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The Temple
Expiatori de la Sagrada
Familia , often referred to
as the Sagrada Familia, is a huge
Roman Catholic church under
construction close to the centre of
Barcelona. Construction began in
1882 and is expected to be
completed in 2026.
The Sagrada Familia was designed
by Antoni Gaudi (1852–126).
Gaudi worked on the project for
over 40 years, the last 15 years of
his life on this project alone.
The church is situated about 1.6
miles northeast of the main
square.
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Montjuic
Castle was built in 1640 to
be used by the ruling bodies to
help keep the local citizens under
control. The castle was later used
as a political prison by the
dictator Franco who ruled the
country after his victory in the
Spanish Civil War of 1936 -
1939.
In 1940, the former president of
Catalonia, Lluis Companys was
executed here by the dictator
Franco who had defeated him in the
Spanish Civil War. The castle now
has a military museum and is the
only place in Barcelona with a
statue of Franco.
The castle has the best views
over the city and can be reached by
cable car, or you can walk up from
the city.
Situated about 2.3 miles south
of the main square, or 1.6 miles
south of the Columbus Monument.
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The National
Art Museum of Catalonia is a
museum of Catalan Visual Art.
The building named the Palau
Nacional was originally built for
the 1929 World's Fair. It is
situated on the Montjuic hill,
close to Montjuic Castle,
overlooking the city and
harbour.
The Palau Nacional became the
museum after collections of the
former Catalonian Art Museum and
the Modern Art Museum were moved
here in 1990.
Situated about 2.5 miles south
of the main square, in Parc de
Montjuic.
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Montserrat is another
popular day tour from Barcelona, a
mountain that is the site of a
Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de
Montserrat, about 40 miles
northwest of Barcelona.
The Abbey contains the Virgin of
Montserrat sanctuary, that has been
associated with the Holy Grail.
The abbey can be visited by
road, the Aeri de Montserrat cable
car, and the Montserrat Rack
Railway.
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The Dalí
Museum in the town of
Figueres, 73 miles north, is
another popular day tour from
Barcelona, one of the most popular
museums in Northern Spain.
Salvador Dalí is
an artist known for creating many
the bizarre images.
Figueres was Dalí's home
town. The museum here contains one
of the largest collections of his
work.
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Lloret de
Mar is one of the most
popular holiday resorts on the
Costa Brava, situated about 47
miles northeast of Barcelona or 26
miles south of Girona Airport.
Lloret de Mar's Blue Flag main
beach is one of the most popular in
the Costa Brava.
The resorts vibrant nightlife
attracts the 18-30s in the height
of summer from the UK, France,
Germany, and most other northern
European countries.
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