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Barcelona

Coat of arms of the city Barcelona (Spain)

Population: ~ 1.503.000

Time difference to London - Time zone GMT/UTC: 1 hour (+/- changes due summertime/daylight saving)

Climate, weather: 11ºC - 14ºC (54ºF - 62ºF) from November to April, 21ºC - 26ºC (70ºF - 82ºF) from May to October with most of the rain falling in the winter months. Warm and nice in the months of June, July and August.

An international airport exists.

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Arriving in Barcelona you’ll wonder for a second, are they still speaking Spanish here? No they are speaking Catalan, that’s right one of the many languages spoken in Spain.

Don´t worry they also speak Spanish and you wil have no problem learning it either.

Barcelona is a city on the edge, booming nightlife, modern metropolis, and Gaudí. The Cathedral, Parc Güell, the artworks whether architectural or landscape are well they speak for themselves.

Barcelona (Spain) - Things to See:

Parc Guell

Joan Miro Foundation Museum

Las Ramblas

Picasso Museum

Sagrada Familia and Various sites of Gaudi

Casa Mila

Finding your way about in Barcelona

Finding your way about in Barcelona really is not very difficult, but you should bear in mind some important references:

The centre of the city is of course Pl. de Catalunya, to the south of which you can find the old town and most of the museums and other historical places of interest of the city.

Walking trough the city ...

The famous Rambla meanders from the Plaça de Catalunya down to the Columbus statue, just before the port. To the east of the Rambla you can find the beautiful and romantic Barri Gòtic and to the west, the Barri del Raval. From the Columbus statue you can follow Passeig Marítim (Seafront walk) to the east, past the Moll de la Fusta, and Port Vell, the colourful Barceloneta area and up to the Port Olímpic (Olympic Port). To the west, following Paral.lel you get to Plaça d'Espanya from where Montjuïc, one of the mountains of Barcelona, rises up.

More information and interesting Web-Sites regarding Barcelona:

► www.ub.es

University of Barcelona

► www.bcn.es

City administration of Barcelona: TOURISM, BUSINESS, CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY By theme: Presentation of Barcelona, Art Públic, Civil rights, Commerce, Culture, Education, Environment, Health and care, Housing, Knowledge, Leisure

► www.bcn-nightlife.com

Website about and only about the nightlife in Barcelona started in june 2003 by 2 guys from The Netherlands.

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