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Barcelona is the capital city of the autonomous community of Cataloniain Spain and the
country's second largest city, with a population of 1.6 million within its administrative limits.
Its urban areaextends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.5 million
people, being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European
Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. About five million people live in
the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea, located
on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Bess, and bounded to the west by
the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 ft) high.
Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centres, and its
influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all
contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. It is a major cultural and
economic centre in southwestern Europe, 24th in the world (before Zrich, after Frankfurt) and a
financial centre.
Climate
Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers.
Its average annual temperature is 20 C during the day and 11 C at night. In the coldest month
January, the temperature typically ranges from 7 to 17 C during the day, 2 to 10 C at night. In
the warmest month August, the typical temperature ranges from 25 to 31 C during the day,
about 20 C at night. Generally the summer / "holiday" season lasts about six months, from
May to October. Two months April and November are transitional; sometimes the
temperature exceeds 20 C with an average temperature of 1718 C during the day and 89 C
at night.
Barcelona averages several rainy days per month ( 1 mm), and annual average relative
humidity is 72%, ranging from 69% in July to 75% in October.
Sightseeing
Sagrada Famlia is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona designed by Catalan
architect Antoni Gaud. Construction of Sagrada Famlia had commenced in 1882 and Gaud
became involved in 1883,[taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and
engineering style. Sagrada Famlia's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private
donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to resume intermittent progress in
the 1950s.
Describing Sagrada Famlia, art critic Rainer Zerbst said, "It is probably impossible to find a
church building anything like it in the entire history of art and Paul Goldberger called it, "The most
extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages."
Transport
Barcelona is served by Barcelona-El Prat Airport, about 17 km (11 mi) from the centre of
Barcelona. It is the second-largest airport in Spain, and the largest on the Mediterraneancoast,
which handles above 37.5 million passengers per year
The Port of Barcelona has a 2000-year old history and a great contemporary commercial
importance. It is Europe's ninth largest containerport, The Barcelona harbour is the leading
European cruiser port and a most important Mediterranean tournaround base.
Barcelona lies on three international routes, including European route E15 that follows the
Mediterranean coast, European route E90 to Madrid and Lisbon, and European route E09 to
Paris.
Barcelona is served by a comprehensive local public transport network that includes a metro,
a bus network, two separate modern tram networks, a separate historic tram line, and several
funiculars and aerial cable cars.
Entertainment
La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined
pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) connecting Plaa de Catalunya in the
centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla forms the boundary
between the quarters of Barri Gtic, to the east, and El Raval, to the west.[1][2]
La Rambla can be crowded, especially during the height of the tourist season. Its popularity with
tourists has affected the character of the street, with a move to pavement cafes and souvenir
kiosks.
The Spanish poet Federico Garca Lorca once said that La Rambla was "the only street in the
world which I wish would never end."
Barcelona has many venues for live music and theatre, including the world-renowned Gran
Teatre del Liceu opera house, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the Teatre Lliure and the Palau
de la Msica Catalana concert hall.
Food and drink
Typically a Barcelona food day starts with something light like a caf con leche (large cup of
coffee with milk) with a piece of toast or biscuits.
At about 11h it is time for real breakfast, normally a sandwich or croissant, something to keep
you going for a few hours.
Lunch is then at around 14h 15h and normally consists of a starter, main course and desert.
Supper time is normally between 21h and 22h but at times can be even later.
But don't worry in Barcelona you can almost always eat any of these meals at the times you
usually do at home.... but if you do you will be eating with other tourists.
A good piece of advice, to make the wait between lunch and dinner easier, do what the locals
do....
Grab a bite to eat at around 17h30 and then at 19h30 have a few tapas in one of the many bars.
Tapas, famous throughout the world and everyone's favorite.
Look out for the Men del da (Menu of the day), these are usually great value for money. For
about 10-12 you get 3 courses (first course, main course and desert) with bread and a drink
(wine or beer or water or a soft drink), but remember coffee is not included.
Wine is present in almost all meals and there are many great Spanish wines to choose from. In
Barcelona the standard beer is Estrella made by Damm, a company that was established by
Alsatian immigrants

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