WHERE TO GO BARCELONA
Barcelona is one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Europe, is an exciting experience to visit this city which combines tradition and modernity. The places you must definitively have to visit are:
• Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family) - Is a giant and not finished Temple, it was designed by Antoni Gaudí and it has been under construction since 1882, it is definitively an architecture masterpiece that has a symbolic structure with three main façades which represent the Passion and Death on the west, the Nativity on the east and the Glory planned on
the south, if you go someday to Barcelona you must visit it.
• La Rambla - Seven different sections, each with its own name, conform the mos
t famous street in the city, called La Rambla and also well known as "Las ramblas", it’s one of the most famous boulevards in the world, .its name comes from the Arabic word for riverbed, it is often crowed and it is visited by tourists and
locals alike and constitutes today’s centre of activity Barcelona.
• Montjuïc - This small Spanish village homes exotic gardens, the Greek theatres, several of Barcelona’s museums, sculptures, fine art galleries, leisure attractions, soothing parks, but the most popular attraction is by far the Magic Fountains.Its name means Hill of Jewries in traditional catalan and nowadays it is intimately related with sports, because this hill harbors several sport facilities
• Parc Guell - This park is one of the most fascinating and peculiar parks in the world, it was built from 1900 to 1914, t
his park was designed by Gaudi and it seems taken out from some fairy tale. At the beginning it was part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site but lat
er it was opened to the public in 1922 .Today it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
• Poble Espanyol - It was built in 1929 by a team of two architects, an engineer and an artist during the International Exhibition in Barcelona on the Montjuïc hill, they created it by building 116 buildings in different architectural styles representing Spain's many regions, in fact several of Poble Espanyol's buildings are exact reproductions of existing buildings, due to its popularity it was not demolished then. It was renovated in 1988 and several attractions were
added, today it also features a number of bars, restaurants, shops
and even some nightclubs.
• Casa Milà - It was built between 1905 and 1910 as a combined apartment and office block, declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, this Another Gaudí masterpiece is also known as “La Pedrera” or “The Stone Quarry” . Is one of the most imaginative buildings of the whole architecture history
this work is more a sculpture than a building. Their facade is very impressive, it is a varied and harmonious mass of undulant stone which doesn't have any straight line, the balconies are made of wrought iron and they imitate vegetable forms.
FESTIVALS IN BARCELONA
The Procession of the Three Wise Men on January 5th inaugurates the year's festivities.
Carnival:Celebrated in February with parades and fireworks set off by the colles de dracs.
Festival of Sant Medir : March 3rd , it is celebrated in the Gràcia district with a procession including the tossing of candy to watching children.
Festival of Sant Jordi (St. George): April 23rd, is the day of rosesand books. Stalls throughout the city offer books and roses for sale. Declared World Book Day by the UNESCO in 1995.
Corpus Cristi festival : Celebrated in June with parades of giants and big–headed carnival figures. The fountain of the Cathedral's cloister is the site of the traditional ou com balla (dancing egg).
Summer solstice on the eve of Sant Joan (St. John):• June 23rd, is a night of bonfires and fireworks in the squares and streets.
The Assumption f
estival: August 15th, celebrated in the area of the Gràcia Quarter while the neighborhood adorns the streets.
Festival of La Mercè, patroness of Barcelona: September 24th, this is a time of big celebrations with four days of musical performances, parades of giants and big-headed figures, fireworks, cultural and sports events, and open–air dancing in various places in the city.
SITGES
This gorgeous beach is known as“La Joya del Mediterráneo”, it is located 40 Km to the south of Barcelona, you can get there by train from Barcelona-Santsen in approximately 40 minutes; Sitges is an ideal place to spend all the day, visit its museums, go for a walk to the sea contemplating its beautiful colonial houses or enjoying on the terraces of its bars and restaurants which is a very relaxing experience.
MONTSERRAT
This spiritual center is located some 60km to the northwest of Barcelona is one of the most important parts of the Catalonian identity which take cares of the souls of the Catalonian peopleIt rests atop a 4,000-foot high mountain and houses approximately 80 monks, this spectacular peaks of Montserrat have been the most attractive pilgrimage destination for centuries.
CASTELLDEFELS
It is a town located in the Baix Llobregat comarca near to the towns Gavà, Viladecans, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sitges and el Prat de Llobregat, it is located exactly to the north of the massís del Garraf and it is the last town on the coast before the comarca of Garraf, the town gets its name from the ancient word "castle of Fels", which overlooks the breathtaking coastline.
ARENYS DE MAR
It is situated in “Costa del Maresme”, between the Mediterranenan Sea and Barcelona's Sierra Litoral, it has been a traditional fishing town for long time, this place combines its artistic heritage and its beautiful beaches with many recreational activities.
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