Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia. With a population of 16,21,537 it is the second largest city in Spain and also Europe’s largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a special city owing to its Gaudi’s architecture that attracts tourists and makes it one of the best places to visit in Spain.
While the city has beautiful museums, churches and modernist buildings that speak volumes of its architecture, there is also great food, nightlife and shopping places to complement it with. Furthermore, it is considered the most visited city in Spain.
The must visit places in Barcelona includes La Sagarada Familia, the famous unfinished basilica. Just a few minutes walk away is Hospital de Sant Pau, fully working hospital build in modernist style – the style Barcelona is so famous for. Then there is Las Ramblas, Barcelona’s most famous street with an exciting and vibrant atmosphere. El born has the Picasso’s Museum. The National Art Gallery, The Olympic Stadium and the Joan Miro foundation are all on Montjuic hill that looms over Barcelona. There is a bigger mountain called the Tibidabo which offers a great view of this city and also has an interesting church and the Caserola park. Several places of Barcelona have been declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Some of them are Park Guell (a garden complex with architectural elements), Palau Guell (a mansion), Casa Mila (a building better known as La Pedrera), Casa Vicens (a family residence and Gaudí’s first important work), Casa Batllo (very remarkable building), Palau de la Musica Catalana (a concert hall).
Barcelona is on the first place in a list of top ten beach cities in the world that has been created by National Geographic and Discovery Channel and therefore there is no reason why you should give it a miss.
