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Archivo para April, 2007

Barcelona Tourism: La Mercè Basilica

The main façade of the basilica of La Mare de Déu de la Mercè, Our Lady of Mercy, overlooks the square of the same name. At the end of the square, another building, with a marble doorway, was formerly the Convent of the Mercè and is now a military headquarters. On the side opposite the […]

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Barcelona Tourism: The Teatre Nacional de Catalunya

 
The construction of the National Theatre of Catalonia , which is owned by the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia, commenced on 8th November 1991 on lands ceded by the Barcelona City Council. It began its activity on 12th November 1996 in the workshop building.
The building of the National Theatre of Catalonia, designed […]

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Tourism in Spain: Barcelona and the Sea

With the opening of the city to the sea, a project first undertaken in the 1980s, the redeveloped seafront, from the Moll de la Fusta and the area around the Palau de Mar to the Rambla de Mar and the Olympic Port area, has become one of Barcelona’s most popular spaces for recreation and leisure. […]

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Barcelona: The Market Route

In the Mediterranean, over the course of many centuries, markets lived, like the people, out of doors, and canopies were put over the stalls to protect them from the blazing sun more than from the rain, a rather rare event. Possibly, the chief reason the markets were first covered were the complaints from neighbours, fed […]

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Barcelona: In the Night

For those in search of an enjoyable night out on the town, the problem might be choosing what would be most to your liking from among all that Barcelona has to offer. To start off, you could drop into one of the city’s many champagne or cocktail bars. The night, however, might also begin at […]

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