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Archivo para April, 2007

Tourism in Barcelona: Plaza Catalunya

This is definitely the first attraction you should visit in Barcelona. Las Ramblas is the most famous street in Spain. This boulevard, almost 2 km long and situated between the Plaça de Catalunya and the port, was once upon a time the site of a mountain stream.
Today it is a long, busy promenade marked with […]

Posteado en April 25, 2007 Categorizado Arts and culture in Barcelona, Events in Barcelona, Free Time in Barcelona, Neighborhoods of Barcelona, Places in Barcelona, Restaurants in Barcelona, Shopping in Barcelona, Strolls by Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona, Tours in Barcelona | Deja un Comentario

Places in Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi

The Sagrada Familia is renowned arquitect Antonio Gaudi´s dream. The Sagrada Familia is the only cathedral in the world which is still under construction. It is only funded by churchgoers and devotees, and through ticket revenue from visitors. Gaudi devoted much of his life to this project. At the time of his death in 1926, […]

Posteado en April 25, 2007 Categorizado Arts and culture in Barcelona, Events in Barcelona, Free Time in Barcelona, Neighborhoods of Barcelona, Places in Barcelona, Strolls by Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona, Tours in Barcelona | Deja un Comentario

Business Tourism: Seminars and presentations in Barcelona

Barcelona Seminars are introductory sessions about the city, to provide information about its economy, its latest projects, strategic economic sectors, and the challenges it is facing for the future. These presentations have been designed for business delegations or institutional representatives who are visiting the city and want to know all about the so-called “Barcelona Model“. […]

Posteado en April 25, 2007 Categorizado Arts and culture in Barcelona, Events in Barcelona, Fashion in Barcelona, Free Time in Barcelona, Neighborhoods of Barcelona, Places in Barcelona, Strolls by Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona, Tourism of Businesses in Barcelona, Tours in Barcelona | Deja un Comentario

Places in Barcelona: Santa Maria del Mar

The first documentary reference we find to the church of Santa Maria del Mar is in a text from the year 998.
This basilica is the work of the architect Berenguer de Montagut, and the first stone was laid to commemorate the conquest of Sardinia, which completed the Catalan domination in the Mediterranean initiated ten years […]

Posteado en April 25, 2007 Categorizado Adventure Tourism in Barcelona, Arts and culture in Barcelona, Events in Barcelona, Free Time in Barcelona, Neighborhoods of Barcelona, Places in Barcelona, Relax in Barcelona, Strolls by Barcelona, Tourism in Barcelona, Tours in Barcelona | Deja un Comentario

Dont miss it: El Poble Espanyol (Spanish Town)

Built between 1926 and 1929, the Poble Espanyol (”Spanish Village”) responds to the initial idea of bringing together in the form of a “village”, conceived as a single unity, representative samples of the architecture of the various regions of Spain.
At present, the Poble Espanyol , in addition to being an obligatory visit for anyone wanting […]

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