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Barcelona is the capital of Catalunya, the economic dynamo of Spain. It has a sense of identity and pride. Much of what is of historic interest is in the old town, which is small and, despite its confusion of streets and alleys, easy enough to master quickly on foot.
Las Ramblas, a single tree-lined street that runs down to the port, encapsulates the character of the city. A variety of markets line the paved centre of the street: birds, flowers, knick-knacks and music stalls. Its littered with cafés, shops, restaurants and the covered town market runs alongside it.
Barri Gòtic, a remarkable concentration of medieval streets and Gothic buildings, is home to some of the city’s magnificent structures, including the La Seu Cathedral and its impressive cloister.
A new spurt of prosperity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries led to the construction of the Eixample area and an upsurge in nationalism was given expression in Modernism, a distinctive Catalan off-shoot of Art Nouveau. Best known are the architects Montaner (1850-1923) and Antoni Gaudí's (1852-1926) apparently lunatic flights of fantasy. A visit to Barcelona is incomplete without experiencing his weird world at La Sagrada Família or the Parc Guël.
Local Attractions
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