Barcelona is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain and the country's second largest city.
The city is full of life and really versatile with its cultural, historical and modernistic sights, art and museums, sports, entertainment and exhibition facilities, beautiful parks, hills and beaches.
Several days or even a ween is not nearly enough to explore everything, that Barcelona hes to offer. Unfortunately a week was all I had and I really wanted to make the best of it.
Here is the fist portion of my journey in photos ...
Sagrada Familia - Gaudi's masterpiece, combining Gothic, Art Nouveau and Biomimetic styles of architecture.
The construction started in 1882 and Antoni Gaudi become involved in 1883, devoting his last years to this project. The anticipated completion year is 2026 - the centenary of his death.
A view from one of the towers at Sagrada Familia and its staircase:
Park Güell - another piece of Barcelona, marked by the work of Gaudi.
A walk down the Passeig de Gracia ...
The statue of Christopher Columbus:
The Arc de Triumf:
The Barceloneta beach:
Barcelona is a great place for gastronomy and wine lovers! There are lots of markets, charming little restaurants, bakeries and tapas places, interesting street food. But one has to be cautious as all over the city there are many Asian restaurants (and not the kind for traditional Asian food) that serves cheap and not so great food.
La Boqueria - one of the best markets in Barcelona, situated on La Rambla street.
Don't miss the opportunity to taste a glass of Sangria - it just goes great with everything :)
This was only small part of my Barcelona trip ... Stick around for more :)
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