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Barcelona is located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, on the verge of the Mediterranean, is Spain's second largest city in Spain with a major economic status. Barcelona is Catalan port city, is a world-renowned tourist destination Mediterranean scenery and world-famous historical and cultural city, is Spain's most important trade, industrial and financial base. Port of Barcelona is the Mediterranean's largest container port and the largest distribution terminals, is Spain's largest comprehensive port.
"European flower" Barcelona city is located in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean coast, mountain and sea, majestic terrain, is the gateway to the Iberian Peninsula, is a Mediterranean climate, hot and dry summer, mild and rainy winter. The city area of ​​91 square kilometers, the urban population of about 1.6 million, if together with the outlying areas of 4 million, second only to the capital, Madrid, is one of the world's most densely populated cities.

 Dining And Drinking
Various grades of cafes, restaurants and bars have superior service. Endemic genera Brava bay lobster dishes, seafood and sausage boiled beans. Of course there are Chinese restaurants.
Barcelona, ​​Spain mainly local dishes cooked bacon pears duck, lobster poached chicken, rabbit braised snails, etc.. Sausage boiled beans dish unique place in Barcelona, is an endemic made ​​of white beans and sausage along with dishes. First boiled white beans, plus a variety of condiments, together with grilled sausages. Catalonia rich wine, some specializing in the production of quality wine region known as the "wine cellar." Rambla (La Rambla) nearby taverns everywhere.

 Entertainment
Barcelona is known as a true gathering of European cities, Friday and Saturday nights are the city's most active time. Bars are usually open until 2:00 or 3:00, while clubs and discos open until 5:00 or 6:00. In between Lipo Street and Paul Christopher Street south Diyagena Street, is full of bars, cafes, clubs and discos. By Diyagena Street north, near Street, a relatively luxurious nightlife, Libo Street and Monica Bunnell Street in the evening is also very lively.

Barcelona has many antique shops, but most of these stores are located in the Metro area. Only in Antique Street (Bulevard dels Anticuaris) and there were as many as 73. In these stores, you can see all kinds of strange antiques. In Aragon (C. Aragon) and Duo Side Street Maggie Street (C. Dos de Maig) there are a few customers for trading and general wholesale dealer. Every Thursday at Barcelona Cathedral Square will be antique flea market, the annual March on the square there is a most important European Antiques Fair - Antique Salon (Salon de Anticuarios).
Barcelona from antique medieval art to people all over Spain, modern art, leather products, fashion design style decor and daily necessities are, can fully enjoy shopping for music. Shopping in Barcelona, can not visit the famous Las Ramblas avenue lined with many enviable mix of chic boutiques. In Catalonia Square, there are English house department stores, shopping tourists will come to the land. Barcelona every year seasonal sale activities, Catalan called "Rebaixes". Winter sale from the end of December to around the end of February; summer sale from the end of July to the end of September. In San Antonio there is a flea market periphery, weekly one, three, five, six eight o'clock to 19 o'clock opening, good luck you can buy the required books and old records, such as old. The city's Plaza Catalunya, both shopping and entertainment center is a good place. In the middle of the street stalls you can buy the most local specialties suede jackets and coats, lace shawls, exquisite silverware. More than entertainment shopping, rest and meals very convenient.

 Fun Facts

 The average temperatureof Barcelona March is 7 ℃ - 16 ℃, the daytime average 16 ℃, recommended to wear suits, bodysuit, windbreaker, casual wear, jackets, suits, thin sweaters and other warm clothing. Nighttime average 7 ℃, recommended to wear coats, coats, clip coats, jackets, sweaters, wool suits, suits, winter clothes and other warm clothing. Barcelona in March for the dry season, precipitation is very low, it is recommended to add more water.

 Recommended Tours

Barcelona take the best tour sightseeing bus ride, a ticket is available on twenty-four freedom of the city to get off the main tourist attractions, tourist vehicles traveling from 09:00 to 21:30, every twenty minutes headway, one day ticket 10Euro, two days ticket 14Euro.
Taxi body black and yellow, a lot of quantity, everywhere. Air taxi will be displayed on the windshield "Lliure" or "Libre", the evening will be a green light on the roof. Off 1.6Euro, each additional kilometer 0.4Euro. In addition, late at night, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when every bonus, plus close to the airport 1.8Euro. In addition, each piece of luggage collection 0.6Euro.
Pier is located southeast of the city of Barcelona, is a gondola cable car Ya Mada Plaza - end Barcelona Harbour. L2 can also take the subway line to Paral-Lel or Drassanes station, within walking distance. Sightseeing line (blue line) is also to Hong Kong Barcelona.

1.Bart Lou Palace: One of the famous architect Gaudi masterpiece (Gaudi), the modernist style of architecture, colorful, irregular outer walls, giving a strange feeling. 
 
2. Mira Palace: another Gaudi works, the use of flow line structure, inherited Gaudi usual weird style. 
3. Picasso Museum: Picasso with painter Dari, geeks Gaudi architecture, architects, like Miro, Barcelona are proud of the great masters of art, he is from here to the world. Picasso's Blue Period Picasso Museum of major works. 
4. Sagrada Familia: it is the great Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852 - 1926) posthumous?.
5.el Park: 1900, ranking El Earl commissioned Gaudí to design a middle-class suburban neighborhood on the northern outskirts of the city of Barcelona place at the time. The residential plan did not materialize, but built a park - home el Park.
6.SAN PAU hospitals, and Sagrada Familia distant relative, said to be the architect Gaudi opposite way and the two buildings are relative. Sheng Kelao hospital was included in part of the "heritage" was founded since 1902, which is in accordance with the original planning of a small city, occupying an area of ​​nine blocks.
La Rambla street, Rambla Street: The main pedestrian street, to see all kinds of color, people say all kinds of languages​​, there are many performance artists: Che Guevara, Lennon, Edward Scissorhands. 
7. Columbus Buta (MONUMENT A COLOM)
The end of the Rambla Street Columbus monument stands tall to commemorate the discovery of the American continent navigator. To some extent, this discovery opened the Spanish colonial rule began in South America, but today, a large number of South American immigrants came here, speaking in Spanish, history always like one after another


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