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Barcelona is a city with urban routes endearing, full of people and life. There is no better place to visit Barcelona to La Rambla, a bustling avenue, famous for its colorful flower stalls.

The old town comprising the Gothic Quarter, famous for its historical monuments, narrow streets and bohemian atmosphere is ideal for walking. A walk through the maze of old streets is essential to understand the different periods in the history of the city and admire its finest monuments: glimpses of the Roman wall between well-preserved Gothic buildings, remnants of the Jewish quarter, evidence of industrial expansion nineteenth and twentieth century design ...

Here survive the remains of the Roman city that was the whole of medieval buildings witnessed a glorious past, where the monarchy had its seat Catalan five hundred years. Its historic center is the Plaza del Rey, limited by the Palau Reial Major, XIII century building whose interior is the Tinell Hall, home of the Catalan kings, and the chapel of Saint Agatha, fourteenth-century Gothic church. Rounding out the set of Palau and the Palau Lloctinent Clariana-Padellàs, which houses the Museu d'Història de la Ciutat.

Another of the centers of the Gothic Quarter is the area surrounding the cathedral, the Romanesque church of Santa Lucia, attached to it and other buildings like the Casa de la Pia Almoina House and Canonge de l'Ardiaca, home Municipal Institute of History. A diverse catalog of history and art is present in all the cobblestone streets, which offer an insight always changing and enriching its many corners. Sant Jaume Square occupies the geographic center of the neighborhood on both sides and facing each other, are the town hall and the Palau de la Generalitat, both ethnic and Gothic architectural later stages. Antique dealers, bookshops, restaurants and smart shops and they keep the additional interest of this historic neighborhood.

The city also has the largest sample of modernist architecture to be found. A veritable outdoor museum. Most buildings in this style are in the Eixample district, an area designed in 1860 by engineer Ildefons Cerdà and constitutes a unique model of urban planning in Europe.

La Sagrada Familia, La Casa Batllo, Casa Mila and Casa Ametller are some of the most remarkable buildings of this modern Barcelonés and Antoni Gaudí is one of the most representative architects.

The offer combines cultural district museums and buildings classified as "World Heritage". The city has more than 50 museums and collections of art monographs, including the Picasso Museum, the Fundació Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies Foundation, the largest collection of Romanesque art in the museum world Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) which reopens in 2003 with the unification of the whole Catalan art until the 40. Contemporary art is also present in the enclave of the Raval, with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona - MACBA and the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) as well as in numerous art galleries.

Barcelona Museums Web www.bcn.es/museums

The city also provides a wide variety of musical offerings. From classical music, opera and ballet, even the most avant-garde festivals, through jazz, flamenco, pop, rock, etc..

"The Gran Teatre del Liceu" shines anew on the Rambla in Barcelona, L'Auditori ", home of the Orchestra of the city, offers a program open to different musical styles and

"Palau de la Musica Catalana, a jewel of modernist architecture are some of the main auditorium of the city.

"La Ciutat del Teatre", situated in the mountain of Montjuic, site of the Universal Exposition of Barcelona in 1929, along with the "Teatre Nacional de Catalunya" and the "Barcelona Teatre Musical" supplement the usual run of theater in the city, programming with top-line international shows.
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Currently, the Olympic Port and the Port Vell is one of the main meeting points with bars, restaurants, shops and leisure areas.

The Olympic Port, in the Olympic Village is a recreation area for walking, water sports or relax in its many terraces. At night, it becomes one of the most attractive of "Barcelona by night" with a wide range of restaurants, bars and nightclubs open late into the night.

A stroll through the Old Port will reveal an open space where people can do all sorts of activities and all beside the sea. El Paseo de Joan de Borba and the Rambla de Mar are ideal for long and relaxing walks. The Palau de Mar is the ideal setting to sit in one of its many terraces and enjoy the typical dishes from Catalonia and the best fish. In the IMAX theater the audience becomes the protagonist of the film, experiencing new sensations. Barcelona Aquarium, the largest aquarium in Europe, it delves into the fascinating underwater world. In the Maremagnum find all kinds of shops, varied restaurants, bars and a mysterious world of fun.