Explore The Enchanting Wonders Of Barcelona, Spain

Uncover The Allure Of Catalonia's Coastal Gem

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Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and is the capital of Catalonia.

Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean coast between mouths of the rivers Llobergat and Besos and is bounded to the west by the Serra de collserola The city has a rich cultural heritage. Barcelona includes Sunbathed waterfront, dominated by marinas, scenic Via Olympic and promandes. Apart from this, the place has the most beautiful beaches. Some of them are Lloret and Tossa de Mar in the north and Sitges beach in the south, as well as the monastery at Montserrat, Pyrenees and the Penedes Vineyards.

Barcelona Zoo, Guell Park, Port Olympic and Font Magica are also the most visited places in Barcelona. Barcelona has a variety of restaurants, food vendors and food markets. There is various food categories offered in Barcelona. Salads, soups, fish, seafood, meat are such examples. Paella is one such dish that the Spanish are usually fond of. Paella is a rice dish, cooked with sea food, pork, rabbit and chicken. It is a traditional dish of Spain. Apart from these, Spain has Sarsuela, Fideua, Pa amb tomaquet are the most popular dishes.

Barcelona is considered as an extremely practical city for shopping. The shopping line stretches from the top of Ramblas, through Placa de Catalunya along Passeig de Gracia and up Avenue Diagonal. Along the shopping line, there are huge collections of shops including luxury brands like Burberry, Versace, Bally and Cartier. Shops normally open from 10 am to 8:30 pm from Monday to Saturday. All shops in Ramblas are open all seven days.

The public transportation in Barcelona is very well established. It consists of Metro, taxis and trams. Different transportation modes can take the people to different places. The public transportation is activated by Transport Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). In many cities of Spain there are international airports, and Barcelona is one such city that has airport in it. Aeroport del Prat is located 13 kilometres south- west to the city, and is probably the one where the travellers land. The airport has three terminals, terminals which are connected with internal transportation between each other.