City Breaks - Barcelona Citybreaks

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A great citybreak destination. Welcome to Catalonia's capital - a stunning modern port. Home of Gaudi's spectacular Sagrada Familia, the Ramblas and Picasso's Museum. Come see the city's avant-garde architecture and relax on the Med! Year-round this city sizzles - it's always on the biting edge of architecture, food, fashion, style, music and good times The buildings, many the work of the eccentric genius Gaudí, will blow you away. The people, with their exuberance delight and fascinate you.

Barcelona is Spain's most modern, outward-looking and cosmopolitan city. It's a major Mediterranean port and the prosperous capital of Catalonia, one of Europe's most dynamic regions. There has been continuous human settlement here since before Roman times and the city has grown and adapted to meet new challenges throughout its long history. Hosting the 1992 Olympic Games was the most recent impetus for successful redevelopment and renewal.

La Rambla cannot be missed while the Barri Gòtic contains a concentration of medieval Gothic buildings only a few blocks northeast of La Rambla, and is the nucleus of old Barcelona. The Catedral, one of Spain's greatest Gothic buildings. The quarter is centred around the Plaça de Sant Jaume, a spacious square, the site of a busy market and one of the venues for the weekly dancing of the sardana. Two of the city's most significant buildings are here, the Ajuntament and the Palau de la Generalitat. The Museu Picasso is Barcelona's most visited museum. La Sagrada Familia is truly awe-inspiring - even if you don't have much time, don't miss it. The life's work of Barcelona's favourite son, Antoni Gaudí and many other sites not to be missed. The Borne area of Barcelona is a must see with small boutiques, cafes and is increasingly popular with tourists looking to avoid the Ramblas.