10 Reasons To Visit Barcelona

You’ve a number of reasons to visit Barcelona, located in northeastern Spain in the Mediterranean. Barcelona is the second major Spanish city, chief harbor, and business hub. It is the capital of the Spanish community of Catalonia, home of the world famed architect designer ‘Gaudi,’ and is one of the most attractive and vivacious cities in Spain.

If you are planning to travel with children, you can visit Barcelona for its Zoo. The Barcelona Zoo is one of the major reasons to visit city. Situated inside the Parc de la Ciutadella, The Barcelona Zoo has over 7,000 animals of 400 different species from all over the world.

If you are lover of art, you’ve every reason to visit Barcelona. Picasso Museum is one of the jewels and most popular museums in Spain. It is a home to broad collection of gothic works by the celebrated 20th -century artiste. The museum offers a collection of over 3500 works of Picasso.

Spanish Village (Poble Espanyol) attracts you with its most distinctive architectural designs and styles from different parts of Spain. It represents the architectural styles from Galice to the Basque Country and from Aragon to Andalusia.

Liceu Opera House also offers you good reasons to visit to Barcelona. It is Europe’s second biggest opera house, opened in 1847, and twice fired (1861 and 1994). It is a pretty inspiring place and has lots to show off.

La Boqueria (Mercat de la Boqueria), on the Rambla between Carrer del Carme and Carrer de Hospital, is Barcelona’s most vibrant and busy food market. It is the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Anella Olímpica was specially constructed for the Olympic Games in 1992, it. Now it’s a place for both cultural and sporting events. Its main sites include the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, the Palau Sant Jordi, the Bernat Picornell swimming pools, and the INEF national physical education institute building.

Catedral de Barcelona is the most exciting edifice of Gothic architecture thru which you can peep back into the history. The construction of Catedral de Barcelona is believed to have begun in the 13th century and finished finally six centuries later.

Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família is Barcelona’s prime symbol recognized throughout the world. Sagrada Família is the most illustrious work of Gaudí. It is a prime example of his visionary mastermind.

Estadi Futbol Nou Camp is an amazing building that belongs to F.C. Barcelona; it consists of the Palau Blaugrana, the Mini-Estadi and an ice-rink.

Montjuc Mountain, situated on Barcelona's south-eastern side, the mountain is a beautiful place to enjoy stunning views of the city and the sea.

By: james@holiday-velvet.com

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Orson Johnson writes for Holiday Velvet, a website providing listings for apartments, bed and breakfasts, Barcelona holiday apartments, hotels and Barcelona vacations.